Career earnings for every first overall pick since 2000 NFL draft
Beaucoup bucks
Play your way into being the first pick in the NFL draft and you can be set for life. The contracts start big and grow from there. How big? Here’s a look at the career earnings for every top overall pick since 2000.
2000: Courtney Brown, Cleveland Browns
Career earnings: $28,938,000
2001: Michael Vick, Atlanta Falcons
Career earnings: $115,952,908
2002, David Carr, Houston Texans
Career earnings: $40,000,000
2003: Carson Palmer, Cincinnati Bengals
Career earnings: $174,148,722
2004: Eli Manning, San Diego Chargers to New York Giants
Career earnings: $252,280,004
2005: Alex Smith, San Francisco 49ers
Career earnings: $189,725,000
2006: Mario Williams, Houston Texans
Career earnings: $39,365,000
2007: JaMarcus Russell, Oakland Raiders
Career earnings: $39,365,000
2008: Jake Long, Miami Dolphins
Career earnings: $71,120,003
2009: Matthew Stafford, Detroit Lions
Career earnings: $300,806,037
2010: Sam Bradford, St. Louis Rams
Career earnings: $130,022,863
2011: Cam Newton, Carolina Panthers
Career earnings: $133,545,071
2012: Andrew Luck, Indianapolis Colts
Career earnings: $109,107,998
2013: Eric Fisher, Kansas City Chiefs
Career earnings: 82,373,458
2014: Jadeveon Clowney, Houston Texans
Career earnings: $80,552,740
2015: Jameis Winston, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Career earnings: $67,980,894
2016: Jared Goff, Los Angeles Rams
Career earnings: $135,041,068
2017: Myles Garrett, Cleveland Browns
Career earnings: $87,274,426
2018: Baker Mayfield, Cleveland Browns
Career earnings: $52,406,674
2019: Kyler Murray, Arizona Cardinals
Career earnings: $60,246,386
2020: Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals
Career earnings: $30,627,385
2021: Trevor Lawrence, Jacksonville Jaguars
Career Earnings: $27,111,331
2022: Travon Walker, Jacksonville Jaguars
Career Earnings: $25,065,088
