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The NFL's highest-paid quarterbacks in salary, guaranteed money
and total contract value
WRITTEN BY
VINNIE IYER
@vinnieiyer

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The list of the highest-paid quarterbacks in the NFL changes often, and
some notable moves in the rankings are here again.

Now that Dak Prescott has joined Patrick Mahomes and Deshaun Watson in
getting paid top dollar — with the Chiefs quarterback setting a new
standard for professional sports contracts with his 10-year extension —
the likes of Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen are soon hoping to be mention
with them near the top of the highest-paid lists.

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But ldentifying the highest-paid QBs in the NFL is an inexact science
because there are multiple ways to arrange them. For example, Watson
makes the most money in terms of average annual salary after Mahomes,
but Prescott just got more fully guaranteed dollars attached to his
contract at signing.

Below are the 10 highest-paid quarterbacks in the NFL, organized four
ways by four different criteria — average annual salary, fully
guaranteed money at signing, total guaranteed money and total contract
value. (NFL QB contract figures courtesy of Over The Cap and Spotrac.)

NFL's highest-paid quarterbacks
Average annual salary
Rank Salary QB Team
1. $45 million Patrick Mahomes Chiefs
2. $40 million Dak Prescott Cowboys
3. $39 million Deshaun Watson Texans
4. $35 million Russell Wilson Seahawks
T5. $33.5 million Jared Goff Lions
T5. $33.5 million Aaron Rodgers Packers
7. $33 million Kirk Cousins Vikings
8. $32 million Carson Wentz Colts
9. $30 million Matt Ryan Falcons
10. $29.5 million Ryan Tannehill Titans

Prescott, who made $31.4 totally guaranteed while playing on the
franchise tag in 2020, now slots right in between Mahomes and Watson
with his new four-year, $160 million deal.

Two of the QBs on this list — the Nos. 1 and No. 2 overall picks in the
2016 NFL Draft — were traded in the 2021 offseason, Goff from the Rams
and Wentz from the Eagles. Cousins got an extension last year while
Tannehill got his new deal when re-signing in 2020.

Fully guaranteed money at signing
Rank Guaranteed at signing QB Team
1. $95 million Dak Prescott Cowboys
2. $94.5 million Matt Ryan Falcons
3. $78.7 million Aaron Rodgers Packers
4. $73.7 million Deshaun Watson Texans
5. $70 million Russell Wilson Seahawks
6 $66.47 million Carson Wentz Colts
7. $63.082 million Patrick Mahomes Chiefs
8. $62 million Ryan Tannehill Titans
9. $60.5 million Matthew Stafford Rams
10. $57.04 million Jared Goff Lions

Prescott shoots to the top of this list based on the team-friendly
structure of his Cowboys contract. Ryan had a big number then and
carries a big cap hit now. Watson also went for the shorter contract
route like Prescott to be able to keep up with the market again in a few
years, knowing he wasn't set to get Mahomes-like security over a decade.

Wentz and Goff are joined here by that other moving QB in 2021, as
Stafford was traded from the Lions. Rodgers' and Wilson's deals continue
to stand up in this area.

Total guaranteed money
Rank Total guaranteed QB Team
1. $141.48 million Patrick Mahomes Chiefs
2. $126 million Dak Prescott Cowboys
3. $110.7 million Deshaun Watson Texans
4. $110 million Jared Goff Lions
5. $107.97 million Carson Wentz Colts
6 $107 million Russell Wilson Seahawks
7. $100 million Matt Ryan Falcons
8. $98.7 million Aaron Rodgers Packers
9. $92 million Matthew Stafford Rams
10. $91 million Ryan Tannehill Titans

Mahomes' contract is nearly fully locked in for the 10 years. Prescott
and Watson also make a great percentage of guaranteed money in relation
to their four-year deals. The Rams and Eagles sunk some good money into
their guys, but only the Eagles will get relief in relation as the Rams
replaced Goff with Stafford.

Total contract value
Rank Total value QB Team
1. $450 million Patrick Mahomes Chiefs
2. $160 million Dak Prescott Cowboys
3. $156 million Deshaun Watson Texans
4. $150 million Matt Ryan Falcons
5. $140 million Russell Wilson Seahawks
6 $137.5 million Jimmy Garoppolo 49ers
7. $135 million Matthew Stafford Rams
8T. $134 million Jared Goff Lions
9T. $134 million Aaron Rodgers Packers
10. $128 million Carson Wentz Colts

Once Mahomes got his unique, unprecedented deal, there was no point for
Watson or Prescott to follow suit and lock in for multiple years. While
Watson now can be traded to a better situation, Prescott can restructure
again sooner to help the Cowobys with the cap.

In relation to Prescott, Watson and Wilson, Ryan, Garoppolo, Stafford
and Goff all look overpaid, while Rodgers looks like a bargain overall
in relation. It's also crazy how Tom Brady, fresh off winning his
seventh ring, with his two-year, $50 million, all-guaranteed deal from
the Buccaneers, doesn't crack any of these lists now and won't with an
upcoming extension, either.

Tadd Haislop contributed to this article.