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NFL AGENCY · 90 CLIENTS

SportStars NFL clients and what they earn

$1,264,306,469 of career earnings negotiated for 90 clients, led by Terron Armstead on $140,155,138.

SportStars is 8th of the 162 firms with a client on record on career earnings, and 32nd 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 $1.26bn
PER CLIENT $14.0m
CLIENTS 90
IN THE LEAGUE NOW 35
STILL CONTRACTED $71.1m

The richest careers on the SportStars book

Money paid across a whole career

Terron Armstead $140.2m

Terron Armstead $140m Stephon Gilmore $116m Grover Stewart $71m Roy Robertson-Harris $51m Taron Johnson $50m Tashaun Gipson $46m Azeez Al-Shaair $45m Quinn Meinerz $43m Gardner Minshew $36m Nate Davis $36m John Johnson $31m Foley Fatukasi $31m Ezra Cleveland $31m Hayden Hurst $29m Quinton Jefferson $29m Trey Pipkins $26m Avonte Maddox $21m Tyler Bass $20m Taven Bryan $20m Nick Bellore $18m

Terron Armstead alone holds 11.1% of everything the firm's clients have earned.

Every SportStars client ranked by NFL earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

90 clients

# Player Position Franchise Seasons Contracted Career earnings
001 Terron Armstead Left Tackle Miami Dolphins 14 $140,155,138$140.2m
002 Stephon Gilmore Cornerback Minnesota Vikings 14 $116,426,433$116.4m
003 Grover Stewart Defensive Tackle Indianapolis Colts 10 $71,097,386$71.1m
004 Roy Robertson-Harris Defensive Tackle Jacksonville Jaguars 11 $50,605,135$50.6m
005 Taron Johnson Cornerback Buffalo Bills 10 $10.0m $50,055,543$50.1m
006 Tashaun Gipson Safety Jacksonville Jaguars 14 $46,424,658$46.4m
007 Azeez Al-Shaair Inside Linebacker Houston Texans 8 $45,021,000$45.0m
008 Quinn Meinerz Guard Denver Broncos 8 $36.0m $42,839,236$42.8m
009 Gardner Minshew Quarterback Las Vegas Raiders 7 $35,671,582$35.7m
010 Nate Davis Guard Chicago Bears 7 $35,641,730$35.6m
011 John Johnson Safety Los Angeles Rams 8 $31,339,761$31.3m
012 Foley Fatukasi Defensive Tackle Houston Texans 7 $31,135,172$31.1m
013 Ezra Cleveland Guard Jacksonville Jaguars 7 $30,927,054$30.9m
014 Hayden Hurst Tight End Los Angeles Chargers 7 $28,784,536$28.8m
015 Quinton Jefferson Defensive Tackle Cleveland Browns 9 $28,600,527$28.6m
016 Trey Pipkins Guard Los Angeles Chargers 7 $25,886,879$25.9m
017 Avonte Maddox Cornerback Philadelphia Eagles 7 $21,226,555$21.2m
018 Tyler Bass Kicker Buffalo Bills 8 $4.3m $19,705,800$19.7m
019 Taven Bryan Defensive Tackle Indianapolis Colts 7 $19,696,957$19.7m
020 Nick Bellore Fullback Washington Commanders 14 $18,038,550$18.0m
021 Dan Feeney Center Minnesota Vikings 9 $17,516,099$17.5m
022 Will McDonald Defensive End New York Jets 4 $16,321,672$16.3m
023 Tyler Matakevich Inside Linebacker Pittsburgh Steelers 9 $15,759,660$15.8m
024 Chris Conley Wide Receiver San Francisco 49ers 16 $15,633,453$15.6m
025 Kendall Lamm Right Tackle Miami Dolphins 10 $13,781,801$13.8m
026 Dane Jackson Cornerback Carolina Panthers 6 $12,741,922$12.7m
027 Mike Edwards Safety Buffalo Bills 6 $11,040,514$11.0m
028 Fabian Moreau Cornerback Minnesota Vikings 11 $10,356,592$10.4m
029 Chris Moore Wide Receiver Arizona Cardinals 9 $9,938,340$9.9m
030 Jonathan Bullard Defensive End Minnesota Vikings 10 $9,836,942$9.8m
031 Will Harris Safety New Orleans Saints 6 $9,701,418$9.7m
032 Tre Flowers Cornerback Jacksonville Jaguars 8 $9,468,205$9.5m
033 Eric Saubert Tight End San Francisco 49ers 13 $9,220,788$9.2m
034 Dare Ogunbowale Running Back Houston Texans 8 $6,804,456$6.8m
035 Jonathon Brooks Running Back Carolina Panthers 4 $1.9m $6,474,297$6.5m
036 Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles Inside Linebacker San Francisco 49ers 6 $6,176,280$6.2m
