Here’s a look at the highest career earnings for NFL players, as tracked by Over The Cap. The first table is the top 100 players, followed by tables for each position.
Active players are noted by an open dash in the years played column, for example, Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers (2005-).
Top 100 Highest-Paid Players
Rank |
Player |
Pos. |
Years Active |
Career Earnings |
1 |
Aaron Rodgers |
QB |
2005‑ |
$381,692,206 |
2 |
Matt Stafford |
QB |
2009‑ |
$364,000,000 |
3 |
Tom Brady |
QB |
2000‑2022 |
$317,619,794 |
4 |
Russell Wilson |
QB |
2012‑ |
$313,340,123 |
5 |
Matt Ryan |
QB |
2008‑2022 |
$306,205,882 |
6 |
Kirk Cousins |
QB |
2012‑ |
$293,969,288 |
7 |
Drew Brees |
QB |
2001‑2020 |
$273,933,000 |
8 |
Ben Roethlisberger |
QB |
2004‑2021 |
$266,724,382 |
9 |
Peyton Manning |
QB |
1998‑2015 |
$247,714,000 |
10 |
Dak Prescott |
QB |
2016‑ |
$247,687,392 |
11 |
Philip Rivers |
QB |
2004‑2020 |
$242,150,000 |
12 |
Jared Goff |
QB |
2016‑ |
$241,607,504 |
13 |
Eli Manning |
QB |
2004‑2019 |
$232,490,000 |
14 |
Trent Williams |
LT |
2010‑ |
$218,755,375 |
15 |
Alex Smith |
QB |
2005‑2020 |
$210,000,000 |
16 |
Josh Allen |
QB |
2018‑ |
$206,149,439 |
17 |
Derek Carr |
QB |
2014‑2024 |
$205,519,283 |
18 |
Ryan Tannehill |
QB |
2012‑2023 |
$195,050,979 |
19 |
Von Miller |
EDGE |
2011‑2024 |
$191,644,881 |
20 |
Deshaun Watson |
QB |
2017‑ |
$188,761,982 |
21 |
Joe Flacco |
QB |
2008‑ |
$182,980,338 |
22 |
Larry Fitzgerald |
WR |
2004‑2020 |
$182,490,000 |
23 |
Patrick Mahomes |
QB |
2017‑ |
$181,902,962 |
24 |
Khalil Mack |
EDGE |
2014‑ |
$179,273,002 |
25 |
Carson Palmer |
QB |
2003‑2017 |
$172,500,000 |
26 |
Ndamukong Suh |
DT, DE |
2010‑2022 |
$168,007,206 |
27 |
Aaron Donald |
DE |
2014‑2023 |
$162,028,500 |
28 |
Julius Peppers |
EDGE |
2002‑2018 |
$159,297,706 |
29 |
Jimmy Garoppolo |
QB |
2014‑ |
$155,201,145 |
30 |
Joey Bosa |
EDGE |
2016‑ |
$151,873,672 |
31 |
Calais Campbell |
DE |
2008‑ |
$148,019,500 |
32 |
Jake Matthews |
LT |
2014‑ |
$147,484,323 |
33 |
Julio Jones |
WR |
2011‑2023 |
$147,319,044 |
34 |
DeAndre Hopkins |
WR |
2013‑ |
$146,890,588 |
35 |
Myles Garrett |
EDGE |
2017‑ |
$146,201,342 |
36 |
Lamar Jackson |
QB |
2018‑ |
$144,237,652 |
37 |
Cameron Jordan |
EDGE |
2011‑ |
$143,883,635 |
38 |
Danielle Hunter |
EDGE |
2015‑ |
$143,391,224 |
39 |
Joe Burrow |
QB |
2020‑ |
$141,905,118 |
40 |
Davante Adams |
WR |
2014‑ |
$141,858,402 |
41 |
Brett Favre |
QB |
1991‑2010 |
$141,407,000 |
42 |
Lane Johnson |
RT, LT |
2013‑ |
$141,268,940 |
43 |
Stefon Diggs |
WR |
2015‑ |
$140,045,594 |
44 |
Kyler Murray |
QB |
2019‑ |
$137,984,284 |
45 |
Amari Cooper |
WR |
2015‑2024 |
$136,587,120 |
46 |
Leonard Williams |
DE |
2015‑ |
$136,432,368 |
47 |
