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Detroit Lions player earnings

$1,396,588,102 earned by the 63 players on the roster, led by Jared Goff on $312,127,068.

Detroit Lions are 15th of 32 on what the roster is worth and 10th on what the club has paid out. The first number counts everything the men on the books have been paid anywhere in their careers and the second counts only the seasons the club's own name is against, which is why they disagree. The Detroit Lions cap sheet is here.

ROSTER EARNINGS $1.40bn
PAID OUT BY THE CLUB $1.48bn
PLAYERS 63
ON THE 2026 ROSTER 26
STILL CONTRACTED $249.2m

The twenty biggest earners on the roster

Career earnings, wherever the money was paid

Jared Goff $312.1m

Jared Goff $312m Taylor Decker $120m Kevin Zeitler $92m Penei Sewell $83m Frank Ragnow $79m D.J. Reader $78m Amon-Ra St. Brown $67m Graham Glasgow $54m Carlton Davis $50m Marcus Davenport $41m Aidan Hutchinson $36m Alex Anzalone $26m David Montgomery $24m Jalen Reeves-Maybin $21m Emmanuel Moseley $19m Kalif Raymond $19m Jahmyr Gibbs $18m Jameson Williams $17m Jack Fox $16m Jack Campbell $15m

The twenty here hold 85.0% of everything the roster has earned, and Jared Goff alone holds 22.3% of it. A roster is always shaped like this: a handful of second contracts and a long tail of men still on rookie money.

Every Detroit Lions player ranked by career earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

63 careers

# Player Position Seasons Signing Contracted Career earnings
001 Jared Goff California Quarterback 13 $116.5m $87.0m $312,127,068$312.1m
002 Taylor Decker Ohio State Left Tackle 12 $29.4m $21.0m $120,042,175$120.0m
003 Kevin Zeitler Wisconsin Guard 13 $36.6m $92,114,200$92.1m
004 Penei Sewell Oregon Right Tackle 9 $29.9m $72.0m $83,138,832$83.1m
005 Frank Ragnow Arkansas Center 9 $12.6m $78,734,930$78.7m
006 D.J. Reader Clemson Defensive Tackle 10 $22.7m $78,074,664$78.1m
007 Amon-Ra St. Brown Southern California Wide Receiver 8 $17.3m $60.0m $66,596,252$66.6m
008 Graham Glasgow Michigan Guard 11 $19.4m $54,226,094$54.2m
009 Carlton Davis Auburn Cornerback 7 $24.0m $49,982,353$50.0m
010 Marcus Davenport Texas-San Antonio Defensive End 7 $21.2m $40,570,483$40.6m
011 Aidan Hutchinson Michigan Defensive End 4 $23.2m $35,715,388$35.7m
012 Alex Anzalone Florida Inside Linebacker 9 $6.4m $25,805,527$25.8m
013 David Montgomery Iowa State Running Back 7 $5.5m $24,310,358$24.3m
014 Jalen Reeves-Maybin Tennessee Outside Linebacker 10 $5.8m $20,629,537$20.6m
015 Emmanuel Moseley Tennessee Cornerback 7 $6.6m $19,275,106$19.3m
016 Kalif Raymond Holy Cross Wide Receiver 11 $4.6m $18,878,623$18.9m
017 Jahmyr Gibbs Alabama Running Back 4 $10.0m $17,845,134$17.8m
018 Jameson Williams Alabama Wide Receiver 4 $9.9m $17,206,519$17.2m
019 Jack Fox Rice Punter 8 $1.8m $16,412,709$16.4m
020 Jack Campbell Iowa Outside Linebacker 4 $7.7m $14,721,977$14.7m
021 Brock Wright Notre Dame Tight End 6 $3.6m $14,094,994$14.1m
022 Amik Robertson Louisiana Tech Cornerback 6 $3.8m $13,077,933$13.1m
023 Terrion Arnold Alabama Cornerback 4 $7.3m $2.8m $11,592,749$11.6m
024 John Cominsky Charleston Defensive End 6 $2.9m $10,280,067$10.3m
025 Sam LaPorta Iowa Tight End 4 $3.9m $9,465,990$9.5m
026 Tre'quan Smith Central Florida Wide Receiver 7 $3.0m $9,116,359$9.1m
027 Levi Onwuzurike Washington Defensive Tackle 4 $3.3m $8,148,892$8.1m
028 Brian Branch Alabama Safety 4 $2.8m $8,021,728$8.0m
029 Josh Paschal Kentucky Defensive End 4 $2.8m $7,735,650$7.7m
030 Alim McNeill North Carolina State Defensive Tackle 4 $1.1m $6,885,751$6.9m
031 Ben Niemann Iowa Outside Linebacker 7 $571k $6,720,586$6.7m
032 Derrick Barnes Purdue Outside Linebacker 4 $781k $6,322,204$6.3m
033 Hendon Hooker Tennessee Quarterback 4 $1.2m $5,469,023$5.5m
034 Brodric Martin Western Kentucky Defensive Tackle 4 $858k $5,304,086$5.3m
035 Kerby Joseph Illinois Safety 4 $849k $5,044,902$5.0m
036 Kindle Vildor Georgia Southern Cornerback 7 $478k $4,886,461$4.9m
037 Ennis Rakestraw Missouri Cornerback 4 $1.5m $1.7m $4,805,463$4.8m
038 Michael Badgley Miami (FL) Kicker 7 $676k $4,585,797$4.6m
039 Ifeatu Melifonwu Syracuse Cornerback 4 $841k $4,472,457$4.5m
040 Colby Sorsdal William & Mary Right Tackle 4 $320k $4,160,084$4.2m
041 Malcolm Rodríguez Oklahoma State Inside Linebacker 4 $188k $3,847,920$3.8m
042 Dan Skipper Arkansas Left Tackle 11 $435k $3,681,366$3.7m
043 Giovanni Manu British Columbia Left Tackle 4 $726k $1.2m $3,555,656$3.6m
044 Sione Vaki Utah Running Back 4 $654k $1.2m $3,483,544$3.5m
045 Craig Reynolds Kutztown Running Back 7 $375k $3,420,300$3.4m
046 Antoine Green North Carolina Wide Receiver 4 $117k $3,256,760$3.3m
047 Khalil Dorsey Northern Arizona Cornerback 5 $5k $3,086,833$3.1m
048 Mekhi Wingo Louisiana State Defensive Tackle 4 $187k $1.2m $3,016,800$3.0m
049 Parker Hesse Iowa Tight End 6 $193k $2,978,784$3.0m
050 Christian Mahogany Boston College Guard 4 $138k $1.2m $2,968,388$3.0m
051 Isaiah Williams Illinois Wide Receiver 3 $15k $2,845,000$2.8m
052 Loren Strickland Ball State Safety 3 $1k $2,831,500$2.8m
053 Hogan Hatten Idaho Long Snapper 3 $1,000 $2,831,000$2.8m
054 Netane Muti Fresno State Guard 6 $467k $2,741,063$2.7m
055 Kayode Awosika Buffalo Guard 4 $72k $2,580,561$2.6m
056 Nate Lynn William & Mary Defensive End 3 $15k $2,520,000$2.5m
057 Trevor Nowaske Saginaw Valley State Inside Linebacker 3 $96k $2,278,336$2.3m
058 Jake Bates Arkansas Kicker 2 $100k $1,980,000$2.0m
059 James Houston Jackson State Outside Linebacker 3 $132k $1,768,890$1.8m
060 David Bada Defensive Tackle 5 $159k $1,397,796$1.4m
061 Michael Niese Temple Center 4 $98k $1,221,500
062 Brandon Joseph Notre Dame Safety 2 $15k $1,011,000
063 Connor Galvin Baylor Right Tackle 2 $15k $686,000

