{"id":285359,"date":"2025-08-13T17:50:26","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T17:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/285359\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T17:50:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T17:50:26","slug":"who-are-the-10-highest-paid-nfl-running-backs-based-on-yearly-average","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/285359\/","title":{"rendered":"Who are the 10 highest-paid NFL running backs based on yearly average?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2025 NFL offseason has been a good one to the running back position. Notably a position that does not always get paid, they have this summer.<\/p>\n<p>The two latest that have are the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/los-angeles-rams\/343\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Los Angeles Rams;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Los Angeles Rams<\/a>&#8216; Kyren Williams and the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/buffalo-bills\/324\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Buffalo Bills;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Buffalo Bills<\/a>&#8216; James Cook. Both signed extensions that put them among the top-10 running backs in football in terms of average annual value per year.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>How does that list exactly look?<\/p>\n<p>Here is the ranking of the NFL&#8217;s top-10 running backs based on AAV.<\/p>\n<p>10. James Conner<img alt=\"Team: Arizona Cardinals. AAV: $9.5 million per year.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/d829c62860acf6bfad9f0965d051e1fd.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Team: Arizona Cardinals. AAV: $9.5 million per year.<\/p>\n<p>Team: <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/arizona-cardinals\/355\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Arizona Cardinals;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Arizona Cardinals<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>AAV: $9.5 million per year.<\/p>\n<p>9. Aaron Jones<img alt=\"Team: Minnesota Vikings. AAV: $10 million per year.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/abfde7fc73e14dcd285e461607406096.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Team: Minnesota Vikings. AAV: $10 million per year.<\/p>\n<p>Team: <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/minnesota-vikings\/347\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Minnesota Vikings;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Minnesota Vikings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>AAV: $10 million per year.<\/p>\n<p>8. Kyren Williams<img alt=\"Team: Los Angeles Rams. AAV: $11 million per year.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/dae960c491a2dbec2a59759e56d5bcae.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Team: Los Angeles Rams. AAV: $11 million per year.<\/p>\n<p>Team: Los Angeles Rams.<\/p>\n<p>AAV: $11 million per year.<\/p>\n<p>7. Josh Jacobs<img alt=\"Team: Green Bay Packers. AAV: $12 million per year.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"630\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/4e64271d96e412459cfd69fe8790ce82.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Team: Green Bay Packers. AAV: $12 million per year.<\/p>\n<p>Team: <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/green-bay-packers\/335\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Green Bay Packers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Green Bay Packers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>AAV: $12 million per year.<\/p>\n<p>6. James Cook<img alt=\"Team: Buffalo Bills. AAV: $12 million per year.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/3ac220532f5a049c46d147bde3ea371c.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Team: Buffalo Bills. AAV: $12 million per year.<\/p>\n<p>Team: Buffalo Bills.<\/p>\n<p>AAV: $12 million per year.<\/p>\n<p>5. Alvin Kamara<img alt=\"Team: New Orleans Saints. AAV: $12.250 million per year.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/7d9990ce992f544ede149730366c17c5.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Team: New Orleans Saints. AAV: $12.250 million per year.<\/p>\n<p>Team: <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/new-orleans-saints\/350\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:New Orleans Saints;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">New Orleans Saints<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>AAV: $12.250 million per year.<\/p>\n<p>4. Jonathan Taylor<img alt=\"Team: Indianapolis Colts. AAV: $14 million per year.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"713\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ed82d43faca18b68558e91b606ad067f.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Team: Indianapolis Colts. AAV: $14 million per year.<\/p>\n<p>Team: <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/indianapolis-colts\/338\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Indianapolis Colts;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Indianapolis Colts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>AAV: $14 million per year.<\/p>\n<p>3. Derrick Henry<img alt=\"Team: San Francisco 49ers. AAV: $19 million per year.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/fa3d596bcd1c93774b2e4bef0ac04625.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Team: San Francisco 49ers. AAV: $19 million per year.<\/p>\n<p>Team: <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/baltimore-ravens\/366\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Baltimore Ravens;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Baltimore Ravens<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>AAV: $15 million per year.<\/p>\n<p>2. Christian McCaffrey<img alt=\"Team: San Francisco 49ers. AAV: $19 million per year.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"785\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/6722d4e5443216be40501969bdbd1e26.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Team: San Francisco 49ers. AAV: $19 million per year.<\/p>\n<p>Team: <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/san-francisco-49ers\/359\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:San Francisco 49ers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">San Francisco 49ers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>AAV: $19 million per year.<\/p>\n<p>1. Saquon Barkley<img alt=\"Team: Philadelphia Eagles. AAV: $20.6 million per year.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/6437d32ad4bad89eb2daad481251edde.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Team: Philadelphia Eagles. AAV: $20.6 million per year.<\/p>\n<p>Team: <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/philadelphia-eagles\/354\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Philadelphia Eagles;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Philadelphia Eagles<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>AAV: $20.6 million per year.<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on The List Wire: <a href=\"https:\/\/thelistwire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/2025\/08\/13\/nfl-highest-paid-running-backs-2025-yearly-average-aav-james-cook-contract\/85640739007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NFL&#039;s highest-paid RBs based on AAV in 2025 post-James Cook contract;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">NFL&#8217;s highest-paid RBs based on AAV in 2025 post-James Cook contract<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 2025 NFL offseason has been a good one to the running back position. 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