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Quarterbacks cashed in left and right during the NFL offseason, and one signal-caller broke the bank just hours before his season opener.
Trevor Lawrence, Joe Burrow and Jordan Love shared the title of highest-paid NFL QB up until the opening Sunday of the 2024 NFL season. Dak Prescott set a new bar on the day of the Dallas Cowboys' season opener, agreeing to a new deal that made him the first $60 million QB.
While Prescott has the highest annual salary, other quarterbacks have more money on the way through the total amounts in their contracts or guaranteed money.
Here are the NFL’s most expensive quarterbacks based on their annual averages for the 2024 season, total contract value and guaranteed money, per Spotrac.
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NFL’s highest-paid quarterbacks: Annual value
1. Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys: $60,000,000
T-2. Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals: $55,000,000
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T-2. Trevor Lawrence, Jacksonville Jaguars: $55,000,000
T-2. Jordan Love, Green Bay Packers: $55,000,000
5. Tua Tagovailoa, Miami Dolphins: $53,100,000
6. Jared Goff, Detroit Lions: $53,000,000
7. Justin Herbert, Los Angeles Chargers: $52,500,000
8. Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens: $52,000,000
9. Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia Eagles: $51,000,000
10. Kyler Murray, Arizona Cardinals: $46,100,000
NFL’s highest-paid quarterbacks: Total contract value
1. Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs: $450,000,000
T-2. Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals: $275,000,000
T-2. Trevor Lawrence, Jacksonville Jaguars: $275,000,000
4. Justin Herbert, Los Angeles Chargers: $262,500,000
5. Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens: $260,000,000
6. Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills: $258,034,000
7. Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia Eagles: $255,000,000
8. Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys: $240,000,000
9. Kyler Murray, Arizona Cardinals: $230,500,000
10. Deshaun Watson, Cleveland Browns: $230,000,000
NFL’s highest-paid quarterbacks: Total guaranteed money
1. Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys: $231,000,000
2. Deshaun Watson, Cleveland Browns: $230,000,000
3. Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals: $219,010,000
4. Justin Herbert, Los Angeles Chargers: $218,738,376
5. Trevor Lawrence, Jacksonville Jaguars: $200,000,000
6. Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens: $185,000,000
7. Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia Eagles: $179,399,000
8. Jared Goff, Detroit Lions: $170,611,000
9. Tua Tagovailoa, Miami Dolphins: $167,171,000
10. Jordan Love, Green Bay Packers: $160,300,000
