Here’s a look at the highest career earnings for NFL players, as tracked by Over The Cap . The first table is the top 100 players, followed by tables for each position. Active players are noted by an open dash in the years played column. For example, Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers (2005-). Top 100 Highest-Paid Players Rank Player Pos. Years Active Career Earnings 1 Matt Stafford QB 2009‑ $408,000,000 2 Aaron Rodgers QB 2005‑ $395,812,794 3 Kirk Cousins QB 2012‑ $331,469,288 4 Tom Brady QB 2000‑2022 $317,619,794 5 Russell Wilson QB 2012‑2025 $315,840,123 6 Matt Ryan QB 2008‑2022 $306,205,882 7 Dak Prescott QB 2016‑ $295,437,392 8 Drew Brees QB 2001‑2020 $273,933,000 9 Ben Roethlisberger QB 2004‑2021 $266,724,382 10 Jared Goff QB 2016‑ $259,607,504 11 Peyton Manning QB 1998‑2015 $247,714,000 12 Trent Williams LT 2010‑ $242,916,257 13 Philip Rivers QB 2004‑2025 $242,428,889 14 Deshaun Watson QB 2017‑ $234,761,982 15 Eli Manning QB 2004‑2019 $232,490,000 16 Patrick Mahomes QB 2017‑ $231,902,962 17 Alex Smith QB 2005‑2020 $210,000,000 18 Josh Allen QB 2018‑ $207,404,439 19 Kyler Murray QB 2019‑ $206,791,784 20 Derek Carr QB 2014‑2024 $205,519,283 21 Von Miller EDGE 2011‑2025 $198,744,881 22 Khalil Mack EDGE 2014‑ $197,273,002 23 Ryan Tannehill QB 2012‑2023 $195,050,979 24 Lamar Jackson QB 2018‑ $186,987,652 25 Danielle Hunter EDGE 2015‑ $186,091,224 26 Joe Flacco QB 2008‑ $185,485,338 27 Myles Garrett EDGE 2017‑ $185,156,342 28 Larry Fitzgerald WR 2004‑2020 $182,490,000 29 Tua Tagovailoa QB 2020‑ $178,314,083 30 Joe Burrow QB 2020‑ $177,155,118 31 Laremy Tunsil LT 2016‑ $174,763,532 32 Carson Palmer QB 2003‑2017 $172,500,000 33 Ndamukong Suh DT, DE 2010‑2022 $168,007,206 34 Mike Evans WR 2014‑ $166,953,360 35 Daniel Jones QB 2019‑ $166,856,856 36 Lane Johnson RT, LT 2013‑ $166,268,940 37 Aaron Donald DE 2014‑2023 $162,028,500 38 Cameron Heyward DE 2011‑ $161,255,028 39 Julius Peppers EDGE 2002‑2018 $159,297,706 40 Jimmy Garoppolo QB 2014‑2025 $157,956,145 41 Leonard Williams DE 2015‑ $157,282,368 42 Justin Herbert QB 2020‑ $156,082,754 43 Joey Bosa EDGE 2016‑2025 $156,073,672 44 T.J. Watt EDGE 2017‑ $154,902,281 45 Calais Campbell DE, EDGE 2008‑ $154,269,500 46 Cameron Jordan EDGE 2011‑ $153,638,635 47 Chris Jones DT 2016‑ $150,247,912 48 Davante Adams WR 2014‑ $149,858,402 49 Stefon Diggs WR 2015‑2025 $149,545,594 50 Jake Matthews LT 2014‑ $149,484,323 51 DeAndre Hopkins WR 2013‑2025 $148,145,588 52 Julio Jones WR 2011‑2023 $147,319,044 53 Jalen Ramsey CB 2016‑ $144,653,998 54 Tyreek Hill WR 2016‑2025 $143,684,785 55 Brett Favre QB 1991‑2010 $141,407,000 56 Demarcus Lawrence EDGE 2014‑ $140,883,035 57 Keenan Allen WR 2013‑2025 $139,164,800 58 Amari Cooper WR 2015‑2024 $138,337,120 59 DeForest Buckner DT 2016‑ $137,568,990 60 Cam Newton QB 2011‑2021 $134,735,498 61 Carson Wentz QB 2016‑ $134,415,396 62 Mario Williams EDGE 2006‑2016 $132,400,000 63 Nick Bosa EDGE 2019‑ $131,927,395 64 Chandler Jones EDGE 2012‑2022 $131,507,054 65 Sam Bradford QB 2010‑2017 $129,982,500 66 J.J. Watt DE 2011‑2022 $129,706,498 67 Fletcher Cox DT 2012‑2023 $128,422,551 68 Jay Cutler QB 2006‑2017 $127,874,999 69 Tony Romo QB 2003‑2016 $127,420,000 70 Ronnie Stanley LT 2016‑ $126,570,920 71 Gerald McCoy DT, DE 2010‑2021 $126,088,333 72 Darrelle Revis CB 2007‑2017 $125,014,441 73 Tyron Smith LT 2011‑2024 $124,785,098 74 Brandin Cooks WR 2014‑2025 $124,628,433 75 Joe Haden CB 2010‑2021 $123,756,742 76 Geno Smith QB 2013‑ $123,714,603 77 David Bakhtiari LT 2013‑2023 $122,9…