Highest paid NFL left tackles
$2,336,810,665 paid to 69 left tackles, $33,866,821 a career, led by Trent Williams on $251,418,608.
Left Tackle is the 2nd best paid of the 18 positions the league has enough careers to rank, $33.9m a career against $23.0m for the average NFL career on this site. A left tackle is paid on the league's own split almost exactly: 51.6% of the money is the weekly paycheque against 52.9% across the NFL.
The twenty richest left tackles
Money paid across a whole career
Trent Williams has been paid $87.6m more than any other left tackle the site holds, and the twenty here account for 85.2% of everything the position has earned.
Every left tackle ranked by career earnings
Money paid, and what is still contracted
| # | Player | Franchise | Seasons | Signing | Contracted | Career earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | Trent Williams Oklahoma | San Francisco 49ers | 17 | $86.6m | $251,418,608$251.4m | |
| 002 | Laremy Tunsil Mississippi | Houston Texans | 11 | $50.3m | $163,802,675$163.8m | |
| 003 | Jake Matthews Texas A&M | Atlanta Falcons | 13 | $36.7m | $158,680,093$158.7m | |
| 004 | Terron Armstead Arkansas-Pine Bluff | Miami Dolphins | 14 | $30.9m | $140,155,138$140.2m | |
| 005 | Tyron Smith Southern California | New York Jets | 14 | $22.4m | $125,597,504$125.6m | |
| 006 | Taylor Decker Ohio State | Detroit Lions | 12 | $29.4m | $21.0m | $120,042,175$120.0m |
| 007 | Ronnie Stanley Notre Dame | Baltimore Ravens | 9 | $38.6m | $108,645,183$108.6m | |
| 008 | Jordan Mailata | Philadelphia Eagles | 11 | $30.8m | $3.7m | $105,317,561$105.3m |
| 009 | Dion Dawkins Temple | Buffalo Bills | 11 | $20.8m | $19.7m | $103,164,078$103.2m |
| 010 | Andrew Thomas Georgia | New York Giants | 10 | $36.1m | $64.7m | $99,320,588$99.3m |
| 011 | Tristan Wirfs Iowa | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 10 | $34.4m | $80.6m | $94,472,026$94.5m |
| 012 | Orlando Brown Jr. Oklahoma | Cincinnati Bengals | 9 | $32.0m | $87,581,945$87.6m | |
| 013 | Garett Bolles Utah | Denver Broncos | 8 | $26.2m | $79,315,413$79.3m | |
| 014 | Kolton Miller California-Los Angeles | Las Vegas Raiders | 8 | $7.9m | $78,551,582$78.6m | |
| 015 | Cam Robinson Alabama | Jacksonville Jaguars | 8 | $18.2m | $69,659,323$69.7m | |
| 016 | Christian Darrisaw Virginia Tech | Minnesota Vikings | 9 | $25.1m | $63.7m | $69,632,212$69.6m |
| 017 | Rashawn Slater Northwestern | Los Angeles Chargers | 5 | $9.5m | $35,671,758$35.7m | |
| 018 | Joseph Noteboom Texas Christian | Los Angeles Rams | 7 | $10.8m | $35,630,132$35.6m | |
| 019 | Jedrick Wills Alabama | Cleveland Browns | 5 | $11.9m | $34,046,497$34.0m | |
| 020 | Chukwuma Okorafor Western Michigan | New England Patriots | 7 | $12.1m | $29,345,364$29.3m | |
| 021 | Paris Johnson Ohio State | Arizona Cardinals | 4 | $17.4m | $28,222,783$28.2m | |
| 022 | Ikem Ekwonu North Carolina State | Carolina Panthers | 4 | $17.2m | $27,568,050$27.6m | |
| 023 | JC Latham Alabama | Tennessee Titans | 4 | $15.8m | $4.3m | $21,698,572$21.7m |
| 024 | Charles Cross Mississippi State | Seattle Seahawks | 4 | $12.7m | $21,383,626$21.4m | |
| 025 | Patrick Mekari California | Baltimore Ravens | 6 | $8k | $17,998,663$18.0m | |
| 026 | Olu Fashanu Penn State | New York Jets | 4 | $11.7m | $3.6m | $16,918,795$16.9m |
| 027 | Cornelius Lucas Kansas State | Washington Commanders | 12 | $4.0m | $16,845,218$16.8m | |
| 028 | Taliese Fuaga Oregon State | New Orleans Saints | 4 | $9.4m | $3.2m | $14,187,499$14.2m |
| 029 | Troy Fautanu Washington | Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | $7.8m | $2.8m | $12,207,300$12.2m |
| 030 | Tyler Guyton Texas Christian | Dallas Cowboys | 4 | $6.4m | $2.6m | $10,566,833$10.6m |
| 031 | Walker Little Stanford | Jacksonville Jaguars | 4 | $2.9m | $7,621,702$7.6m | |
