SALARYSPORT
★ 0
NFL AGENCY · 68 CLIENTS

Wasserman NFL clients and what they earn

$1,465,442,816 of career earnings negotiated for 68 clients, led by Cameron Jordan on $150,520,690.

Wasserman is 7th of the 162 firms with a client on record on career earnings, and 18th 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 $1.47bn
PER CLIENT $21.6m
CLIENTS 68
IN THE LEAGUE NOW 25
STILL CONTRACTED $28.2m

The richest careers on the Wasserman book

Money paid across a whole career

Cameron Jordan $150.5m

Cameron Jordan $151m Arik Armstead $125m Amari Cooper $116m Maxx Crosby $106m Geno Smith $92m Marcus Williams $88m Zach Ertz $74m Cam Robinson $70m Dalton Schultz $58m Eric Kendricks $56m Austin Hooper $39m Bilal Nichols $37m Logan Wilson $36m JuJu Smith-Schuster $32m Colby Parkinson $26m T.J. Edwards $24m Jeremy McNichols $20m Jerry Tillery $18m Nicholas Morrow $15m Laiatu Latu $14m

Cameron Jordan alone holds 10.3% of everything the firm's clients have earned.

Every Wasserman client ranked by NFL earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

68 clients

# Player Position Franchise Seasons Contracted Career earnings
001 Cameron Jordan Defensive End New Orleans Saints 15 $150,520,690$150.5m
002 Arik Armstead Defensive End Jacksonville Jaguars 12 $124,652,247$124.7m
003 Amari Cooper Wide Receiver Cleveland Browns 9 $116,260,570$116.3m
004 Maxx Crosby Defensive End Las Vegas Raiders 8 $106,253,315$106.3m
005 Geno Smith Quarterback Seattle Seahawks 13 $92,421,078$92.4m
006 Marcus Williams Safety Baltimore Ravens 10 $88,474,299$88.5m
007 Zach Ertz Tight End Washington Commanders 12 $74,082,571$74.1m
008 Cam Robinson Left Tackle Jacksonville Jaguars 8 $69,659,323$69.7m
009 Dalton Schultz Tight End Houston Texans 9 $58,076,104$58.1m
010 Eric Kendricks Inside Linebacker Dallas Cowboys 10 $55,531,539$55.5m
011 Austin Hooper Tight End New England Patriots 9 $39,493,671$39.5m
012 Bilal Nichols Defensive Tackle Arizona Cardinals 9 $36,789,795$36.8m
013 Logan Wilson Outside Linebacker Cincinnati Bengals 8 $7.2m $36,086,038$36.1m
014 JuJu Smith-Schuster Wide Receiver Kansas City Chiefs 8 $32,225,479$32.2m
015 Colby Parkinson Tight End Los Angeles Rams 7 $26,322,299$26.3m
016 T.J. Edwards Outside Linebacker Chicago Bears 7 $23,688,382$23.7m
017 Jeremy McNichols Running Back Washington Commanders 12 $19,829,118$19.8m
018 Jerry Tillery Defensive Tackle Minnesota Vikings 6 $17,516,854$17.5m
019 Nicholas Morrow Outside Linebacker Buffalo Bills 8 $14,641,386$14.6m
020 Laiatu Latu Defensive End Indianapolis Colts 4 $3.1m $13,914,363$13.9m
021 Kamu Grugier-Hill Inside Linebacker Minnesota Vikings 9 $13,896,679$13.9m
022 Levi Wallace Cornerback Denver Broncos 7 $13,340,679$13.3m
023 Najee Harris Running Back Pittsburgh Steelers 4 $13,047,447$13.0m
024 Jake Bailey Punter Miami Dolphins 7 $12,274,671$12.3m
025 Mack Hollins Wide Receiver Buffalo Bills 8 $11,569,838$11.6m
026 Josh Johnson Quarterback Baltimore Ravens 16 $10,888,563$10.9m
027 Oren Burks Inside Linebacker Philadelphia Eagles 7 $9,924,101$9.9m
028 Alexander Mattison Running Back Las Vegas Raiders 6 $9,569,479$9.6m
029 Jordan Matthews Wide Receiver Carolina Panthers 12 $8,612,566$8.6m
030 Kristian Fulton Cornerback Los Angeles Chargers 5 $8,319,312$8.3m
