2021 Running Back Salaries
| Player | Team | Cap Number | Cash Spent |
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| Derrick Henry | Titans | $13,500,000 | $10,500,000 |
| Saquon Barkley | Giants | $10,025,602 | $4,833,829 |
| Melvin Gordon | Broncos | $8,941,176 | $7,000,000 |
| Joe Mixon | Bengals | $8,420,588 | $8,670,588 |
| Christian McCaffrey | Panthers | $6,899,500 | $8,237,500 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | Cowboys | $6,820,000 | $9,600,000 |
| Austin Ekeler | Chargers | $5,750,000 | $4,250,000 |
| Dalvin Cook | Vikings | $5,113,037 | $2,100,000 |
| Kareem Hunt | Browns | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 |
| Alvin Kamara | Saints | $5,000,000 | $2,000,000 |
| David Johnson | Texans | $4,911,765 | $4,911,765 |
| Nick Chubb | Browns | $4,782,381 | $12,920,000 |
| Aaron Jones | Packers | $4,464,706 | $14,250,000 |
| Raheem Mostert | 49ers | $3,608,334 | $3,040,625 |
| Rashaad Penny | Seahawks | $3,425,366 | $1,948,014 |
| Josh Jacobs | Raiders | $3,254,563 | $1,579,854 |
| Leonard Fournette | Buccaneers | $3,250,000 | $3,375,000 |
| Tarik Cohen | Bears | $3,250,000 | $1,500,000 |
| Kenyan Drake | Raiders | $3,000,000 | $3,250,000 |
| Chris Carson | Seahawks | $2,700,000 | $5,500,000 |
| Nyheim Hines | Colts | $2,681,137 | $7,000,000 |
| Devontae Booker | Giants | $2,500,000 | $3,625,000 |
| Clyde Edwards-Helaire | Chiefs | $2,459,449 | $1,101,890 |
| Jalen Richard | Raiders | $2,440,000 | $3,500,000 |
| Najee Harris | Steelers | $2,372,262 | $7,509,048 |
| Travis Etienne | Jaguars | $2,345,111 | $7,400,444 |
| Ronald Jones II | Buccaneers | $2,250,158 | $1,444,353 |
| Mike Davis | Falcons | $2,250,000 | $3,000,000 |
| Gus Edwards | Ravens | $2,250,000 | $4,750,000 |
| Jeff Wilson | 49ers | $2,050,000 | $2,050,000 |
| Brandon Bolden | Patriots | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 |
| Marlon Mack | Colts | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 |
| Carlos Hyde | Jaguars | $1,991,176 | $2,441,176 |
| Rex Burkhead | Texans | $1,985,294 | $2,235,294 |
| D'Andre Swift | Lions | $1,940,663 | $998,133 |
| Mike Boone | Broncos | $1,800,000 | $2,600,000 |
| Sony Michel | Rams | $1,792,731 | $1,792,731 |
| Jonathan Taylor | Colts | $1,779,353 | $965,871 |
| James Conner | Cardinals | $1,750,000 | $1,750,000 |
| Malcolm Brown | Dolphins | $1,750,000 | $1,750,000 |
| Taiwan Jones | Bills | $1,667,647 | $1,750,000 |
| J.D. McKissic | Commanders | $1,660,000 | $1,160,000 |
| Jamaal Williams | Lions | $1,625,000 | $2,250,000 |
| Javonte Williams | Broncos | $1,611,955 | $4,467,820 |
| Darrel Williams | Chiefs | $1,594,118 | $1,600,000 |
| Miles Sanders | Eagles | $1,461,881 | $982,294 |
| Samaje Perine | Bengals | $1,450,000 | $1,800,000 |
| Cam Akers | Rams | $1,402,964 | $890,593 |
| J.K. Dobbins | Ravens | $1,302,145 | $870,429 |
| James White | Patriots | $1,212,500 | $2,462,500 |
| A.J. Dillon | Packers | $1,201,325 | $850,265 |
| Darrell Henderson | Rams | $1,151,496 | $878,832 |
| Damien Williams | Bears | $1,125,000 | $1,500,000 |
| Antonio Gibson | Commanders | $1,121,054 | $834,211 |
| David Montgomery | Bears | $1,111,577 | $850,032 |
| Devin Singletary | Bills | $1,108,956 | $850,000 |
| Tevin Coleman | Jets | $1,100,000 | $1,100,000 |