037 Matt Peart Left Tackle Denver Broncos 5 $5,622,064$5.6m
038 Joshua Ezeudu Left Tackle New York Giants 4 $5,485,524$5.5m
039 Travis Jones Defensive Tackle Baltimore Ravens 4 $5,302,389$5.3m
040 Terrel Bernard Inside Linebacker Buffalo Bills 4 $5,132,864$5.1m
041 Marshawn Kneeland Defensive End Dallas Cowboys 4 $1.7m $5,105,921$5.1m
042 James Lynch Defensive Tackle Tennessee Titans 5 $5,089,780$5.1m
043 Corey Ballentine Cornerback Green Bay Packers 6 $4,817,902$4.8m
044 Tariq Woolen Cornerback Seattle Seahawks 4 $4,734,594$4.7m
045 Renardo Green Cornerback San Francisco 49ers 4 $1.7m $4,723,527$4.7m
046 Justin Skule Left Tackle Tampa Bay Buccaneers 6 $4,716,852$4.7m
047 Sidy Sow Guard New England Patriots 4 $4,604,112$4.6m
048 Chamarri Conner Cornerback Kansas City Chiefs 4 $4,591,368$4.6m
049 Dylan Horton Defensive End Houston Texans 4 $4,524,371$4.5m
050 Justin Strnad Inside Linebacker Denver Broncos 5 $4,507,772$4.5m
051 Damarri Mathis Cornerback Denver Broncos 4 $4,438,964$4.4m
052 Aidan O'Connell Quarterback Las Vegas Raiders 4 $4,349,380$4.3m
053 Akayleb Evans Cornerback Minnesota Vikings 4 $4,344,687$4.3m
054 Delmar Glaze Left Tackle Las Vegas Raiders 4 $1.6m $4,270,909$4.3m
055 Asim Richards Guard Dallas Cowboys 4 $4,084,976$4.1m
056 Jeremiah Ledbetter Defensive End Jacksonville Jaguars 9 $4,048,189$4.0m
057 Josh Hayes Safety Tampa Bay Buccaneers 4 $4,044,372$4.0m
058 Darrell Luter Jr. Cornerback San Francisco 49ers 4 $3,986,848$4.0m
059 D.J. Davidson Defensive End New York Giants 4 $3,815,506$3.8m
060 Austin Seibert Kicker Washington Commanders 9 $3,789,919$3.8m
061 Elijah Hicks Cornerback Chicago Bears 4 $3,737,008$3.7m
062 Ja'Tavion Sanders Tight End Carolina Panthers 4 $1.2m $3,704,236$3.7m
063 Chris Evans Running Back Cincinnati Bengals 4 $3,652,888$3.7m
064 Landon Young Left Tackle New Orleans Saints 4 $3,649,780$3.6m
065 John Ridgeway Defensive Tackle New Orleans Saints 4 $3,581,672$3.6m
066 Tycen Anderson Safety Cincinnati Bengals 4 $3,404,417$3.4m
067 Kalia Davis Defensive Tackle San Francisco 49ers 4 $3,347,016$3.3m
068 Dominique Hampton Safety Washington Commanders 4 $1.2m $3,143,284$3.1m
069 Tyrone Tracy Running Back New York Giants 4 $1.2m $3,116,352$3.1m
070 Christian Jones Right Tackle Arizona Cardinals 4 $1.2m $3,071,936$3.1m
071 Marcellas Dial Cornerback New England Patriots 4 $1.2m $3,042,128$3.0m
072 Malik Washington Wide Receiver Miami Dolphins 4 $1.2m $3,029,560$3.0m
073 Will Reichard Kicker Minnesota Vikings 4 $1.2m $3,000,620$3.0m
074 Cam Little Kicker Jacksonville Jaguars 4 $1.2m $2,968,388$3.0m
075 Daijahn Anthony Safety Cincinnati Bengals 4 $1.9m $2,947,784$2.9m
076 Nick Samac Center Baltimore Ravens 4 $1.2m $2,939,844$2.9m
077 Myles Harden Cornerback Cleveland Browns 4 $1.2m $2,922,276$2.9m
078 Josh Wallace Cornerback Los Angeles Rams 3 $2,890,000$2.9m
079 Ethan Driskell Right Tackle Kansas City Chiefs 3 $2,870,000$2.9m
080 Frank Crum Right Tackle Denver Broncos 3 $2,855,000$2.9m
081 Kaevon Merriweather Safety Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3 $2,710,000$2.7m
082 Kyle Hinton Guard Atlanta Falcons 5 $2,635,735$2.6m
083 Jeremy Flax Guard Minnesota Vikings 3 $2,515,000$2.5m
084 Ja'Marcus Ingram Cornerback Buffalo Bills 4 $2,318,000$2.3m
085 Kenny Yeboah Tight End New York Jets 4 $2,313,882$2.3m
086 Doug Kramer Center Chicago Bears 5 $2,297,145$2.3m
087 Chris Williams Defensive Tackle Chicago Bears 5 $2,203,225$2.2m
088 Andrew Rupcich Guard Tennessee Titans 3 $1,302,000
089 Charles Snowden Defensive End Las Vegas Raiders 4 $1,266,432
090 Brandon Hill Safety Houston Texans 2 $686,000

