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NFL AGENCY · 68 CLIENTS

CAA Football NFL clients and what they earn

$2,800,699,337 of career earnings negotiated for 68 clients, led by Matthew Stafford on $426,306,037.

CAA Football is 2nd of the 162 firms with a client on record on career earnings, and 2nd of the 52 with five clients or more on money per client. The figures are what the players were paid rather than what the firm collected: an agent's fee is capped at 3% of the contract.

CLIENT EARNINGS $2.80bn
PER CLIENT $41.2m
CLIENTS 68
IN THE LEAGUE NOW 28
STILL CONTRACTED $205.3m

The richest careers on the CAA Football book

Money paid across a whole career

Matthew Stafford $426.3m

Matthew Stafford $426m Dak Prescott $331m Calais Campbell $144m Zack Martin $113m Andy Dalton $111m C.J. Mosley $103m Harold Landry $95m Saquon Barkley $86m Leonard Floyd $85m D.K. Metcalf $80m Demario Davis $79m Jameis Winston $76m Patrick Surtain II $76m Ryan Kelly $68m Andrus Peat $62m Taysom Hill $62m Bryce Huff $58m Zach Allen $52m Lloyd Cushenberry $45m Chris Boswell $41m

Matthew Stafford alone holds 15.2% of everything the firm's clients have earned.

Every CAA Football client ranked by NFL earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