031 Levi Onwuzurike Defensive Tackle Detroit Lions 4 $8,148,892$8.1m
032 Efe Obada Defensive End Washington Commanders 10 $7,592,442$7.6m
033 Rondale Moore Wide Receiver Atlanta Falcons 4 $7,241,843$7.2m
034 Drew Dalman Center Atlanta Falcons 4 $6,964,810$7.0m
035 Trey McBride Tight End Arizona Cardinals 4 $6,732,422$6.7m
036 Michael Jackson Cornerback Carolina Panthers 8 $6,470,419$6.5m
037 Derrick Barnes Outside Linebacker Detroit Lions 4 $6,322,204$6.3m
038 Brian Asamoah Inside Linebacker Minnesota Vikings 4 $5,486,849$5.5m
039 Tre Tucker Wide Receiver Las Vegas Raiders 4 $5,304,084$5.3m
040 Greg Dulcich Tight End Denver Broncos 4 $5,182,755$5.2m
041 Tyler Scott Wide Receiver Chicago Bears 4 $4,503,452$4.5m
042 Roman Wilson Wide Receiver Pittsburgh Steelers 4 $1.6m $4,166,736$4.2m
043 Marist Liufau Outside Linebacker Dallas Cowboys 4 $1.6m $4,120,399$4.1m
044 Marshawn Lloyd Running Back Green Bay Packers 4 $1.6m $4,119,991$4.1m
045 Casey Toohill Defensive End Buffalo Bills 5 $4,096,443$4.1m
046 Andrei Iosivas Wide Receiver Cincinnati Bengals 4 $3,999,384$4.0m
047 Vederian Lowe Left Tackle New England Patriots 4 $3,857,872$3.9m
048 Brevin Jordan Tight End Houston Texans 4 $3,832,184$3.8m
049 Ihmir Smith-Marsette Wide Receiver New York Giants 7 $3,815,011$3.8m
050 Jalen Nailor Wide Receiver Minnesota Vikings 4 $3,708,993$3.7m
051 Erick All Tight End Cincinnati Bengals 4 $1.2m $3,623,104$3.6m
052 Jared Wiley Tight End Kansas City Chiefs 4 $1.2m $3,518,620$3.5m
053 Matt Waletzko Right Tackle Dallas Cowboys 4 $3,379,048$3.4m
054 Jacob Cowing Wide Receiver San Francisco 49ers 4 $1.2m $3,358,708$3.4m
055 Jaden Hicks Safety Kansas City Chiefs 4 $1.2m $3,358,708$3.4m
056 Chau Smith-Wade Cornerback Carolina Panthers 4 $1.2m $3,153,984$3.2m
057 Isaiah Davis Running Back New York Jets 4 $1.2m $3,084,276$3.1m
058 Jaylan Ford Inside Linebacker New Orleans Saints 4 $1.2m $3,084,276$3.1m
059 Joshua Karty Kicker Los Angeles Rams 4 $1.2m $2,968,388$3.0m
060 Ryan Flournoy Wide Receiver Dallas Cowboys 4 $1.2m $2,968,388$3.0m
061 Brenden Rice Wide Receiver Los Angeles Chargers 4 $1.2m $2,944,592$2.9m
062 Joe Milton III Quarterback New England Patriots 4 $1.2m $2,830,000$2.8m
063 Jake Bobo Wide Receiver Seattle Seahawks 3 $2,705,000$2.7m
064 Jack Sanborn Outside Linebacker Chicago Bears 3 $2,567,500$2.6m
065 Ryan Wright Punter Minnesota Vikings 3 $2,565,000$2.6m
066 Foster Sarell Left Tackle Los Angeles Chargers 6 $2,501,985$2.5m
067 Trishton Jackson Wide Receiver Minnesota Vikings 5 $2,270,598$2.3m
068 Jaxson Kirkland Guard Cincinnati Bengals 2 $1,011,000

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 Wasserman splits a contract

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

28.6% signing and option bonus

  • Base salary 54.8%
  • Signing bonus 26.4%
  • Restructured money 4.0%
  • Roster bonus 11.0%
  • Option bonus 2.2%
  • Workout bonus 0.6%
  • Incentives 1.0%
Part of the contract Share on this book Share across the league Negotiated
Base salary 54.8% 52.9% $805,602,383$805.6m
Signing bonus 26.4% 27.6% $388,193,513$388.2m
Restructured money 4.0% 6.3% $59,518,294$59.5m
Roster bonus 11.0% 6.6% $161,341,375$161.3m
Option bonus 2.2% 5.3% $32,825,000$32.8m
Workout bonus 0.6% 0.7% $8,657,469$8.7m
Incentives 1.0% 0.5% $14,891,109$14.9m

