The 50 Highest-Paid NFL Players Who Aren’t Quarterbacks
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Ask even the most casual observer of football who the most important player on the team is and you’ll get the same answer: quarterback. However, ask them to rattle off the next one and you’ll suddenly find wildly divergent opinions. A workhorse running back? A sure-handed receiver? A defensive end to get at the opponent’s quarterback? Or a left tackle to protect your own?
Aside from the quarterback, there’s no consensus on which position is the most essential. The right player at the right position can make or break a game, but depending on the game that can be just about any position.
There is, however, one way to get a good gauge on just how valuable a player is to his team. Player salaries in today’s NFL are determined after hundreds of hours of careful scouting and statistical analysis. Those getting paid the biggest bucks aren’t always the top players, but more often than not that’s just how it plays out.
To better illustrate this, GOBankingRates compiled the 50 highest-paid non-quarterbacks in the NFL. By perusing which positions pop up the most often, you can also get a better sense of the ones that matter the most to the people making decisions for NFL teams.
Last updated: Sept. 14, 2020
David Bakhtiari
- Team: Green Bay Packers
- Position: Left tackle
- 2020 base salary: $10,500,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $3,200,000
- 2020 roster bonus: $500,000
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: $500,000
2020 cap hit: $14,700,000
Bobby Wagner
- Team: Seattle Seahawks
- Position: Inside linebacker
- 2020 base salary: $10,750,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $3,750,000
- 2020 roster bonus: $250,000
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: N/A
2020 cap hit: $14,750,000
Joe Thuney
- Team: New England Patriots
- Position: Guard
- 2020 base salary: $14,781,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: N/A
- 2020 roster bonus: N/A
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: N/A
2020 cap hit: $14,781,000
Stephon Tuitt
- Team: Pittsburgh Steelers
- Position: Defensive end
- 2020 base salary: $9,000,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $2,600,000
- 2020 roster bonus: N/A
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: $3,340,750
2020 cap hit: $14,940,750
Eric Fisher
- Team: Kansas City Chiefs
- Position: Left tackle
- 2020 base salary: $8,750,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $2,550,000
- 2020 roster bonus: $250,000
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: $3,431,666
2020 cap hit: $14,981,666
Richard Sherman
- Team: San Francisco 49ers
- Position: Cornerback
- 2020 base salary: $8,000,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $2,000,000
- 2020 roster bonus: $937,500
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: $4,050,000
2020 cap hit: $14,987,500
Earl Thomas
- Team: Baltimore Ravens
- Position: Free safety
- 2020 base salary: $10,000,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $5,000,000
- 2020 roster bonus: N/A
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: N/A
2020 cap hit: $15,000,000
Marcus Peters
- Team: Baltimore Ravens
- Position: Cornerback
- 2020 base salary: $10,000,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $2,000,000
- 2020 roster bonus: $3,000,000
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: N/A
2020 cap hit: $15,000,000
Allen Robinson
- Team: Chicago Bears
- Position: Wide receiver
- 2020 base salary: $10,900,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $2,000,000
- 2020 roster bonus: $2,000,000
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: $100,000
2020 cap hit: $15,000,000
Zack Martin
- Team: Dallas Cowboys
- Position: Guard
- 2020 base salary: $11,000,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $4,000,000
- 2020 roster bonus: N/A
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: N/A
2020 cap hit: $15,000,000
Brandon Scherff
- Team: Washington Redskins
- Position: Guard
- 2020 base salary: $15,030,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: N/A
- 2020 roster bonus: N/A
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: N/A
2020 cap hit: $15,030,000
Myles Jack
- Team: Jacksonville Jaguars
- Position: Inside linebackers
- 2020 base salary: $12,750,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $2,400,000
- 2020 roster bonus: N/A
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: $250,000
2020 cap hit: $15,400,000
Alshon Jeffery
- Team: Philadelphia Eagles
- Position: Wide receivers
- 2020 base salary: $9,910,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $1,250,000
- 2020 roster bonus: N/A
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: $4,286,500
2020 cap hit: $15,446,500
Le'Veon Bell
- Team: New York Jets
- Position: Running back
- 2020 base salary: $8,500,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $2,000,000
- 2020 roster bonus: $4,968,750
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: N/A
2020 cap hit: $15,468,750
J.J. Watt
- Team: Houston Texans
- Position: Defensive end
- 2020 base salary: $15,500,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: N/A