Cam Newton |
QB |
2011‑2021 |
$134,735,498 |
48 |
Demarcus Lawrence |
EDGE |
2014‑ |
$134,433,035 |
49 |
Mike Evans |
WR |
2014‑ |
$133,953,360 |
50 |
Keenan Allen |
WR |
2013‑2024 |
$132,894,800 |
51 |
Mario Williams |
EDGE |
2006‑2016 |
$132,400,000 |
52 |
Carson Wentz |
QB |
2016‑2024 |
$131,892,896 |
53 |
Cameron Heyward |
DE |
2011‑ |
$131,555,028 |
54 |
Chandler Jones |
EDGE |
2012‑2022 |
$131,507,054 |
55 |
Sam Bradford |
QB |
2010‑2017 |
$129,982,500 |
56 |
J.J. Watt |
DE |
2011‑2022 |
$129,706,498 |
57 |
Fletcher Cox |
DT |
2012‑2023 |
$128,422,551 |
58 |
Jay Cutler |
QB |
2006‑2017 |
$127,874,999 |
59 |
Tony Romo |
QB |
2003‑2016 |
$127,420,000 |
60 |
Gerald McCoy |
DT, DE |
2010‑2021 |
$126,088,333 |
61 |
Darrelle Revis |
CB |
2007‑2017 |
$125,014,441 |
62 |
Ronnie Stanley |
LT |
2016‑ |
$124,845,332 |
63 |
Tyron Smith |
LT |
2011‑2024 |
$124,785,098 |
64 |
Joe Haden |
CB |
2010‑2021 |
$123,756,742 |
65 |
David Bakhtiari |
LT |
2013‑2023 |
$122,939,930 |
66 |
Chris Jones |
DT |
2016‑ |
$121,397,912 |
67 |
Laremy Tunsil |
LT |
2016‑ |
$121,063,532 |
68 |
Brandin Cooks |
WR |
2014‑ |
$120,965,982 |
69 |
Jason Peters |
LT, RG, RT |
2004‑2024 |
$119,902,735 |
70 |
Michael Vick |
QB |
2001‑2015 |
$118,645,000 |
71 |
Darius Slay |
CB |
2013‑ |
$118,503,052 |
72 |
A.J. Green |
WR |
2011‑2022 |
$118,335,098 |
73 |
Jalen Ramsey |
CB |
2016‑ |
$118,153,998 |
74 |
Grady Jarrett |
DT |
2015‑ |
$117,950,440 |
75 |
Tyreek Hill |
WR |
2016‑ |
$117,311,256 |
76 |
Terron Armstead |
LT |
2013‑2024 |
$115,771,377 |
77 |
Stephon Gilmore |
CB |
2012‑2024 |
$115,376,444 |
78 |
Bobby Wagner |
LB |
2012‑ |
$114,645,298 |
79 |
DeForest Buckner |
DT |
2016‑ |
$114,568,990 |
80 |
Duane Brown |
LT, RT |
2008‑2023 |
$114,286,823 |
81 |
Daniel Jones |
QB |
2019‑ |
$114,256,856 |
82 |
Patrick Peterson |
CB |
2011‑2023 |
$113,911,480 |
83 |
Terrell Suggs |
EDGE |
2003‑2019 |
$113,310,000 |
84 |
Andy Dalton |
QB |
2011‑ |
$113,234,198 |
85 |
Robert Quinn |
EDGE |
2011‑2022 |
$112,358,826 |
86 |
Andrew Whitworth |
LT |
2006‑2021 |
$112,030,000 |
87 |
Zack Martin |
RG |
2014‑2024 |
$111,658,798 |
88 |
T.J. Watt |
EDGE |
2017‑ |
$110,902,281 |
89 |
Calvin Johnson |
WR |
2007‑2015 |
$110,750,000 |
90 |
Brandon Scherff |
RG |
2015‑2024 |
$110,306,638 |
91 |
Joe Thomas |
LT |
2007‑2017 |
$110,000,000 |
92 |
Russell Okung |
LT |
2010‑2020 |
$109,249,999 |
93 |
Andrew Luck |
QB |
2012‑2018 |
$109,107,998 |
94 |
Champ Bailey |
CB |
1999‑2013 |
$108,132,025 |
95 |
Justin Houston |
EDGE |
2011‑2023 |
$107,097,248 |
96 |
Andre Johnson |
WR |
2003‑2015 |
$106,023,529 |
97 |
Cooper Kupp |
WR |
2017‑ |
$105,503,924 |
98 |
Charles Woodson |
CB, S |
1998‑2015 |
$105,030,500 |
99 |
Harrison Smith |
S |
2012‑ |
