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Indianapolis Colts player earnings

$1,346,826,622 earned by the 60 players on the roster, led by Joe Flacco on $180,175,063.

Indianapolis Colts are 18th of 32 on what the roster is worth and 19th 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 Indianapolis Colts cap sheet is here.

ROSTER EARNINGS $1.35bn
PAID OUT BY THE CLUB $1.29bn
PLAYERS 60
ON THE 2026 ROSTER 23
STILL CONTRACTED $20.5m

The twenty biggest earners on the roster

Career earnings, wherever the money was paid

Joe Flacco $180.2m

Joe Flacco $180m DeForest Buckner $161m Quenton Nelson $119m Michael Pittman Jr. $80m Braden Smith $78m Grover Stewart $71m Ryan Kelly $68m Kenny Moore $68m Jonathan Taylor $53m Samson Ebukam $41m Zaire Franklin $35m Anthony Richardson $34m Matt Gay $27m Kwity Paye $27m Mo Alie-Cox $23m Tyquan Lewis $21m Raekwon Davis $20m Taven Bryan $20m Rigoberto Sanchez $16m Laiatu Latu $14m

The twenty here hold 85.8% of everything the roster has earned, and Joe Flacco alone holds 13.4% 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 Indianapolis Colts player ranked by career earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

60 careers

# Player Position Seasons Signing Contracted Career earnings
001 Joe Flacco Delaware Quarterback 20 $74.8m $180,175,063$180.2m
002 DeForest Buckner Oregon Defensive Tackle 11 $29.4m $160,592,973$160.6m
003 Quenton Nelson Notre Dame Guard 9 $46.5m $118,819,452$118.8m
004 Michael Pittman Jr. Southern California Wide Receiver 7 $18.8m $79,999,182$80.0m
005 Braden Smith Auburn Right Tackle 8 $18.3m $78,492,939$78.5m
006 Grover Stewart Albany State Defensive Tackle 10 $11.4m $71,097,386$71.1m
007 Ryan Kelly Alabama Center 9 $5.8m $67,998,507$68.0m
008 Kenny Moore Valdosta State Cornerback 10 $6.8m $67,903,682$67.9m
009 Jonathan Taylor Wisconsin Running Back 7 $13.5m $52,629,982$52.6m
010 Samson Ebukam Eastern Washington Defensive End 9 $13.1m $40,695,166$40.7m
011 Zaire Franklin Syracuse Inside Linebacker 10 $5.1m $9.0m $35,262,297$35.3m
012 Anthony Richardson Florida Quarterback 4 $21.7m $33,994,031$34.0m
013 Matt Gay Utah Kicker 9 $8.6m $27,386,340$27.4m
014 Kwity Paye Michigan Defensive End 5 $7.3m $27,031,833$27.0m
015 Mo Alie-Cox Virginia Commonwealth Tight End 8 $28k $22,980,713$23.0m
016 Tyquan Lewis Ohio State Defensive End 8 $6.8m $20,933,983$20.9m
017 Raekwon Davis Alabama Defensive Tackle 6 $6.7m $19,920,703$19.9m
018 Taven Bryan Florida Defensive Tackle 7 $6.7m $19,696,957$19.7m
019 Rigoberto Sanchez Hawaii Punter 8 $12k $15,837,505$15.8m
020 Laiatu Latu California-Los Angeles Defensive End 4 $9.2m $3.1m $13,914,363$13.9m
021 Luke Rhodes William & Mary Long Snapper 12 $1.2m $1.4m $12,096,953$12.1m
022 E.J. Speed Tarleton State Outside Linebacker 6 $3.2m $11,892,736$11.9m
023 Ashton Dulin Malone Wide Receiver 6 $2.0m $11,536,952$11.5m
024 Julian Blackmon Utah Safety 5 $2.8m $10,281,876$10.3m
025 Julius Brents Kansas State Cornerback 4 $3.0m $8,196,936$8.2m
026 Alec Pierce Cincinnati Wide Receiver 4 $2.0m $6,601,342$6.6m
027 Kylen Granson Southern Methodist Tight End 4 $706k $6,247,368$6.2m
028 Dayo Odeyingbo Vanderbilt Defensive End 4 $1.9m $6,177,521$6.2m
029 Will Fries Penn State Guard 4 $85k $5,626,375$5.6m
030 Adonai Mitchell Georgia Wide Receiver 4 $2.2m $1.8m $5,583,893$5.6m
031 Josh Downs North Carolina Wide Receiver 4 $1.0m $5,520,460$5.5m
032 Jelani Woods Oklahoma State Tight End 4 $1.1m $5,372,472$5.4m
033 Bernhard Raimann Central Michigan Left Tackle 4 $1.0m $5,301,962$5.3m
034 Nick Cross Maryland Safety 4 $864k $5,065,638$5.1m
035 Danny Pinter Ball State Center 5 $516k $4,943,450$4.9m
036 Juwann Winfree Colorado Wide Receiver 6 $721k $4,726,081$4.7m
037 Blake Freeland Brigham Young Right Tackle 4 $816k $4,655,880$4.7m
038 Adetomiwa Adebawore Northwestern Defensive Tackle 4 $797k $4,636,908$4.6m
039 Chris Lammons South Carolina Cornerback 8 $373k $4,361,307$4.4m
040 Trey Sermon Ohio State Running Back 4 $916k $4,336,004$4.3m
041 Matt Goncalves Pittsburgh Left Tackle 4 $1.1m $1.6m $4,247,805$4.2m
042 Will Mallory Miami (FL) Tight End 4 $291k $4,130,592$4.1m
043 Rodney Thomas Yale Safety 4 $95k $3,755,384$3.8m
044 Samuel Womack Toledo Cornerback 4 $283k $3,723,879$3.7m
045 Tanor Bortolini Wisconsin Guard 4 $780k $1.2m $3,609,872$3.6m
046 Grant Stuard Houston Outside Linebacker 4 $76k $3,556,244$3.6m
047 Sam Ehlinger Texas Quarterback 4 $131k $3,529,036$3.5m
048 Daniel Scott California Safety 4 $308k $3,402,836$3.4m
049 Andrew Ogletree Youngstown State Tight End 4 $178k $3,373,188$3.4m
050 Anthony Gould Oregon State Wide Receiver 4 $353k $1.2m $3,182,664$3.2m
051 Jaylon Carlies Missouri Safety 4 $336k $1.2m $3,166,240$3.2m
052 Cameron McGrone Michigan Outside Linebacker 5 $358k $2,875,153$2.9m
053 Dalton Tucker Marshall Guard 3 $40k $2,870,000$2.9m
054 Wesley French Western Michigan Center 3 $10k $2,570,000$2.6m
055 Trevor Denbow Southern Methodist Safety 3 $15k $2,452,782$2.5m
056 Dallis Flowers Pittsburgh State Cornerback 3 $5k $2,257,776$2.3m
057 Isaiah Land Florida A&M Defensive End 3 $5k $1,950,000$1.9m
058 Segun Olubi San Diego State Inside Linebacker 3 $3k $1,872,000$1.9m
059 Tyler Goodson Iowa Running Back 3 $133k $1,290,000
060 Ryan Coll Richmond Guard 2 $16k $486,000

