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Seattle Seahawks player earnings

$1,227,174,499 earned by the 57 players on the roster, led by Leonard Williams on $172,343,576.

Seattle Seahawks are 22nd of 32 on what the roster is worth and 13th 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 Seattle Seahawks cap sheet is here.

ROSTER EARNINGS $1.23bn
PAID OUT BY THE CLUB $1.38bn
PLAYERS 57
ON THE 2026 ROSTER 21
STILL CONTRACTED $18.5m

The twenty biggest earners on the roster

Career earnings, wherever the money was paid

Leonard Williams $172.3m

Leonard Williams $172m Tyler Lockett $106m Geno Smith $92m D.K. Metcalf $80m Uchenna Nwosu $70m Dre'Mont Jones $57m Laken Tomlinson $54m George Fant $46m Rayshawn Jenkins $43m Noah Fant $41m Jerome Baker $39m Julian Love $39m Jason Myers $38m Jarran Reed $37m Johnathan Hankins $34m Devon Witherspoon $32m Connor Williams $25m Charles Cross $21m Michael Dickson $20m Jaxon Smith-Njigba $14m

The twenty here hold 86.6% of everything the roster has earned, and Leonard Williams alone holds 14.0% 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 Seattle Seahawks player ranked by career earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

57 careers

# Player Position Seasons Signing Contracted Career earnings
001 Leonard Williams Southern California Defensive End 12 $70.5m $172,343,576$172.3m
002 Tyler Lockett Kansas State Wide Receiver 11 $36.8m $106,099,057$106.1m
003 Geno Smith West Virginia Quarterback 13 $29.1m $92,421,078$92.4m
004 D.K. Metcalf Mississippi Wide Receiver 7 $31.4m $79,685,679$79.7m
005 Uchenna Nwosu Southern California Outside Linebacker 9 $26.8m $69,990,668$70.0m
006 Dre'Mont Jones Ohio State Defensive End 7 $21.1m $57,452,240$57.5m
007 Laken Tomlinson Duke Guard 10 $22.3m $53,931,821$53.9m
008 George Fant Western Kentucky Right Tackle 10 $7.2m $45,644,743$45.6m
009 Rayshawn Jenkins Miami (FL) Safety 9 $13.7m $43,090,072$43.1m
010 Noah Fant Iowa Tight End 7 $16.2m $40,624,993$40.6m
011 Jerome Baker Ohio State Inside Linebacker 7 $17.5m $39,416,305$39.4m
012 Julian Love Notre Dame Safety 9 $16.1m $11.0m $39,320,860$39.3m
013 Jason Myers Marist Kicker 12 $11.5m $38,432,056$38.4m
014 Jarran Reed Alabama Defensive Tackle 9 $20.6m $36,946,070$36.9m
015 Johnathan Hankins Ohio State Defensive Tackle 12 $4.3m $34,224,663$34.2m
016 Devon Witherspoon Illinois Cornerback 4 $20.2m $31,861,152$31.9m
017 Connor Williams Texas Center 7 $6.6m $25,000,574$25.0m
018 Charles Cross Mississippi State Left Tackle 4 $12.7m $21,383,626$21.4m
019 Michael Dickson Texas Punter 8 $6.8m $20,173,210$20.2m
020 Jaxon Smith-Njigba Ohio State Wide Receiver 4 $7.5m $14,417,308$14.4m
021 Pharaoh Brown Oregon Tight End 8 $3.5m $10,890,690$10.9m
022 Laviska Shenault Colorado Wide Receiver 5 $3.3m $9,145,546$9.1m
023 Derick Hall Auburn Outside Linebacker 4 $3.6m $9,115,578$9.1m
024 Tyrel Dodson Texas A&M Inside Linebacker 6 $2.0m $8,769,427$8.8m
025 Boye Mafe Minnesota Outside Linebacker 4 $3.4m $8,562,250$8.6m
026 Kenneth Walker Michigan State Running Back 4 $3.3m $8,441,581$8.4m
027 Zach Charbonnet California-Los Angeles Running Back 4 $2.0m $6,876,078$6.9m
028 K'Von Wallace Clemson Safety 6 $911k $5,656,376$5.7m
029 Abraham Lucas Washington State Right Tackle 4 $1.1m $5,391,678$5.4m
030 Trevis Gipson Tulsa Outside Linebacker 6 $450k $5,187,603$5.2m
031 Tariq Woolen Texas-San Antonio Cornerback 4 $332k $4,734,594$4.7m
032 Anthony Bradford Louisiana State Guard 4 $804k $4,643,984$4.6m
033 Coby Bryant Cincinnati Cornerback 4 $808k $4,336,137$4.3m
034 Christian Haynes Connecticut Guard 4 $1.0m $1.6m $4,216,478$4.2m
035 Olu Oluwatimi Michigan Center 4 $316k $4,156,456$4.2m
036 Cameron Young Mississippi State Defensive Tackle 4 $728k $4,147,508$4.1m
037 Sam Howell North Carolina Quarterback 4 $362k $4,021,600$4.0m
038 Tre Brown Oklahoma Cornerback 4 $641k $3,847,054$3.8m
039 Kenny McIntosh Georgia Running Back 4 $91k $3,780,855$3.8m
040 Mike Morris Michigan Defensive End 4 $322k $3,775,410$3.8m
041 Stone Forsythe Florida Left Tackle 4 $167k $3,646,624$3.6m
042 Tyrice Knight Texas El-Paso Inside Linebacker 4 $773k $1.2m $3,602,560$3.6m
043 A.J. Barner Michigan Tight End 4 $755k $1.2m $3,585,108$3.6m
044 Dareke Young Lenoir-Rhyne Wide Receiver 4 $101k $3,563,600$3.6m
045 Jerrick Reed II New Mexico Safety 4 $175k $3,478,136$3.5m
046 Nehemiah Pritchett Auburn Cornerback 4 $379k $1.2m $3,209,072$3.2m
047 Sataoa Laumea Utah Guard 4 $217k $1.2m $3,046,516$3.0m
048 Michael Jerrell Findlay Right Tackle 4 $160k $1.2m $2,990,060$3.0m
049 Dee Williams Tennessee Wide Receiver 3 $25k $2,855,000$2.9m
050 Myles Adams Rice Defensive End 5 $0 $2,778,932$2.8m
051 Jake Bobo California-Los Angeles Wide Receiver 3 $10k $2,705,000$2.7m
052 Chris Stoll Penn State Long Snapper 3 $6k $2,701,500$2.7m
053 Drake Thomas North Carolina State Inside Linebacker 3 $15k $2,545,003$2.5m
054 Brady Russell Colorado Tight End 5 $24k $1,665,666$1.7m
055 Joshua Onujiogu Framingham State Outside Linebacker 3 $5k $1,115,500
056 Jalen Sundell North Dakota State Tackle 1 $0 $795,000
057 Marcus Simms West Virginia Wide Receiver 2 $20k $734,588

