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NFL AGENCY · 49 CLIENTS

WME Sports NFL clients and what they earn

$2,452,053,324 of career earnings negotiated for 49 clients, led by Joe Burrow on $212,386,403.

WME Sports is 3rd of the 162 firms with a client on record on career earnings, and first 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 $2.45bn
PER CLIENT $50.0m
CLIENTS 49
IN THE LEAGUE NOW 22
STILL CONTRACTED $336.7m

The richest careers on the WME Sports book

Money paid across a whole career

Joe Burrow $212.4m

Joe Burrow $212m Khalil Mack $170m Joey Bosa $168m DeForest Buckner $161m Marlon Humphrey $120m Daron Payne $113m Minkah Fitzpatrick $110m Christian McCaffrey $110m Justin Jefferson $109m Dion Dawkins $103m Brandon Graham $98m Taylor Moton $90m Ed Oliver $84m Nnamdi Madubuike $82m Jaylen Waddle $76m Matt Milano $74m Kendall Fuller $60m Larry Ogunjobi $48m Grant Delpit $43m Clelin Ferrell $38m

Joe Burrow alone holds 8.7% of everything the firm's clients have earned.

Every WME Sports client ranked by NFL earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

49 clients

# Player Position Franchise Seasons Contracted Career earnings
001 Joe Burrow Quarterback Cincinnati Bengals 10 $128.3m $212,386,403$212.4m
002 Khalil Mack Outside Linebacker Los Angeles Chargers 11 $169,545,498$169.5m
003 Joey Bosa Outside Linebacker Los Angeles Chargers 10 $168,254,417$168.3m
004 DeForest Buckner Defensive Tackle Indianapolis Colts 11 $160,592,973$160.6m
005 Marlon Humphrey Cornerback Baltimore Ravens 10 $119,982,999$120.0m
006 Daron Payne Defensive Tackle Washington Commanders 9 $112,947,360$112.9m
007 Minkah Fitzpatrick Safety Pittsburgh Steelers 9 $110,110,823$110.1m
008 Christian McCaffrey Running Back San Francisco 49ers 11 $17.5m $109,659,263$109.7m
009 Justin Jefferson Wide Receiver Minnesota Vikings 9 $64.0m $109,041,172$109.0m
010 Dion Dawkins Left Tackle Buffalo Bills 11 $19.7m $103,164,078$103.2m
011 Brandon Graham Outside Linebacker Philadelphia Eagles 15 $97,755,925$97.8m
012 Taylor Moton Right Tackle Carolina Panthers 9 $89,857,270$89.9m
013 Ed Oliver Defensive Tackle Buffalo Bills 9 $15.3m $83,713,022$83.7m
014 Nnamdi Madubuike Defensive Tackle Baltimore Ravens 8 $22.5m $81,932,110$81.9m
015 Jaylen Waddle Wide Receiver Miami Dolphins 8 $51.4m $76,051,450$76.1m
016 Matt Milano Outside Linebacker Buffalo Bills 10 $74,152,352$74.2m
017 Kendall Fuller Cornerback Miami Dolphins 10 $59,841,714$59.8m
018 Larry Ogunjobi Defensive End Pittsburgh Steelers 9 $48,287,475$48.3m
019 Grant Delpit Safety Cleveland Browns 7 $43,465,062$43.5m
020 Clelin Ferrell Defensive End Washington Commanders 6 $37,616,008$37.6m
021 D.J. Jones Defensive Tackle Denver Broncos 8 $36,093,725$36.1m
022 Zach Wilson Quarterback Denver Broncos 4 $32,424,043$32.4m
023 Zaven Collins Defensive End Arizona Cardinals 6 $28,826,247$28.8m
024 Devin Singletary Running Back New York Giants 8 $25,736,089$25.7m
025 Greg Rousseau Defensive End Buffalo Bills 5 $24,995,200$25.0m
026 Pete Werner Outside Linebacker New Orleans Saints 7 $6.5m $21,684,680$21.7m
027 Tyquan Lewis Defensive End Indianapolis Colts 8 $20,933,983$20.9m
028 Lorenzo Carter Outside Linebacker Atlanta Falcons 7 $17,834,965$17.8m
029 Brock Bowers Tight End Las Vegas Raiders 4 $3.3m $14,870,314$14.9m
030 Trevor Penning Right Tackle New Orleans Saints 4 $14,143,316$14.1m
031 Kenny Pickett Quarterback Philadelphia Eagles 4 $14,067,904$14.1m
032 Mazi Smith Defensive Tackle Dallas Cowboys 4 $13,274,696$13.3m
033 Brent Urban Defensive End Baltimore Ravens 11 $10,653,862$10.7m
034 Noah Brown Wide Receiver Washington Commanders 8 $10,441,352$10.4m
035 Ricky Pearsall Wide Receiver San Francisco 49ers 4 $2.5m $10,033,617$10.0m
036 Tavierre Thomas Cornerback Tampa Bay Buccaneers 7 $9,790,417$9.8m
037 K.J. Osborn Wide Receiver New England Patriots 5 $9,353,754$9.4m
038 Teven Jenkins Guard Chicago Bears 4 $8,387,847$8.4m
039 Josh Jones Guard Baltimore Ravens 5 $8,143,470$8.1m
040 John Metchie Wide Receiver Houston Texans 4 $7,960,174$8.0m
041 Ruke Orhorhoro Defensive End Atlanta Falcons 4 $2.1m $7,768,927$7.8m
042 Walker Little Left Tackle Jacksonville Jaguars 4 $7,621,702$7.6m
043 Kamari Lassiter Cornerback Houston Texans 4 $2.0m $6,990,508$7.0m
044 Albert Okwuegbunam Tight End Philadelphia Eagles 5 $4,793,327$4.8m
045 Chris Rumph II Outside Linebacker Los Angeles Chargers 4 $4,233,544$4.2m
046 Zak Zinter Guard Cleveland Browns 4 $1.6m $4,157,730$4.2m
047 Anthony Schwartz Wide Receiver Miami Dolphins 4 $3,176,244$3.2m
048 Dalton Keene Tight End Houston Texans 8 $3,131,901$3.1m
049 Thomas Booker Defensive Tackle Philadelphia Eagles 3 $2,172,412$2.2m

