The landscape of the highest-paid offensive tackles in the NFL has dramatically shifted during the past several seasons. Who is the highest-paid OT in the NFL, and which other offensive tackles round out the top of the positional market?

Who is the Highest-Paid Offensive Tackle in the NFL?

Having already reset the NFL’s offensive tackle market with a three-year, $66 million extension in 2020, Laremy Tunsil reclaimed the highest-paid offensive tackle crown by signing a three-year, $75 million contract with the Texans in March 2023.

Tunsil received $50 million in full guarantees, second to only Ronnie Stanley ($60 million) among left tackles. That total includes a $30 million signing bonus and Tunsil’s salaries in 2023 ($2 million) and 2024 ($18 million). He also has $10 million of his 2025 salary guaranteed for injury — it will become fully guaranteed on the fifth day of the 2024 league year.

Houston received some cap relief via Tunsil’s extension, but his cap charge will still be $26.6 million for the upcoming season. His figures will float between $25 million and $29 million over the life of the deal.

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Bakhtiari was due to count more than $28 million on Green Bay’s salary cap in 2023, but the Packers have restructured his contract to reduce that figure. Green Bay converted his $9.5 million roster bonus and $5.5 million of Bakhtiari’s base salary into a signing bonus and pushed money into 2024.

4) Lane Johnson, Philadelphia Eagles | AAV: $20.188 million

Lane Johnson agreed to a one-year, $33.45 million extension in March 2023, but we’re not valuing his new money at that figure. This new contract was more of a restructure that gives Johnson more guarantees, reduces his 2023 cap charge, and makes him the NFL’s highest-paid right tackle.

In total, Johnson now has four years and $80.75 million remaining on his contract. He’ll receive a pay bump in each of the next two seasons, while he also gets $30 million in guarantees. Johnson’s cap number for the upcoming campaign will drop from $24.2 million to $14.8 million as a result of the extension.

5) Jawaan Taylor, Kansas City Chiefs | AAV: $20 million

The Chiefs locked in former Jaguar Jawaan Taylor on the first day of the legal tampering period, inking the 25-year-old to a four-year, $80 million deal with the intention of moving him from right to left tackle. Taylor received $40 million guaranteed at signing and $60 million in total guarantees.

By keeping his 2023 base salary low, Kansas City will set Taylor’s cap charge for next season at just $5.825 million. But from 2024-26, his salaries will increase to $19.5 million, while his cap numbers will, in turn, rise to $24.725 million. Realistically, the Chiefs are tied to Taylor through 2025. After that season, K.C. could release him, having paid him $60 million over three years.

6) Ronnie Stanley, Baltimore Ravens | AAV: $19.75 million

Ronnie Stanley signed a new deal during the 2020 season. At the time of signing the deal, he was only behind Laremy Tunsil among the highest-paid OTs. His five-year contract extension is worth $98.75 million, with an AAV of $19.75 million.

In 2023, Stanley will count $23.67 million against the Ravens’ salary cap. In terms of guarantees, Stanley received $22.5 million via a signing bonus and earned fully guaranteed salaries in 2020, 2021, and 2022.

7) Ryan Ramczyk, New Orleans Saints | AAV: $19.2 million

Ryan Ramczyk is currently the highest-paid offensive tackle who plays on the right side of the line. The Saints got a deal done with Ramczyk ahead of the 2021 season. The new money on the deal was $96 million across five additional years. Ramczyk is under contract through the 2026 season.

The extension had a $19 million signing bonus, $43 million guaranteed at signing, and $60 million in total guarantees. Ramczyk will count just $11.11 million against the Saints’ salary cap in 2023. That is because the Saints restructured his deal to move roughly $10 million in cap space into future seasons while adding a void year in 2027. His cap number is due to be more than $27 million in each of the next three years.

8) Brian O’Neill, Minnesota Vikings | AAV: $18.5 million

Brian O’Neill signed a five-year, $92.5 million contract extension with the Vikings in September 2021. The deal is set to keep him in Minnesota until the 2027 offseason. He received a $20 million signing bonus and $53.526 million in guarantees as part of the deal.

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O’Neill’s had a cap charge of just $7.82 million in 2022, but that will rise to an average of nearly $20.5 million over the next four seasons.

9) Jake Matthews, Atlanta Falcons | AAV: $18.33 million

Jake Matthews is on his third deal with the Falcons. His current contract, a three-year extension signed in March 2022, is worth $55.5 million and includes $26.59 million in guarantees.

Atlanta restructured Matthews’ previous extension in both 2019 and 2020. They did so again in 2023, but instead of moving money to the future, the Falcons shifted $7 million of Matthews’ 2023 roster bonus back into 2022. Atlanta could do this because the 2022 regular season was still underway.

10) Kolton Miller, Las Vegas Raiders | AAV: $18.005 million

Kolton Miller signed a three-year, $54 million extension with the Raiders in April 2021. He received $25 million in full guarantees, including his 2021 base salary ($9.5 million), 2021 roster bonus ($2 million), and 2022 roster bonus ($13.5 million).

Las Vegas eventually converted Miller’s 2022 roster bonus, creating $10.125 million in cap room but adding $3.375 million to his cap charges from 2023 through 2025. As such, he’ll have an average cap figure of $16.38 million over the next three years.