Who is the NFL's highest-paid cornerback? Look at 30 top CBs salaries Rankings in 2024.
The always-increasing emphasis on the passing game has made the NFL's top cornerbacks even more valuable.
Shutdown cornerbacks are very difficult to find, with the league's best capable of shutting down — or at least limiting, given how the rules are significantly slanted toward offense — the top wide receivers.
The skill level required to master the highest-paid cornerbacks position also is considerable, with wide receiver-cornerback duels among the most intense one-on-one matchups in the game.
This is why the NFL highest-paid cornerbacks annually make around $20 million a season. A total of 19 cornerbacks average eight-figure annual salaries.
Who is the highest-paid cornerback in the NFL?
Two days after the Denver Broncos' Pat Surtain II reset the market at the position with a four-year, $96 million extension, he was beat out by the Miami Dolphins' Jalen Ramsey, who notched a three-year, $72.3 million deal. Ramsey's $24.1 million annual average value put him just ahead of Surtain at $24 million.
2024 NFL Cornerback salary rankings, Top 30 Highest Paid Cornerbacks List
Here are the cornerback salary rankings based on average annual value, according to Over The Cap.
1. Jalen Ramsey, Miami Dolphins: $24.1 million (3 years, $72.1 million)
2. Pat Surtain II, Denver Broncos: $24 million (4 years, $96 million)
3. Jaire Alexander, Green Bay Packers: $21 million (4 years, $84 million)
4. A.J. Terrell, Atlanta Falcons: $20.25 million (4 years, $81 million)
5. Denzel Ward, Cleveland Browns: $20.1 million (5 years, $100.5 million)
6. Marlon Humphrey, Baltimore Ravens: $19.5 million (5 years, $97.5 million)
7 (tie). Trevon Diggs, Dallas Cowboys: $19.4 million (5 years, $97 million)
7 (tie). Marshon Lattimore, New Orleans Saints: $19.4 million (5 years, $97 million)
9. Tyson Campbell, Jacksonville Jaguars: $19.125 million (4 years, $76.5 million)
10. L'Jarius Sneed, Tennessee Titans: $19.1 million (4 years, $76.5 million)
11. Jaylon Johnson, Chicago Bears: $19 million (4 years, $76 million)
12. Deommodore Lenoir, San Francisco 49ers: $18.4 million (5 years, $92 million)
13. Carlton Davis, Detroit Lions: $14.8 million (3 years, $44.5 million)
14. Charvarius Ward, San Francisco 49ers: $13.5 million (3 years, $40.5 million)
15 (tie). Jamel Dean, Tampa Bay Buccaneers: $13 million (4 years, $52 million)
15 (tie). Darius Slay, Philadelphia Eagles: $13 million (3 years, $39 million)
17. James Bradberry, Philadelphia Eagles: $12.7 million (3 years, $38 million)
18. Chidobe Awuzie, Tennessee Titans: $12 million (3 years, $36 million)
19. D.J. Reed, New York Jets: $11 million (3 years, $33 million)
20. Taron Johnson, Buffalo Bills: $10.3 million (3 years, $30.8 million)
21. Kenny Moore, Indianapolis Colts: $10 million (3 years, $30 million)
22. Jonathan Jones, New England Patriots: $9.5 million (2 years, $19 million)
23. Byron Murphy, Minnesota Vikings: $8.8 million (2 years, $17.5 million)
24. Derek Stingley Jr., Houston Texans: $8.7 million (4 years, $34.7 million)
25. Sean Murphy-Bunting, Arizona Cardinals: $8.5 million (3 years, $25.5 million)
26. Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner, New York Jets: $8.4 million (4 years, $33.5 million)
27. Devon Witherspoon, Seattle Seahawks: $7.9 million (4 years, $31.9 million)
28 (tie). Darious Williams, Los Angeles Rams: $7.5 million (3 years, $22.5 million)
28 (tie). Kendall Fuller, Miami Dolphins: $7.5 million (2 years, $15 million)
Full List of NFL's highest paid players by Each Position in 2024 Season:
Highest-Paid Quarterbacks | Highest-Paid Running backs |
Highest-Paid Wide receivers | Highest-Paid Tight ends |
Highest-Paid Cornerbacks | Highest-Paid Safeties |
Highest-Paid Linebackers | Highest-Paid Offensive-linemen |
Highest-Paid Defensive-linemen | Highest-Paid Edge rushers |
Highest paid Kickers | Highest-Paid Punters |
Highest paid Offensive Guards | Highest-Paid Centers |
Highest paid players: Overall Rankings
Highest-Paid Players By position | Highest-Paid Players By team
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