- 2020 roster bonus: N/A
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: N/A
2020 cap hit: $15,500,000
Olivier Vernon
- Team: Cleveland Browns
- Position: Defensive end
- 2020 base salary: $15,250,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: N/A
- 2020 roster bonus: N/A
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: $250,000
2020 cap hit: $15,500,000
Shaquil Barrett
- Team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Position: Outside linebacker
- 2020 base salary: $15,828,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: N/A
- 2020 roster bonus: N/A
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: N/A
2020 cap hit: $15,828,000
Matt Judon
- Team: Baltimore Ravens
- Position: Outside linebacker
- 2020 base salary: $15,828,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: N/A
- 2020 roster bonus: N/A
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: N/A
2020 cap hit: $15,828,000
Bud Dupree
- Team: Pittsburgh Steelers
- Position: Outside linebacker
- 2020 base salary: $15,828,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: N/A
- 2020 roster bonus: N/A
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: N/A
2020 cap hit: $15,828,000
Dee Ford
- Team: San Francisco 49ers
- Position: Defensive end
- 2020 base salary: $13,650,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $1,600,000
- 2020 roster bonus: $515,625
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: $100,000
2020 cap hit: $15,865,625
Lane Johnson
- Team: Philadelphia Eagles
- Position: Right tackle
- 2020 base salary: $7,785,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $2,600,000
- 2020 roster bonus: N/A
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: $5,536,500
2020 cap hit: $15,921,500
Chris Jones
- Team: Kansas City Chiefs
- Position: Defensive tackle
- 2020 base salary: $16,126,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: N/A
- 2020 roster bonus: N/A
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: N/A
2020 cap hit: $16,126,000
Leonard Williams
- Team: New York Giants
- Position: Defensive end
- 2020 base salary: $16,126,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: N/A
- 2020 roster bonus: N/A
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: N/A
2020 cap hit: $16,126,000
Tyrann Mathieu
- Team: Kansas City Chiefs
- Position: Free safety
- 2020 base salary: $11,150,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $4,933,333
- 2020 roster bonus: N/A
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: $250,000
2020 cap hit: $16,333,333
Davante Adams
- Team: Green Bay Packers
- Position: Wide receiver
- 2020 base salary: $12,000,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $3,600,000
- 2020 roster bonus: $375,000
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: $500,000
2020 cap hit: $16,475,000
Melvin Ingram
- Team: Los Angeles Chargers
- Position: Defensive end
- 2020 base salary: $14,000,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $2,625,000
- 2020 roster bonus: N/A
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: N/A
2020 cap hit: $16,625,000
Trey Flowers
- Team: Detroit Lions
- Position: Defensive end
- 2020 base salary: $11,125,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $5,614,000
- 2020 roster bonus: N/A
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: N/A
2020 cap hit: $16,739,000
Anthony Castonzo
- Team: Indianapolis Colts
- Position: Left tackle
- 2020 base salary: $7,000,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $10,000,000
- 2020 roster bonus: N/A
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: N/A
2020 cap hit: $17,000,000
Sammy Watkins
- Team: Kansas City Chiefs
- Position: Wide receiver
- 2020 base salary: $7,000,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $8,000,000
- 2020 roster bonus: $875,000
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: $1,250,000
2020 cap hit: $17,125,000
Za'Darius Smith
- Team: Green Bay Packers
- Position: Outside linebacker
- 2020 base salary: $2,000,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $5,000,000
- 2020 roster bonus: $9,500,000
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: $750,000
2020 cap hit: $17,250,000
C.J. Mosley
- Team: New York Jets
- Position: Inside linebacker
- 2020 base salary: $6,000,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $1,500,000
- 2020 roster bonus: $10,000,000
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: N/A
2020 cap hit: $17,500,000
Byron Jones
- Team: Miami Dolphins
- Position: Cornerback
- 2020 base salary: $11,000,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $2,100,000
- 2020 roster bonus: $4,500,000
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: N/A
2020 cap hit: $17,600,000
Tyreek Hill
- Team: Kansas City Chiefs
- Position: Wide receiver
- 2020 base salary: $910,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $1,450,000
- 2020 roster bonus: $15,200,000
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: $180,000
2020 cap hit: $17,740,000
Yannick Ngakoue
- Team: Jacksonville Jaguars
- Position: Defensive end
- 2020 base salary: $17,788,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: N/A
- 2020 roster bonus: N/A
