Best at their position and rewarded as such
The San Francisco 49ers handed out three high-paying contract extensions this offseason. Brock Purdy, George Kittle, and Fred Warner all inked their extensions, keeping them in San Francisco for the foreseeable future. The 49ers have their cornerstone players locked up, including Deommodore Lenoir.
NFL.com created the 2025 NFL All-Paid Team. Big-name players make big-time money. The team includes offense and defense.
Here’s a quick rundown of the 2025 All-Paid Team’s contractual totals:
- Total NFL seasons under contract: 93
- Total combined value: $2.50 billion
- Average per year: $26.9 million
- Total combined 2025 cap hit: $350.0 million
- Total combined 2025 cash: $528.1 million
- Total combined fully guaranteed money: $1.16 billion
The skill position players topping the list for their positions are Dak Prescott, Saquon Barkley, Ja’Marr Chase, Justin Jefferson, CeeDee Lamb, and Kittle.
AVERAGE PER YEAR: $19.1 million
Cardinals tight end Trey McBride spent 26 days as the highest-paid tight end before the 49ers renegotiated a deal with Kittle to barely overtake him (by $100K per season). A fifth-round pick in 2017, Kittle earned his second veteran contract with the 49ers, a four-year, $76.4 million extension, as he excels in everything an offense asks of a tight end. One of the best run-blockers at the position, Kittle also led the NFL with 11.8 receiving yards per target in 2024 (min. 70 targets), and he led all tight ends in the metric in each of the last two seasons. With Deebo Samuel in Washington and Brandon Aiyuk recovering from a knee injury, Kittle will be Brock Purdy’s most trusted weapon.
On the defensive side, Warner is the highest-paid linebacker with Baltimore Ravens linebacker Roquan Smith behind him. Myles Garrett and Danielle Hunter top the EDGE market in 2025, with Chris Jones and Christian Wilkins as the highest-paid interior defensive linemen.
AVERAGE PER YEAR: $21 million
Since 2020, there are only two players to earn first-team All-Pro in four of the last five seasons: Warner and All-Paid Team teammate Myles Garrett. Warner’s 2021 contract extension would have earned him a place on this list, but his new three-year, $63 million deal moved him into the position’s top spot.
Kittle and Warner are well worth their contracts. As pillars of the 49ers roster and the best at their positions, 49ers fans are lucky to witness their careers.