2028 NFL free agents

402 NFL players on a roster now are signed through the 2027 season, so they can become free agents in March 2028. The highest paid of them: Deshaun Watson (CLE, QB), Nico Collins (HOU, WR), and Davante Adams (LAR, WR). 21 are quarterbacks.

Quarterbacks 21

Highest paid: Deshaun Watson ($46 million in 2027)

2028 NFL free agents, quarterbacks, highest paid first

Deshaun Watson	CLE	QB	32	11	$46,000,000
Jacoby Brissett	ARI	QB	35	12	$15,500,000
Joe Flacco	CIN	QB	43	20	$6,000,000
C.J. Stroud	HOU	QB	26	—	$5,697,171
Mitchell Trubisky	TEN	QB	34	11	$5,250,000
Caleb Williams	CHI	QB	26	—	$4,384,642
Tyson Bagent	CHI	QB	28	—	$4,250,000
Jayden Daniels	WSH	QB	27	—	$4,226,514
Drake Maye	NE	QB	26	—	$4,125,888
Mac Jones	SF	QB	29	—	$3,550,000
Case Keenum	CHI	QB	40	16	$3,000,000
Tyler Huntley	BAL	QB	30	8	$3,000,000
Michael Penix Jr.	ATL	QB	28	—	$2,875,240
Bo Nix	DEN	QB	28	—	$2,487,106
Tommy DeVito	NE	QB	30	—	$2,300,000
Kyle Allen	BUF	QB	32	10	$2,050,000
Kirk Cousins	LV	QB	40	16	$1,300,000
Hendon Hooker	TEN	QB	30	—	$1,145,000
Joe Milton III	DAL	QB	28	—	$1,075,000
Max Brosmer	MIN	QB	27	—	$1,005,000
J.J. McCarthy	NYG	QB	25	—	$895,833

Running backs 27

Highest paid: Josh Jacobs ($11.5 million in 2027)

2028 NFL free agents, running backs, highest paid first

Josh Jacobs	GB	RB	30	9	$11,500,000
J.K. Dobbins	DEN	RB	29	8	$8,000,000
Tyler Allgeier	ARI	RB	28	—	$7,100,000
Kenny Gainwell	TB	RB	29	—	$7,000,000
Rico Dowdle	PIT	RB	30	8	$6,250,000
Jaylen Warren	PIT	RB	29	—	$5,050,000
Jordan Mason	MIN	RB	29	—	$5,000,000
Keaton Mitchell	LAC	RB	26	—	$5,000,000
Patrick Ricard	NYG	FB	34	11	$4,040,000
Alec Ingold	LAC	FB	32	9	$3,900,000
Kyle Juszczyk	SF	FB	37	15	$3,650,000
Brady Russell	SEA	FB	30	—	$2,755,000
Hunter Luepke	DAL	FB	28	—	$2,500,000
Chris Brooks	GB	RB	28	—	$2,170,000
Connor Heyward	LV	FB	29	—	$2,100,000
Jonathon Brooks	CAR	RB	25	—	$1,560,190
Trey Benson	ARI	RB	26	—	$1,345,874
MarShawn Lloyd	GB	RB	27	—	$1,312,138
Braelon Allen	NYJ	RB	24	—	$1,075,000
Isaac Guerendo	SF	RB	28	—	$1,075,000
Israel Abanikanda	DAL	RB	25	—	$1,075,000
Rasheen Ali	BAL	RB	27	—	$1,075,000
Ray Davis	BUF	RB	28	—	$1,075,000
Sione Vaki	DET	RB	27	—	$1,075,000
Josh Williams	TB	RB	27	—	$1,005,000
Raheim Sanders	CLE	RB	26	—	$1,005,000
Lan Larison	NE	RB	26	—	$885,000

Wide receivers 41

Highest paid: Nico Collins ($30 million in 2027)