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: N/A
2020 cap hit: $17,788,000
A.J. Green
- Team: Cincinnati Bengals
- Position: Wide receiver
- 2020 base salary: $17,865,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: N/A
- 2020 roster bonus: N/A
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: N/A
2020 cap hit: $17,865,000
Taylor Lewan
- Team: Tennessee Titans
- Position: Left tackle
- 2020 base salary: $16,000,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $2,200,000
- 2020 roster bonus: N/A
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: N/A
2020 cap hit: $18,200,000
Mike Evans
- Team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Position: Wide receiver
- 2020 base salary: $16,750,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: N/A
- 2020 roster bonus: N/A
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: $1,600,000
2020 cap hit: $18,350,000
Stephon Gilmore
- Team: New England Patriots
- Position: Cornerback
- 2020 base salary: $10,500,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $3,600,000
- 2020 roster bonus: $500,000
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: $4,070,833
2020 cap hit: $18,670,833
Frank Clark
- Team: Kansas City Chiefs
- Position: Defensive end
- 2020 base salary: $12,000,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $5,200,000
- 2020 roster bonus: N/A
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: $2,100,000
2020 cap hit: $19,300,000
Kawann Short
- Team: Carolina Panthers
- Position: Defensive end
- 2020 base salary: $12,500,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $4,000,000
- 2020 roster bonus: $125,000
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: $2,839,000
2020 cap hit: $19,464,000
Nate Solder
- Team: New York Giants
- Position: Left tackle
- 2020 base salary: $9,900,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $4,000,000
- 2020 roster bonus: $3,000,000
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: $2,600,000
2020 cap hit: $19,500,000
Julio Jones
- Team: Atlanta Falcons
- Position: Wide receiver
- 2020 base salary: $11,200,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $5,000,000
- 2020 roster bonus: N/A
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: $4,216,668
2020 cap hit: $20,416,668
Chandler Jones
- Team: Arizona Cardinals
- Position: Outside linebacker
- 2020 base salary: $16,000,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $3,000,000
- 2020 roster bonus: N/A
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: $2,333,333
2020 cap hit: $21,333,333
Trenton Brown
- Team: Las Vegas Raiders
- Position: Right tackle
- 2020 base salary: $21,250,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: N/A
- 2020 roster bonus: N/A
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: $250,000
2020 cap hit: $21,500,000
DeMarcus Lawrence
- Team: Dallas Cowboys
- Position: Defensive end
- 2020 base salary: $16,900,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $5,000,000
- 2020 roster bonus: N/A
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: N/A
2020 cap hit: $21,900,000
DeForest Buckner
- Team: Indianapolis Colts
- Position: Defensive tackle
- 2020 base salary: $12,378,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $11,000,000
- 2020 roster bonus: N/A
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: N/A
2020 cap hit: $23,378,000
Fletcher Cox
- Team: Philadelphia Eagles
- Position: Defensive tackle
- 2020 base salary: $11,200,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $5,200,000
- 2020 roster bonus: $1,000,000
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: $6,447,000
2020 cap hit: $23,847,000
Aaron Donald
- Team: Los Angeles Rams
- Position: Defensive tackle
- 2020 base salary: $17,000,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $8,000,000
- 2020 roster bonus: N/A
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: N/A
2020 cap hit: $25,000,000
Von Miller
- Team: Denver Broncos
- Position: Outside linebacker
- 2020 base salary: $17,500,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $3,400,000
- 2020 roster bonus: N/A
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: $4,725,000
2020 cap hit: $25,625,000
Khalil Mack
- Team: Chicago Bears
- Position: Outside linebacker
- 2020 base salary: $13,300,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $6,800,000
- 2020 roster bonus: $3,900,000
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: $2,600,000
2020 cap hit: $26,600,000
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Methodology: GOBankingRates determined the 50 highest-paid NFL players who aren’t quarterbacks by using Spotrac’s NFL salary rankings across all 18 non-quarterback positions and gathered the top 20 highest earners in terms of 2020 cap hit for each position. From these 360 players, GOBankingRates took the 50 players with the highest cap hit for the 2020 season and ranked them from highest to lowest total cap hit. For the top 50 highest-paid non-quarterbacks, GOBankingRates also found (where applicable) each player’s 2020 base salary, 2020 signing bonus, 2020 roster bonus and 2020 miscellaneous pay including restructuring, contract incentives and workout bonuses. All data was collected and is up to date as of May 26, 2020.
