Minnesota Vikings player earnings
$1,302,400,196 earned by the 61 players on the roster, led by Harrison Smith on $122,735,243.
Minnesota Vikings are 20th of 32 on what the roster is worth and 7th 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 Minnesota Vikings cap sheet is here.
The twenty biggest earners on the roster
Career earnings, wherever the money was paid
The twenty here hold 80.5% of everything the roster has earned, and Harrison Smith alone holds 9.4% 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 Minnesota Vikings player ranked by career earnings
Money paid, and what is still contracted
| # | Player | Position | Seasons | Signing | Contracted | Career earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | Harrison Smith Notre Dame | Safety | 15 | $30.2m | $122,735,243$122.7m | |
| 002 | Stephon Gilmore South Carolina | Cornerback | 14 | $38.6m | $116,426,433$116.4m | |
| 003 | Justin Jefferson Louisiana State | Wide Receiver | 9 | $44.0m | $64.0m | $109,041,172$109.0m |
| 004 | Brian O'Neill Pittsburgh | Right Tackle | 9 | $21.3m | $98,746,103$98.7m | |
| 005 | T.J. Hockenson Iowa | Tight End | 9 | $30.4m | $18.0m | $77,233,996$77.2m |
| 006 | Christian Darrisaw Virginia Tech | Left Tackle | 9 | $25.1m | $63.7m | $69,632,212$69.6m |
| 007 | Sam Darnold Southern California | Quarterback | 7 | $27.8m | $65,253,948$65.3m | |
| 008 | Jonathan Greenard Florida | Outside Linebacker | 8 | $17.4m | $19.0m | $61,677,776$61.7m |
| 009 | Aaron Jones Texas El-Paso | Running Back | 8 | $17.2m | $41,688,273$41.7m | |
| 010 | Shaquill Griffin Central Florida | Cornerback | 9 | $18.2m | $38,909,882$38.9m | |
| 011 | Harrison Phillips Stanford | Defensive Tackle | 9 | $12.8m | $38,327,658$38.3m | |
| 012 | Garrett Bradbury North Carolina State | Center | 7 | $11.2m | $28,530,759$28.5m | |
| 013 | Andrew Van Ginkel Wisconsin | Outside Linebacker | 7 | $8.1m | $27,900,820$27.9m | |
| 014 | Blake Cashman Minnesota | Inside Linebacker | 8 | $8.2m | $27,204,673$27.2m | |
| 015 | Byron Murphy Washington | Cornerback | 6 | $10.8m | $27,027,305$27.0m | |
| 016 | Josh Oliver San Jose State | Tight End | 7 | $8.2m | $25,209,550$25.2m | |
| 017 | C.J. Ham Augustana | Fullback | 10 | $5.4m | $19,551,253$19.6m | |
| 018 | J.J. McCarthy Michigan | Quarterback | 4 | $12.7m | $3.8m | $18,079,596$18.1m |
| 019 | Jerry Tillery Notre Dame | Defensive Tackle | 6 | $8.7m | $17,516,854$17.5m | |
| 020 | Dan Feeney Indiana | Center | 9 | $9.0m | $17,516,099$17.5m | |
| 021 | Dalton Risner Kansas State | Guard | 6 | $5.1m | $14,090,573$14.1m | |
| 022 | Kamu Grugier-Hill Eastern Illinois | Inside Linebacker | 9 | $5.4m | $13,896,679$13.9m | |
| 023 | Jordan Addison Southern California | Wide Receiver | 4 | $7.0m | $13,731,740$13.7m | |
| 024 | Dallas Turner Alabama | Outside Linebacker | 4 | $8.3m | $2.9m | $12,821,836$12.8m |
| 025 | Jihad Ward Illinois | Outside Linebacker | 9 | $3.9m | $12,615,162$12.6m | |
| 026 | Blake Brandel Oregon State | Guard | 7 | $2.3m | $11,847,804$11.8m | |
| 027 | Josh Metellus Michigan | Safety | 6 | $3.2m | $11,385,602$11.4m | |
| 028 | David Quessenberry San Jose State | Right Tackle | 12 | $2.9m | $10,379,148$10.4m | |