| Ke'Shawn Vaughn | Buccaneers | $1,080,909 | $826,182 |
| Latavius Murray | Ravens | $1,075,000 | $1,075,000 |
| Damien Harris | Patriots | $1,071,534 | $850,000 |
| Alexander Mattison | Vikings | $1,055,545 | $850,000 |
| Zack Moss | Bills | $1,048,256 | $819,651 |
| Elijhaa Penny | Giants | $1,040,000 | $1,040,000 |
| Darrynton Evans | Titans | $1,036,770 | $817,354 |
| Justice Hill | Ravens | $1,035,414 | $850,000 |
| Chase Edmonds | Cardinals | $1,033,089 | $920,000 |
| Benjamin Snell Jr. | Steelers | $1,025,517 | $850,000 |
| Tony Pollard | Cowboys | $1,017,582 | $850,000 |
| Ty Montgomery | Saints | $987,500 | $1,127,500 |
| Dwayne Washington | Saints | $987,500 | $1,127,500 |
| Giovani Bernard | Buccaneers | $987,500 | $1,212,500 |
| Joshua Kelley | Chargers | $975,086 | $780,000 |
| La'Mical Perine | Jets | $966,336 | $780,000 |
| Justin Jackson | Chargers | $920,000 | $920,000 |
| Boston Scott | Eagles | $920,000 | $920,000 |
| Kalen Ballage | Steelers | $920,000 | $920,000 |
| Matt Breida | Bills | $915,000 | $1,055,000 |
| Phillip Lindsay | Dolphins | $904,412 | $1,080,882 |
| DeeJay Dallas | Seahawks | $903,600 | $780,000 |
| Travis Homer | Seahawks | $885,840 | $850,000 |
| Myles Gaskin | Dolphins | $871,777 | $850,000 |
| Trenton Cannon | 49ers | $868,889 | $868,889 |
| Alec Ingold | Raiders | $853,334 | $850,000 |
| Alex Collins | Seahawks | $850,000 | $990,000 |
| Ty Johnson | Jets | $850,000 | $850,000 |
| Dare Ogunbowale | Jaguars | $850,000 | $850,000 |
| Peyton Barber | Raiders | $850,000 | $990,000 |
| D'Ernest Johnson | Browns | $850,000 | $850,000 |
| Corey Clement | Cowboys | $850,000 | $990,000 |
| Rhamondre Stevenson | Patriots | $847,265 | $1,409,060 |
| Chuba Hubbard | Panthers | $838,293 | $1,373,172 |
| Anthony McFarland, Jr. | Steelers | $828,386 | $647,778 |
| Lynn Bowden | Dolphins | $824,064 | $824,064 |
| Michael Carter | Jets | $821,006 | $1,426,526 |
| Eno Benjamin | Cardinals | $805,679 | $780,000 |
| Trey Sermon | 49ers | $804,321 | $1,482,285 |
| Devonta Freeman | Ravens | $802,778 | $1,015,278 |
| James Robinson | Jaguars | $781,666 | $780,000 |
| Salvon Ahmed | Dolphins | $780,000 | $780,000 |
| J.J. Taylor | Patriots | $780,000 | $780,000 |
| Godwin Igwebuike | Lions | $780,000 | $780,000 |
| Jonathan Ward | Cardinals | $780,000 | $780,000 |
| Kene Nwangwu | Vikings | $766,532 | $1,331,129 |
| Kenneth Gainwell | Eagles | $743,881 | $995,524 |
| Jerick McKinnon | Chiefs | $721,667 | $831,667 |
| Avery Williams | Falcons | $720,038 | $900,152 |
| Elijah Mitchell | 49ers | $705,893 | $843,572 |
| JaMycal Hasty | 49ers | $704,445 | $704,445 |
| Larry Rountree III | Chargers | $703,941 | $835,764 |
| Chris Evans | Bengals | $703,222 | $832,888 |
| Demetric Felton | Browns | $700,286 | $821,144 |
| Khalil Herbert | Bears | $692,676 | $790,704 |
| Jermar Jefferson | Lions | $679,581 | $738,324 |
| Gary Brightwell | Giants | $677,496 | $811,650 |
| Jaret Patterson | Commanders | $671,666 | $695,000 |
| Ty Williams | Ravens | $660,000 | $660,000 |
| Mark Ingram | Saints | $656,944 | $656,944 |
| Ryan Nall | Bears | $613,889 | $613,889 |
| Scottie Phillips | Texans | $610,000 | $610,000 |
| Tony Jones | Saints | $578,333 | $578,333 |
| Jake Funk | Rams | $578,168 | $659,339 |
| Ameer Abdullah | Panthers | $566,667 | $660,000 |
