| Player | Total Value | Avg./Year |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Donald | $95,000,000 | $31,666,667 |
| Justin Madubuike | $98,000,000 | $24,500,000 |
| Quinnen Williams | $96,000,000 | $24,000,000 |
| Jeffery Simmons | $94,000,000 | $23,500,000 |
| Daron Payne | $90,000,000 | $22,500,000 |
| Dexter Lawrence | $90,000,000 | $22,500,000 |
| Javon Hargrave | $84,000,000 | $21,000,000 |
| DeForest Buckner | $84,000,000 | $21,000,000 |
| Jonathan Allen | $72,000,000 | $18,000,000 |
| Vita Vea | $71,000,000 | $17,750,000 |
| Kenny Clark | $70,000,000 | $17,500,000 |
| Dre'Mont Jones | $51,530,000 | $17,176,667 |
| Arik Armstead | $85,000,000 | $17,000,000 |
| Ed Oliver | $68,000,000 | $17,000,000 |
| Grady Jarrett | $49,500,000 | $16,500,000 |
| Cameron Heyward | $65,600,000 | $16,400,000 |
| Zach Allen | $45,750,000 | $15,250,000 |
This is a list of the top NFL IDL per year salaries.
Look at the players around Jones pay rate. They're all 2 tiers above him.
Look at the players around Williams projected pay rate. They're 1-2 tiers better than he is. I've seen every one of them take over and have huge impact in multiple games. I haven't seen Williams play at that level, ever. He is a very, very good player. But he is not at the level that warrants a huge contract.
After those listed above, salaries drop off quickly. My evaluation has Jones equal to players in the 8.0-10.0 range, and Williams in the 12.0-16.0 range.
This board seems to be infected with the JS "overrate and overpay replacement(-) to replacement(+) level players in the trenches" virus.
I've been hoping it was mostly on PC that we could never build the trenches after the SB era guys moved on. I was hoping JS would turn it around, with MM's help, and start building the lines successfully. Hope is waning.
