Green Bay Packers wide receiver Christian Watson signed a four-year, $110.5 million deal Thursday that makes him the NFL’s 15th-highest wideout.
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Wide receiver Christian Watson inked a four-year, $110.5 million contract extension with the Green Bay Packers earlier today. The deal included a $31 million signing bonus.
Watson will average $27.625 million per season, which ranks 15th among all NFL wideouts.
Seattle’s Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who signed a four-year, $168.6 million deal after last season, has the highest average salary per year at $42.15M. Cincinnati’s Ja’Marr Chase ($40.25M), Minnesota’s Justin Jefferson ($35.0M), Dallas’ CeeDee Lamb ($34.0M) and Pittsburgh’s D.K. Metcalf ($33.0M) round out the top five.
Watson falls right between Denver’s Jaylen Waddle ($28.25M) and Buffalo’s D.J. Moore ($27.5M).
Interestingly, Watson now ranks ahead of former Packers Davante Adams ($22.0M with the Los Angeles Rams) and Romeo Doubs ($17.0M, New England).
Here’s how the top-20 wideouts rank, based on average salary per season:
Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Seattle — $42.15M
Ja’Marr Chase, Cincinnati — $40.25M
Justin Jefferson, Minnesota — $35.0M
CeeDee Lamb, Dallas — $34.0M
D.K. Metcalf, Pittsburgh — $33.0M
Garrett Wilson, New York Jets — $32.5M
A.J. Brown, New England — $32.0M
Amon-Ra St. Brown, Detroit — $32.0M
Brandon Aiyuk, San Francisco — $30.0M
Nico Collins, Houston — $30.0M
Terry McLaurin, Washington — $29.0M
Tee Higgins, Cincinnati — $28.75M
Alec Pierce, Indianapolis — $28.5M
Jaylen Waddle, Denver — $28.25M
Christian Watson, Green Bay — $27.625M
D.J. Moore, Buffalo — $27.5M
George Pickens — $27.3M
Jameson Williams, Detroit —$26.67M
DeVonte Smith, Philadelphia — $25.0M
Courtland Sutton, Denver — $23.0M
Ref: https://www.forbes.com/sites/robreischel/2026/06/04/packers-christian-watson-now-the-nfls-15th-highest-paid-wideout/
