Milk & Honey Sports NFL clients and what they earn
$110,850,127 of career earnings negotiated for 8 clients, led by Courtland Sutton on $67,690,248.
Milk & Honey Sports is 42nd of the 162 firms with a client on record on career earnings, and 34th 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.
The richest careers on the Milk & Honey Sports book
Money paid across a whole career
Courtland Sutton alone holds 61.1% of everything the firm's clients have earned.
Every Milk & Honey Sports client ranked by NFL earnings
Money paid, and what is still contracted
| # | Player | Position | Franchise | Seasons | Contracted | Career earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | Courtland Sutton | Wide Receiver | Denver Broncos | 8 | $67,690,248$67.7m | |
| 002 | Paris Johnson | Left Tackle | Arizona Cardinals | 4 | $28,222,783$28.2m | |
| 003 | Jamari Thrash | Wide Receiver | Cleveland Browns | 4 | $1.2m | $3,155,408$3.2m |
| 004 | Khalil Dorsey | Cornerback | Detroit Lions | 5 | $3,086,833$3.1m | |
| 005 | Javontae Jean-Baptiste | Defensive End | Washington Commanders | 4 | $1.2m | $2,951,188$3.0m |
| 006 | Gabriel Murphy | Outside Linebacker | Minnesota Vikings | 3 | $2,525,000$2.5m | |
| 007 | Grayson Murphy | Outside Linebacker | Miami Dolphins | 3 | $2,515,000$2.5m | |
| 008 | Jaylon Thomas | Right Tackle | Houston Texans | 4 | $703,667 |
The table holds every one of the 8 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 Milk & Honey Sports splits a contract
Every itemised dollar on the book, against the league's own split
- Base salary 55.3%
- Signing bonus 24.1%
- Restructured money 0.3%
- Roster bonus 19.9%
- Workout bonus 0.2%
| Part of the contract | Share on this book | Share across the league | Negotiated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base salary | 55.3% | 52.9% | $61,861,195$61.9m |
| Signing bonus | 24.1% | 27.6% | $26,969,322$27.0m |
| Restructured money | 0.3% | 6.3% | $303,400 |
| Roster bonus | 19.9% | 6.6% | $22,315,200$22.3m |
| Option bonus | 0.0% | 5.3% | $8,400 |
| Workout bonus | 0.2% | 0.7% | $238,129 |
| Incentives | 0.2% | 0.5% | $170,329 |
24.1% 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 Milk & Honey Sports represents
Client earnings by position
Wide Receiver is where the book's money is, $70,845,656 across 2 clients. Every position is ranked across the league here.
Where the Milk & Honey Sports clients are
The franchises holding them, and what those careers are worth
| # | Franchise | Clients | Career earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Denver Broncos | 1 | $67,690,248$67.7m |
| 02 | Arizona Cardinals | 1 | $28,222,783$28.2m |
| 03 | Cleveland Browns | 1 | $3,155,408$3.2m |
| 04 | Detroit Lions | 1 | $3,086,833$3.1m |
| 05 | Washington Commanders | 1 | $2,951,188$3.0m |
| 06 | Minnesota Vikings | 1 | $2,525,000$2.5m |
| 07 | Miami Dolphins | 1 | $2,515,000$2.5m |
| 08 | Houston Texans | 1 | $703,667 |
What the book is still owed
Money written into seasons that have not been played
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 Milk & Honey Sports recruits
The programmes its clients came out of
The bars count clients rather than dollars, because a firm recruits by the head and the money follows years later. Southern Methodist has sent it 2 players. Every college is ranked by NFL earnings here.
What Milk & Honey Sports clients are paid each season
Every year of every career on the book, added together
2023 is the book's biggest year on record at $33,808,578. The whole 2023 payroll is ranked by player here.
Frequently asked questions
Who is Milk & Honey Sports's highest paid NFL client?
Courtland Sutton, $67,690,248, a second-round pick in 2018, 40th overall. Paris Johnson is second on $28,222,783.
How much have Milk & Honey Sports clients earned in the NFL?
$110,850,127 across 8 careers, $13,856,266 a client. Milk & Honey Sports is 42nd of the 162 firms with a client on record on career earnings, and 34th of the 52 with five clients or more on money per client.
How much does Milk & Honey Sports make from its NFL clients?
An agent's fee is capped at 3% of a player's contract, so a book worth $110,850,127 in career earnings is a fee pool of about $3,325,504 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 Milk & Honey Sports represent?
Wide Receiver more than any other on money, $70,845,656 across 2 clients. The book covers 6 positions in all.
How many Milk & Honey Sports clients are in the NFL now?
5 men of the 8 here was on a roster in 2026, and $2,380,000 is written into contracts for seasons not yet played.
Where to next
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