2025 NFL Draft - Outside Linebacker Report
The aim of this page is to give context as to who are the top paid players at this position in the league now and who are the top prospects at this position for the current Draft Class.
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Current Class (Top-50):
| Name | Our Rank |
| Harold Perkins, OLB, LSU | 3 |
| Abdul Carter, OLB, Penn State | 27 |
| David Bailey, OLB, Stanford | 56 |
| Cal Haladay, LB, Michigan State | 152 |
| Xavien Sorey Jr., OLB, Georgia | 153 |
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Outside Linebacker - Top Paid NFL Players:
| Name | Base Salary |
| SDC - Joey Bosa | $31,000,000 |
| PIT - T.J. Watt | $29,368,694 |
| SDC - Khalil Mack | $27,400,000 |
| CAR - Shaq Thompson | $24,463,333 |
| MIA - Bradley Chubb | $22,197,489 |
| LA - Leonard Floyd | $22,000,000 |
| TBB - Shaquil Barrett | $21,650,000 |
| TEN - Bud Dupree | $20,200,000 |
| TEN - Harold Landry | $18,800,000 |
| NEP - Matt Judon | $17,607,222 |
| MIN - Za'Darius Smith | $16,990,186 |
| DEN - Randy Gregory | $16,100,000 |
| DET - Romeo Okwara | $14,500,000 |
| BUF - Matt Milano | $13,338,588 |
| MIN - Danielle Hunter | $13,120,000 |
| GBP - Preston Smith | $13,040,000 |
| SEA - Uchenna Nwosu | $13,010,000 |
| GBP - Rashan Gary | $10,892,000 |
| JAC - Josh Allen | $10,892,000 |
| JAC - Travon Walker | $8,513,778 |
| NYG - Kayvon Thibodeaux | $7,122,509 |
| PHI - Haason Reddick | $6,757,000 |
| BAL - Tyus Bowser | $6,500,000 |
| CAR - Frankie Luvu | $5,470,575 |
| DEN - Jake Martin | $4,823,534 |
| DAL - Micah Parsons | $4,658,125 |
| HOU - Jalen Reeves-Maybin | $4,250,000 |
| JAC - K’Lavon Chaisson | $4,246,013 |
| ARI - Dennis Gardeck | $4,216,666 |
| ARI - Markus Golden | $4,160,000 |
| MIA - Jaelan Phillips | $3,823,146 |
| WAS - Jamin Davis | $3,762,048 |
| TBB - Joe Tryon | $3,046,701 |
| CIN - Logan Wilson | $3,031,199 |
| IND - Zaire Franklin | $3,000,000 |
| PIT - Alex Highsmith | $2,950,074 |
| ATL - Mykal Walker | $2,928,520 |
| SEA - Darrell Taylor | $2,152,343 |
| CLE - Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah | $1,766,241 |
| NEP - Josh Uche | $1,714,788 |
| KCC - Nick Bolton | $1,591,099 |
| DET - Julian Okwara | $1,569,063 |
| NOS - Pete Werner | $1,550,367 |
| NOS - Zack Baun | $1,506,762 |
| OAK - Divine Deablo | $1,358,409 |
| CLE - Jacob Phillips | $1,312,574 |
| CIN - Akeem Davis-Gaither | $1,214,378 |
| MIN - Troy Dye | $1,179,645 |
| PHI - Kyzir White | $1,172,000 |
| DET - Derrick Barnes | $1,135,301 |
| DAL - Jabril Cox | $1,132,813 |
| JAC - Jordan Smith | $1,124,897 |
| NYG - Cameron Brown | $1,059,591 |
| GBP - Jonathan Garvin | $1,029,820 |
| CLE - Tony Fields | $1,022,440 |
| HOU - Garret Wallow | $1,013,971 |
| BAL - Daelin Hayes | $1,013,302 |
| CHI - Terrell Lewis | $1,010,000 |
| DAL - Devante Bond | $1,010,000 |
| SDC - Derrek Tuszka | $1,010,000 |
| ATL - Adetokunbo Ogundeji | $1,000,038 |
| ATL - Lorenzo Carter | $1,000,000 |
| ARI - Victor Dimukeje | $980,465 |
| DEN - Jonathon Cooper | $965,168 |
| HOU - Demone Harris | $950,000 |
| DET - James Houston | $945,000 |
| ATL - Quinton Bell | $940,000 |
| GBP - Kingsley Enagbare | $930,638 |
| TEN - Chance Campbell | $903,004 |
| DEN - Christopher Allen | $880,000 |
| JAC - De’Shaan Dixon | $874,000 |
| LA - Keir Thomas | $870,000 |
| BAL - Jeremiah Moon | $750,000 |
| CHI - Kuony Deng | $750,000 |
| LA - Brayden Thomas | $750,000 |
| MIA - Cameron Goode | $750,000 |
| MIN - Benton Whitley | $750,000 |