2028 NFL free agents, wide receivers, highest paid first

Nico Collins	HOU	WR	29	—	$30,000,000
Davante Adams	LAR	WR	35	14	$24,000,000
Cooper Kupp	SEA	WR	35	11	$13,500,000
Calvin Ridley	TEN	WR	33	10	$13,000,000
Jahan Dotson	ATL	WR	28	—	$8,000,000
Kendrick Bourne	ARI	WR	33	11	$7,060,000
Brandin Cooks	NO	WR	34	14	$6,440,000
Tyquan Thornton	KC	WR	28	—	$5,500,000
Hollywood Brown	PHI	WR	31	9	$5,000,000
Marvin Harrison Jr.	ARI	WR	26	—	$4,010,886
Demarcus Robinson	SF	WR	33	12	$4,000,000
KaVontae Turpin	DAL	WR	32	—	$3,500,000
Malik Nabers	NYG	WR	25	—	$3,450,250
Jake Bobo	SEA	WR	30	—	$3,250,000
Rome Odunze	CHI	WR	26	—	$2,860,864
Quentin Johnston	LAC	WR	26	—	$2,684,833
Jordan Addison	MIN	WR	26	—	$2,622,510
Olamide Zaccheaus	ATL	WR	31	9	$2,555,000
Brian Thomas Jr.	JAX	WR	25	—	$2,127,726
Xavier Worthy	KC	WR	25	—	$2,048,660
Ricky Pearsall	SF	WR	27	—	$1,934,854
Xavier Legette	CAR	WR	27	—	$1,918,380
Keon Coleman	BUF	WR	25	—	$1,710,842
Ladd McConkey	LAC	WR	26	—	$1,703,654
Adonai Mitchell	NYJ	WR	25	—	$1,466,462
Roman Wilson	PIT	WR	27	—	$1,317,288
Jalen McMillan	TB	WR	26	—	$1,309,820
Luke McCaffrey	WSH	WR	27	—	$1,303,756
Bub Means	NO	WR	27	—	$1,075,000
Devaughn Vele	NO	WR	30	—	$1,075,000
Jacob Cowing	SF	WR	27	—	$1,075,000
Malik Washington	MIA	WR	27	—	$1,075,000
Beaux Collins	NYG	WR	25	—	$1,005,000
Darius Cooper	PHI	WR	26	—	$1,005,000
Efton Chism III	NE	WR	26	—	$1,005,000
Isaiah Bond	CLE	WR	24	—	$1,005,000
Jahdae Walker	CHI	WR	26	—	$1,005,000
Myles Price	MIN	WR	26	—	$1,005,000
Xavier Restrepo	TEN	WR	26	—	$1,005,000
AJ Henning	MIA	WR	26	—	$885,000
Johnny Wilson	PHI	WR	27	—	$540,000

Tight ends 29

Highest paid: Evan Engram ($11.5 million in 2027)

2028 NFL free agents, tight ends, highest paid first

Evan Engram	DEN	TE	33	11	$11,500,000
T.J. Hockenson	MIN	TE	31	9	$10,250,000
Cole Kmet	CHI	TE	29	8	$10,000,000
Dallas Goedert	PHI	TE	33	10	$7,955,000
Mike Gesicki	CIN	TE	32	10	$5,500,000
Noah Gray	KC	TE	29	—	$5,500,000
Noah Fant	NO	TE	30	9	$4,500,000
Brock Wright	DET	TE	29	—	$3,700,000
Luke Farrell	SF	TE	30	—	$3,640,000
John Bates	WSH	TE	30	—	$3,500,000
Tyler Higbee	LAR	TE	35	12	$3,000,000
Foster Moreau	HOU	TE	31	9	$2,750,000
Dalton Kincaid	BUF	TE	28	—	$2,580,960
Brock Bowers	LV	TE	25	—	$2,443,980
Jeremy Ruckert	NYJ	TE	28	—	$2,250,000
Johnny Mundt	PHI	TE	33	11	$1,500,000
Ben Sinnott	WSH	TE	26	—	$1,452,086
Tip Reiman	ARI	TE	26	—	$1,321,356
Nick Muse	ATL	TE	29	—	$1,081,389
Cade Stover	HOU	TE	28	—	$1,075,000
Erick All Jr.	CIN	TE	27	—	$1,075,000
Jared Wiley	KC	TE	27	—	$1,075,000
Ja'Tavion Sanders	CAR	TE	25	—	$1,075,000
Theo Johnson	NYG	TE	27	—	$1,075,000
Keleki Latu	BUF	TE	26	—	$1,005,000
Jake Briningstool	KC	TE	25	—	$885,000
Mark Redman	GB	TE	26	—	$885,000
Ben Yurosek	MIN	TE	26	—	$556,866
Princeton Fant	DAL	TE	29	—	$540,000

