Who are the highest paid cornerbacks in the NFL entering 2023 NFL free agency?

Here's a look at the Top 10 cornerbacks in the league, ranked by average annual salary, per overthecap.com, a site that tracks NFL player contracts (through July 25, 2023).

The Green Bay Packers' Jaire Alexander leads the list, at $21 million per year.

The Cleveland Browns' Denzel Ward is second, at $20.1 million per season, followed by the Miami Dolphins' Jalen Ramsey, at $20 million.

The Baltimore Ravens' Marlon Humphrey is fourth with an average annual salary of $19.5 million, followed by the New Orleans Saints' Marshon Lattimore and the Dallas Cowboys' Trevon Diggs at $19.4 million.

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NFL's highest paid cornerbacks in 2023 (average salary per year):

• 1. Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander: $21 million

• 2. Browns cornerback Denzel Ward: $20.1 million

• 3. Dolphins cornerback Jalen Ramsey: $20 million

• 4. Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey: $19.5 million

• 5. Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore: $19.4 million

• 5. Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs: $19.4 million

• 7. Dolphins cornerback Xavien Howard: $18 million

• 8. Bills cornerback Tre'Davious White: $17.3 million

• 9. Chargers cornerback J.C. Jackson: $16.5 million

• 10. Buccaneers cornerback Carlton Davis: $14.8 million

- Source: overthecap.com

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