Highest paid NFL fullbacks
$164,172,973 paid to 13 fullbacks, $12,628,690 a career, led by Kyle Juszczyk on $47,028,083.
Fullback is the 16th best paid of the 18 positions the league has enough careers to rank, $12.6m a career against $23.0m for the average NFL career on this site, so it is one of the positions the league pays least. More of a fullback's money is the weekly paycheque than the league average: 69.9% against 52.9%. That is the mark of a position a club can walk away from in March.
The twenty richest fullbacks
Money paid across a whole career
Kyle Juszczyk has been paid $25.2m more than any other fullback the site holds, and the twenty here account for 100.0% of everything the position has earned.
Every fullback ranked by career earnings
Money paid, and what is still contracted
| # | Player | Franchise | Seasons | Signing | Contracted | Career earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | Kyle Juszczyk Harvard | San Francisco 49ers | 13 | $12.1m | $47,028,083$47.0m | |
| 002 | Alec Ingold Wisconsin | Miami Dolphins | 8 | $4.5m | $21,835,116$21.8m | |
| 003 | Patrick Ricard Maine | Baltimore Ravens | 8 | $4.5m | $20,421,849$20.4m | |
| 004 | C.J. Ham Augustana | Minnesota Vikings | 10 | $5.4m | $19,551,253$19.6m | |
| 005 | Nick Bellore Central Michigan | Washington Commanders | 14 | $4.2m | $18,038,550$18.0m | |
| 006 | Michael Burton Rutgers | Denver Broncos | 10 | $668k | $8,755,515$8.8m | |
| 007 | Reggie Gilliam Toledo | Buffalo Bills | 5 | $1.0m | $7,084,759$7.1m | |
| 008 | Jakob Johnson Tennessee | New York Giants | 6 | $353k | $6,299,679$6.3m | |
| 009 | Khari Blasingame Vanderbilt | Chicago Bears | 6 | $10k | $5,931,266$5.9m | |
| 010 | Scott Matlock Boise State | Los Angeles Chargers | 4 | $172k | $4,012,296$4.0m | |
| 011 | Hunter Luepke North Dakota State | Dallas Cowboys | 3 | $20k | $2,715,000$2.7m | |
| 012 | Adam Prentice South Carolina | New Orleans Saints | 4 | $10k | $1,813,607$1.8m | |
| 013 | Robert Burns Connecticut | Atlanta Falcons | 2 | $1,000 | $686,000 |
The table holds every one of the 13 careers at the position. The contracted column is money written into a deal for a season that has not been played, so it is not in the career figure beside it. The whole league's contracted money is ranked here.
How a fullback's money is paid
The seven parts of a contract, for this position and for the league
- Base salary 69.9%
- Signing bonus 20.3%
- Restructured money 2.3%
- Roster bonus 3.4%
- Option bonus 1.7%
- Workout bonus 1.1%
- Incentives 1.4%
| Part of the contract | What it is | This position | The league | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base salary | the weekly paycheque, and the part that stops the day a player is cut | 69.9% | 52.9% | $113,232,778$113.2m |
| Signing bonus | paid up front and guaranteed the moment the contract is signed | 20.3% | 27.6% | $32,905,338$32.9m |
| Restructured money | base salary converted to signing money so a deal fits under the cap | 2.3% | 6.3% | $3,711,685$3.7m |
| Roster bonus | paid for being on the roster on a named day of the year | 3.4% | 6.6% | $5,510,600$5.5m |
| Option bonus | paid to take up a season already written into the deal | 1.7% | 5.3% | $2,705,000$2.7m |
| Workout bonus | paid for turning up to the offseason programme | 1.1% | 0.7% | $1,761,120$1.8m |
| Incentives | paid for hitting a number | 1.4% | 0.5% | $2,263,735$2.3m |
More of a fullback's money is the weekly paycheque than the league average: 69.9% against 52.9%. That is the mark of a position a club can walk away from in March. Base salary and signing bonus money are each ranked across the whole league on their own pages.
What the league pays fullbacks each season
Every fullback on a payroll that year, added together
2023 is the biggest year for fullback pay on record at $28,857,906 across 13 players, which is $2.2m each. The whole 2023 payroll is here.
Fullback money by franchise
What the fullbacks on each roster have earned in their careers
| # | Franchise | Players | Per player | Career earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | San Francisco 49ers | 1 | $47.0m | $47,028,083$47.0m |
| 02 | Miami Dolphins | 1 | $21.8m | $21,835,116$21.8m |
| 03 | Baltimore Ravens | 1 | $20.4m | $20,421,849$20.4m |
| 04 | Minnesota Vikings | 1 | $19.6m | $19,551,253$19.6m |
| 05 | Washington Commanders | 1 | $18.0m | $18,038,550$18.0m |
| 06 | Denver Broncos | 1 | $8.8m | $8,755,515$8.8m |
| 07 | Buffalo Bills | 1 | $7.1m | $7,084,759$7.1m |
| 08 | New York Giants | 1 | $6.3m | $6,299,679$6.3m |
| 09 | Chicago Bears | 1 | $5.9m | $5,931,266$5.9m |
| 10 | Los Angeles Chargers | 1 | $4.0m | $4,012,296$4.0m |
| 11 | Dallas Cowboys | 1 | $2.7m | $2,715,000$2.7m |
| 12 | New Orleans Saints | 1 | $1.8m | $1,813,607$1.8m |
| 13 | Atlanta Falcons | 1 | $686k | $686,000 |
A career total lands on the franchise a player is at now, so this is a ranking of which rosters hold the expensive fullbacks rather than of which clubs wrote the cheques. Every franchise is ranked here.
Where a fullback is drafted
Career earnings by the round a player was taken in
The rounds on record here run from 4 to 6. The whole draft is ranked here.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid NFL fullback of all time?
Kyle Juszczyk, $47,028,083, a fourth-round pick in null. Alec Ingold is second on $21,835,116.
How much does an NFL fullback earn over a career?
$12,628,690 on average across the 13 careers here, and 16th of 18 positions on money per career. The figure is money actually paid rather than the headline value of a contract.
Is a fullback's money guaranteed?
20.3% of it arrives as a signing bonus, which is the part that cannot be taken back, against 27.6% across the league. The other 69.9% is base salary and it stops the day a player is released.
Which franchise has paid the most at fullback?
San Francisco 49ers, $47,028,083 across the one player on its books, counted as everything those careers have earned anywhere.
How many NFL fullbacks are still playing?
2 of the 13 here were on a roster in 2026.
Where to next
The positions either side of this one, and the rest of the money
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Every position
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- Tight End earnings
- Running Back earnings
- Center earnings
- Kicker earnings
- Punter earnings
- Long Snapper earnings
- Fullback earnings
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