Offensive line 60

Highest paid: Alaric Jackson ($19.9 million in 2027)

2028 NFL free agents, offensive line, highest paid first

Alaric Jackson	LAR	OT	30	—	$19,875,000
Joe Thuney	CHI	G	35	12	$16,500,000
Jonah Jackson	CHI	G	31	8	$16,000,000
Damien Lewis	CAR	G	31	8	$13,000,000
Ezra Cleveland	JAX	G	30	8	$7,750,000
Morgan Moses	NE	OT	37	14	$7,500,000
Cole Strange	LAC	G	30	—	$7,000,000
Trey Pipkins III	LAC	OT	31	9	$4,900,000
Alex Palczewski	DEN	OT	29	—	$4,500,000
Jake Brendel	SF	C	35	12	$4,320,000
Teven Jenkins	CLE	G	30	—	$4,000,000
Andrew Wylie	WSH	G	34	11	$3,950,000
Joe Alt	LAC	OT	25	—	$3,809,632
Josh Myers	NYJ	C	30	—	$3,700,000
Elijah Wilkinson	ARI	OT	33	11	$3,605,000
Dillon Radunz	NO	G	30	—	$3,550,000
Austin Schlottmann	TEN	C	32	10	$3,500,000
JC Latham	TEN	OT	25	—	$3,162,744
Olu Fashanu	NYJ	OT	25	—	$2,659,610
Anton Harrison	JAX	OT	26	—	$2,549,799
Taliese Fuaga	NO	OT	26	—	$2,372,106
Amarius Mims	CIN	OT	25	—	$2,192,414
Troy Fautanu	PIT	OT	27	—	$2,163,664
Fred Johnson	PHI	OT	31	9	$2,100,000
Jordan Morgan	GB	G	27	—	$2,084,600
Graham Barton	TB	C	26	—	$2,070,223
Tyler Guyton	DAL	OT	27	—	$1,990,982
Jackson Powers-Johnson	LV	G	25	—	$1,592,070
Ben Brown	NE	C	30	—	$1,540,000
Zach Frazier	PIT	C	27	—	$1,480,838
Patrick Paul	MIA	OT	26	—	$1,423,336
Blake Fisher	HOU	OT	25	—	$1,394,584
Roger Rosengarten	BAL	OT	26	—	$1,380,210
Kingsley Suamataia	KC	OT	25	—	$1,378,774
Brandon Coleman	WSH	G	27	—	$1,345,748
Caedan Wallace	MIA	OT	28	—	$1,344,392
Cooper Beebe	DAL	C	27	—	$1,334,974
Kiran Amegadjie	CHI	OT	26	—	$1,332,666
Christian Haynes	SEA	G	28	—	$1,322,524
Christian Jones	ARI	OT	28	—	$1,075,000
Christian Mahogany	DET	G	27	—	$1,075,000
Giovanni Manu	DET	OT	27	—	$1,075,000
Jacob Monk	GB	C	27	—	$1,075,000
Michael Jerrell	ATL	OT	29	—	$1,075,000
Michael Jurgens	MIN	C	28	—	$1,075,000
Sedrick Van Pran-Granger	IND	C	26	—	$1,075,000
Travis Glover	GB	OT	28	—	$1,075,000
Trevor Keegan	MIN	G	28	—	$1,075,000
Tylan Grable	BUF	OT	28	—	$1,075,000
Walter Rouse	NE	OL	27	—	$1,075,000
AJ Arcuri	LAR	OT	31	—	$1,005,000
Benjamin Chukwuma	TB	OT	27	—	$1,005,000
Drew Moss	TEN	G	25	—	$1,005,000
Dylan McMahon	LAR	C	27	—	$1,005,000
KT Leveston	CLE	OT	28	—	$1,005,000
Nate Thomas	HOU	OT	27	—	$1,005,000
Torricelli Simpkins III	NO	G	26	—	$1,005,000
Xavier Truss	NO	OT	27	—	$1,005,000
Travis Clayton	BUF	OT	27	—	$893,500
Willie Lampkin	PHI	C	26	—	$885,000

