Who are the highest-paid players in the NFL for the 2026 season?
Here's a look at the players in the league who make at least $25 million per season, ranked by average annual salary, per overthecap.com, a site that tracks NFL player contracts (through Aug. 30, 2026).
The Kansas City Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes leads the list at $64 million, with the Dallas Cowboys' Dak Prescott second at $60 million. The Buffalo Bills' Josh Allen, the Green Bay Packers' Jordan Love, the Jacksonville Jaguars' Trevor Lawrence and the Los Angeles Rams' Matthew Stafford are tied for third at $55 million per season.
Quarterbacks dominate the list of the NFL's highest-paid players for 2025, as they have for previous seasons, but other positions are adding more highly paid players to
this list.
The highest-paid non-quarterback in the league is Houston Texans EDGE Will Anderson Jr., who makes $50 million in average annual salary. He is the 13th highest-paid player in the NFL in average salary per season.
NFL's highest-paid players in 2026 regardless of position (average salary per year):
- Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes: $64 million
- Cowboys QB Dak Prescott: $60 million
- Bengals QB Joe Burrow: $55 million
- Bills QB Josh Allen: $55 million
- Packers QB Jordan Love: $55 million
- Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence: $55 million
- Rams QB Matthew Stafford: $55 million
- Lions QB Jared Goff: $53 million
- 49ers QB Brock Purdy: $53 million
- Chargers QB Justin Herbert: $52.5 million
- Ravens QB Lamar Jackson: $52 million
- Eagles QB Jalen Hurts: $51 million
- Texans EDGE Will Anderson Jr.: $50 million
- Packers EDGE Micah Parsons: $46.5 million
- Browns QB Deshaun Watson: $46 million
- Lions EDGE Aidan Hutchinson: $45 million
- Colts QB Daniel Jones: $44 million
- Seahawks WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba: $42.2 million
- Steelers EDGE T.J. Watt: $41 million
- Bengals WR Ja'Marr Chase: $40.25 million
- Texans EDGE Danielle Hunter: $40.1 million
- Rams EDGE Myles Garrett: $40 million
- Eagles DL Jalen Carter: $38 million
- Raiders EDGE Maxx Crosby: $35.5 million
- Falcons WR Drake London: $35.3 million
- Cowboys DL Quinnen Williams: $35.3 million
- Titans DL Jeffery Simmons: $35.28 million
- Ravens WR Zay Flowers: $35 million
- Vikings WR Justin Jefferson: $35 million
- 49ers EDGE Nick Bosa: $34 million
- Cowboys WR CeeDee Lamb: $34 million
- Seahawks QB Sam Darnold: $33.5 million
- Buccaneers QB Baker Mayfield: $33.3 million
- Seahawks CB Devon Witherspoon: $33 million
- Steelers WR D.K. Metcalf: $32.99 million
- Jets WR Garrett Wilson: $32.5 million
- Patriots WR A.J. Brown: $32 million
- Chiefs DL Chris Jones: $31.75 million
- Browns CB Denzel Ward: $31.1 million
- Saints WR Chris Olave: $31 million
- Rams CB Trent McDuffie: $31 million
- Commanders OL Laremy Tunsil: $30.1 million
- Colts CB Ahmad Gardner: $30.1 million
- Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown: $30.002 million
- 49ers WR Brandon Aiyuk: $30 million
- Texans WR Nico Collins: $30 million
- Texans CB Derek Stingley Jr.: $30 million
- Eagles EDGE Jonathan Greenard: $30 million
- Panthers EDGE Jaelan Phillips: $30 million
- Buccaneers DL Vita Vea: $30 million
- Bears OL Darnell Wright: $29 million
- Commanders WR Terry McLaurin: $29 million
- Bengals WR Tee Higgins: $28.75 million
- Chargers OL Rashawn Slater: $28.5 million
- Colts WR Alec Pierce: $28.5 million
- Broncos WR Jaylen Waddle: $28.25 million
- Jaguars EDGE Josh Hines-Allen: $28.25 million
- Giants EDGE Brian Burns: $28.2 million
- Buccaneers OL Tristan Wirfs: $28.1 million
- Ravens EDGE Trey Hendrickson: $28 million
- Bengals DL Dexter Lawrence: $28 million
- Lions OL Penei Sewell: $28 million
- Bills WR D.J. Moore: $27.5 million
- Jaguars EDGE Travon Walker: $27.5 million
- Cowboys WR George Pickens: $27.3 million
- Raiders OL Tyler Linderbaum: $27 million
- Lions WR Jameson Williams: $26.6 million
- Broncos EDGE Nik Bonitto: $26.5 million
- Seahawks OL Charles Cross: $26.1 million
- Vikings OL Christian Darrisaw: $26 million
- Patriots DL Milton Williams: $26 million
- Eagles DL Jordan Davis: $26 million
- Broncos DL Zach Allen: $25.5 million
- Chargers safety Derwin James: $25.2 million
- Ravens safety Kyle Hamilton: $25.1 million
- Eagles WR Devonta Smith: $25 million
- Titans OL Peter Skoronski: $25 million
- Eagles OL Lane Johnson: $25 million
- Colts OL Bernhard Raimann: $25 million
- 49ers OL Trent Williams: $25 million
- Panthers CB Jaycee Horn: $25 million
- Steelers LB Nick Herbig: $25 million
-Source: overthecap.com
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