$104,427,723 |
100 |
Adrian Peterson |
RB |
2007‑2021 |
$102,596,360 |
Quarterbacks
Rank |
Player |
Years Active |
Career Earnings |
1 |
Aaron Rodgers |
2005‑ |
$381,692,206 |
2 |
Matt Stafford |
2009‑ |
$364,000,000 |
3 |
Tom Brady |
2000‑2022 |
$317,619,794 |
4 |
Russell Wilson |
2012‑ |
$313,340,123 |
5 |
Matt Ryan |
2008‑2022 |
$306,205,882 |
6 |
Kirk Cousins |
2012‑ |
$293,969,288 |
7 |
Drew Brees |
2001‑2020 |
$273,933,000 |
8 |
Ben Roethlisberger |
2004‑2021 |
$266,724,382 |
9 |
Peyton Manning |
1998‑2015 |
$247,714,000 |
10 |
Dak Prescott |
2016‑ |
$247,687,392 |
11 |
Philip Rivers |
2004‑2020 |
$242,150,000 |
12 |
Jared Goff |
2016‑ |
$241,607,504 |
13 |
Eli Manning |
2004‑2019 |
$232,490,000 |
14 |
Alex Smith |
2005‑2020 |
$210,000,000 |
15 |
Josh Allen |
2018‑ |
$206,149,439 |
16 |
Derek Carr |
2014‑2024 |
$205,519,283 |
17 |
Ryan Tannehill |
2012‑2023 |
$195,050,979 |
18 |
Deshaun Watson |
2017‑ |
$188,761,982 |
19 |
Joe Flacco |
2008‑ |
$182,980,338 |
20 |
Patrick Mahomes |
2017‑ |
$181,902,962 |
21 |
Carson Palmer |
2003‑2017 |
$172,500,000 |
22 |
Jimmy Garoppolo |
2014‑ |
$155,201,145 |
23 |
Lamar Jackson |
2018‑ |
$144,237,652 |
24 |
Joe Burrow |
2020‑ |
$141,905,118 |
25 |
Brett Favre |
1991‑2010 |
$141,407,000 |
Running Backs
Rank |
Player |
Years Active |
Career Earnings |
1 |
Adrian Peterson |
2007‑2021 |
$102,596,360 |
2 |
Christian McCaffrey |
2017‑ |
$81,205,363 |
3 |
Derrick Henry |
2016‑ |
$79,594,106 |
4 |
Ezekiel Elliott |
2016‑2024 |
$75,852,027 |
5 |
Alvin Kamara |
2017‑ |
$64,655,037 |
6 |
Saquon Barkley |
2018‑ |
$63,692,750 |
7 |
Reggie Bush |
2006‑2016 |
$63,043,750 |
8 |
Frank Gore |
2005‑2020 |
$62,949,625 |
9 |
LeSean McCoy |
2009‑2020 |
$61,247,123 |
10 |
LaDainian Tomlinson |
2001‑2011 |
$60,450,000 |
11 |
Marshawn Lynch |
2007‑2019 |
$58,085,000 |
12 |
Emmitt Smith |
1990‑2004 |
$56,276,000 |
13 |
Steven Jackson |
2004‑2015 |
$52,336,618 |
14 |
Marshall Faulk |
1994‑2007 |
$51,765,000 |
15 |
Todd Gurley |
2015‑2020 |
$51,503,202 |
16 |
Jonathan Stewart |
2008‑2018 |
$51,218,750 |
17 |
Aaron Jones |
2017‑ |
$49,596,183 |
18 |
Clinton Portis |
2002‑2010 |
$48,544,750 |
19 |
Joe Mixon |
2017‑ |
$48,390,486 |
20 |
Darren McFadden |
2008‑2016 |
$47,637,500 |
21 |
Chris Johnson |
2008‑2016 |
$47,190,304 |
22 |
Curtis Martin |
1995‑2006 |
$46,882,633 |
23 |
DeAngelo Williams |
2006‑2016 |
$45,125,000 |
24 |
Le’Veon Bell |
2013‑2021 |
$44,808,885 |
25 |
Darren Sproles |
2005‑2019 |
$44,651,100 |
Fullbacks
Rank |
Player |
Years Active |
Career Earnings |
1 |
Kyle Juszczyk |
2013‑ |
$44,067,055 |
2 |
Patrick Ricard |
2017‑ |
$20,389,000 |
3 |
Mike Tolbert |
2008‑2017 |
$15,847,500 |
4 |
C.J. Ham |
2020‑ |
$15,053,500 |
5 |
John Kuhn |
2005‑2017 |
$14,212,284 |