The table holds every one of the 60 careers on the books. 58.8% 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 Indianapolis Colts 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 $249,126,988 across 61 players. In 2026 it is $136,161,742 across 23 players. The whole 2024 payroll is ranked by player here.

How the Indianapolis Colts money is paid

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

58.8% base salary

  • Base salary 58.8%
  • Signing bonus 25.3%
  • Restructured money 11.2%
  • Roster bonus 2.3%
  • Option bonus 1.6%
  • Workout bonus 0.2%
  • Incentives 0.5%

58.8% 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 Indianapolis Colts

Career earnings of the players on the books, by position

17 positions

Defensive Tackle $276m Quarterback $218m Guard $131m Wide Receiver $117m Defensive End $111m Cornerback $86m Right Tackle $83m Center $76m Running Back $58m Tight End $42m Inside Linebacker $37m Safety $28m Kicker $27m Outside Linebacker $18m Punter $16m Long Snapper $12m Left Tackle $9.5m

Defensive Tackle is the most expensive group on the roster at $275,944,927 across 5 players. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Money the Indianapolis Colts still owe

Written into contracts for seasons not yet played

$20.5m in all

# Player Position Earned so far Through Still contracted
01 Zaire Franklin Inside Linebacker $35.3m 2027 $9,005,000$9.0m
02 Laiatu Latu Defensive End $13.9m 2027 $3,147,531$3.1m
03 Adonai Mitchell Wide Receiver $5.6m 2027 $1,802,193$1.8m
04 Matt Goncalves Left Tackle $4.2m 2027 $1,591,233$1.6m
05 Luke Rhodes Long Snapper $12.1m 2027 $1,430,000$1.4m
06 Tanor Bortolini Guard $3.6m 2027 $1,190,000
07 Anthony Gould Wide Receiver $3.2m 2027 $1,190,000
08 Jaylon Carlies Safety $3.2m 2027 $1,190,000

8 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 Indianapolis Colts roster went to college

Schools with two or more players on the books

7 colleges

Alabama $88m
Wisconsin $56m
Florida $54m
Utah $38m
Michigan $30m
Ohio State $25m
Southern Methodist $8.7m

Alabama has 2 players on the roster worth $87,919,210 between them. Every college is ranked across the league here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid Indianapolis Colts player?

Joe Flacco, $180,175,063 across his career, a first-round pick in 2008, 18th overall. DeForest Buckner is second on $160,592,973.

How much are the Indianapolis Colts roster worth?

$1,346,826,622 across 60 careers, counted as everything those players have been paid anywhere in the league. That is 18th of the 32 franchises.

How much have the Indianapolis Colts paid their players?

$1,285,134,397 across the 14 seasons on this site, 2010 to 2026, which is 19th in the league.

What are the Indianapolis Colts paying in 2026?

$136,161,742 across 23 players. A further $20,545,957 is written into contracts for seasons after this one.

Which position costs the Indianapolis Colts most?

Defensive Tackle, $275,944,927 across 5 players on the books, counted across those players' whole careers.

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