| 032 | Dan Moore Texas A&M | Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | $698k | $7,227,976$7.2m | |
| 033 | Geron Christian Louisville | Los Angeles Rams | 12 | $1.6m | $6,820,106$6.8m | |
| 034 | Alaric Jackson Iowa | Los Angeles Rams | 4 | $20k | $6,627,222$6.6m | |
| 035 | Chuma Edoga Southern California | Dallas Cowboys | 6 | $1.2m | $5,772,000$5.8m | |
| 036 | Matt Peart Connecticut | Denver Broncos | 5 | $1000k | $5,622,064$5.6m | |
| 037 | Joshua Ezeudu North Carolina | New York Giants | 4 | $1.2m | $5,485,524$5.5m | |
| 038 | Wanya Morris Oklahoma | Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | $904k | $5,368,357$5.4m | |
| 039 | Bernhard Raimann Central Michigan | Indianapolis Colts | 4 | $1.0m | $5,301,962$5.3m | |
| 040 | Patrick Paul Houston | Miami Dolphins | 4 | $1.8m | $1.7m | $5,174,192$5.2m |
| 041 | Blake Fisher Notre Dame | Houston Texans | 4 | $1.6m | $1.7m | $4,901,052$4.9m |
| 042 | Fred Johnson Florida | Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | $340k | $4,825,043$4.8m | |
| 043 | Kingsley Suamataia Brigham Young | Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | $1.5m | $1.7m | $4,750,845$4.8m |
| 044 | Justin Skule Vanderbilt | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 6 | $333k | $4,716,852$4.7m | |
| 045 | Brandon Coleman Texas Christian | Washington Commanders | 4 | $1.2m | $1.6m | $4,437,102$4.4m |
| 046 | Kiran Amegadjie Yale | Chicago Bears | 4 | $1.1m | $1.6m | $4,312,823$4.3m |
| 047 | Delmar Glaze Maryland | Las Vegas Raiders | 4 | $1.1m | $1.6m | $4,270,909$4.3m |
| 048 | Matt Goncalves Pittsburgh | Indianapolis Colts | 4 | $1.1m | $1.6m | $4,247,805$4.2m |
| 049 | Justin Herron Wake Forest | New Orleans Saints | 5 | $272k | $4,011,422$4.0m | |
| 050 | Vederian Lowe Illinois | New England Patriots | 4 | $198k | $3,857,872$3.9m | |
| 051 | D'ante Smith East Carolina | Cincinnati Bengals | 4 | $499k | $3,856,838$3.9m | |
| 052 | Braxton Jones Southern Utah | Chicago Bears | 4 | $300k | $3,827,885$3.8m | |
| 053 | Jaylon Moore Western Michigan | San Francisco 49ers | 4 | $323k | $3,803,032$3.8m | |
| 054 | Hakeem Adeniji Kansas | Cleveland Browns | 5 | $294k | $3,799,719$3.8m | |
| 055 | Rasheed Walker Penn State | Green Bay Packers | 4 | $81k | $3,740,872$3.7m | |
| 056 | Dan Skipper Arkansas | Detroit Lions | 11 | $435k | $3,681,366$3.7m | |
| 057 | Landon Young Kentucky | New Orleans Saints | 4 | $170k | $3,649,780$3.6m | |
| 058 | Stone Forsythe Florida | Seattle Seahawks | 4 | $167k | $3,646,624$3.6m | |
| 059 | Giovanni Manu British Columbia | Detroit Lions | 4 | $726k | $1.2m | $3,555,656$3.6m |
| 060 | Walter Rouse Oklahoma | Minnesota Vikings | 4 | $227k | $1.2m | $3,056,592$3.1m |
| 061 | Travis Glover Georgia State | Green Bay Packers | 4 | $171k | $1.2m | $3,001,380$3.0m |
| 062 | Tylan Grable Jacksonville State | Buffalo Bills | 4 | $170k | $1.2m | $2,999,912$3.0m |
| 063 | Tyler McLellan Campbell | Los Angeles Chargers | 3 | $10k | $2,515,000$2.5m | |
| 064 | Foster Sarell Stanford | Los Angeles Chargers | 6 | $141k | $2,501,985$2.5m | |
| 065 | Ryan Van Demark Connecticut | Buffalo Bills | 3 | $184k | $2,056,000$2.1m | |
| 066 | John Ojukwu Boise State | Tennessee Titans | 4 | $40k | $1,410,000$1.4m | |
| 067 | Demontrey Jacobs South Florida | New England Patriots | 2 | $15k | $1,011,000 | |
| 068 | Kadeem Telfort Alabama-Birmingham | Green Bay Packers | 2 | $9k | $1,011,000 | |
| 069 | Silas Dzansi Virginia Tech | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2 | $35k | $686,000 |
The table holds every one of the 69 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 left tackle's money is paid
The seven parts of a contract, for this position and for the league
- Base salary 51.6%
- Signing bonus 27.0%