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Ask even the most casual observer of football who the most important player on the team is and you’ll get the same answer: quarterback. However, ask them to rattle off the next one and you’ll suddenly find wildly divergent opinions. A workhorse running back? A sure-handed receiver? A defensive end to get at the opponent’s quarterback? Or a left tackle to protect your own?
Aside from the quarterback, there’s no consensus on which position is the most essential. The right player at the right position can make or break a game, but depending on the game that can be just about any position.
There is, however, one way to get a good gauge on just how valuable a player is to his team. Player salaries in today’s NFL are determined after hundreds of hours of careful scouting and statistical analysis. Those getting paid the biggest bucks aren’t always the top players, but more often than not that’s just how it plays out.
To better illustrate this, GOBankingRates compiled the 50 highest-paid non-quarterbacks in the NFL. By perusing which positions pop up the most often, you can also get a better sense of the ones that matter the most to the people making decisions for NFL teams.
Last updated: Sept. 14, 2020
David Bakhtiari
- Team: Green Bay Packers
- Position: Left tackle
- 2020 base salary: $10,500,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $3,200,000
- 2020 roster bonus: $500,000
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: $500,000
2020 cap hit: $14,700,000
Bobby Wagner
- Team: Seattle Seahawks
- Position: Inside linebacker
- 2020 base salary: $10,750,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $3,750,000
- 2020 roster bonus: $250,000
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: N/A
2020 cap hit: $14,750,000
Joe Thuney
- Team: New England Patriots
- Position: Guard
- 2020 base salary: $14,781,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: N/A
- 2020 roster bonus: N/A
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: N/A
2020 cap hit: $14,781,000
Stephon Tuitt
- Team: Pittsburgh Steelers
- Position: Defensive end
- 2020 base salary: $9,000,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $2,600,000
- 2020 roster bonus: N/A
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: $3,340,750
2020 cap hit: $14,940,750
Eric Fisher
- Team: Kansas City Chiefs
- Position: Left tackle
- 2020 base salary: $8,750,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $2,550,000
- 2020 roster bonus: $250,000
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: $3,431,666
2020 cap hit: $14,981,666
Richard Sherman
- Team: San Francisco 49ers
- Position: Cornerback
- 2020 base salary: $8,000,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $2,000,000
- 2020 roster bonus: $937,500
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: $4,050,000
2020 cap hit: $14,987,500
Earl Thomas
- Team: Baltimore Ravens
- Position: Free safety
- 2020 base salary: $10,000,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $5,000,000
- 2020 roster bonus: N/A
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: N/A
2020 cap hit: $15,000,000
Marcus Peters
- Team: Baltimore Ravens
- Position: Cornerback
- 2020 base salary: $10,000,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $2,000,000
- 2020 roster bonus: $3,000,000
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: N/A
2020 cap hit: $15,000,000
Allen Robinson
- Team: Chicago Bears
- Position: Wide receiver
- 2020 base salary: $10,900,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $2,000,000
- 2020 roster bonus: $2,000,000
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: $100,000
2020 cap hit: $15,000,000
Zack Martin
- Team: Dallas Cowboys
- Position: Guard
- 2020 base salary: $11,000,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $4,000,000
- 2020 roster bonus: N/A
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: N/A
2020 cap hit: $15,000,000
Brandon Scherff
- Team: Washington Redskins
- Position: Guard
- 2020 base salary: $15,030,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: N/A
- 2020 roster bonus: N/A
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: N/A
2020 cap hit: $15,030,000
Myles Jack
- Team: Jacksonville Jaguars
- Position: Inside linebackers
- 2020 base salary: $12,750,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $2,400,000
- 2020 roster bonus: N/A
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: $250,000
2020 cap hit: $15,400,000
Alshon Jeffery
- Team: Philadelphia Eagles
- Position: Wide receivers
- 2020 base salary: $9,910,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $1,250,000
- 2020 roster bonus: N/A
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: $4,286,500
2020 cap hit: $15,446,500
Le'Veon Bell
- Team: New York Jets
- Position: Running back
- 2020 base salary: $8,500,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $2,000,000
- 2020 roster bonus: $4,968,750
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: N/A
2020 cap hit: $15,468,750
J.J. Watt
- Team: Houston Texans
- Position: Defensive end
- 2020 base salary: $15,500,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: N/A
- 2020 roster bonus: N/A