Defensive line 65

Highest paid: DeForest Buckner ($23 million in 2027)

2028 NFL free agents, defensive line, highest paid first

DeForest Buckner	IND	DT	34	12	$23,000,000
Daron Payne	WSH	DT	31	10	$22,410,000
Montez Sweat	CHI	DE	31	9	$21,000,000
Cameron Heyward	PIT	DT	39	17	$16,250,000
Dayo Odeyingbo	CHI	DE	28	—	$16,000,000
Grady Jarrett	CHI	DE	35	13	$15,000,000
Arik Armstead	JAX	DT	34	13	$14,500,000
Tershawn Wharton	CAR	DT	30	8	$14,050,000
Jonathan Allen	CIN	DT	33	11	$13,500,000
Javon Hargrave	GB	DT	35	12	$13,000,000
Arden Key	IND	DE	32	10	$11,000,000
David Onyemata	NYJ	DT	35	12	$10,500,000
Maliek Collins	CLE	DT	33	12	$10,000,000
Poona Ford	LAR	DT	32	10	$9,600,000
Dorance Armstrong	WSH	DE	31	10	$9,355,000
B.J. Hill	CIN	DT	33	10	$8,450,000
DaVon Hamilton	JAX	DT	31	8	$8,435,000
Cameron Jordan	NO	DE	39	17	$7,500,000
Logan Hall	HOU	DE	28	—	$7,500,000
Davon Godchaux	NO	DT	33	11	$6,500,000
Roy Lopez	ARI	DT	31	—	$6,390,000
DJ Reader	NYG	DT	34	12	$6,250,000
Bobby Brown III	CAR	DT	28	—	$6,200,000
Jarran Reed	SEA	DT	35	12	$6,000,000
Sebastian Joseph-Day	PIT	DT	33	10	$6,000,000
Adam Butler	LV	DT	34	11	$5,505,000
Chauncey Golston	NYG	DE	30	—	$5,500,000
Neville Gallimore	CHI	DT	31	8	$5,500,000
Nathan Shepherd	NO	DT	34	10	$4,769,000
Jacob Martin	TEN	DE	32	10	$4,500,000
Jordan Elliott	TEN	DT	30	8	$3,750,000
Derek Barnett	CLE	DE	32	11	$3,500,000
Lukas Van Ness	GB	DE	27	—	$3,121,104
Will McDonald IV	NYJ	DE	29	—	$2,975,682
John Ridgeway III	NO	DT	29	—	$2,865,000
Daniel Hardy	CHI	DE	29	—	$2,750,000
Bryan Bresee	NO	DT	26	—	$2,422,304
Laiatu Latu	IND	DE	27	—	$2,343,354
Byron Murphy II	SEA	DT	25	—	$2,257,102
Jared Verse	CLE	DE	27	—	$2,170,850
Darius Robinson	ARI	DE	26	—	$2,055,848
Ruke Orhorhoro	JAX	DT	26	—	$1,696,466
Jer'Zhan Newton	WSH	DT	26	—	$1,682,090
T'Vondre Sweat	NYJ	DT	27	—	$1,663,404
Braden Fiske	LAR	DE	28	—	$1,650,466
Maason Smith	ATL	DT	25	—	$1,523,964
Kris Jenkins Jr.	CIN	DT	26	—	$1,509,588
Mike Hall Jr.	CLE	DT	25	—	$1,437,712
DeWayne Carter	BUF	DT	27	—	$1,305,732
McKinnley Jackson	CIN	DT	26	—	$1,303,756
Austin Booker	CHI	DE	25	—	$1,075,000
Cedric Johnson	CIN	DE	25	—	$1,075,000
Jonah Laulu	LV	DT	28	—	$1,075,000
Jordan Jefferson	CIN	DT	26	—	$1,075,000
Justin Eboigbe	LAC	DT	27	—	$1,075,000
Logan Lee	PIT	DT	28	—	$1,075,000
Mekhi Wingo	DET	DT	25	—	$1,075,000
Adin Huntington	CLE	DE	26	—	$1,005,000
Danny Striggow	JAX	DE	26	—	$1,005,000
Elijah Williams	MIN	DE	25	—	$1,005,000
Eric Gregory	NE	DT	27	—	$1,005,000
Nazir Stackhouse	TEN	DT	26	—	$1,005,000
Payton Page	NYJ	DT	25	—	$1,005,000
Jack Heflin	NYJ	DT	30	—	$893,333
B.J. Green II	JAX	DE	25	—	$576,713