The table holds every one of the 90 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 SportStars splits a contract

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

27.7% signing and option bonus

  • Base salary 61.1%
  • Signing bonus 24.9%
  • Restructured money 3.3%
  • Roster bonus 6.0%
  • Option bonus 2.8%
  • Workout bonus 0.8%
  • Incentives 1.1%
Part of the contract Share on this book Share across the league Negotiated
Base salary 61.1% 52.9% $807,453,061$807.5m
Signing bonus 24.9% 27.6% $329,672,652$329.7m
Restructured money 3.3% 6.3% $43,910,720$43.9m
Roster bonus 6.0% 6.6% $78,784,032$78.8m
Option bonus 2.8% 5.3% $36,510,288$36.5m
Workout bonus 0.8% 0.7% $10,951,307$11.0m
Incentives 1.1% 0.5% $14,423,602$14.4m

27.7% 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 SportStars represents

Client earnings by position

15 positions

Cornerback $267m Defensive Tackle $221m Left Tackle $164m Guard $150m Safety $115m Inside Linebacker $77m Defensive End $45m Tight End $44m Quarterback $40m Kicker $29m Wide Receiver $29m Center $23m Right Tackle $23m Running Back $20m Fullback $18m

Cornerback is where the book's money is, $266,822,552 across 18 clients. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Where the SportStars clients are

