The 17 highest-paid NFL running backs for 2020

Christian McCaffrey, Ezekiel Elliott and Derrick Henry will be three of the running backs to earn the most money in 2020.

6. Austin Ekeler

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The running back who made it easy for the Chargers to bid farewell to Melvin Gordon, Austin Ekeler, comes into 2020 having been rewarded. Ekeler signed a four-year, $24,500,000 contract. In 2020, Ekeler will earn a base salary of $1,500,000, a signing bonus of $6,000,000 and a roster bonus of $2,000,000 for a total of $9.5M.