28.6% 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 Wasserman represents

Client earnings by position

16 positions

Defensive End $407m Tight End $221m Wide Receiver $216m Quarterback $106m Safety $92m Inside Linebacker $88m Outside Linebacker $87m Left Tackle $76m Defensive Tackle $62m Running Back $50m Cornerback $31m Punter $15m Center $7.0m Right Tackle $3.4m Kicker $3.0m Guard $1.0m

Defensive End is where the book's money is, $407,029,500 across 6 clients. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Where the Wasserman clients are

The franchises holding them, and what those careers are worth

30 franchises

# Franchise Clients Career earnings
01 Jacksonville Jaguars 2 $194,311,570$194.3m
02 New Orleans Saints 2 $153,604,966$153.6m
03 Las Vegas Raiders 3 $121,126,878$121.1m
04 Cleveland Browns 1 $116,260,570$116.3m
05 Washington Commanders 3 $101,504,131$101.5m
06 Baltimore Ravens 2 $99,362,862$99.4m
07 Seattle Seahawks 2 $95,126,078$95.1m
08 Dallas Cowboys 4 $65,999,374$66.0m
09 Houston Texans 2 $61,908,288$61.9m
10 New England Patriots 3 $46,181,543$46.2m
11 Minnesota Vikings 6 $45,444,973$45.4m
12 Cincinnati Bengals 4 $44,719,526$44.7m
13 Arizona Cardinals 2 $43,522,217$43.5m
14 Kansas City Chiefs 3 $39,102,807$39.1m
15 Chicago Bears 3 $30,759,334$30.8m
16 Buffalo Bills 3 $30,307,667$30.3m
17 Los Angeles Rams 2 $29,290,687$29.3m
18 Denver Broncos 2 $18,523,434$18.5m
19 Carolina Panthers 3 $18,236,969$18.2m
20 Pittsburgh Steelers 2 $17,214,183$17.2m
21 Detroit Lions 2 $14,471,096$14.5m
22 Atlanta Falcons 2 $14,206,653$14.2m
23 Indianapolis Colts 1 $13,914,363$13.9m
24 Los Angeles Chargers 3 $13,765,889$13.8m
25 Miami Dolphins 1 $12,274,671$12.3m
26 Philadelphia Eagles 1 $9,924,101$9.9m
27 Green Bay Packers 1 $4,119,991$4.1m
28 New York Giants 1 $3,815,011$3.8m
29 San Francisco 49ers 1 $3,358,708$3.4m
30 New York Jets 1 $3,084,276$3.1m

What the book is still owed

Money written into seasons that have not been played

$28.2m across 16 clients

Logan Wilson $7.2m Laiatu Latu $3.1m Roman Wilson $1.6m Marist Liufau $1.6m Marshawn Lloyd $1.6m Erick All $1.2m Jared Wiley $1.2m Jacob Cowing $1.2m Jaden Hicks $1.2m Chau Smith-Wade $1.2m Isaiah Davis $1.2m Jaylan Ford $1.2m Joshua Karty $1.2m Ryan Flournoy $1.2m Brenden Rice $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 Wasserman recruits

The programmes its clients came out of

41 schools

Stanford 9
Alabama 4
California-Los Angeles 4
Southern California 3
Boise State 2
Wisconsin 2
Notre Dame 2
Vanderbilt 2
Purdue 2
Miami (FL) 2
Cincinnati 2
Washington 2
Iowa 2
Washington State 2
California 1

The bars count clients rather than dollars, because a firm recruits by the head and the money follows years later. Stanford has sent it 9 players. Every college is ranked by NFL earnings here.

What Wasserman 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 $247,274,498. The whole 2024 payroll is ranked by player here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Wasserman's highest paid NFL client?

Cameron Jordan, $150,520,690, a first-round pick in 2011, 24th overall. Arik Armstead is second on $124,652,247.

How much have Wasserman clients earned in the NFL?

$1,465,442,816 across 68 careers, $21,550,630 a client. Wasserman is 7th of the 162 firms with a client on record on career earnings, and 18th of the 52 with five clients or more on money per client.

How much does Wasserman make from its NFL clients?

An agent's fee is capped at 3% of a player's contract, so a book worth $1,465,442,816 in career earnings is a fee pool of about $43,963,284 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 Wasserman represent?

Defensive End more than any other on money, $407,029,500 across 6 clients. The book covers 16 positions in all.

How many Wasserman clients are in the NFL now?

25 men of the 68 here was on a roster in 2026, and $28,172,785 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

WME Sports · Excel Sports Management · Rosenhaus Sports · Klutch Sports Group · SportStars · Roc Nation Sports · VaynerSports · 1 of 1 Agency · Every agency · NFL career earnings

Wasserman clients

Other agencies

By season

Elsewhere in American football