In early June, Justin Jefferson signed a 4-year, $140 million contract extension with $110 million guaranteed, making him the highest-paid wide receiver in the NFL. The Minnesota playmaker is also the highest paid non-quarterback in football.
Eagles superstar A.J. Brown, who recently signed a three-year, $96 million contract extension with the Eagles, is second on the list at $32 million.
Trailing Brown is Lions receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown at just over $30 million yearly. Tyreek Hill, who signed a four-year, $120 million contract in 2022, takes the fourth position.
Following Hill’s running mate, Jaylen Waddle’s, recent extension is the 2022 league receiving touchdowns leader Davante Adams, and ’21 AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year Cooper Kupp. In ’22, Adams signed a five-year, $140 million contract with the Raiders, while Kupp signed a three-year, $80.1 million extension with the Rams.
Top 25 Paid Wide Receivers
Here is the full list of the top 25 highest-paid NFL receivers by average annual value. The list was compiled using data from Spotrac.
- Updated: June 3, 2024
| Rank | Player | Team | Compensation |
| 1 | Justin Jefferson | Minnesota Vikings | $35 million |
| 2 | A.J. Brown | Philadelphia Eagles | $32 million |
| 3 | Amon-Ra St. Brown | Detroit Lions | $30.002 million |
| 4 | Tyreek Hill | Miami Dolphins | $30 million |
| 5 | Jaylen Waddle | Miami Dolphins | $28.25 million |
| 6 | Davante Adams | Las Vegas Raiders | $28 million |
| 7 | Cooper Kupp | Los Angeles Rams | $26.7 million |
| 8 | DeVonta Smith | Philadelphia Eagles | $25 million |
| 9 | D.K. Metcalf | Seattle Seahawks | $24 million |
| 10 | Deebo Samuel | San Francisco 49ers | $23.9 million |
| 11 | Michael Pittman Jr. | Indianapolis Colts | $23.3 million |
| 12 | Calvin Ridley | Tennessee Titans | $23 million |
| 13 | Terry McLaurin | Washington Commanders | $22.8 million |
| 14 | Stefon Diggs | Houston Texans | $22.5 million |
| 15 | Tee Higgins | Cincinnati Bengals | $21.8 million |
| 16 | D.J. Moore | Chicago Bears | $20.6 million |
| 17 | Mike Evans | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | $20.5 million |
| 18 | Keenan Allen | Chicago Bears | $20.03 million |
| T-19 | Amari Cooper | Cleveland Browns | $20 million |
| T-19 | Chris Godwin | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | $20 million |
| 21 | Brandin Cooks | Dallas Cowboys | $19.9 million |
| 22 | Diontae Johnson | Carolina Panthers | $18.4 million |
| 23 | Christian Kirk | Jacksonville Jaguars | $18 million |
| 24 | Jerry Jeudy | Cleveland Browns | $17.5 million |
| 25 | Courtland Sutton | Denver Broncos | $15.2 million |
| 26 | Tyler Lockett | Seattle Seahawks | $14.8 million |
| T-27 | Darnell Mooney | Atlanta Falcons | $13 million |
| T-27 | DeAndre Hopkins | Tennessee Titans | $13 million |
| T-27 | Gabriel Davis | Jacksonville Jaguars | $13 million |
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