The table holds every one of the 49 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 WME Sports splits a contract

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

36.5% signing and option bonus

  • Base salary 46.9%
  • Signing bonus 28.9%
  • Restructured money 7.5%
  • Roster bonus 8.4%
  • Option bonus 7.6%
  • Workout bonus 0.5%
  • Incentives 0.2%
Part of the contract Share on this book Share across the league Negotiated
Base salary 46.9% 52.9% $1,295,409,715$1.30bn
Signing bonus 28.9% 27.6% $799,001,118$799.0m
Restructured money 7.5% 6.3% $207,544,632$207.5m
Roster bonus 8.4% 6.6% $233,051,833$233.1m
Option bonus 7.6% 5.3% $208,915,000$208.9m
Workout bonus 0.5% 0.7% $13,833,168$13.8m
Incentives 0.2% 0.5% $5,989,790$6.0m

36.5% 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 WME Sports represents

Client earnings by position

12 positions

Outside Linebacker $553m Defensive Tackle $491m Quarterback $259m Wide Receiver $226m Cornerback $197m Defensive End $179m Safety $154m Running Back $135m Left Tackle $111m Right Tackle $104m Tight End $23m Guard $21m

Outside Linebacker is where the book's money is, $553,461,381 across 7 clients. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Where the WME Sports clients are

The franchises holding them, and what those careers are worth

25 franchises

# Franchise Clients Career earnings
01 Los Angeles Chargers 3 $342,033,459$342.0m
02 Buffalo Bills 4 $286,024,652$286.0m
03 Baltimore Ravens 4 $220,712,441$220.7m
04 Cincinnati Bengals 1 $212,386,403$212.4m
05 Indianapolis Colts 2 $181,526,956$181.5m
06 Washington Commanders 3 $161,004,720$161.0m
07 Pittsburgh Steelers 2 $158,398,298$158.4m
08 Miami Dolphins 3 $139,069,408$139.1m
09 San Francisco 49ers 2 $119,692,880$119.7m
10 Philadelphia Eagles 4 $118,789,568$118.8m
11 Minnesota Vikings 1 $109,041,172$109.0m
12 Carolina Panthers 1 $89,857,270$89.9m
13 Denver Broncos 2 $68,517,768$68.5m
14 Cleveland Browns 2 $47,622,792$47.6m
15 New Orleans Saints 2 $35,827,996$35.8m
16 Arizona Cardinals 1 $28,826,247$28.8m
17 New York Giants 1 $25,736,089$25.7m
18 Atlanta Falcons 2 $25,603,892$25.6m
19 Houston Texans 3 $18,082,583$18.1m
20 Las Vegas Raiders 1 $14,870,314$14.9m
21 Dallas Cowboys 1 $13,274,696$13.3m
22 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1 $9,790,417$9.8m
23 New England Patriots 1 $9,353,754$9.4m
24 Chicago Bears 1 $8,387,847$8.4m
25 Jacksonville Jaguars 1 $7,621,702$7.6m

What the book is still owed

Money written into seasons that have not been played

$336.7m across 13 clients

Joe Burrow $128m Justin Jefferson $64m Jaylen Waddle $51m Nnamdi Madubuike $23m Dion Dawkins $20m Christian McCaffrey $17m Ed Oliver $15m Pete Werner $6.5m Brock Bowers $3.3m Ricky Pearsall $2.5m Ruke Orhorhoro $2.1m Kamari Lassiter $2.0m Zak Zinter $1.6m

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 WME Sports recruits

The programmes its clients came out of

30 schools

Alabama 5
Ohio State 4
Louisiana State 3
Stanford 3
Michigan 3
Georgia 3
Houston 2
Virginia Tech 2
Clemson 2
Miami (FL) 2
Buffalo 1
Oregon 1
Temple 1
Western Michigan 1
Texas A&M 1

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 WME 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 $462,366,504. The whole 2024 payroll is ranked by player here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is WME Sports's highest paid NFL client?

Joe Burrow, $212,386,403. Khalil Mack is second on $169,545,498.

How much have WME Sports clients earned in the NFL?

$2,452,053,324 across 49 careers, $50,041,905 a client. WME Sports is 3rd of the 162 firms with a client on record on career earnings, and first of the 52 with five clients or more on money per client.

How much does WME Sports make from its NFL clients?

An agent's fee is capped at 3% of a player's contract, so a book worth $2,452,053,324 in career earnings is a fee pool of about $73,561,600 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 WME Sports represent?

Outside Linebacker more than any other on money, $553,461,381 across 7 clients. The book covers 12 positions in all.

How many WME Sports clients are in the NFL now?

22 men of the 49 here was on a roster in 2026, and $336,689,752 is written into contracts for seasons not yet played.

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