| 029 | Fabian Moreau California-Los Angeles | Cornerback | 11 | $1.5m | $10,356,592$10.4m | |
| 030 | Andrew DePaola Rutgers | Long Snapper | 12 | $469k | $10,033,770$10.0m | |
| 031 | Jonathan Bullard Florida | Defensive End | 10 | $2.5m | $9,836,942$9.8m | |
| 032 | Trent Sherfield Vanderbilt | Wide Receiver | 7 | $1.9m | $8,852,771$8.9m | |
| 033 | Ed Ingram Louisiana State | Guard | 4 | $1.5m | $7,540,150$7.5m | |
| 034 | Johnny Mundt Oregon | Tight End | 8 | $950k | $7,117,628$7.1m | |
| 035 | Nick Mullens Southern Mississippi | Quarterback | 9 | $1.3m | $6,975,023$7.0m | |
| 036 | Camryn Bynum California | Safety | 4 | $718k | $6,953,473$7.0m | |
| 037 | Brandon Powell Florida | Wide Receiver | 7 | $585k | $6,384,495$6.4m | |
| 038 | Brian Asamoah Oklahoma | Inside Linebacker | 4 | $1.2m | $5,486,849$5.5m | |
| 039 | Mekhi Blackmon Southern California | Cornerback | 4 | $858k | $5,304,084$5.3m | |
| 040 | Patrick Jones Pittsburgh | Outside Linebacker | 4 | $902k | $4,870,101$4.9m | |
| 041 | Brett Rypien Boise State | Quarterback | 11 | $10k | $4,644,031$4.6m | |
| 042 | Jay Ward Louisiana State | Cornerback | 4 | $654k | $4,493,544$4.5m | |
| 043 | Jordan Kunaszyk California | Linebacker | 6 | $462k | $4,393,514$4.4m | |
| 044 | Akayleb Evans Missouri | Cornerback | 4 | $761k | $4,344,687$4.3m | |
| 045 | Ty Chandler North Carolina | Running Back | 4 | $299k | $3,790,786$3.8m | |
| 046 | Jalen Nailor Michigan State | Wide Receiver | 4 | $181k | $3,708,993$3.7m | |
| 047 | Walter Rouse Oklahoma | Left Tackle | 4 | $227k | $1.2m | $3,056,592$3.1m |
| 048 | Will Reichard Alabama | Kicker | 4 | $171k | $1.2m | $3,000,620$3.0m |
| 049 | Michael Jurgens Wake Forest | Center | 4 | $109k | $1.2m | $2,938,740$2.9m |
| 050 | Levi Drake Rodriguez Texas A&M University–Commerce | Defensive Tackle | 4 | $106k | $1.2m | $2,935,988$2.9m |
| 051 | Dwight McGlothern Arkansas | Cornerback | 3 | $10k | $2,840,000$2.8m | |
| 052 | Taki Taimani Oregon | Defensive Tackle | 3 | $5k | $2,835,000$2.8m | |
| 053 | Ivan Pace Cincinnati | Inside Linebacker | 3 | $20k | $2,715,000$2.7m | |
| 054 | Theo Jackson Tennessee | Cornerback | 4 | $78k | $2,566,809$2.6m | |
| 055 | Ryan Wright Tulane | Punter | 3 | $5k | $2,565,000$2.6m | |
| 056 | Gabriel Murphy California-Los Angeles | Outside Linebacker | 3 | $20k | $2,525,000$2.5m | |
| 057 | Jeremy Flax Kentucky | Guard | 3 | $10k | $2,515,000$2.5m | |
| 058 | Nick Muse South Carolina | Tight End | 3 | $107k | $2,385,267$2.4m | |
| 059 | NaJee Thompson Georgia Southern | Cornerback | 3 | $0 | $2,275,000$2.3m | |
| 060 | Trishton Jackson Syracuse | Wide Receiver | 5 | $271k | $2,270,598$2.3m | |
| 061 | Jalen Redmond Oklahoma | Defensive End | 2 | $20k | $910,000 |
The table holds every one of the 61 careers on the books. 59.5% 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 Minnesota Vikings have paid out, season by season
Only the seasons the club's own name is against
2024 is the club's biggest year on record at $265,983,089 across 62 players. In 2026 it is $157,641,946 across 22 players. The whole 2024 payroll is ranked by player here.