Linebackers 70

Highest paid: Roquan Smith ($20 million in 2027)

2028 NFL free agents, linebackers, highest paid first

Roquan Smith	BAL	LB	31	10	$20,000,000
Andrew Van Ginkel	MIN	LB	33	9	$16,000,000
Nick Bolton	KC	LB	28	—	$15,000,000
Alex Highsmith	PIT	LB	31	8	$14,500,000
Harold Landry III	NE	LB	32	10	$12,500,000
Demario Davis	NYJ	LB	39	16	$11,000,000
Robert Spillane	NE	LB	32	10	$9,500,000
Zaire Franklin	GB	LB	32	10	$9,005,000
Alex Anzalone	TB	LB	33	11	$9,000,000
DeMarcus Lawrence	SEA	LB	36	14	$9,000,000
Kingsley Enagbare	NYJ	LB	28	—	$9,000,000
Frankie Luvu	WSH	LB	31	10	$8,995,000
Ernest Jones IV	SEA	LB	28	—	$8,750,000
T.J. Edwards	CHI	LB	32	9	$8,500,000
Alex Singleton	DEN	LB	34	13	$7,500,000
Blake Cashman	MIN	LB	32	9	$7,500,000
Cody Barton	TEN	LB	31	9	$6,510,000
Dre Greenlaw	SF	LB	31	9	$6,000,000
E.J. Speed	HOU	LB	33	9	$6,000,000
Von Miller	DAL	LB	39	17	$5,500,000
Anthony Nelson	TB	LB	31	9	$4,500,000
Jack Gibbens	ARI	LB	29	—	$4,475,000
Arnold Ebiketie	PHI	LB	29	—	$4,300,000
Drake Thomas	SEA	LB	28	—	$4,300,000
Isaiah McDuffie	GB	LB	29	—	$4,200,000
Del'Shawn Phillips	LAC	LB	31	9	$4,000,000
D'Marco Jackson	CHI	LB	30	—	$4,000,000
Jake Hummel	HOU	LB	29	—	$2,500,000
Cole Holcomb	PIT	LB	32	9	$2,300,000
Dallas Turner	MIN	LB	25	—	$2,228,352
Chop Robinson	MIA	LB	25	—	$2,156,476
Grant Stuard	LAR	LB	29	—	$2,000,000
Edgerrin Cooper	GB	LB	26	—	$1,576,720
Chris Braswell	TB	LB	26	—	$1,411,836
Junior Colson	LAC	LB	25	—	$1,342,910
Bralen Trice	ATL	LB	27	—	$1,334,066
Jonah Elliss	DEN	LB	25	—	$1,328,702
Marist Liufau	DAL	LB	27	—	$1,312,410
Ty'Ron Hopper	GB	LB	27	—	$1,311,184
Adisa Isaac	BAL	LB	26	—	$1,308,458
Trevin Wallace	NYJ	LB	25	—	$1,261,804
Jalyx Hunt	PHI	LB	27	—	$1,257,094
Brennan Jackson	LV	LB	27	—	$1,075,000
Cedric Gray	TEN	LB	25	—	$1,075,000
Charles Snowden	DAL	LB	30	—	$1,075,000
Darius Muasau	NE	LB	27	—	$1,075,000
James Williams Sr.	TEN	LB	25	—	$1,075,000
Javon Solomon	BUF	LB	27	—	$1,075,000
Javontae Jean-Baptiste	WSH	LB	28	—	$1,075,000
Jaylan Ford	NO	LB	26	—	$1,075,000
Jaylen Harrell	TEN	LB	26	—	$1,075,000
Jaylon Carlies	IND	LB	26	—	$1,075,000
JD Bertrand	ATL	LB	28	—	$1,075,000
Jordan Magee	WSH	LB	27	—	$1,075,000
Nathaniel Watson	CLE	LB	28	—	$1,075,000
Tatum Bethune	SF	LB	27	—	$1,075,000
Austin Keys	ARI	LB	26	—	$1,005,000
Connor O'Toole	SEA	LB	26	—	$1,005,000
Easton Mascarenas-Arnold	CLE	LB	25	—	$1,005,000
Elias Neal	LAR	LB	26	—	$1,005,000
Elijah Ponder	NE	LB	26	—	$1,005,000
Jared Ivey	ATL	LB	26	—	$1,005,000
Jay Higgins IV	BAL	LB	26	—	$1,005,000
Karene Reid	DEN	LB	28	—	$1,005,000
Marlowe Wax	LAC	LB	25	—	$1,005,000
Shaun Dolac	LAR	LB	26	—	$1,005,000
Cooper McDonald	KC	LB	27	—	$575,353
Bam Martin-Scott	CAR	LB	28	—	$540,000
Dorian Mausi	TEN	LB	26	—	$540,000
Tyler Batty	MIN	LB	29	—	$540,000