68 clients

# Player Position Franchise Seasons Contracted Career earnings
001 Matthew Stafford Quarterback Los Angeles Rams 18 $426,306,037$426.3m
002 Dak Prescott Quarterback Dallas Cowboys 13 $100.0m $331,317,825$331.3m
003 Calais Campbell Defensive End Miami Dolphins 17 $143,668,685$143.7m
004 Zack Martin Guard Dallas Cowboys 12 $113,240,531$113.2m
005 Andy Dalton Quarterback Carolina Panthers 14 $110,627,794$110.6m
006 C.J. Mosley Inside Linebacker New York Jets 12 $102,906,002$102.9m
007 Harold Landry Outside Linebacker Tennessee Titans 9 $95,268,458$95.3m
008 Saquon Barkley Running Back Philadelphia Eagles 9 $86,442,750$86.4m
009 Leonard Floyd Defensive End San Francisco 49ers 10 $85,376,577$85.4m
010 D.K. Metcalf Wide Receiver Seattle Seahawks 7 $79,685,679$79.7m
011 Demario Davis Inside Linebacker New Orleans Saints 14 $78,936,971$78.9m
012 Jameis Winston Quarterback Cleveland Browns 10 $76,080,894$76.1m
013 Patrick Surtain II Cornerback Denver Broncos 9 $61.0m $75,764,678$75.8m
014 Ryan Kelly Center Indianapolis Colts 9 $67,998,507$68.0m
015 Andrus Peat Guard Las Vegas Raiders 10 $62,469,208$62.5m
016 Taysom Hill Tight End New Orleans Saints 9 $62,205,000$62.2m
017 Bryce Huff Outside Linebacker Philadelphia Eagles 7 $57,515,111$57.5m
018 Zach Allen Defensive End Denver Broncos 7 $51,745,658$51.7m
019 Lloyd Cushenberry Center Tennessee Titans 8 $12.0m $44,581,900$44.6m
020 Chris Boswell Kicker Pittsburgh Steelers 13 $41,315,398$41.3m
021 Marcus Davenport Defensive End Detroit Lions 7 $40,570,483$40.6m
022 Solomon Thomas Defensive Tackle New York Jets 8 $38,315,548$38.3m
023 B.J. Hill Defensive Tackle Cincinnati Bengals 7 $35,205,551$35.2m
024 Marquise Brown Wide Receiver Kansas City Chiefs 6 $32,463,511$32.5m
025 Eddie Goldman Defensive Tackle Atlanta Falcons 9 $32,284,375$32.3m
026 Jamison Crowder Wide Receiver Washington Commanders 11 $32,085,027$32.1m
027 Greg Zuerlein Kicker New York Jets 13 $25,349,379$25.3m
028 Keisean Nixon Cornerback Green Bay Packers 8 $25,251,103$25.3m
029 Mike Gesicki Tight End Cincinnati Bengals 7 $25,116,886$25.1m
030 Rakeem Nunez-Roches Defensive Tackle New York Giants 11 $22,176,110$22.2m
031 Durham Smythe Tight End Miami Dolphins 8 $19,711,984$19.7m
032 Bradley Bozeman Center Los Angeles Chargers 7 $18,943,687$18.9m
033 Olu Fashanu Left Tackle New York Jets 4 $3.6m $16,918,795$16.9m
034 Drew Lock Quarterback New York Giants 6 $15,848,923$15.8m
035 Morgan Cox Long Snapper Tennessee Titans 15 $14,517,756$14.5m
036 Rock Ya-Sin Cornerback San Francisco 49ers 6 $14,375,943$14.4m
037 Chop Robinson Outside Linebacker Miami Dolphins 4 $2.8m $12,139,014$12.1m
038 Quinyon Mitchell Cornerback Philadelphia Eagles 4 $2.8m $12,002,446$12.0m
039 Graham Barton Center Tampa Bay Buccaneers 4 $2.7m $11,319,620$11.3m
040 Nate Wiggins Cornerback Baltimore Ravens 4 $2.5m $10,276,665$10.3m
041 Xavier Legette Wide Receiver Carolina Panthers 4 $2.5m $9,877,106$9.9m
042 Willie Gay Jr. Outside Linebacker New Orleans Saints 5 $8,245,783$8.2m
043 Oli Udoh Guard New Orleans Saints 6 $7,747,215$7.7m
044 Johnny Newton Defensive Tackle Washington Commanders 4 $2.1m $7,632,355$7.6m
045 Ja'Lynn Polk Wide Receiver New England Patriots 4 $2.1m $7,577,734$7.6m
046 Nick Bolton Inside Linebacker Kansas City Chiefs 4 $7,494,483$7.5m
047 Maurice Hurst Defensive Tackle Cleveland Browns 7 $7,295,555$7.3m
048 Matthew Adams Inside Linebacker New York Giants 7 $6,516,232$6.5m
049 Kris Jenkins Defensive Tackle Cincinnati Bengals 4 $1.9m $5,993,582$6.0m
050 Cam Taylor-Britt Cornerback Cincinnati Bengals 4 $5,952,726$6.0m
051 Nik Bonitto Outside Linebacker Denver Broncos 4 $5,801,890$5.8m
052 Jalin Hyatt Wide Receiver New York Giants 4 $5,625,312$5.6m
053 Martin Emerson Cornerback Cleveland Browns 4 $5,471,560$5.5m
054 Hendon Hooker Quarterback Detroit Lions 4 $5,469,023$5.5m
055 Jordan Battle Safety Cincinnati Bengals 4 $5,325,017$5.3m
056 Oshane Ximines Outside Linebacker New England Patriots 6 $5,316,780$5.3m
057 Dyami Brown Wide Receiver Washington Commanders 4 $4,943,998$4.9m
058 Patrick Jones Outside Linebacker Minnesota Vikings 4 $4,870,101$4.9m
059 Junior Colson Inside Linebacker Los Angeles Chargers 4 $1.6m $4,410,141$4.4m
060 Trevin Wallace Inside Linebacker Carolina Panthers 4 $1.6m $4,352,130$4.4m
061 Kenneth Gainwell Running Back Philadelphia Eagles 4 $3,815,528$3.8m
062 Troy Franklin Wide Receiver Denver Broncos 4 $1.2m $3,684,836$3.7m
063 Decamerion Richardson Cornerback Las Vegas Raiders 4 $1.2m $3,631,016$3.6m
064 Cade Stover Tight End Houston Texans 4 $1.2m $3,568,936$3.6m
065 T.J. Tampa Cornerback Baltimore Ravens 4 $1.2m $3,528,456$3.5m
066 Tommy Eichenberg Inside Linebacker Las Vegas Raiders 4 $1.2m $3,167,712$3.2m
067 Malik Herring Defensive End Kansas City Chiefs 4 $3,163,333$3.2m
068 Shane Buechele Quarterback Buffalo Bills 4 $1,894,328$1.9m

The table holds every one of the 68 clients the firm has on record. Money written into a season not yet played sits in its own column and is not counted in the career figure beside it.

How CAA Football splits a contract

Every itemised dollar on the book, against the league's own split

34.9% signing and option bonus

  • Base salary 46.1%
  • Signing bonus 32.1%
  • Restructured money 7.1%
  • Roster bonus 10.9%
  • Option bonus 2.8%
  • Workout bonus 0.5%
  • Incentives 0.5%
Part of the contract Share on this book Share across the league Negotiated
Base salary 46.1% 52.9% $1,384,515,913$1.38bn
Signing bonus 32.1% 27.6% $962,636,123$962.6m
Restructured money 7.1% 6.3% $212,302,545$212.3m
Roster bonus 10.9% 6.6% $327,629,834$327.6m
Option bonus 2.8% 5.3% $83,185,000$83.2m
Workout bonus 0.5% 0.7% $14,767,964$14.8m
Incentives 0.5% 0.5% $15,746,717$15.7m

34.9% of the book's itemised money is signing or option bonus against 33.0% across the league, which is the part a club pays up front and cannot recover when it cuts a player. The signing bonus page ranks every career in the league by that part alone.

