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Washington Commanders player earnings

$1,312,235,812 earned by the 57 players on the roster, led by Daron Payne on $112,947,360.

Washington Commanders are 19th of 32 on what the roster is worth and 23rd 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 Washington Commanders cap sheet is here.

ROSTER EARNINGS $1.31bn
PAID OUT BY THE CLUB $1.26bn
PLAYERS 57
ON THE 2026 ROSTER 21
STILL CONTRACTED $50.2m

The twenty biggest earners on the roster

Career earnings, wherever the money was paid

Daron Payne $112.9m

Daron Payne $113m Bobby Wagner $102m Jonathan Allen $94m Marcus Mariota $76m Terry McLaurin $74m Zach Ertz $74m Dante Fowler Jr. $64m Samuel Cosmi $49m Dorance Armstrong $49m Frankie Luvu $43m Clelin Ferrell $38m Austin Ekeler $36m Tyler Biadasz $35m Michael Davis $33m Jamison Crowder $32m Jayden Daniels $32m Andrew Wylie $30m Tress Way $22m Nick Allegretti $22m Jeremy McNichols $20m

The twenty here hold 79.1% of everything the roster has earned, and Daron Payne alone holds 8.6% 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 Washington Commanders player ranked by career earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

57 careers

# Player Position Seasons Signing Contracted Career earnings
001 Daron Payne Alabama Defensive Tackle 9 $36.6m $112,947,360$112.9m
002 Bobby Wagner Utah State Inside Linebacker 13 $34.8m $102,008,441$102.0m
003 Jonathan Allen Alabama Defensive Tackle 9 $36.6m $94,045,241$94.0m
004 Marcus Mariota Oregon Quarterback 10 $29.5m $75,541,683$75.5m
005 Terry McLaurin Ohio State Wide Receiver 7 $29.0m $74,433,671$74.4m
006 Zach Ertz Stanford Tight End 12 $24.7m $74,082,571$74.1m
007 Dante Fowler Jr. Florida Defensive End 10 $34.7m $64,431,466$64.4m
008 Samuel Cosmi Texas Guard 8 $22.2m $32.1m $49,178,082$49.2m
009 Dorance Armstrong Kansas Defensive End 9 $20.2m $49,057,892$49.1m
010 Frankie Luvu Washington State Outside Linebacker 9 $14.9m $42,907,643$42.9m
011 Clelin Ferrell Clemson Defensive End 6 $23.2m $37,616,008$37.6m
012 Austin Ekeler Western State Colorado Running Back 9 $9.0m $35,646,224$35.6m
013 Tyler Biadasz Wisconsin Center 7 $14.0m $34,904,986$34.9m
014 Michael Davis Brigham Young Cornerback 8 $7.4m $33,305,679$33.3m
015 Jamison Crowder Duke Wide Receiver 11 $4.4m $32,085,027$32.1m
016 Jayden Daniels Louisiana State Quarterback 4 $24.3m $5.9m $31,804,379$31.8m
017 Andrew Wylie Eastern Michigan Right Tackle 9 $8.2m $30,176,685$30.2m
018 Tress Way Oklahoma Punter 12 $4.3m $22,469,100$22.5m
019 Nick Allegretti Illinois Guard 8 $6.2m $22,102,933$22.1m
020 Jeremy McNichols Boise State Running Back 12 $444k $19,829,118$19.8m
021 Nick Bellore Central Michigan Fullback 14 $4.2m $18,038,550$18.0m
022 Cornelius Lucas Kansas State Left Tackle 12 $4.0m $16,845,218$16.8m
023 Mykal Walker Fresno State Outside Linebacker 7 $746k $15,523,460$15.5m
024 Emmanuel Forbes Mississippi State Cornerback 4 $8.2m $15,407,568$15.4m
025 Jamin Davis Kentucky Outside Linebacker 4 $7.4m $13,794,176$13.8m
026 Noah Igbinoghene Auburn Cornerback 5 $5.8m $12,686,536$12.7m
027 Jeremy Chinn Southern Illinois Safety 5 $3.7m $11,453,655$11.5m
028 Tyler Ott Harvard Long Snapper 13 $946k $11,005,674$11.0m
029 Jeremy Reaves South Alabama Safety 9 $1.7m $10,573,899$10.6m
030 Noah Brown Ohio State Wide Receiver 8 $2.3m $10,441,352$10.4m
031 Michael Deiter Wisconsin Guard 6 $1.4m $8,287,781$8.3m
032 Jartavius Martin Illinois Cornerback 4 $2.6m $7,637,818$7.6m
033 Johnny Newton Illinois Defensive Tackle 4 $3.9m $2.1m $7,632,355$7.6m
034 Efe Obada Defensive End 10 $953k $7,592,442$7.6m
035 Trenton Scott Grambling State Right Tackle 7 $1.0m $7,581,550$7.6m
036 Phidarian Mathis Alabama Defensive Tackle 4 $2.6m $7,506,373$7.5m
037 Olamide Zaccheaus Virginia Wide Receiver 6 $155k $7,219,775$7.2m
038 Benjamin St-Juste Minnesota Cornerback 4 $1.1m $6,861,197$6.9m
039 John Bates Boise State Tight End 4 $722k $6,263,416$6.3m
040 Jeff Driskel Louisiana Tech Quarterback 9 $2.2m $6,207,285$6.2m
041 Mike Sainristil Michigan Cornerback 4 $2.4m $1.8m $5,857,018$5.9m
042 Darrick Forrest Cincinnati Safety 4 $311k $5,743,184$5.7m
043 Ben Sinnott Kansas State Tight End 4 $2.1m $1.8m $5,447,321$5.4m
044 Brian Robinson Alabama Running Back 4 $849k $4,983,797$5.0m
045 Dyami Brown North Carolina Wide Receiver 4 $956k $4,943,998$4.9m
046 Percy Butler Louisiana-Lafayette Safety 4 $789k $4,449,016$4.4m
047 Brandon Coleman Texas Christian Left Tackle 4 $1.2m $1.6m $4,437,102$4.4m
048 Austin Seibert Oklahoma Kicker 9 $365k $3,789,919$3.8m
049 Chris Paul Tulsa Guard 4 $104k $3,764,444$3.8m
050 Luke McCaffrey Rice Wide Receiver 4 $890k $1.2m $3,720,044$3.7m
051 Dominique Hampton Washington Safety 4 $313k $1.2m $3,143,284$3.1m
052 Javontae Jean-Baptiste Notre Dame Defensive End 4 $121k $1.2m $2,951,188$3.0m
053 Jordan Magee Temple Inside Linebacker 4 $371k $1.2m $2,876,228$2.9m
054 Tyler Owens Texas Tech Safety 3 $20k $2,850,000$2.8m
055 Colson Yankoff California-Los Angeles Tight End 3 $10k $2,840,000$2.8m
056 Norell Pollard Virginia Tech Defensive Tackle 3 $5k $2,510,000$2.5m
057 Sam Hartman Notre Dame Quarterback 1 $20k $795,000