Defensive backs 70

Highest paid: Marlon Humphrey ($19.3 million in 2027)

2028 NFL free agents, defensive backs, highest paid first

Marlon Humphrey	BAL	CB	32	11	$19,250,000
Paulson Adebo	NYG	CB	29	—	$18,000,000
Budda Baker	ARI	S	32	11	$16,170,000
Jaylon Johnson	CHI	CB	29	8	$16,000,000
Tre'von Moehrig	CAR	S	29	—	$15,300,000
Carlton Davis III	NE	CB	31	10	$14,500,000
Jessie Bates III	ATL	S	31	10	$14,020,000
Jevon Holland	NYG	S	28	—	$13,500,000
Charvarius Ward	IND	CB	32	10	$13,490,000
Harrison Smith	MIN	S	39	16	$12,250,000
Riq Woolen	PHI	CB	29	—	$12,000,000
Kenny Moore II	IND	CB	33	11	$10,000,000
Julian Love	SEA	S	30	9	$9,000,000
Taron Johnson	LV	CB	32	10	$8,760,000
Amik Robertson	WSH	CB	30	8	$8,010,000
Nick Cross	WSH	S	26	—	$6,750,000
Elijah Molden	LAC	CB	29	—	$6,000,000
Benjamin St-Juste	GB	CB	30	—	$5,000,000
Jaylinn Hawkins	BAL	S	31	8	$5,000,000
James Pierre	MIN	CB	31	8	$4,325,000
DeShon Elliott	PIT	S	31	10	$4,080,000
Mike Hughes	ATL	CB	31	10	$4,000,000
C.J. Gardner-Johnson	BUF	S	30	9	$3,500,000
Michael Carter II	PHI	CB	29	—	$2,765,000
Brenden Schooler	NE	S	31	—	$2,550,000
Joshua Williams	TEN	CB	28	—	$2,500,000
Tavierre Thomas	MIN	S	32	10	$2,250,000
Quinyon Mitchell	PHI	CB	27	—	$2,142,100
Terrion Arnold	DET	CB	25	—	$2,098,974
Jonathan Jones	PHI	CB	34	12	$2,000,000
Markquese Bell	DAL	S	29	—	$2,000,000
Nate Wiggins	BAL	CB	25	—	$1,960,438
JuJu Brents	MIA	CB	28	—	$1,877,964
Cooper DeJean	PHI	CB	25	—	$1,638,966
Kool-Aid McKinstry	NO	CB	25	—	$1,627,464
Kamari Lassiter	HOU	CB	25	—	$1,614,528
Max Melton	ARI	CB	26	—	$1,603,028
Marcus Epps	PHI	S	32	9	$1,550,000
Siran Neal	SF	S	34	10	$1,550,000
Tyler Nubin	NYG	S	27	—	$1,538,338
Daniel Thomas	CLE	S	30	8	$1,500,000
Theo Jackson	MIN	S	29	—	$1,500,000
Mike Sainristil	WSH	CB	27	—	$1,495,212
Javon Bullard	GB	S	25	—	$1,404,648
Cole Bishop	BUF	S	25	—	$1,390,272
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.	DET	CB	26	—	$1,384,522
Renardo Green	SF	CB	27	—	$1,375,898