6 |
Derek Watt |
2016‑2022 |
$12,219,680 |
7 |
Marcel Reece |
2008‑2016 |
$11,910,848 |
8 |
Jerome Felton |
2008‑2016 |
$11,749,041 |
9 |
Alec Ingold |
2022‑ |
$11,120,000 |
10 |
Le’Ron McClain |
2007‑2013 |
$11,040,000 |
Wide Receivers
Rank |
Player |
Years Active |
Career Earnings
|
1 |
Larry Fitzgerald |
2004‑2020 |
$182,490,000 |
2 |
Julio Jones |
2011‑2023 |
$147,319,044 |
3 |
DeAndre Hopkins |
2013‑ |
$146,890,588 |
4 |
Davante Adams |
2014‑ |
$141,858,402 |
5 |
Stefon Diggs |
2015‑ |
$140,045,594 |
6 |
Amari Cooper |
2015‑2024 |
$136,587,120 |
7 |
Mike Evans |
2014‑ |
$133,953,360 |
8 |
Keenan Allen |
2013‑2024 |
$132,894,800 |
9 |
Brandin Cooks |
2014‑ |
$120,965,982 |
10 |
A.J. Green |
2011‑2022 |
$118,335,098 |
11 |
Tyreek Hill |
2016‑ |
$117,311,256 |
12 |
Calvin Johnson |
2007‑2015 |
$110,750,000 |
13 |
Andre Johnson |
2003‑2015 |
$106,023,529 |
14 |
Cooper Kupp |
2017‑ |
$105,503,924 |
15 |
Odell Beckham Jr. |
2014‑2023 |
$99,115,198 |
16 |
Allen Robinson |
2014‑2024 |
$95,187,525 |
17 |
D.K. Metcalf |
2019‑ |
$91,685,679 |
18 |
DeSean Jackson |
2008‑2021 |
$91,477,300 |
19 |
Tyler Lockett |
2015‑ |
$89,433,752 |
20 |
Antonio Brown |
2010‑2020 |
$88,228,369 |
21 |
Mike Williams |
2017‑ |
$86,220,056 |
22 |
Randy Moss |
1998‑2012 |
$84,809,392 |
23 |
Steve Smith Sr. |
2001‑2016 |
$81,874,471 |
24 |
Adam Thielen |
2013‑ |
$81,849,397 |
25 |
Brandon Marshall |
2006‑2017 |
$81,731,603 |
Tight Ends
Rank |
Player |
Years Active |
Career Earnings |
1 |
Travis Kelce |
2013‑ |
$95,354,466 |
2 |
Jimmy Graham |
2010‑2023 |
$82,615,640 |
3 |
George Kittle |
2017‑ |
$82,006,001 |
4 |
Vernon Davis |
2006‑2019 |
$79,468,750 |
5 |
Zach Ertz |
2013‑ |
$78,169,868 |
6 |
Jason Witten |
2003‑2020 |
$76,003,000 |
7 |
Tony Gonzalez |
1997‑2013 |
$74,293,750 |
8 |
Rob Gronkowski |
2010‑2021 |
$72,418,125 |
9 |
Antonio Gates |
2003‑2018 |
$71,363,765 |
10 |
Greg Olsen |
2007‑2020 |
$69,198,718 |
11 |
Hunter Henry |
2016‑ |
$65,752,013 |
12 |
Marcedes Lewis |
2006‑2024 |
$64,480,000 |
13 |
Kyle Rudolph |
2011‑2022 |
$59,879,851 |
14 |
Evan Engram |
2017‑ |
$59,596,252 |
15 |
Jared Cook |
2009‑2021 |
$57,620,000 |
16 |
Dallas Goedert |
2018‑ |
$57,192,632 |
17 |
David Njoku |
2017‑ |
$54,420,697 |
18 |
Mark Andrews |
2018‑ |
$51,524,219 |
19 |
T.J. Hockenson |
2019‑ |
$49,972,344 |
20 |
Delanie Walker |
2006‑2019 |
$46,868,875 |
21 |
Heath Miller |
2005‑2015 |
$45,590,000 |
22 |
Tyler Higbee |
2016‑ |
$44,294,978 |
23 |
Jonnu Smith |
2017‑ |
$44,126,993 |
24 |
Taysom Hill |
2021‑ |
$42,164,000 |
25 |
Darren Waller |
2015‑2023 |
$42,050,241 |
Offensive Tackles
Rank |
Player |
Years Active |
Career Earnings |
1 |
Trent Williams |
2010‑ |
$218,755,375 |
2 |
Jake Matthews |
2014‑ |
