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Some of the 2023 offseason's biggest headlines have had to do with star quarterbacks netting monster deals, with the and locking up and , respectively. The summer could be buoyed by similar matters, with other QBs like and angling for their own extensions. It speaks to an annual reality for front offices: Production demands compensation, even if certain positions as they once were.So which players are ripe for pay raises, either now or down the road? Here's a look at some of the biggest bargains at select premium positions -- quarterback, wide receiver, left tackle, pa s rusher and cornerback -- entering the 2023 campaign:Top AAV at position: $52 million             KC  QB  #15   Contract: 10 years, $450M | Per Year: $45M | Positional Rank: 7th  Is it really po sible for the man with the biggest contract in NFL history to be underpaid? If his name is , then yes. At just 27, the star is already a virtual lock for the Hall of Fame, with two titles, two NFL MVPs, an 11-3 playoff record and 192 touchdown pa ses in just five full years as a starter. Much like of yesteryear, anytime he's not far and away the highest-paid QB in the NFL, he qualifies as a bargain.             GB  QB  #10   Contract: 1 year, $13.5M | Per Year: $13.5M | Positional Rank: 18th  Technically, the former first-round pick is due just $4.4M in 2023, but he signed his one-year extension with $13.5M guaranteed after ' trade to  Jorge De La Rosa Jersey the . Obviously he's yet to prove himself as a full-timer, but he's still barely owed much more per year than this year's top rookies, like No. 1 pick . If his brief 2022 showings were any indication, his energetic arm should help bring the offense back to life, and he'll be due an even bigger raise as an emergent 24-year-old QB1.               CIN  QB  #9   Contract: 4 years, $36.2M | Per Year: $9M | Positional Rank: 20th  Three years into his NFL career, the LSU product has already established himself as the chief rival to the league's chief superstar in Patrick Mahomes. With two AFC title bids and arguably the cleanest feel for precision pocket-pa sing among his peers, Burrow is well on his way to a record extension that should position him atop the QB market for the foreseeable future.             LAC  QB  #10   Contract: 4 years, $26.6M | Per Year: $6.6M | Positional Rank: 27th  Another young star who's long since outperformed his rookie deal, Herbert lacks the big-game resume of Burrow, but he's been almost equally as productive operating from the pocket, totaling 94 pa sing Ketel Marte Jersey  TDs to just 35 INTs -- the sixth-best TD:INT ratio in NFL history to this point -- as the face of the . It's a matter of when, not if, he'll cash in accordingly.Top AAV at position: $30 million             TB  WR  #13   Contract: 5 years, $82.5M | Per Year: $16.5M | Positional Rank: 14th  Going on 30, he may not be nearly as flashy as his younger, more explosive counterparts, but the longtime No. 1 has done nothing but produce as a steady downfield target, with nine straight 1,000-yard seasons. Even without a stable Tom Brady in 2022, he averaged nearly 15 yards per catch, proving he's got gas in the tank.               CIN  WR  #1   Contract: 4 years, $30.8M | Per Year: $7.7M | Positional Rank: 26th  Even while mi sing five games due to injury in 2022, Joe Burrow's top target has racked up 2,500 yards and 22 TDs in his first two NFL seasons, confirming himself as one of the league's best home-run hitters out wide.             MIA  WR  #17   Contract: 4 years, $27.1M | Per Year: $6.8M | Positional Rank: 30th  Waddle's video-game production through just two seasons (179 catches for 2,371 yards) is even more impre sive considering he's played multiple roles -- high-volume, short-yardage target and deep-ball specialist -- amid QB shuffling. The kicker: He'll makes le s on his entire rookie deal than teammate is owed per year.             MIN  WR  #18   Contract: 4 years, $13.1M | Per Year: $3.3M | Positional Rank: 53rd  If anyone has a case to become the NFL's highest-paid non-QB, it's probably "Jets," who's been a bona fide No. 1 since Day 1 but now deserves MVP consideration as the ' offensive catalyst. Fresh off a 1,800-yard season with more room for growth, Jefferson is smooth and self-motivated, and his pocketbook should soon confirm him as a face of the league. For now, he technically earns le s per year than teammates and , who's yet to take an NFL snap.  Top AAV at position: $25 million             PHI  OT  #68   Contract: 4 years, $64M | Per Year: $16M | Positional Rank: 11th  The big-bodied Australian isn't a perfect blind-side blocker, but Eagles general manager Howie Roseman was ahead of the curve extending him, ensuring Jalen Hurts would have a ma sive, internally beloved bodyguard for the team's recent run. At just 26, with an unteachable frame and athleticism, he's still got room to grow.             