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JB Sports NFL clients and what they earn

$224,452,314 of career earnings negotiated for 11 clients, led by George Kittle on $77,505,903.

JB Sports is 21st of the 162 firms with a client on record on career earnings, and 24th 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 $224.5m
PER CLIENT $20.4m
CLIENTS 11
IN THE LEAGUE NOW 5
STILL CONTRACTED $6.7m

The richest careers on the JB Sports book

Money paid across a whole career

George Kittle $77.5m

George Kittle $78m Amani Hooker $35m Josey Jewell $35m Noah Gray $18m Geno Stone $18m Anthony Nelson $14m Sam LaPorta $9.5m Tucker Kraft $5.5m Jake Ferguson $4.4m Kristian Welch $4.1m Tanner McLachlan $3.0m

George Kittle alone holds 34.5% of everything the firm's clients have earned.

Every JB Sports client ranked by NFL earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

11 clients

# Player Position Franchise Seasons Contracted Career earnings
001 George Kittle Tight End San Francisco 49ers 9 $77,505,903$77.5m
002 Amani Hooker Safety Tennessee Titans 7 $35,211,124$35.2m
003 Josey Jewell Inside Linebacker Carolina Panthers 9 $35,092,811$35.1m
004 Noah Gray Tight End Kansas City Chiefs 7 $5.5m $18,364,856$18.4m
005 Geno Stone Safety Cincinnati Bengals 6 $18,076,982$18.1m
006 Anthony Nelson Outside Linebacker Tampa Bay Buccaneers 6 $13,760,040$13.8m
007 Sam LaPorta Tight End Detroit Lions 4 $9,465,990$9.5m
008 Tucker Kraft Tight End Green Bay Packers 4 $5,537,934$5.5m
009 Jake Ferguson Tight End Dallas Cowboys 4 $4,364,884$4.4m
010 Kristian Welch Inside Linebacker Denver Broncos 5 $4,058,734$4.1m
011 Tanner McLachlan Tight End Cincinnati Bengals 4 $1.2m $3,013,056$3.0m

The table holds every one of the 11 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 JB Sports splits a contract

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

28.8% signing and option bonus

  • Base salary 54.3%
  • Signing bonus 27.7%
  • Restructured money 1.8%
  • Roster bonus 14.1%
  • Option bonus 1.0%
  • Workout bonus 0.7%
  • Incentives 0.3%
Part of the contract Share on this book Share across the league Negotiated
Base salary 54.3% 52.9% $122,240,456$122.2m
Signing bonus 27.7% 27.6% $62,427,131$62.4m
Restructured money 1.8% 6.3% $3,991,165$4.0m
Roster bonus 14.1% 6.6% $31,722,875$31.7m
Option bonus 1.0% 5.3% $2,350,000$2.3m
Workout bonus 0.7% 0.7% $1,503,037$1.5m
Incentives 0.3% 0.5% $769,957

28.8% of the book's itemised money is signing or option bonus against 33.0% across the league, so more of it than usual is base salary, which stops the day a client is released. The signing bonus page ranks every career in the league by that part alone.

What JB Sports represents

Client earnings by position

4 positions

Tight End $118m Safety $53m Inside Linebacker $39m Outside Linebacker $14m

Tight End is where the book's money is, $118,252,623 across 6 clients. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Where the JB Sports clients are

The franchises holding them, and what those careers are worth

10 franchises

# Franchise Clients Career earnings
01 San Francisco 49ers 1 $77,505,903$77.5m
02 Tennessee Titans 1 $35,211,124$35.2m
03 Carolina Panthers 1 $35,092,811$35.1m
04 Cincinnati Bengals 2 $21,090,038$21.1m
05 Kansas City Chiefs 1 $18,364,856$18.4m
06 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1 $13,760,040$13.8m
07 Detroit Lions 1 $9,465,990$9.5m
08 Green Bay Packers 1 $5,537,934$5.5m
09 Dallas Cowboys 1 $4,364,884$4.4m
10 Denver Broncos 1 $4,058,734$4.1m

What the book is still owed

Money written into seasons that have not been played

$6.7m across 2 clients

Noah Gray $5.5m Tanner McLachlan $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 JB Sports recruits

The programmes its clients came out of

5 schools

Iowa 7
Duke 1
South Dakota State 1
Wisconsin 1
Arizona 1

The bars count clients rather than dollars, because a firm recruits by the head and the money follows years later. Iowa has sent it 7 players. Every college is ranked by NFL earnings here.

What JB Sports 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 $53,410,132. The whole 2024 payroll is ranked by player here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is JB Sports's highest paid NFL client?

George Kittle, $77,505,903, a fifth-round pick in 2017, 146th overall. Amani Hooker is second on $35,211,124.

How much have JB Sports clients earned in the NFL?

$224,452,314 across 11 careers, $20,404,756 a client. JB Sports is 21st of the 162 firms with a client on record on career earnings, and 24th of the 52 with five clients or more on money per client.

How much does JB Sports make from its NFL clients?

An agent's fee is capped at 3% of a player's contract, so a book worth $224,452,314 in career earnings is a fee pool of about $6,733,569 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 JB Sports represent?

Tight End more than any other on money, $118,252,623 across 6 clients. The book covers 4 positions in all.

How many JB Sports clients are in the NFL now?

5 men of the 11 here was on a roster in 2026, and $6,690,000 is written into contracts for seasons not yet played.

Where to next

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