Top Twenty Current 2021 QB Salary Cap Numbers
Age is based on the player's birthday in the 2021 calendar year.
Cut refers to a post-June 1 cap savings; Trade refers to a pre-June 1 cap savings
1.)
$41,250,000 - Ben Roethlisberger, 39
Steelers are $35 million over the cap, with 54 players under contract
Cut: $19mm; Trade: $19mm
2.)
$40,912,500 - Matt Ryan, 36
Falcons are $36 million over the cap, with 42 players under contract
Cut: $17.5mm; Trade: raises cap $3.25mm
3.)
$37,202,000 - Aaron Rodgers, 38
Packers are $33 million over the cap, with 63 players under contract
Cut: $22.9mm; Trade: $5.6mm
4.)
$36,150,000 - Drew Brees, 42
Saints are $112 million over the cap, with 60 players under contract
Cut: $25mm; Trade:$13.5mm
5.) $34,950,000 - Jared Goff, 27
Traded from Rams to Lions; not going anywhere
6.)
$34,673,5000 - Carson Wentz, 29
Eagles are $54 million over the cap, with 67 players under contract
Cut: $zero; Trade:$850k
7.) $33,000,000 - Matthew Stafford, 33
Traded from Lions to Rams; not going anywhere
8.) $32,000,000 - Russell Wilson, 33
Seahawks have $2.8 million in cap space, with 47 players under contract
Cut: $19mm; Trade: raises cap $7mm
Not going anywhere
9.) $31,000,000 - Kirk Cousins, 33
Vikings are $12 million over the cap, with 57 players under contract
Cut: $zero; Trade:$11mm
10) $29,500,000 - Ryan Tannehill, 33
Titans are $7 million over the cap, with 53 players under contract
Cut: $zero; Trade:$14.5mm
11) $27,875,000 - Tom Brady, 44
Buccaneers have $24 million in cap space, with
an NFL-low 31 players under contract
Not going anywhere
12)
$26,400,000 - Jimmy Garoppolo, 30
49ers have $9.5 million in cap space, with 56 players under contract
Cut: $25mm; Trade:$23.6mm
13) $24,807,000 - Patrick Mahomes, 26
Chiefs are $19.5 million over the cap, with 41 players under contract
Not going anywhere
14)
$23,300,000 - Alex Smith, 37
Washington has $35 million in cap space, with 67 players under contract
Cut: $19mm; Trade:$14.7mm
15)
$22,953,000 - Teddy Bridgewater, 29
Panthers have $7 million in cap space, with 58 players under contract
Cut: $15mm; Trade:$13mm
16)
$22,125,000 - Derek Carr, 30
Raiders are $10 million over the cap, with 55 players under contract
Cut: $19.6mm; Trade:$19.6mm
17) $16,159,000 - Taysom Hill, 31
Saints are $112 million over the cap, with 60 players under contract
Cut: $5mm; Trade:$12.2mm
18)
$15,940,000 - Deshaun Watson, 26
Texans are $18 million over the cap, with 55 players under contract
Cut: raises the cap $35mm; Trade: raises the cap $5.7mm
19) $11,350,000 - Marcus Mariota, 28
Raiders are $10 million over the cap, with 55 players under contract
Cut: $11.4mm; Trade:$11.4mm
20) $10,569,000 - Baker Mayfield, 26
Browns have $18 million of cap space, with 63 players under contract
Not going anywhere
21) $9,794,000 - Sam Darnold, 24
Jets have $63 million of cap space, with 57 players under contract
Cut: $170k; Trade:$4.8mm
22) $9,763,000 - Kyler Murray, 24
Cardinals have $9 million of cap space, with 55 players under contract
Not going anywhere
23) $8,225,000 - Joe Burrow, 25
Bengals have $33 million of cap space, with 50 players under contract
Not going anywhere
24) $7,333,000 - Case Keenum, 33
Browns have $18 million of cap space, with 63 players under contract
Cut: $3.5mm; Trade:$4.7mm
Cleveland can easily afford to keep Keenum, considering Mayfield's low contract
25) $7,174,000 - Daniel Jones, 24
Giants are $3.4 million over the cap, with 67 players under contract
Cut: raises cap $3.8mm; Trade: raises cap $1.2mm
For the sake of comparison the Patriots have $58.5 million in cap space, with 62 players under contract.
