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Who is the NFL's highest-paid cornerback? A look at the top salaries for CBs in 2024
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The ever-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 locking 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 position also is considerable, with wide receiver-cornerback duels among the most intense one-on-one matchups in the game. This is why the highest-paid cornerbacks annually make around $20 million a season. A total of 19 cornerbacks average eight-figure annual salaries.
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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.
Miami Dolphins cornerback Jalen Ramsey (5) reacts against the New England Patriots during the second quarter at Hard Rock Stadium.
2024 NFL cornerback salary rankings
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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
Here's the highest-paid list for all the positions
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