What CAA Football represents

Client earnings by position

15 positions

Quarterback $968m Defensive End $325m Inside Linebacker $208m Outside Linebacker $189m Guard $183m Wide Receiver $176m Cornerback $156m Defensive Tackle $149m Center $143m Tight End $111m Running Back $90m Kicker $67m Left Tackle $17m Long Snapper $15m Safety $5.3m

Quarterback is where the book's money is, $967,544,824 across 7 clients. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Where the CAA Football clients are

The franchises holding them, and what those careers are worth

29 franchises

# Franchise Clients Career earnings
01 Dallas Cowboys 2 $444,558,356$444.6m
02 Los Angeles Rams 1 $426,306,037$426.3m
03 New York Jets 4 $183,489,724$183.5m
04 Miami Dolphins 3 $175,519,683$175.5m
05 Philadelphia Eagles 4 $159,775,835$159.8m
06 New Orleans Saints 4 $157,134,969$157.1m
07 Tennessee Titans 3 $154,368,114$154.4m
08 Denver Broncos 4 $136,997,062$137.0m
09 Carolina Panthers 3 $124,857,030$124.9m
10 San Francisco 49ers 2 $99,752,520$99.8m
11 Cleveland Browns 3 $88,848,009$88.8m
12 Seattle Seahawks 1 $79,685,679$79.7m
13 Cincinnati Bengals 5 $77,593,762$77.6m
14 Las Vegas Raiders 3 $69,267,936$69.3m
15 Indianapolis Colts 1 $67,998,507$68.0m
16 New York Giants 4 $50,166,577$50.2m
17 Detroit Lions 2 $46,039,506$46.0m
18 Washington Commanders 3 $44,661,380$44.7m
19 Kansas City Chiefs 3 $43,121,327$43.1m
20 Pittsburgh Steelers 1 $41,315,398$41.3m
21 Atlanta Falcons 1 $32,284,375$32.3m
22 Green Bay Packers 1 $25,251,103$25.3m
23 Los Angeles Chargers 2 $23,353,828$23.4m
24 Baltimore Ravens 2 $13,805,121$13.8m
25 New England Patriots 2 $12,894,514$12.9m
26 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1 $11,319,620$11.3m
27 Minnesota Vikings 1 $4,870,101$4.9m
28 Houston Texans 1 $3,568,936$3.6m
29 Buffalo Bills 1 $1,894,328$1.9m

What the book is still owed

Money written into seasons that have not been played

$205.3m across 19 clients

Dak Prescott $100m Patrick Surtain II $61m Lloyd Cushenberry $12m Olu Fashanu $3.6m Chop Robinson $2.8m Quinyon Mitchell $2.8m Graham Barton $2.7m Nate Wiggins $2.5m Xavier Legette $2.5m Johnny Newton $2.1m Ja'Lynn Polk $2.1m Kris Jenkins $1.9m Junior Colson $1.6m Trevin Wallace $1.6m Troy Franklin $1.2m

This is the part of the job that has already been done and not yet paid for. The whole league is ranked by contracted money here.

Where CAA Football recruits

The programmes its clients came out of

42 schools

Alabama 5
Mississippi State 4
Penn State 4
Georgia 3
Tennessee 3
Michigan 3
Boston College 2
Notre Dame 2
Florida State 2
Stanford 2
Memphis 2
Duke 2
Oklahoma 2
South Carolina 2
Missouri 2

The bars count clients rather than dollars, because a firm recruits by the head and the money follows years later. Alabama has sent it 5 players. Every college is ranked by NFL earnings here.

What CAA Football clients are paid each season

Every year of every career on the book, added together

Peak in 2024

2024 is the book's biggest year on record at $476,614,645. The whole 2024 payroll is ranked by player here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is CAA Football's highest paid NFL client?

Matthew Stafford, $426,306,037. Dak Prescott is second on $331,317,825.

How much have CAA Football clients earned in the NFL?

$2,800,699,337 across 68 careers, $41,186,755 a client. CAA Football is 2nd of the 162 firms with a client on record on career earnings, and 2nd of the 52 with five clients or more on money per client.

How much does CAA Football make from its NFL clients?

An agent's fee is capped at 3% of a player's contract, so a book worth $2,800,699,337 in career earnings is a fee pool of about $84,020,980 spread across the firm and the whole length of those careers. Every figure on this page is what the players were paid.

What kind of players does CAA Football represent?

Quarterback more than any other on money, $967,544,824 across 7 clients. The book covers 15 positions in all.

How many CAA Football clients are in the NFL now?

28 men of the 68 here was on a roster in 2026, and $205,259,940 is written into contracts for seasons not yet played.

Where to next

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