- Restructured money 3.8%
- Roster bonus 10.9%
- Option bonus 5.7%
- Workout bonus 0.9%
- Incentives 0.2%
| 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 | 51.6% | 52.9% | $1,335,868,478$1.34bn |
| Signing bonus | paid up front and guaranteed the moment the contract is signed | 27.0% | 27.6% | $698,024,300$698.0m |
| Restructured money | base salary converted to signing money so a deal fits under the cap | 3.8% | 6.3% | $98,837,746$98.8m |
| Roster bonus | paid for being on the roster on a named day of the year | 10.9% | 6.6% | $281,509,808$281.5m |
| Option bonus | paid to take up a season already written into the deal | 5.7% | 5.3% | $146,656,965$146.7m |
| Workout bonus | paid for turning up to the offseason programme | 0.9% | 0.7% | $22,970,556$23.0m |
| Incentives | paid for hitting a number | 0.2% | 0.5% | $5,752,611$5.8m |
A left tackle is paid on the league's own split almost exactly: 51.6% of the money is the weekly paycheque against 52.9% across the NFL. Base salary and signing bonus money are each ranked across the whole league on their own pages.
What the league pays left tackles each season
Every left tackle on a payroll that year, added together
2024 is the biggest year for left tackle pay on record at $411,060,749 across 70 players, which is $5.9m each. The whole 2024 payroll is here.
Left Tackle money by franchise
What the left tackles on each roster have earned in their careers
| # | Franchise | Players | Per player | Career earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | San Francisco 49ers | 2 | $127.6m | $255,221,640$255.2m |
| 02 | Houston Texans | 2 | $84.4m | $168,703,727$168.7m |
| 03 | Atlanta Falcons | 1 | $158.7m | $158,680,093$158.7m |
| 04 | Miami Dolphins | 2 | $72.7m | $145,329,330$145.3m |
| 05 | New York Jets | 2 | $71.3m | $142,516,299$142.5m |
| 06 | Detroit Lions | 3 | $42.4m | $127,279,197$127.3m |
| 07 | Baltimore Ravens | 2 | $63.3m | $126,643,846$126.6m |
| 08 | Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | $55.1m | $110,142,604$110.1m |
| 09 | Buffalo Bills | 3 | $36.1m | $108,219,990$108.2m |
| 10 | New York Giants | 2 | $52.4m | $104,806,112$104.8m |
| 11 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 3 | $33.3m | $99,874,878$99.9m |
| 12 | Cincinnati Bengals | 2 | $45.7m | $91,438,783$91.4m |
| 13 | Denver Broncos | 2 | $42.5m | $84,937,477$84.9m |
| 14 | Las Vegas Raiders | 2 | $41.4m | $82,822,491$82.8m |
| 15 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 2 | $38.6m | $77,281,025$77.3m |
| 16 | Minnesota Vikings | 2 | $36.3m | $72,688,804$72.7m |
| 17 | Los Angeles Rams | 3 | $16.4m | $49,077,460$49.1m |
| 18 | Los Angeles Chargers | 3 | $13.6m | $40,688,743$40.7m |
| 19 | Cleveland Browns | 2 | $18.9m | $37,846,216$37.8m |
| 20 | New England Patriots | 3 | $11.4m | $34,214,236$34.2m |
| 21 | Arizona Cardinals | 1 | $28.2m | $28,222,783$28.2m |
| 22 | Carolina Panthers | 1 | $27.6m | $27,568,050$27.6m |
| 23 | Seattle Seahawks | 2 | $12.5m | $25,030,250$25.0m |
| 24 | Tennessee Titans | 2 | $11.6m | $23,108,572$23.1m |
| 25 | New Orleans Saints | 3 | $7.3m | $21,848,701$21.8m |
| 26 | Washington Commanders | 2 | $10.6m | $21,282,320$21.3m |
| 27 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | $9.7m | $19,435,276$19.4m |
| 28 | Dallas Cowboys | 2 | $8.2m | $16,338,833$16.3m |
| 29 | Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | $5.1m | $10,119,202$10.1m |
| 30 | Indianapolis Colts | 2 | $4.8m | $9,549,767$9.5m |
| 31 | Chicago Bears | 2 | $4.1m | $8,140,708$8.1m |
| 32 | Green Bay Packers | 3 | $2.6m | $7,753,252$7.8m |
A career total lands on the franchise a player is at now, so this is a ranking of which rosters hold the expensive left tackles rather than of which clubs wrote the cheques. Every franchise is ranked here.
