On Thursday the Jacksonville Jaguars signed quarterback Trevor Lawrence to a contract extension, worth an average of $55 million per year. That ties Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow for the highest annual salary in the NFL right now. It’s a deserving deal for Lawrence, who should only continue to get better the longer he’s in the league.
It’s also a reminder of what a magnificent bargain the Seattle Seahawks have in their veteran starter, Geno Smith. In our most-recent quarterback rankings following the 2024 NFL draft, we had Smith ranked one spot higher than Lawrence, No. 14 to his No. 15. Now that the new contract is locked in, Smith is costing Seattle less than half what Lawrence is Jacksonville. Let’s see how Geno compares to the rest of the league in average money per year.
Here are the top 32 quarterbacks in the NFL ranked by their annual salary according to Over the Cap – keeping in mind some rookies have not signed their contracts as of yet.