Highest-paid players at every NFL position: Christian Gonzalez resets cornerback market with $132-million deal

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QB: Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs ($63M)

• Signed in: 2026 | Signed through: 2033
• Total contract: 8 years, $504.75 million

agreed this offseason to terms on a revised contract that adds two years to his existing deal and makes him the highest-paid quarterback in average annual value. The three-time , , ,  and , who all hold $55 million AAV deals, according to Spotrac.

RB: Jahmyr Gibbs, Lions ($22.5M)

• Signed in: 2026 | Signed through: 2030
• Total contract: 3 years, $67.5 million

Gibbs replaced as the highest-paid running back in  agreed to a three-year, $67.5 million deal that could be worth up to $75.75 million, sources confirmed to CBS Sports' Matt Zenitz. The deal also includes $51.5 million guaranteed.

FB: Patrick Ricard, Giants ($3.8M)

• Signed in: 2026 | Signed through: 2027
• Total contract: 2 years, $7.63 million

The 32-year-old went undrafted in 2017 before signing with the . He signed with the this offseason after earning Pro Bowl and second-team All-Pro honors in 2025.

WR: Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Seahawks ($42.15M)

• Signed in: 2026 | Signed through: 2031
• Total contract: 4 years, $168.8 million

was essential to the ' Super Bowl championship run last season and was named the NFL's Offensive Player of the Year. He had 119 receptions and 1,793 receiving yards, a league high, along with 10 touchdowns in the regular season. His breakout year came at the perfect time for offense and he has high expectations as he enters Year 4. 

TE: George Kittle, 49ers ($19.1M)

• Signed in: 2025 | Signed through: 2029
• Total contract: 4 years, $76.4 million

is arguably the best tight end in the league right now and it shows in his contract. The seven-time Pro Bowler and two-time first-team All-Pro has spent his entire career with the . Kittle started and ended his season with injuries last year, missing five games due to a hamstring tear suffered in Week 1 and going down with an Achilles injury in their wild-card game against the . He still has goals of a Week 1 return for the 2026 season.

LT: Laremy Tunsil, Commanders ($30.1M)

• Signed in: 2026 | Signed through: 2028
• Total contract: 2 years, $60.2 million

was the No. 13 overall pick in 2016, selected by the . He then went to the before joining the in 2025. His resume includes five Pro Bowl honors and he has started all 139 games he's played in.

RT: Darnell Wright, Bears ($29M)

• Signed in: 2026 | Signed through: 2031
• Total contract: 4 years, $116 million

The already picked up a fifth-year option on Wright for 2027, and they secured his future even further when they . The $93 million guaranteed on that new deal is the most ever for an offensive lineman, and the $29 million per year makes Wright the highest-paid right tackle in league history.

G: Peter Skoronski, Titans ($25M)

• Signed in: 2026 | Signed through: 2031
• Total contract: 4 years, $100 million 

Skoronski surpassed and after he came to terms on an historic extension that will includes $88 million guaranteed. By locking up Skoronski, the have ensured that they will have one of the NFL's best offensive lineman under contract for the foreseeable future.

C: Tyler Linderbaum, Raiders ($27M)

• Signed in: 2026 | Signed through: 2028
• Total contract: 3 years, $81 million

was drafted No. 25 overall in 2022 by the Ravens, where he remained until this offseason, when he joined the . The three-time Pro Bowler took 99% of offensive snaps last season, starting all 17 games. 

EDGE: Will Anderson Jr., Texans ($50M)

• Signed in: 2026 | Signed through: 2030
• Total contract: 3 years, $150 million

. became the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history with his massive three-year, $150 million deal. According to Next Gen Stats, he was seventh in run-stop rate (12.6%), third in run stuffs (13) and second in pressures (85) among defenders with at least 150 run defensive snaps in 2025. His performance put him second in NFL Defensive Player of the Year voting. He was named DPOY in 2023.

IDL: Jalen Carter, Eagles ($38M)

• Signed in: 2026 | Signed through: 2031
• Total contract: 4 years, $152 million

briefly held the title of highest-paid interior defensive lineman this offseason before took the throne with a