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The Top 5 Highest-Paid NFL Cornerbacks Right Now

Paul Connor

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5. Patrick Surtain II
Average Annual Value: $24M

Team: Denver Broncos | Age: 25

Career Stats (4 Years): 66 G | 47 PD | 11 INT | 57.1 Cmp% Allowed | 73.4 PR Allowed | 232 TKL | 4 TFL | 2 FF

Career Highlights & Awards:

- NFL Defensive Player of the Year (2024)

- 2x First-Team All-Pro (2022, 2024)

- 3x Pro Bowl (2022-2024)
Introduction
Just a day after signing No.1 receiver Garrett Wilson to a new deal, the New York Jets locked up another one of their young stars, inking cornerback Sauce Gardner to a massive four-year, $120.4 million extension.

Drafted 4th overall by the Jets in 2022, Gardner quickly established himself as one of the game's premiere shutdown corners, earning First-Team All-Pro honors in each of his first two seasons. Though 2024 marked a slight dip in performance, the former Cincinnati standout remains the unquestioned leader of Gang Green’s defense.

So, where does Gardner's contract rank among his peers? Here are the five highest-paid cornerbacks in the NFL today.
1. Sauce Gardner
Average Annual Value: $30.1M (record for a CB).

Team: New York Jets | Age: 24

Career Stats (3 Years): 48 G | 41 PD | 3 INT | 55.3 Cmp% Allowed | 74.6 PR Allowed | 181 TKL | 6 TFL | 1 FF

Career Highlights & Awards:

- 2x First-Team All-Pro (2022, 2023)

- 2x Pro Bowl (2022, 2023)

- NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year (2022)
2. Derek Stingley Jr.
Average Annual Value: $30M

Team: Houston Texans | Age: 24

Career Stats (3 Years): 37 G | 36 PD | 5 INT | 51.9 Cmp% Allowed | 55.5 PR Allowed | 136 TKL | 5 TFL

Career Highlights & Awards:

- First-Team All-Pro (2024)

- Pro Bowl (2024)
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3. Jaycee Horn
Average Annual Value: $25M

Team: Carolina Panthers | Age: 25

Career Stats (4 Years): 37 G | 26 PD | 5 INT | 53.7 Cmp% Allowed | 78.1 PR Allowed | 153 TKL | 8 TFL

Career Highlights and Awards:

- Pro Bowl (2024)
4. Jalen Ramsey
Average Annual Value: $24.1M

Team: Pittsburgh Steelers | Age: 30

Career Stats (9 Years): 135 G | 108 PD | 24 INT | 58.4 Cmp% Allowed | 76.5 PR Allowed | 534 TKL | 27 TFL | 6 FF

Career Highlights & Awards:

- Super Bowl Champion (LVI)

- 3x First-Team All-Pro (2017, 2020, 2021)

- 7x Pro Bowl (2017-2023)
5. Patrick Surtain II
Average Annual Value: $24M

Team: Denver Broncos | Age: 25

Career Stats (4 Years): 66 G | 47 PD | 11 INT | 57.1 Cmp% Allowed | 73.4 PR Allowed | 232 TKL | 4 TFL | 2 FF

Career Highlights & Awards:

- NFL Defensive Player of the Year (2024)

- 2x First-Team All-Pro (2022, 2024)

- 3x Pro Bowl (2022-2024)
Introduction
Just a day after signing No.1 receiver Garrett Wilson to a new deal, the New York Jets locked up another one of their young stars, inking cornerback Sauce Gardner to a massive four-year, $120.4 million extension.

Drafted 4th overall by the Jets in 2022, Gardner quickly established himself as one of the game's premiere shutdown corners, earning First-Team All-Pro honors in each of his first two seasons. Though 2024 marked a slight dip in performance, the former Cincinnati standout remains the unquestioned leader of Gang Green’s defense.

So, where does Gardner's contract rank among his peers? Here are the five highest-paid cornerbacks in the NFL today.

The Top 5 Highest-Paid NFL Cornerbacks Right Now

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