The franchises holding them, and what those careers are worth

31 franchises

# Franchise Clients Career earnings
01 Minnesota Vikings 7 $163,996,373$164.0m
02 Miami Dolphins 3 $156,966,499$157.0m
03 Jacksonville Jaguars 6 $144,441,629$144.4m
04 Indianapolis Colts 2 $90,794,343$90.8m
05 Buffalo Bills 5 $88,252,721$88.3m
06 Houston Texans 5 $88,170,999$88.2m
07 Denver Broncos 5 $60,263,036$60.3m
08 Los Angeles Chargers 2 $54,671,415$54.7m
09 Las Vegas Raiders 4 $45,558,303$45.6m
10 Chicago Bears 4 $43,879,108$43.9m
11 San Francisco 49ers 6 $43,087,912$43.1m
12 Los Angeles Rams 2 $34,229,761$34.2m
13 Cleveland Browns 2 $31,522,803$31.5m
14 Washington Commanders 3 $24,971,753$25.0m
15 Carolina Panthers 3 $22,920,455$22.9m
16 Philadelphia Eagles 1 $21,226,555$21.2m
17 New York Jets 2 $18,635,554$18.6m
18 New Orleans Saints 3 $16,932,870$16.9m
19 Pittsburgh Steelers 1 $15,759,660$15.8m
20 Arizona Cardinals 2 $13,010,276$13.0m
21 New York Giants 3 $12,417,382$12.4m
22 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3 $11,471,224$11.5m
23 Cincinnati Bengals 3 $10,005,089$10.0m
24 Dallas Cowboys 2 $9,190,897$9.2m
25 Baltimore Ravens 2 $8,242,233$8.2m
26 New England Patriots 2 $7,646,240$7.6m
27 Kansas City Chiefs 2 $7,461,368$7.5m
28 Tennessee Titans 2 $6,391,780$6.4m
29 Green Bay Packers 1 $4,817,902$4.8m
30 Seattle Seahawks 1 $4,734,594$4.7m
31 Atlanta Falcons 1 $2,635,735$2.6m

What the book is still owed

Money written into seasons that have not been played

$71.1m across 18 clients

Quinn Meinerz $36m Taron Johnson $10m Tyler Bass $4.3m Jonathon Brooks $1.9m Daijahn Anthony $1.9m Marshawn Kneeland $1.7m Renardo Green $1.7m Delmar Glaze $1.6m Ja'Tavion Sanders $1.2m Dominique Hampton $1.2m Tyrone Tracy $1.2m Christian Jones $1.2m Marcellas Dial $1.2m Malik Washington $1.2m Will Reichard $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 SportStars recruits

The programmes its clients came out of

66 schools

Pittsburgh 4
South Carolina 3
Connecticut 3
Kentucky 3
Texas 3
Arkansas 3
Wyoming 2
Boston College 2
Maryland 2
Florida 2
Baylor 2
North Carolina 2
Purdue 2
Washburn 2
Michigan 2

The bars count clients rather than dollars, because a firm recruits by the head and the money follows years later. Pittsburgh has sent it 4 players. Every college is ranked by NFL earnings here.

What SportStars 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 $228,864,489. The whole 2024 payroll is ranked by player here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is SportStars's highest paid NFL client?

Terron Armstead, $140,155,138, a third-round pick in 2013, 75th overall. Stephon Gilmore is second on $116,426,433.

How much have SportStars clients earned in the NFL?

$1,264,306,469 across 90 careers, $14,047,850 a client. SportStars is 8th of the 162 firms with a client on record on career earnings, and 32nd of the 52 with five clients or more on money per client.

How much does SportStars make from its NFL clients?

An agent's fee is capped at 3% of a player's contract, so a book worth $1,264,306,469 in career earnings is a fee pool of about $37,929,194 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 SportStars represent?

Cornerback more than any other on money, $266,822,552 across 18 clients. The book covers 15 positions in all.

How many SportStars clients are in the NFL now?

35 men of the 90 here was on a roster in 2026, and $71,083,071 is written into contracts for seasons not yet played.

Where to next

The firms either side of this one, and the rest of the money

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