C.J. Anderson
C.J. Anderson will soon get his payday if his trajectory continues to incline. Having Gary Kubiak as his head coach will only help that. In Kubiak’s last five seasons, his No. 1 running back has been in the top 10 of NFL rushing yards four times. On an undrafted player contract, Anderson will make $585,000 in 2015 while also receiving a bonus of just $4,167. The franchise value for running backs is $10.93 million, more than 19 times more money than Anderson will make in 2015. As the NFL’s No. 3 back according to Pro Football Focus, he’s the steal of the bunch. (Editors note: Sadly, he hasn’t been playing like it so far in 2015.)
Full Contract: $1.5 million
Average Annual Salary: $499, 167
2015 RB Franchise Tag: $10.93 million
Average Annual Salary Rank Among RB: 121st
PFF 2014 Rank Among RB: 3rd