$147,484,323 |
3 |
Ronnie Stanley |
2016‑ |
$124,845,332 |
4 |
Lane Johnson |
2016‑ |
$124,644,558 |
5 |
Tyron Smith |
2011‑2024 |
$124,785,098 |
6 |
David Bakhtiari |
2013‑2023 |
$122,939,930 |
7 |
Laremy Tunsil |
2016‑ |
$121,063,532 |
8 |
Jason Peters |
2004‑2024 |
$119,384,957 |
9 |
Terron Armstead |
2013‑2024 |
$115,771,377 |
10 |
Andrew Whitworth |
2006‑2021 |
$112,030,000 |
11 |
Joe Thomas |
2007‑2017 |
$110,000,000 |
12 |
Russell Okung |
2010‑2020 |
$109,249,999 |
13 |
Duane Brown |
2012‑2023 |
$106,094,735 |
14 |
Jack Conklin |
2016‑ |
$91,103,541 |
15 |
Joe Staley |
2007‑2019 |
$89,052,250 |
16 |
D.J. Humphries |
2015‑ |
$87,435,641 |
17 |
Taylor Decker |
2016‑ |
$85,386,978 |
18 |
Eric Fisher |
2013‑2022 |
$82,770,137 |
19 |
Taylor Lewan |
2014‑2022 |
$82,573,239 |
20 |
Garett Bolles |
2017‑ |
$81,062,751 |
21 |
Anthony Castonzo |
2011‑2020 |
$76,251,096 |
22 |
Nate Solder |
2011‑2020 |
$74,459,242 |
23 |
D’Brickashaw Ferguson |
2006‑2015 |
$74,100,000 |
24 |
Taylor Moton |
2017‑ |
$71,658,150 |
25 |
Cam Robinson |
2017‑ |
$71,615,265 |
Guards
Rank |
Player |
Years Active |
Career Earnings |
1 |
Zack Martin |
2014‑2024 |
$111,658,798 |
2 |
Brandon Scherff |
2015‑2024 |
$110,306,638 |
3 |
Joe Thuney |
2016‑ |
$98,269,428 |
4 |
Kevin Zeitler |
2012‑ |
$97,084,200 |
5 |
Joel Bitonio |
2014‑ |
$92,079,346 |
6 |
Quenton Nelson |
2018‑ |
$84,148,912 |
7 |
Rodger Saffold |
2014‑2023 |
$72,489,855 |
8 |
Marshal Yanda |
2007‑2019 |
$70,219,347 |
9 |
Shaquille Mason |
2015‑2024 |
$63,354,200 |
10 |
Chris Lindstrom |
2019‑ |
$62,910,756 |
11 |
Brandon Brooks |
2012‑2021 |
$58,639,436 |
12 |
Andrew Norwell |
2014‑2022 |
$58,028,000 |
13 |
David DeCastro |
2012‑2020 |
$57,133,898 |
14 |
Gabe Jackson |
2014‑2023 |
$56,166,086 |
15 |
Jahri Evans |
2006‑2017 |
$55,648,300 |
16 |
Steve Hutchinson |
2001‑2012 |
$55,424,000 |
17 |
Laken Tomlinson |
2015‑ |
$55,024,953 |
18 |
Andrus Peat |
2015‑2022 |
$54,868,496 |
19 |
Alan Faneca |
1998‑2010 |
$54,765,000 |
20 |
Justin Pugh |
2013‑2023 |
$54,240,749 |
21 |
Kelechi Osemele |
2012‑2020 |
$51,933,370 |
22 |
Logan Mankins |
2005‑2015 |
$51,915,294 |
23 |
Josh Sitton |
2008‑2018 |
$51,696,500 |
24 |
Mike Iupati |
2010‑2020 |
$47,047,863 |
25 |
Wyatt Teller |
2018‑ |
$46,001,830 |
Centers
Rank |
Player |
Years Active |
Career Earnings |
1 |
Jason Kelce |
2011‑2023 |
$88,840,432 |
2 |
Alex Mack |
2009‑2021 |
$83,600,000 |
3 |
Rodney Hudson |
2011‑2022 |
$83,286,100 |
4 |
Ryan Kelly |
2016‑ |
$77,085,986 |
5 |
Ryan Kalil |
2007‑2019 |
$75,353,750 |
6 |
Maurkice Pouncey |
2010‑2020 |
$74,660,434 |
7 |
Ryan Jensen |
2013‑2023 |
$72,046,415 |
8 |
Corey Linsley |
2014‑2023 |
$65,512,000 |
9 |
Mitch Morse |
2015‑2024 |
$65,083,082 |
10 |
Mike Pouncey |
