Josh Allen keeps making the Bills’ big check look smarter by the season.
At $55 million per year, Allen is already one of the highest-paid quarterbacks in the league. But when you stack his contract against the rest of the market, it starts to look less like an expensive bet and more like a bargain Buffalo has no interest in giving up.
Allen has long been the engine of the Bills, and the source article makes the case plainly: he can run, throw and even catch touchdowns, and without him the Bills would not be operating at their current level. He has also collected two contracts since his rookie deal in 2018, with the latest arriving last offseason after his 2024 MVP season.
That new deal was deserved. The bigger point now is that the quarterback market has pushed so far upward that Allen’s number lands in a friendlier spot than it first appears.
Lou Scataglia of NFL Spin Zone ranked the best quarterback contracts heading into the 2026 season and placed Allen third among the four listed. The order was Baker Mayfield at $33.3 million per year, Josh Allen at $55 million, Lamar Jackson at $52 million and Sam Darnold at $33.5 million.
Scataglia didn’t mince words about Allen’s value.
" Even at $55 million per season, Josh Allen's contract is a bit of a steal. He's helped lead the Buffalo Bills to the playoffs every year since 2019, and has also won double-digit games each year since then. He's one of the best dual-threat passers of all-time, and while it's evaded him, there is always a chance that the Bills do make a Super Bowl run." said Scataglia.
He added:
" The highest paid quarterbacks in the NFL are making $60 million per year and more, so Allen in the mid-50s is quite the deal."
Spotrac’s numbers only sharpen that argument. Allen is making the same annual salary as Trevor Lawrence, Joe Burrow, Jordan Love and Matthew Stafford, though the article notes Stafford is the only quarterback in that group who is in the same tier as Allen right now.
Then come the quarterbacks at the top of the pay scale: Patrick Mahomes and Dak Prescott, both at $60 million-plus. Mahomes and Allen have been linked in comparison since 2020, so Mahomes making more than Allen isn’t exactly a shock.
The more eye-opening part is how Allen’s deal lines up with other big names who have not matched his production. Spotrac lists Brock Purdy at $53 million per year, Justin Herbert at $52.5 million and Jared Goff at $53 million.
Each has made his mark, but the source article argues they are not in Allen’s lane. Purdy has reached two Super Bowls, but has also benefited from the best overall roster among the quarterbacks mentioned.
For Buffalo, the bottom line is simple: Allen is paid handsomely, but he keeps earning it. As long as he keeps playing at this level and carrying the Bills, the contract will keep looking better and better.
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