| Kylin Hill | Packers | $543,655 | $602,953 |
| Buddy Howell | Rams | $541,667 | $541,667 |
| D'Onta Foreman | Titans | $511,111 | $511,111 |
| Royce Freeman | Texans | $485,000 | $485,000 |
| Derrick Gore | Chiefs | $476,667 | $476,667 |
| Rico Dowdle | Cowboys | $443,333 | $440,000 |
| Xavier Jones | Rams | $443,000 | $440,000 |
| Raymond Calais | Rams | $440,000 | $440,000 |
| Jordan Howard | Eagles | $425,000 | $495,000 |
| Tre Harbison III | Browns | $415,000 | $415,000 |
| Adrian Killins | Broncos | $415,000 | $415,000 |
| Patrick Laird | Dolphins | $412,500 | $412,500 |
| Patrick Taylor | Packers | $366,667 | $366,667 |
| Deon Jackson | Colts | $366,667 | $366,667 |
| Dontrell Hilliard | Titans | $357,778 | $357,778 |
| Trey Edmunds | Steelers | $334,000 | $334,000 |
| Nathan Cottrell | Jaguars | $283,733 | $283,733 |
| Trayveon Williams | Bengals | $283,333 | $283,333 |
| Jaylen Samuels | Texans | $265,333 | $265,333 |
| Wendell Smallwood | Commanders | $263,000 | $263,000 |
| Jonathan Williams | Commanders | $236,111 | $275,000 |
| Qadree Ollison | Falcons | $236,111 | $236,111 |
| JaQuan Hardy | Cowboys | $220,534 | $220,534 |
| Austin Walter | Jets | $216,667 | $216,667 |
| Reggie Bonnafon | Panthers | $212,799 | $212,799 |
| Kenjon Barner | Buccaneers | $193,166 | $193,166 |
| Spencer Brown | Panthers | $193,067 | $193,067 |
| Darius Bradwell | Chargers | $193,067 | $193,067 |
| Wayne Gallman | Vikings | $188,889 | $220,000 |
| Elijah McGuire | Chiefs | $182,000 | $182,000 |
| Pooka Williams Jr. | Bengals | $174,667 | $174,667 |
| Javian Hawkins | Rams | $174,667 | $174,667 |
| Gerrid Doaks | Dolphins | $165,600 | $165,600 |
| Caleb Huntley | Falcons | $165,600 | $165,600 |
| Nate McCrary | Ravens | $165,467 | $165,467 |
| Trey Ragas | Raiders | $165,467 | $165,467 |
| Craig Reynolds | Lions | $141,667 | $141,667 |
| Duke Johnson | Dolphins | $141,667 | $188,889 |
| Ryquell Armstead | Jaguars | $141,667 | $141,667 |
| Le'Veon Bell | Buccaneers | $141,667 | $179,167 |
| Elijah Holyfield | Bengals | $119,600 | $119,600 |
| Johnny Stanton | Browns | $119,467 | $119,467 |
| Adrian Peterson | Seahawks | $115,722 | $115,722 |
| Jordan Wilkins | Titans | $107,111 | $107,111 |
| John Kelly | Browns | $102,422 | $102,422 |
| Devine Ozigbo | Patriots | $84,022 | $84,022 |
| Mekhi Sargent | Jaguars | $73,333 | $73,333 |
| Jordan Scarlett | Dolphins | $70,933 | $70,933 |
| Ito Smith | Cowboys | $70,000 | $70,000 |
| Damarea Crockett | Broncos | $55,067 | $55,067 |
| Dexter Williams | Browns | $47,222 | $47,222 |
| Asim Rose | Vikings | $42,000 | $42,000 |
| Darius Anderson | Texans | $36,800 | $36,800 |
| Josh Johnson | Seahawks | $36,667 | $36,667 |
| Kerryon Johnson | Eagles | $28,000 | $28,000 |
| Tavien Feaster | Cardinals | $18,400 | $18,400 |
| Kerrith Whyte | Packers | $18,400 | $18,400 |
| Brian Hill | 49ers | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| Jacques Patrick | Ravens | $9,200 | $9,200 |
| Antonio Williams | Bills | $9,200 | $9,200 |
| Artavis Pierce | Browns | $9,200 | $9,200 |
| Benny LeMay | Browns | $9,200 | $9,200 |
| Jason Huntley | Eagles | $8,333 | $25,000 |
| Christian Wade | Bills | $0 | $0 |
| Sandro Platzgummer | Giants | $0 | $165,600 |
| Jeremy McNichols | Titans | $0 | $0 |
| Darwin Thompson | Chiefs | $0 | $0 |