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: N/A
2020 cap hit: $15,500,000
Olivier Vernon
- Team: Cleveland Browns
- Position: Defensive end
- 2020 base salary: $15,250,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: N/A
- 2020 roster bonus: N/A
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: $250,000
2020 cap hit: $15,500,000
Shaquil Barrett
- Team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Position: Outside linebacker
- 2020 base salary: $15,828,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: N/A
- 2020 roster bonus: N/A
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: N/A
2020 cap hit: $15,828,000
Matt Judon
- Team: Baltimore Ravens
- Position: Outside linebacker
- 2020 base salary: $15,828,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: N/A
- 2020 roster bonus: N/A
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: N/A
2020 cap hit: $15,828,000
Bud Dupree
- Team: Pittsburgh Steelers
- Position: Outside linebacker
- 2020 base salary: $15,828,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: N/A
- 2020 roster bonus: N/A
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: N/A
2020 cap hit: $15,828,000
Dee Ford
- Team: San Francisco 49ers
- Position: Defensive end
- 2020 base salary: $13,650,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $1,600,000
- 2020 roster bonus: $515,625
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: $100,000
2020 cap hit: $15,865,625
Lane Johnson
- Team: Philadelphia Eagles
- Position: Right tackle
- 2020 base salary: $7,785,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $2,600,000
- 2020 roster bonus: N/A
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: $5,536,500
2020 cap hit: $15,921,500
Chris Jones
- Team: Kansas City Chiefs
- Position: Defensive tackle
- 2020 base salary: $16,126,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: N/A
- 2020 roster bonus: N/A
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: N/A
2020 cap hit: $16,126,000
Leonard Williams
- Team: New York Giants
- Position: Defensive end
- 2020 base salary: $16,126,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: N/A
- 2020 roster bonus: N/A
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: N/A
2020 cap hit: $16,126,000
Tyrann Mathieu
- Team: Kansas City Chiefs
- Position: Free safety
- 2020 base salary: $11,150,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $4,933,333
- 2020 roster bonus: N/A
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: $250,000
2020 cap hit: $16,333,333
Davante Adams
- Team: Green Bay Packers
- Position: Wide receiver
- 2020 base salary: $12,000,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $3,600,000
- 2020 roster bonus: $375,000
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: $500,000
2020 cap hit: $16,475,000
Melvin Ingram
- Team: Los Angeles Chargers
- Position: Defensive end
- 2020 base salary: $14,000,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $2,625,000
- 2020 roster bonus: N/A
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: N/A
2020 cap hit: $16,625,000
Trey Flowers
- Team: Detroit Lions
- Position: Defensive end
- 2020 base salary: $11,125,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $5,614,000
- 2020 roster bonus: N/A
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: N/A
2020 cap hit: $16,739,000
Anthony Castonzo
- Team: Indianapolis Colts
- Position: Left tackle
- 2020 base salary: $7,000,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $10,000,000
- 2020 roster bonus: N/A
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: N/A
2020 cap hit: $17,000,000
Sammy Watkins
- Team: Kansas City Chiefs
- Position: Wide receiver
- 2020 base salary: $7,000,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $8,000,000
- 2020 roster bonus: $875,000
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: $1,250,000
2020 cap hit: $17,125,000
Za'Darius Smith
- Team: Green Bay Packers
- Position: Outside linebacker
- 2020 base salary: $2,000,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $5,000,000
- 2020 roster bonus: $9,500,000
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: $750,000
2020 cap hit: $17,250,000
C.J. Mosley
- Team: New York Jets
- Position: Inside linebacker
- 2020 base salary: $6,000,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $1,500,000
- 2020 roster bonus: $10,000,000
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: N/A
2020 cap hit: $17,500,000
Byron Jones
- Team: Miami Dolphins
- Position: Cornerback
- 2020 base salary: $11,000,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $2,100,000
- 2020 roster bonus: $4,500,000
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: N/A
2020 cap hit: $17,600,000
Tyreek Hill
- Team: Kansas City Chiefs
- Position: Wide receiver
- 2020 base salary: $910,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $1,450,000
- 2020 roster bonus: $15,200,000
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: $180,000
2020 cap hit: $17,740,000
Yannick Ngakoue
- Team: Jacksonville Jaguars
- Position: Defensive end
- 2020 base salary: $17,788,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: N/A
- 2020 roster bonus: N/A
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: N/A