The table holds every one of the 63 careers on the books. 56.9% of the money on this roster is base salary against 52.9% across the league, so more of it than usual is money that stops the day a player is cut.

What the Detroit Lions have paid out, season by season

Only the seasons the club's own name is against

Peak in 2024

2024 is the club's biggest year on record at $290,730,041 across 65 players. In 2026 it is $174,337,312 across 26 players. The whole 2024 payroll is ranked by player here.

How the Detroit Lions money is paid

The seven parts of a contract, for this roster and for the league

56.9% base salary

  • Base salary 56.9%
  • Signing bonus 28.0%
  • Restructured money 6.2%
  • Roster bonus 4.9%
  • Option bonus 3.5%
  • Workout bonus 0.4%
  • Incentives 0.1%

56.9% of the money on this roster is base salary against 52.9% across the league, so more of it than usual is money that stops the day a player is cut. Base salary, signing bonus money and the other five parts are each ranked across the whole league on their own pages.

What each position costs the Detroit Lions

Career earnings of the players on the books, by position

17 positions

Quarterback $318m Guard $155m Left Tackle $127m Wide Receiver $118m Cornerback $111m Defensive Tackle $103m Defensive End $97m Right Tackle $88m Center $80m Outside Linebacker $50m Running Back $49m Inside Linebacker $32m Tight End $27m Safety $17m Punter $16m Kicker $6.6m Long Snapper $2.8m

Quarterback is the most expensive group on the roster at $317,596,091 across 2 players. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Money the Detroit Lions still owe

Written into contracts for seasons not yet played

$249.2m in all

# Player Position Earned so far Through Still contracted
01 Jared Goff Quarterback $312.1m 2028 $87,000,000$87.0m
02 Penei Sewell Right Tackle $83.1m 2029 $72,000,000$72.0m
03 Amon-Ra St. Brown Wide Receiver $66.6m 2028 $59,990,000$60.0m
04 Taylor Decker Left Tackle $120.0m 2027 $21,000,000$21.0m
05 Terrion Arnold Cornerback $11.6m 2027 $2,750,961$2.8m
06 Ennis Rakestraw Cornerback $4.8m 2027 $1,679,283$1.7m
07 Giovanni Manu Left Tackle $3.6m 2027 $1,190,000
08 Sione Vaki Running Back $3.5m 2027 $1,190,000
09 Mekhi Wingo Defensive Tackle $3.0m 2027 $1,190,000
10 Christian Mahogany Guard $3.0m 2027 $1,190,000

10 players on the roster have money written into seasons that have not been played. None of it is counted in any career figure on this site, because it has not been paid. The whole league's contracted money is ranked here.

Where the Detroit Lions roster went to college

Schools with two or more players on the books

8 colleges

Michigan $90m
Arkansas $84m
Alabama $55m
Tennessee $45m
Iowa $34m
Notre Dame $15m
Illinois $7.9m
William & Mary $6.7m

Michigan has 2 players on the roster worth $89,941,482 between them. Every college is ranked across the league here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid Detroit Lions player?

Jared Goff, $312,127,068 across his career, a first-round pick in 2016. Taylor Decker is second on $120,042,175.

How much are the Detroit Lions roster worth?

$1,396,588,102 across 63 careers, counted as everything those players have been paid anywhere in the league. That is 15th of the 32 franchises.

How much have the Detroit Lions paid their players?

$1,484,603,384 across the 18 seasons on this site, 2009 to 2026, which is 10th in the league.

What are the Detroit Lions paying in 2026?

$174,337,312 across 26 players. A further $249,180,244 is written into contracts for seasons after this one.

Which position costs the Detroit Lions most?

Quarterback, $317,596,091 across 2 players on the books, counted across those players' whole careers.

Where to next

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