NYG  OT  #78   Contract: 4 years, $32.3M | Per Year: $8.1M | Positional Rank: 19th  The former top-five pick was a pleasant surprise in 2022, paving the way for rebound seasons from both and . At 24, he might be one of the most promising building blocks in New York under Brian Daboll and their upstart regime.             LAC  OT  #70   Contract: 4 years, $16.6M | Per Year: $4.2M | Positional Rank: 28th  An injury cost him all but three games in 2022, raising fair concern about his condition upon return. But he was a legit Offensive Rookie of the Year candidate the year prior, helping Justin Herbert stay upright with elite pa s protection. Provided he's back to form this season, he could be pivotal to aiding Herbert's next step as a franchise QB Caleb Joseph Jersey .               MIN  OT  #71   Contract: 4 years, $13.3M | Per Year: $3.4M | Positional Rank: 32nd  Like , the former first-rounder took a big leap in 2022, proving a reliable anchor for one of the NFL's more explosive offenses. His pa s pro helped fuel the Kirk Cousins-Justin Jefferson connection that got Minnesota to a surprising 13 wins.Top AAV at position: $28 million             PHI  OLB  #7   Contract: 3 years, $45M | Per Year: $15M | Positional Rank: T-10th  The Eagles gambled that Reddick would build on his double-digit sack marks with the and , and he did a lot more than that, terrorizing QBs as a clutch Defensive Player of the Year candidate during a title bid. With 39.5 sacks and 60 QB hits the last three years, he might still be one of the most underrated stand-up edge rushers in the NFL.             CIN  DE  #91   Contract: 4 years, $60M | Per Year: $15M | Positional Rank: T-10th  Not di similar to Reddick in Philly, Hendrickson has more than lived up to the hype as an ascending free-agent acquisition, propelling Cincinnati's front with persistent QB pre sure since leaving the . His 22 sacks and 51 QB hits the last two years have played an underrated role in the ' AFC contention, making him a relative steal for his price tag.  Bryce Jarvis Jersey               SF  DE  #97   Contract: 4 years, $33.6M | Per Year: $8.4M | Positional Rank: 25th  Even losing almost a full season due to injury, he's proven to be maybe the NFL's best, most relentle s pa s rusher this side of , who happens to own the biggest contract of anyone at the position. Since returning from his 2020 ACL tear, the former first-rounder has totaled 34 sacks and 80 QB hits, all while on an affordable rookie deal.             PIT  LB  #56   Contract: 4 years, $4.3M | Per Year: $1.1M | Positional Rank: N/A  In three years, the former third-rounder has gone from serviceable reserve to disruptive T.J. Watt sidekick, excelling while replacing the injured All-Pro in 2022, to the tune of 14. Matt Szczur Jersey 5 sacks. He may be best suited as a No. 2, but that still constitutes a new deal in Pittsburgh, where the value defensive difference-making more than most.Top AAV at position: $21 million             NYJ  CB  #1   Contract: 4 years, $33.5M | Per Year: $8.4M | Positional Rank: 21st  The shutdown youngster will have to wait to get paid, entering just his second NFL season, but after an unusually calm and collected debut for a stout Jets "D," he's already on his way to stardom. It took mere months for new teammate Aaron Rodgers to float him as the league's new top cover man, which is high praise considering Rodgers played alongside .               PIT  CB  #20   Contract: 2 years, $14M | Per Year: $7M | Positional Rank: 27th  Entering his age-33 season, the longtime Cardinals star isn't nece sarily a lockdown starter anymore, but his two-year Vikings run proved he's still got timely ball skills. Now alongside , he's primed to be a steal of a rental in Steel City.             DEN  CB  #2   Contract: 4 years, $20.9M | Per Year: $5.2M | Positional Rank: 30th  Halfway through his rookie deal, Surtain is already in contention for best young corner in the game, rivaled only perhaps by the others on this list. Even as Denver has struggled to make serious noise, he's been a steady hand in their secondary.             DAL  CB  #7   Contract: 4 years, $9.2M | Per Year: $1.6M | Positional Rank: N/A  If Gardner and Surtain are virtual locks to parlay early-career dominance into big deals, Diggs might enjoy the biggest financial leap, considering he's playing on a second-round salary. Though mercurial in coverage at times, he's been a true ball hawk, and turnovers pay. Seventeen picks and 49 pa s deflections in just three years means this man stays around the rock.

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