2011‑2020 |
$61,259,695 |
Interior Defenders
Rank |
Player |
Years Active |
Career Earnings |
1 |
Ndamukong Suh |
2010‑2022 |
$168,007,206 |
2 |
Aaron Donald |
2014‑2023 |
$162,028,500 |
3 |
Calais Campbell |
2008‑ |
$148,019,500 |
4 |
Leonard Williams |
2015‑ |
$136,432,368 |
5 |
Cameron Heyward |
2011‑ |
$131,555,028 |
6 |
J.J. Watt |
2011‑2022 |
$129,706,498 |
7 |
Fletcher Cox |
2012‑2023 |
$128,422,551 |
8 |
Gerald McCoy |
2010‑2021 |
$126,088,333 |
9 |
Chris Jones |
2016‑ |
$121,397,912 |
10 |
Grady Jarrett |
2015‑ |
$117,950,440 |
11 |
DeForest Buckner |
2016‑ |
$114,568,990 |
12 |
Javon Hargrave |
2016‑ |
$96,352,491 |
13 |
Geno Atkins |
2010‑2020 |
$95,982,448 |
14 |
Kenny Clark |
2016‑ |
$94,249,056 |
15 |
Jonathan Allen |
2017‑ |
$90,591,775 |
16 |
Marcell Dareus |
2011‑2019 |
$89,532,006 |
17 |
Richard Seymour |
2001‑2012 |
$89,505,000 |
18 |
Haloti Ngata |
2006‑2018 |
$86,031,250 |
19 |
Quinnen Williams |
2019‑ |
$74,523,666 |
20 |
Jurrell Casey |
2011‑2020 |
$73,299,936 |
21 |
Linval Joseph |
2010‑2024 |
$72,526,676 |
22 |
Malik Jackson |
2012‑2021 |
$72,050,612 |
23 |
Kawann Short |
2013‑2020 |
$70,630,336 |
24 |
Daron Payne |
2018‑ |
$69,967,360 |
25 |
Michael Brockers |
2012‑2022 |
$69,168,000 |
Edge Rushers
Rank |
Player |
Years Active |
Career Earnings
|
1 |
Von Miller |
2011‑2024 |
$191,644,881 |
2 |
Khalil Mack |
2014‑ |
$179,273,002 |
3 |
Julius Peppers |
2002‑2018 |
$159,297,706 |
4 |
Joey Bosa |
2016‑ |
$151,873,672 |
5 |
Myles Garrett |
2017‑ |
$146,201,342 |
6 |
Cameron Jordan |
2011‑ |
$143,883,635 |
7 |
Danielle Hunter |
2015‑ |
$143,391,224 |
8 |
Demarcus Lawrence |
2014‑ |
$134,433,035 |
9 |
Mario Williams |
2006‑2016 |
$132,400,000 |
10 |
Chandler Jones |
2012‑2022 |
$131,507,054 |
11 |
Terrell Suggs |
2003‑2019 |
$113,310,000 |
12 |
Robert Quinn |
2011‑2022 |
$112,358,826 |
13 |
T.J. Watt |
2017‑ |
$110,902,281 |
14 |
Justin Houston |
2011‑2023 |
$107,097,248 |
15 |
Nick Bosa |
2019‑ |
$101,653,631 |
16 |
Jason Pierre-Paul |
2010‑2022 |
$101,355,834 |
17 |
Brandon Graham |
2010‑2024 |
$98,408,000 |
18 |
Jadeveon Clowney |
2014‑2024 |
$98,120,469 |
19 |
Dwight Freeney |
2002‑2017 |
$97,224,316 |
20 |
Bradley Chubb |
2018‑ |
$94,040,240 |
21 |
Chris Long |
2008‑2018 |
$92,940,000 |
22 |
Jared Allen |
2004‑2015 |
$92,552,569 |
23 |
Jerry Hughes |
2010‑2024 |
$91,544,118 |
24 |
DeMarcus Ware |
2005‑2016 |
$90,352,501 |
25 |
Melvin Ingram |
2012‑2023 |
$89,364,014 |
Linebackers
Rank |
Player |
Years Active |
Career Earnings |
1 |
Bobby Wagner |
2012‑ |
$114,645,298 |
2 |
Ray Lewis |
1996‑2012 |
$95,735,000 |
3 |
Lavonte David |
2012‑ |
$94,796,732 |
4 |
C.J. Mosley |
2014‑2024 |
$88,606,002 |
5 |
Fred Warner |
2018‑ |
$81,501,325 |
6 |
Roquan Smith |
