The highest paid NFL players for the 2019 season, as ranked by their average yearly salary according to Over the Cap.
1) Aaron Rodgers (QB), Green Bay Packers – $33,500,000
2) Matt Ryan (QB), Atlanta Falcons – $30,000,000
3) Kirk Cousins (QB), Minnesota Vikings – $28,000,000
4) Jimmy Garoppolo (QB), San Francisco 49ers – $27,500,000
5) Matthew Stafford (QB), Detroit Lions – $27,000,000
6) Derek Carr (QB), Oakland Raiders – $25,005,000
7) Drew Brees (QB), New Orleans Saints – $25,000,000
8) Andrew Luck (QB), Indianapolis Colts – $24,594,000
9) Khalil Mack (OLB), Chicago Bears – $23,500,000
10) Alex Smith (QB), Washington Redskins – $23,500,000
11) Aaron Donald (DE), Los Angeles Rams – $22,500,000
12) Joe Flacco (QB), Denver Broncos – $22,133,333
13) Russell Wilson (QB), Seattle Seahawks – $21,900,000
14) Ben Roethlisberger (QB), Pittsburgh Steelers – $21,850,000
15) Eli Manning (QB), New York Giants – $21,000,000
16) Philip Rivers (QB), Los Angeles Chargers – $20,812,500
17) Cam Newton (QB), Carolina Panthers – $20,760,000
18) DeMarcus Lawrence (DE), Dallas Cowboys – $20,571,600
19) Tom Brady (QB), New England Patriots – $20,500,000
20) Ryan Tannehill (QB), Miami Dolphins – $19,250,000
21) Von Miller (OLB), Denver Broncos – $19,083,333
22) Odell Beckham Jr. (WR), Cleveland Browns – $18,000,000
23) Trey Flowers (DE), Detriot Lions – $18,000,000
24) Case Keenum (QB), Washington Redskins – $18,000,000
25) Frank Clark (DE), Seattle Seahawks – $17,128,000
26) Fletcher Cox (DT), Philadelphia Eagles – $17,100,000
27) C.J. Mosley (ILB), New York Jets – $17,000,000
28) Olivier Vernon (DE), Cleveland Browns – $17,000,000
29) Antonio Brown (WR), Oakland Raiders – $17,000,000
30) J.J. Watt (DE), Houston Texans – $16,666,667
Sources:
NFL