Ranking the Highest-Paid NFL Running Backs In 2024

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Arizona Cardinals running back Michael Carter (22) during the first half of an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz.
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Chase Kiddy @chaseakiddy Jul 17, 2024, 3:46 PM

Remember when NFL running backs were highly paid and heavily featured? Those were the days.

Now, lucrative running back contracts are more likely to be associated with huge mistakes than great NFL odds.ย 

Josh Jacobs, the NFL running back who stands to make the most money during the 2024 season, is behind more than 100 others on the list of the highest-paid NFL players.

One day, perhaps the power will flip back to bell cow ball-carriers. Until then, the position remains deeply devalued.

Highest-Paid Running Backs (2024 NFL)

RankPlayerTeamBase SalaryTotal Cash
1Christian McCaffrey49ers$11.8 million$12 million
2Alvin KamaraSaints$10.2 million$11.8 million
3Jonathan TaylorColts$7.8 million$8.31 million
4David MontgomeryLions$5.25 million$5.75 million
5James ConnerCardinals$4.24 million$5.99 million
6Miles SandersPanthers$4.02 million$6.22 million
7D'Andre SwiftBears$3.89 million$8.5 million
8Jamaal WilliamsSaints$3.15 million$3.85 million
T-9Chuba HubbardPanthers$3.12 million$3.12 million
T-9Michael CarterCardinals$3.12 million$3.12 million
T-9Rhamondre StevensonPatriots$3.12 million$3.12 million

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Chase Kiddy

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Chase Kiddy is a writer for BetMGM and co-host of The Lion's Edge, an NFL and college football podcast available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and everywhere else. He has also written for a number of print and online outlets, including the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Washington Post, Daily News-Record, and HERO Sports. His first novel, Cave Paintings, is in development.

Chase Kiddy is a writer for BetMGM and co-host of The Lion's Edge, an NFL and college football podcast available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and everywhere else. He has also written for a number of print and online outlets, including the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Washington Post, Daily News-Record, and HERO Sports. His first novel, Cave Paintings, is in development.