2020 cap hit: $17,788,000
A.J. Green
- Team: Cincinnati Bengals
- Position: Wide receiver
- 2020 base salary: $17,865,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: N/A
- 2020 roster bonus: N/A
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: N/A
2020 cap hit: $17,865,000
Taylor Lewan
- Team: Tennessee Titans
- Position: Left tackle
- 2020 base salary: $16,000,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $2,200,000
- 2020 roster bonus: N/A
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: N/A
2020 cap hit: $18,200,000
Mike Evans
- Team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Position: Wide receiver
- 2020 base salary: $16,750,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: N/A
- 2020 roster bonus: N/A
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: $1,600,000
2020 cap hit: $18,350,000
Stephon Gilmore
- Team: New England Patriots
- Position: Cornerback
- 2020 base salary: $10,500,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $3,600,000
- 2020 roster bonus: $500,000
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: $4,070,833
2020 cap hit: $18,670,833
Frank Clark
- Team: Kansas City Chiefs
- Position: Defensive end
- 2020 base salary: $12,000,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $5,200,000
- 2020 roster bonus: N/A
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: $2,100,000
2020 cap hit: $19,300,000
Kawann Short
- Team: Carolina Panthers
- Position: Defensive end
- 2020 base salary: $12,500,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $4,000,000
- 2020 roster bonus: $125,000
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: $2,839,000
2020 cap hit: $19,464,000
Nate Solder
- Team: New York Giants
- Position: Left tackle
- 2020 base salary: $9,900,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $4,000,000
- 2020 roster bonus: $3,000,000
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: $2,600,000
2020 cap hit: $19,500,000
Julio Jones
- Team: Atlanta Falcons
- Position: Wide receiver
- 2020 base salary: $11,200,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $5,000,000
- 2020 roster bonus: N/A
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: $4,216,668
2020 cap hit: $20,416,668
Chandler Jones
- Team: Arizona Cardinals
- Position: Outside linebacker
- 2020 base salary: $16,000,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $3,000,000
- 2020 roster bonus: N/A
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: $2,333,333
2020 cap hit: $21,333,333
Trenton Brown
- Team: Las Vegas Raiders
- Position: Right tackle
- 2020 base salary: $21,250,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: N/A
- 2020 roster bonus: N/A
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: $250,000
2020 cap hit: $21,500,000
DeMarcus Lawrence
- Team: Dallas Cowboys
- Position: Defensive end
- 2020 base salary: $16,900,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $5,000,000
- 2020 roster bonus: N/A
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: N/A
2020 cap hit: $21,900,000
DeForest Buckner
- Team: Indianapolis Colts
- Position: Defensive tackle
- 2020 base salary: $12,378,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $11,000,000
- 2020 roster bonus: N/A
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: N/A
2020 cap hit: $23,378,000
Fletcher Cox
- Team: Philadelphia Eagles
- Position: Defensive tackle
- 2020 base salary: $11,200,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $5,200,000
- 2020 roster bonus: $1,000,000
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: $6,447,000
2020 cap hit: $23,847,000
Aaron Donald
- Team: Los Angeles Rams
- Position: Defensive tackle
- 2020 base salary: $17,000,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $8,000,000
- 2020 roster bonus: N/A
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: N/A
2020 cap hit: $25,000,000
Von Miller
- Team: Denver Broncos
- Position: Outside linebacker
- 2020 base salary: $17,500,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $3,400,000
- 2020 roster bonus: N/A
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: $4,725,000
2020 cap hit: $25,625,000
Khalil Mack
- Team: Chicago Bears
- Position: Outside linebacker
- 2020 base salary: $13,300,000
- 2020 signing bonus pay: $6,800,000
- 2020 roster bonus: $3,900,000
- 2020 miscellaneous pay: $2,600,000
2020 cap hit: $26,600,000
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Methodology: GOBankingRates determined the 50 highest-paid NFL players who aren’t quarterbacks by using Spotrac’s NFL salary rankings across all 18 non-quarterback positions and gathered the top 20 highest earners in terms of 2020 cap hit for each position. From these 360 players, GOBankingRates took the 50 players with the highest cap hit for the 2020 season and ranked them from highest to lowest total cap hit. For the top 50 highest-paid non-quarterbacks, GOBankingRates also found (where applicable) each player’s 2020 base salary, 2020 signing bonus, 2020 roster bonus and 2020 miscellaneous pay including restructuring, contract incentives and workout bonuses. All data was collected and is up to date as of May 26, 2020.
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