How the Minnesota Vikings money is paid
The seven parts of a contract, for this roster and for the league
- Base salary 59.5%
- Signing bonus 28.8%
- Restructured money 4.6%
- Roster bonus 4.1%
- Option bonus 1.8%
- Workout bonus 0.7%
- Incentives 0.5%
59.5% 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 Minnesota Vikings
Career earnings of the players on the books, by position
Cornerback is the most expensive group on the roster at $214,544,336 across 10 players. Every position is ranked across the league here.
Money the Minnesota Vikings still owe
Written into contracts for seasons not yet played
| # | Player | Position | Earned so far | Through | Still contracted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Justin Jefferson | Wide Receiver | $109.0m | 2028 | $64,010,000$64.0m |
| 02 | Christian Darrisaw | Left Tackle | $69.6m | 2029 | $63,750,000$63.7m |
| 03 | Jonathan Greenard | Outside Linebacker | $61.7m | 2027 | $19,000,000$19.0m |
| 04 | T.J. Hockenson | Tight End | $77.2m | 2027 | $18,000,000$18.0m |
| 05 | J.J. McCarthy | Quarterback | $18.1m | 2027 | $3,775,200$3.8m |
| 06 | Dallas Turner | Outside Linebacker | $12.8m | 2027 | $2,945,028$2.9m |
| 07 | Walter Rouse | Left Tackle | $3.1m | 2027 | $1,190,000 |
| 08 | Will Reichard | Kicker | $3.0m | 2027 | $1,190,000 |
| 09 | Michael Jurgens | Center | $2.9m | 2027 | $1,190,000 |
| 10 | Levi Drake Rodriguez | Defensive Tackle | $2.9m | 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 Minnesota Vikings roster went to college
Schools with two or more players on the books
Notre Dame has 2 players on the roster worth $140,252,097 between them. Every college is ranked across the league here.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid Minnesota Vikings player?
Harrison Smith, $122,735,243 across his career, a first-round pick in 2012. Stephon Gilmore is second on $116,426,433.
How much are the Minnesota Vikings roster worth?
$1,302,400,196 across 61 careers, counted as everything those players have been paid anywhere in the league. That is 20th of the 32 franchises.
How much have the Minnesota Vikings paid their players?
$1,538,620,870 across the 15 seasons on this site, 2012 to 2026, which is 7th in the league.
What are the Minnesota Vikings paying in 2026?
$157,641,946 across 22 players. A further $176,240,228 is written into contracts for seasons after this one.
Which position costs the Minnesota Vikings most?
Cornerback, $214,544,336 across 10 players on the books, counted across those players' whole careers.
Where to next
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The Minnesota Vikings roster
- Harrison Smith
- Stephon Gilmore
- Justin Jefferson
- Brian O'Neill
- T.J. Hockenson
- Christian Darrisaw
- Sam Darnold
- Jonathan Greenard
- Aaron Jones
- Shaquill Griffin
- Harrison Phillips
- Garrett Bradbury
- Andrew Van Ginkel
- Blake Cashman
- Byron Murphy
- Josh Oliver
- C.J. Ham
- J.J. McCarthy
- Jerry Tillery
- Dan Feeney
- Dalton Risner
- Kamu Grugier-Hill
- Jordan Addison
- Dallas Turner
- Jihad Ward
- Blake Brandel
- Josh Metellus
- David Quessenberry
- Fabian Moreau
- Andrew DePaola
- Jonathan Bullard
- Trent Sherfield
- Ed Ingram
- Johnny Mundt
- Nick Mullens
- Camryn Bynum
- Brandon Powell
- Brian Asamoah
- Mekhi Blackmon
- Patrick Jones
- Brett Rypien
- Jay Ward
- Jordan Kunaszyk
- Akayleb Evans
- Ty Chandler
- Jalen Nailor
- Walter Rouse
- Will Reichard
- Michael Jurgens
- Levi Drake Rodriguez
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