The table holds every one of the 57 careers on the books. 49.8% of the money on this roster is base salary against 52.9% across the league, so more of it than usual was guaranteed before a snap was played.

What the Seattle Seahawks have paid out, season by season

Only the seasons the club's own name is against

Peak in 2023

2023 is the club's biggest year on record at $232,020,803 across 56 players. In 2026 it is $67,893,902 across 21 players. The whole 2023 payroll is ranked by player here.

How the Seattle Seahawks money is paid

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

49.8% base salary

  • Base salary 49.8%
  • Signing bonus 35.0%
  • Restructured money 3.7%
  • Roster bonus 7.4%
  • Option bonus 2.7%
  • Workout bonus 0.4%
  • Incentives 1.0%

49.8% of the money on this roster is base salary against 52.9% across the league, so more of it than usual was guaranteed before a snap was played. 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 Seattle Seahawks

Career earnings of the players on the books, by position

18 positions

Defensive End $236m Wide Receiver $219m Quarterback $96m Outside Linebacker $94m Safety $92m Defensive Tackle $75m Guard $66m Tight End $57m Inside Linebacker $54m Right Tackle $54m Cornerback $48m Kicker $38m Center $29m Left Tackle $25m Punter $20m Running Back $19m Long Snapper $2.7m Tackle $795k

Defensive End is the most expensive group on the roster at $236,350,158 across 4 players. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Money the Seattle Seahawks still owe

Written into contracts for seasons not yet played

$18.5m in all

# Player Position Earned so far Through Still contracted
01 Julian Love Safety $39.3m 2027 $11,000,000$11.0m
02 Christian Haynes Guard $4.2m 2027 $1,586,286$1.6m
03 Tyrice Knight Inside Linebacker $3.6m 2027 $1,190,000
04 A.J. Barner Tight End $3.6m 2027 $1,190,000
05 Nehemiah Pritchett Cornerback $3.2m 2027 $1,190,000
06 Sataoa Laumea Guard $3.0m 2027 $1,190,000
07 Michael Jerrell Right Tackle $3.0m 2027 $1,190,000

7 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 Seattle Seahawks roster went to college

Schools with two or more players on the books

9 colleges

Southern California $242m
Ohio State $146m
West Virginia $93m
Texas $45m
Mississippi State $26m
Auburn $12m
Michigan $12m
Colorado $11m
California-Los Angeles $9.6m

Southern California has 2 players on the roster worth $242,334,244 between them. Every college is ranked across the league here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid Seattle Seahawks player?

Leonard Williams, $172,343,576 across his career, a first-round pick in 2015. Tyler Lockett is second on $106,099,057.

How much are the Seattle Seahawks roster worth?

$1,227,174,499 across 57 careers, counted as everything those players have been paid anywhere in the league. That is 22nd of the 32 franchises.

How much have the Seattle Seahawks paid their players?

$1,383,750,236 across the 15 seasons on this site, 2012 to 2026, which is 13th in the league.

What are the Seattle Seahawks paying in 2026?

$67,893,902 across 21 players. A further $18,536,286 is written into contracts for seasons after this one.

Which position costs the Seattle Seahawks most?

Defensive End, $236,350,158 across 4 players on the books, counted across those players' whole careers.

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