The table holds every one of the 57 careers on the books. 58.6% 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 Washington Commanders 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 $276,914,651 across 59 players. In 2026 it is $95,054,203 across 21 players. The whole 2024 payroll is ranked by player here.

How the Washington Commanders money is paid

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

58.6% base salary

  • Base salary 58.6%
  • Signing bonus 33.8%
  • Restructured money 3.3%
  • Roster bonus 1.5%
  • Option bonus 0.6%
  • Workout bonus 1.0%
  • Incentives 1.2%

58.6% 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 Washington Commanders

Career earnings of the players on the books, by position

18 positions

Defensive Tackle $225m Defensive End $162m Wide Receiver $133m Quarterback $114m Inside Linebacker $105m Tight End $89m Guard $83m Cornerback $82m Outside Linebacker $72m Running Back $60m Safety $38m Right Tackle $38m Center $35m Punter $22m Left Tackle $21m Fullback $18m Long Snapper $11m Kicker $3.8m

Defensive Tackle is the most expensive group on the roster at $224,641,329 across 5 players. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Money the Washington Commanders still owe

Written into contracts for seasons not yet played

$50.2m in all

# Player Position Earned so far Through Still contracted
01 Samuel Cosmi Guard $49.2m 2028 $32,100,000$32.1m
02 Jayden Daniels Quarterback $31.8m 2027 $5,942,271$5.9m
03 Johnny Newton Defensive Tackle $7.6m 2027 $2,125,635$2.1m
04 Mike Sainristil Cornerback $5.9m 2027 $1,845,318$1.8m
05 Ben Sinnott Tight End $5.4m 2027 $1,780,629$1.8m
06 Brandon Coleman Left Tackle $4.4m 2027 $1,621,122$1.6m
07 Luke McCaffrey Wide Receiver $3.7m 2027 $1,190,000
08 Dominique Hampton Safety $3.1m 2027 $1,190,000
09 Javontae Jean-Baptiste Defensive End $3.0m 2027 $1,190,000
10 Jordan Magee Inside Linebacker $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 Washington Commanders roster went to college

Schools with two or more players on the books

8 colleges

Alabama $219m
Ohio State $85m
Wisconsin $43m
Illinois $37m
Oklahoma $26m
Boise State $26m
Kansas State $22m
Notre Dame $3.7m

Alabama has 4 players on the roster worth $219,482,771 between them. Every college is ranked across the league here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid Washington Commanders player?

Daron Payne, $112,947,360 across his career, a first-round pick in 2018, 13th overall. Bobby Wagner is second on $102,008,441.

How much are the Washington Commanders roster worth?

$1,312,235,812 across 57 careers, counted as everything those players have been paid anywhere in the league. That is 19th of the 32 franchises.

How much have the Washington Commanders paid their players?

$1,264,626,570 across the 17 seasons on this site, 2010 to 2026, which is 23rd in the league.

What are the Washington Commanders paying in 2026?

$95,054,203 across 21 players. A further $50,174,975 is written into contracts for seasons after this one.

Which position costs the Washington Commanders most?

Defensive Tackle, $224,641,329 across 5 players on the books, counted across those players' whole careers.

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