NFL's highest paid running backs for 2024 season: Ranking RBs by average annual salary
Who are the highest-paid running backs in the NFL for the 2024 season?
The position continues to be among the most underpaid in the league, with eight running backs currently set to make at least $10 per season in average annual salary as 2024 NFL free agency begins, led by a running back who is earning an average of $16 million per season.
14 RBs are set to make at least $5 million a season.
Here's a look at the Top 10 running backs in the league, ranked by average annual salary, per overthecap.com, a site that tracks NFL player contracts (through March 6, 2024).
This list will be updated once cuts, signings and other moves become official in NFL free agency.
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Who is the highest-paid running back in the NFL?
The San Francisco 49ers' Christian McCaffrey is currently the highest-paid running back in the NFL, with an average annual salary of $16.02 million.
His current contract has a total value of $64 million, with a total guaranteed amount of over $36 million.
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Which NFL running backs will make the most in 2024?
McCaffrey has company on the list of the top-paid running backs in the NFL.
The New Orleans Saints' Alvin Kamara is second among the highest-paid NFL RBs with an average salary of $15 million per year. He's followed by the Indianapolis Colts' Jonathan Taylor, at $14 million.
Nick Chubb of the Cleveland Browns comes in fourth with a salary of $12.2 million per season, and he's followed by Josh Jacobs of the Las Vegas Raiders, who makes $11.8 million per season.
The Green Bay Packers' Aaron Jones is sixth on the list with an average annual salary of $11.5 million.
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NFL's highest-paid running backs in 2024 (average salary per year):
1. 49ers RB Christian McCaffrey: $16 million
2. Saints RB Alvin Kamara: $15 million
3. Colts RB Jonathan Taylor: $14 million
4. Browns RB Nick Chubb: $12.2 million
5. Raiders RB Josh Jacobs: $11.8 million
6. Packers RB Aaron Jones: $11.5 million
7. Giants RB Saquon Barkley $10.1 million
7. Cowboys RB Tony Pollard: $10.1 million
9. Cardinals RB James Conner: $7 million
10. Panthers RB Miles Sanders: $6.4 million
- Source: overthecap.com
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