Dru Phillips	NYG	CB	26	—	$1,340,086
Tykee Smith	TB	S	27	—	$1,312,002
Kamren Kinchens	LAR	S	25	—	$1,303,756
Ameer Speed	DAL	CB	28	—	$1,145,000
Shaun Wade	PHI	CB	29	—	$1,145,000
Caelen Carson	DAL	CB	26	—	$1,075,000
Chau Smith-Wade	CAR	CB	25	—	$1,075,000
Decamerion Richardson	NO	CB	27	—	$1,075,000
Jarvis Brownlee Jr.	NYJ	CB	27	—	$1,075,000
Malik Mustapha	SF	S	26	—	$1,075,000
Marcellas Dial Jr.	MIA	CB	27	—	$1,075,000
Myles Harden	CLE	CB	26	—	$1,075,000
T.J. Tampa	BAL	CB	26	—	$1,075,000
Corey Thornton	CAR	CB	27	—	$1,005,000
Donovan McMillon	CLE	S	26	—	$1,005,000
Johnathan Edwards	IND	CB	26	—	$1,005,000
Julius Wood	MIA	S	27	—	$1,005,000
Keyon Martin	BAL	CB	27	—	$1,005,000
Major Burns	CHI	S	26	—	$1,005,000
Mario Goodrich III	TEN	CB	28	—	$1,005,000
Jaylin Simpson	MIA	S	28	—	$949,167
Kalen King	ARI	CB	25	—	$949,167
Mike Reid	NO	CB	26	—	$885,000

Specialists 19

Highest paid: Nick Folk ($4.51 million in 2027)

2028 NFL free agents, specialists, highest paid first

Nick Folk	ATL	PK	43	21	$4,510,000
Cairo Santos	CHI	PK	36	14	$3,200,000
Evan McPherson	CIN	PK	29	—	$2,900,000
Tommy Townsend	TEN	P	31	8	$2,600,000
Tyler Bass	BUF	PK	31	8	$2,450,000
Sam Martin	CAR	P	38	15	$2,000,000
Daniel Whelan	GB	P	29	—	$1,650,000
Joe Cardona	LAR	LS	36	13	$1,650,000
Chris Stoll	SEA	LS	30	—	$1,645,000
Zach Wood	NO	LS	35	11	$1,400,000
Luke Rhodes	IND	LS	35	12	$1,385,000
Thomas Hennessy	NYJ	LS	34	11	$1,300,000
Trent Sieg	DAL	LS	33	10	$1,300,000
Will Reichard	MIN	PK	27	—	$1,075,000
Austin Brinkman	HOU	LS	26	—	$1,005,000
Charlie Smyth	NO	PK	27	—	$1,005,000
Kai Kroeger	HOU	P	26	—	$1,005,000
Ryan Fitzgerald	CAR	PK	28	—	$1,005,000
William Wagner	CIN	LS	27	—	$1,005,000

Contracts as ESPN files them for players on a roster now. ESPN does not mark who will be restricted or exclusive-rights (usually three accrued seasons or fewer), and a franchise tag or an extension signed after the last update moves a player off the list.