In the NFL, the best players aren't always the highest paid at their respective positions. At any given time, the last big-name player to sign a new deal could reset the market.
Let's set the top of the salary market at every position with a projected multiyear deal for the player who should be the highest paid at each spot.
The criteria below will determine who deserves the top contracts.
The projected contracts for each player will reset the market in total value.
For example, the highest-paid running back would earn a deal that exceeds Alvin Kamara's four-year, $75 million pact.