Where a left tackle is drafted
Career earnings by the round a player was taken in
A first-round left tackle has earned $79.7m a career against $54.5m for one taken in round 7. The whole draft is ranked here.
Which colleges produce the richest left tackles
Schools with three or more in the position
Oklahoma has put 4 left tackles into the league, worth $347,425,502 between them. Every college is ranked across all positions here.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid NFL left tackle of all time?
Trent Williams, $251,418,608, a first-round pick in 2010, 4th overall. Laremy Tunsil is second on $163,802,675.
How much does an NFL left tackle earn over a career?
$33,866,821 on average across the 69 careers here, and 2nd of 18 positions on money per career. The figure is money actually paid rather than the headline value of a contract.
Is a left tackle's money guaranteed?
27.0% of it arrives as a signing bonus, which is the part that cannot be taken back, against 27.6% across the league. The other 51.6% is base salary and it stops the day a player is released.
Which franchise has paid the most at left tackle?
San Francisco 49ers, $255,221,640 across the 2 players on its books, counted as everything those careers have earned anywhere.
How many NFL left tackles are still playing?
30 of the 69 here were on a roster in 2026, with $286,287,435 written into contracts for seasons not yet played.
Where to next
The positions either side of this one, and the rest of the money
Cornerback · Outside Linebacker · Safety · Guard · Right Tackle · Inside Linebacker · Tight End · Running Back · Every position · NFL career earnings
The fifty richest left tackles
- Trent Williams
- Laremy Tunsil
- Jake Matthews
- Terron Armstead
- Tyron Smith
- Taylor Decker
- Ronnie Stanley
- Jordan Mailata
- Dion Dawkins
- Andrew Thomas
- Tristan Wirfs
- Orlando Brown Jr.
- Garett Bolles
- Kolton Miller
- Cam Robinson
- Christian Darrisaw
- Rashawn Slater
- Joseph Noteboom
- Jedrick Wills
- Chukwuma Okorafor
- Paris Johnson
- Ikem Ekwonu
- JC Latham
- Charles Cross
- Patrick Mekari
- Olu Fashanu
- Cornelius Lucas
- Taliese Fuaga
- Troy Fautanu
- Tyler Guyton
- Walker Little
- Dan Moore
- Geron Christian
- Alaric Jackson
- Chuma Edoga
- Matt Peart
- Joshua Ezeudu
- Wanya Morris
- Bernhard Raimann
- Patrick Paul
- Blake Fisher
- Fred Johnson
- Kingsley Suamataia
- Justin Skule
- Brandon Coleman
- Kiran Amegadjie
- Delmar Glaze
- Matt Goncalves
- Justin Herron
- Vederian Lowe
Every position
- Quarterback earnings
- Wide Receiver earnings
- Defensive End earnings
- Defensive Tackle earnings
- Cornerback earnings
- Outside Linebacker earnings
- Safety earnings
- Guard earnings
- Left Tackle earnings
- Right Tackle earnings
- Inside Linebacker earnings
- Tight End earnings
- Running Back earnings
- Center earnings
- Kicker earnings
- Punter earnings
- Long Snapper earnings
- Fullback earnings
By season
- The 2026 NFL payroll
- The 2025 NFL payroll
- The 2024 NFL payroll
- The 2023 NFL payroll
- The 2022 NFL payroll
- The 2021 NFL payroll
- The 2020 NFL payroll
- The 2019 NFL payroll
- The 2018 NFL payroll
- The 2017 NFL payroll
- The 2016 NFL payroll
- The 2015 NFL payroll
- The 2014 NFL payroll
- The 2013 NFL payroll
- The 2012 NFL payroll