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
Smael Mondon Jr., ILB, Georgia 63
Chico Bennett Jr., DE, Virginia 69
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