The major transactional portion of the 2025 NFL offseason has come and gone, with many top-tier talents getting lucrative, long-term extensions that have shaken up the league’s financial pecking order.
The late-spring and early-summer months will likely feature a handful more big-money signings as NFL teams look to lock up their top talents for the foreseeable future. The most recent example was the San Francisco 49ers’ signing of Brock Purdy to a five-year, $265 million deal that will move him from the bottom of the NFL’s quarterback salary rankings to near the top.
Still to come are potential deals for star Dallas Cowboys edge rusher Micah Parsons, Cincinnati Bengals edge rusher Trey Hendrickson, New York Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner and Washington Commanders receiver Terry McLaurin, among others.
For now, here’s a look at the NFL’s highest-paid players for 2025.
Highest-paid NFL players 2025
(All salary information via Spotrac.com.)
1. Dak Prescott, QB, Dallas Cowboys
Average Annual Value (AAV): $60 million
T-2. Josh Allen, QB, Buffalo Bills
AAV: $55 million
T-2. Joe Burrow, QB, Cincinnati Bengals
AAV: $55 million
T-2. Trevor Lawrence, QB, Jacksonville Jaguars
AAV: $55 million
T-2. Jordan Love, QB, Green Bay Packers
AAV: $55 million
6. Tua Tagovailoa, QB, Miami Dolphins
AAV: $53.1 million
T-7. Jared Goff, QB, Detroit Lions
AAV: $53 million
T-7. Brock Purdy, QB, San Francisco 49ers
AAV: $53 million
9. Justin Herbert, QB, Los Angeles Chargers
AAV: $52.5 million
10. Lamar Jackson, QB, Baltimore Ravens
AAV: $52 million
11. Jalen Hurts, QB, Philadelphia Eagles
AAV: $51 million
12. Kyler Murray, QB, Arizona Cardinals
AAV: $46.1 million
13. Deshaun Watson, QB, Cleveland Browns
AAV: $46 million
T-14. Kirk Cousins, Atlanta Falcons
AAV: $45 million
T-14. Patrick Mahomes, QB, Kansas City Chiefs
AAV: $45 million
16. Matthew Stafford, QB, Los Angeles Rams
AAV: $42 million
17. Ja’Marr Chase, WR, Cincinnati Bengals
AAV: $40.25 million
18. Myles Garrett, edge, Cleveland Browns
AAV: $40 million
T-19. Derek Carr, QB, New Orleans Saints*
AAV: $37.5 million
* Carr is set to retire but his contract hasn’t officially come off the Saints’ books yet.
T-19. Geno Smith, QB, Las Vegas Raiders
AAV: $37.5 million
21. Danielle Hunter, edge, Houston Texans
AAV: $35.6 million
22. Maxx Crosby, edge, Las Vegas Raiders
AAV: $35.5 million
23. Justin Jefferson, WR, Minnesota Vikings
AAV: $35 million
T-24. CeeDee Lamb, WR, Dallas Cowboys
AAV: $34 million
T-24. Nick Bosa, edge, San Francisco 49ers
AAV: $34 million
26. Sam Darnold, QB, Seattle Seahawks
AAV: $33.5 million
27. Baker Mayfield, QB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
AAV: $33.33 million
28. D.K. Metcalf, WR, Pittsburgh Steelers
AAV: $33 million
29. A.J. Brown, WR, Philadelphia Eagles
AAV: $32 million
30. Chris Jones, DT, Kansas City Chiefs
AAV: $31.75 million