Highest Paid NFL Running Backs: Who are the highest paid running backs in NFL 2020?

Two superstar RBs, Dalvin Cook and Alvin Kamara, signed huge contract extensions today. How will this affect the list of highest paid RBs in the NFL?

Kamara and Cook both signed 5 year extensions with their teams, the Saints and Vikings respectively. Kamara’s deal will be worth a total $75 million and Cook’s will be $63 million.

Sources: The #Saints & star RB Alvin Kamara have reached an agreement on a huge 5-year contract extension worth $75M in new money. He gets $77.133M overall and a $15M signing bonus. Kamara cashes in. Agent Damarius Bilbo of Klutch Sports did the deal. 💰 💰 💰

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 12, 2020

Vikings’ RB Dalvin Cook is signing a five-year, $63 million deal, per sources.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 12, 2020

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So, how do these massive extensions affect the list of highest paid RBs in the NFL? Here’s the top 10.

1. Christian McCaffrey

Team: Carolina Panthers

Average Salary Per Year: $16 million

Total Value: $64 million

Total Guaranteed: $36 million

2. Ezekiel Elliot

Team: Dallas Cowboys

Average Salary Per Year: $15 million

Total Value: $90 million

Total Guaranteed: $50 million

3. Alvin Kamara

Team: New Orleans Saints

Average Salary Per Year: $15 million

Total Value: $75 million

Total Guaranteed: $34 million

4. Le’Veon Bell

Team: New York Jets

Average Salary Per Year: $13.1 million

Total Value: $52.5 million

Total Guaranteed: $35 million

5. David Johnson

Team: Houston Texans

Average Salary Per Year: $13 million

Total Value: $39 million

Total Guaranteed: $31.8 million

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6. Dalvin Cook

Team: Minnesota Vikings

Average Salary Per Year: $12.5 million

Total Value: $63 million

Total Guaranteed: $28 million

7. Derrick Henry

Team: Tennessee Titans

Average Salary Per Year: $12.5 million

Total Value: $50 million

Total Guaranteed: $25.5 million

8. Joe Mixon

Team: Cincinatti Bengals

Average Salary Per Year: $12 million

Total Value: $48 million

Total Guaranteed: $10 million

9. Kenyan Drake

Team: Arizona Cardinals

Average Salary Per Year: $8.5 million

Total Value: $8.5 million

Total Guaranteed: $8.5 million

10. Melvin Gordon

Team: Denver Broncos

Average Salary Per Year: $8 million

Total Value: $16 million

Total Guaranteed: $13.5 million