2018‑ |
$73,472,166 |
7 |
Demario Davis |
2012‑ |
$71,824,960 |
8 |
Karlos Dansby |
2004‑2017 |
$69,947,000 |
9 |
Thomas Davis |
2005‑2020 |
$68,905,794 |
10 |
Shaq Thompson |
2015‑ |
$67,859,550 |
11 |
Tremaine Edmunds |
2018‑ |
$67,375,544 |
12 |
Lawrence Timmons |
2007‑2017 |
$67,088,426 |
13 |
Anthony Barr |
2014‑2023 |
$63,446,766 |
14 |
Luke Kuechly |
2012‑2019 |
$63,436,779 |
15 |
Brian Urlacher |
2000‑2012 |
$60,675,000 |
16 |
Junior Seau |
1990‑2009 |
$60,223,235 |
17 |
David Harris |
2007‑2017 |
$57,085,000 |
18 |
Eric Kendricks |
2015‑2024 |
$55,831,471 |
19 |
Derrick Johnson |
2005‑2017 |
$54,675,000 |
20 |
Matt Milano |
2017‑ |
$53,833,869 |
21 |
London Fletcher |
1998‑2013 |
$53,611,000 |
22 |
Jamie Collins |
2013‑2022 |
$53,467,250 |
23 |
Deion Jones |
2016‑ |
$52,706,451 |
24 |
Shaquille Leonard |
2018‑2023 |
$52,534,764 |
25 |
Lance Briggs |
2003‑2014 |
$52,527,600 |
Cornerbacks
Rank |
Player |
Years Active |
Career Earnings |
1 |
Darrelle Revis |
2007‑2017 |
$125,014,441 |
2 |
Joe Haden |
2010‑2021 |
$123,756,742 |
3 |
Darius Slay |
2013‑ |
$118,503,052 |
4 |
Jalen Ramsey |
2016‑ |
$118,153,998 |
5 |
Stephon Gilmore |
2012‑2024 |
$115,376,444 |
6 |
Patrick Peterson |
2011‑2023 |
$113,911,480 |
7 |
Champ Bailey |
1999‑2013 |
$108,132,025 |
8 |
Charles Woodson |
1998‑2012 |
$93,330,500 |
9 |
Denzel Ward |
2018‑ |
$89,248,887 |
10 |
Xavien Howard |
2016‑2023 |
$89,153,038 |
11 |
Marshon Lattimore |
2017‑ |
$86,706,324 |
12 |
Johnathan Joseph |
2006‑2020 |
$84,358,052 |
13 |
Marlon Humphrey |
2017‑ |
$82,841,480 |
14 |
Richard Sherman |
2011‑2021 |
$80,133,424 |
15 |
Janoris Jenkins |
2012‑2022 |
$78,029,304 |
16 |
Jaire Alexander |
2018‑ |
$74,513,793 |
17 |
Josh Norman |
2012‑2023 |
$72,412,110 |
18 |
Aqib Talib |
2008‑2019 |
$72,107,115 |
19 |
Nnamdi Asomugha |
2003‑2012 |
$71,125,750 |
20 |
Byron Jones |
2015‑2022 |
$71,062,938 |
21 |
Tre’Davious White |
2017‑ |
$70,851,815 |
22 |
Brandon Carr |
2008‑2019 |
$69,209,276 |
23 |
Trumaine Johnson |
2012‑2019 |
$68,506,576 |
24 |
Chris Harris Jr. |
2011‑2022 |
$68,105,110 |
25 |
Carlton Davis |
2018‑ |
$66,482,347 |
Safeties
Rank |
Player |
Years Active |
Career Earnings |
1 |
Harrison Smith |
2012‑ |
$104,427,723 |
2 |
Tyrann Mathieu |
2013‑ |
$99,826,853 |
3 |
Eric Berry |
2010‑2018 |
$93,701,000 |
4 |
Devin McCourty |
2010‑2022 |
$92,567,500 |
5 |
Earl Thomas |
2010‑2019 |
$82,700,000 |
6 |
Budda Baker |
2017‑ |
$80,319,787 |
7 |
Malcolm Jenkins |
2009‑2021 |
$75,700,000 |
8 |
Troy Polamalu |
2003‑2014 |
$71,622,000 |
9 |
Eric Weddle |
2007‑2021 |
$69,915,525 |
10 |
Jamal Adams |
2017‑2023 |
$69,806,708 |
11 |
Justin Simmons |
2016‑2024 |
$69,758,420 |
12 |
Minkah Fitzpatrick |
2018‑ |
$67,572,003 |
13 |
Kevin Byard |
2016‑ |
$66,075,192 |
14 |
Derwin James |
2018‑ |
$63,015,090 |
15 |
Antrel Rolle |
2005‑2015 |
$62,115,000 |
16 |
Marcus Williams |
2017‑2024 |
$60,852,410 |
17 |
Reshad Jones |
2010‑2019 |
$58,106,182 |
18 |
Antoine Bethea |
2006‑2019 |
$55,693,375 |
19 |
Jessie Bates III |
2018‑ |
$55,137,115 |
20 |
Quandre Diggs |
2015‑2024 |
$54,218,602 |
21 |
Micah Hyde |
2013‑2024 |
$53,741,711 |
22 |
Landon Collins |
2015‑2022 |
$51,442,091 |
23 |
Ed Reed |
2002‑2013 |
$51,060,000 |
24 |
Eddie Jackson |
2017‑2024 |
$50,319,330 |
25 |
Donte Whitner |
2006‑2016 |
$48,553,985 |
Kickers
Rank |
Player |
Years Active |
Career Earnings |
1 |
Adam Vinatieri |
1996‑2019 |
$51,132,000 |
2 |
Justin Tucker |
2012‑2024 |
$51,046,000 |
3 |
Sebastian Janikowski |
2000‑2018 |
$48,770,500 |
4 |
Graham Gano |
2014‑ |
$46,635,000 |
5 |
Stephen Gostkowski |
2006‑2020 |
$43,495,875 |
6 |
Phil Dawson |
1998‑2018 |
$35,705,000 |
7 |
Brandon McManus |
2016‑ |
$35,703,138 |
8 |
Chris Boswell |
2015‑ |
$34,961,947 |
9 |
Matt Prater |
2015‑2024 |
$34,650,000 |
10 |
Ryan Succop |
2009‑2022 |
$32,800,250 |
11 |
Matt Bryant |
2002‑2018 |
$31,350,736 |
12 |
Jason Myers |
2015‑ |
$29,632,059 |
13 |
Mason Crosby |
2016‑2023 |
$29,258,888 |
14 |
Ka’imi Fairbairn |
2016‑ |
$28,605,500 |
15 |
Harrison Butker |
2017‑ |
$26,399,442 |
16 |
Greg Zuerlein |
2012‑2024 |
$25,757,826 |
17 |
Dustin Hopkins |
2013‑ |
$25,360,797 |
18 |
Jake Elliott |
2017‑ |
$25,142,055 |
19 |
Wil Lutz |
2016‑ |
$24,882,500 |
20 |
Robbie Gould |
2017‑2022 |
$22,250,000 |
21 |
Jason Elam |
1993‑2009 |
$21,050,902 |
22 |
Cairo Santos |
2017‑ |
$19,765,324 |
23 |
Daniel Carlson |
2018‑ |
$19,340,837 |
24 |
Dan Bailey |
2014‑2020 |
$19,300,000 |
25 |
Matt Gay |
2019‑ |
$19,131,513 |
Punters
Rank |
Player |
Years Active |
Career Earnings
|
1 |
Thomas Morstead |
2012‑ |
$38,963,334 |
2 |
Shane Lechler |
2000‑2017 |
$34,837,000 |
3 |
Andy Lee |
2004‑2022 |
$33,969,500 |
4 |
Johnny Hekker |
2014‑ |
$30,281,924 |
5 |
Bryan Anger |
2012‑ |
$27,930,254 |
6 |
Dustin Colquitt |
2013‑2021 |
$26,299,640 |
7 |
Kevin Huber |
2013‑2022 |
$25,087,000 |
8 |
Brett Kern |
2015‑2022 |
$22,698,888 |
9 |
Sam Martin |
2013‑ |
$22,602,800 |
10 |
Michael Dickson |
2018‑ |
$22,223,211 |
Long Snappers
Rank |
Player |
Years Active |
Career Earnings
|
1 |
J.J. Jansen |
2012‑ |
$14,432,500 |
2 |
Morgan Cox |
2013‑ |
$13,382,500 |
3 |
Aaron Brewer |
2012‑ |
$12,749,882 |
4 |
Josh Harris |
2014‑ |
$11,875,000 |
5 |
Jake McQuaide |
2013‑2024 |
$11,370,255 |
6 |
Jon Dorenbos |
2003‑2016 |
$11,326,678 |
7 |
Clark Harris |
2013‑2022 |
$10,850,000 |
8 |
Joe Cardona |
2015‑ |
$10,754,632 |
9 |
Brian Jennings |
2000‑2012 |
$10,366,000 |
10 |
Charley Hughlett |
2017‑ |
$9,710,655 |