Highest-Paid Athletes Ranks by salary and/or winnings in 2012 Athlete Arkansas Connection 2012 Income Team/Sponsor (Hometown/College) 2011 Income Sport Cliff Lee $21,500,000 Philadelphia Phillies 1 Benton/University of Arkansas $11,000,000 Baseball Joe Johnson $19,752,645 Brooklyn Nets 2 Little Rock/University of Arkansas $18,038,573 Basketball Torii Hunter $18,500,000 Los Angeles Angels 3 Pine Bluff $19,000,000 Baseball A.J. Burnett $16,500,000 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 North Little Rock $16,500,000 Baseball DeAngelo Williams $8,700,000 Carolina Panthers 5 Wynne/University of Memphis $7,700,000 Football Kevin Williams $8,416,667 Minnesota Vikings 6 Fordyce/Oklahoma State University $7,416,667 Football Jason Peters $7,900,000 Philadephia Eagles 7 University of Arkansas $5,900,000 Football Darren McFadden $7,812,167 Oakland Raiders 8 Little Rock/University of Arkansas $15,061,500 Football Corey Williams $5,500,000 Detroit Lions 9 Camden/Arkansas State $5,000,000 Football Chris Houston $4,625,000 Detroit Lions 10 University of Arkansas $2,125,000 Football George Wilson $3,541,666 Buffalo Bills 11 University of Arkansas $1,716,666 Football Jamaal Anderson $2,800,000 Cincinnati Bengals 12 Little Rock/University of Arkansas $1,300,000 Football Peyton Hillis $2,800,000 Kansas City Chiefs 12 Conway/University of Arkansas $555,000 Football Mark Martin $2,780,300 Michael Waltrip Racing 14 Batesville $3,830,910 NASCAR Tarvaris Jackson $2,150,000 Buffalo Bills 15 University of Arkansas/Alabama State $3,250,000 Football Dustin Moseley $2,012,500 San Diego Padres 16 Texarkana $900,000 Baseball Felix Jones $1,884,500 Dallas Cowboys 17 University of Arkansas $1,738,250 Football Stacy Lewis $1,863,956 Golf 18 University of Arkansas $1,356,211 Jeremy Evans $1,800,000 Utah Jazz 19 Crossett/Western Kentucky $762,000 Basketball Eric Hinske $1,600,000 Atlanta Braves 20 University of Arkansas $1,350,000 Baseball Ken Duke $1,511,628 Golf 21 Hope/Henderson State $313,241 Nate Garner $1,400,000 Miami Dolphins 22 Roland/University of Arkansas $800,000 Football Mike Brisiel $1,380,000 Oakland Raiders 23 Fayetteville/Colorado State $1,835,000 Football Bobbie Williams $1,325,000 Baltimore Ravens 24 University of Arkansas $3,300,000 Football David Johnson $1,260,000 Pittsburgh Steelers 25 Pine Bluff/Arkansas State University $525,000 Football Jannero Pargo $1,229,255 Washington Wizards 26 University of Arkansas NA Basketball Jordan Babineaux $1,200,000 Tennessee Titans 27 Southern Arkansas University $525,000 Football Bryce Molder $1,166,115 Golf 28 Conway/Georgia Tech $1,957,954 Ronnie Brewer $1,069,509 New York Knicks 29 Fayetteville/University of Arkansas $4,790,000 Basketball Brett Goode $881,250 Green Bay Packers 30 Fort Smith/University of Arkansas $754,000 Football Jeremy Parnell $873,333 Dallas Cowboys 31 Gosnell/University of Mississippi NA Football Chris Harris $825,000 Jacksonville Jaguars 32 Little Rock/Louisiana-Monroe $1,595,000 Football John Daly $768,707 Golf 33 Dardanelle/University of Arkansas $273,409 Damian Williams $745,812 Tennessee Titans 34 Springdale/University of Arkansas/USC $655,812 Football Lee Ziemba $718,750 Carolina Panthers 35 Rogers/Auburn University $172,938 Football Alex Carrington $706,000 Buffalo Bills 36 Arkansas State University-Jonesboro $621,000 Football Michael Coe $700,000 New York Giants 37 University of Arkansas $555,000 Football Ryan Mallett $669,961 New England Patriots 38 Texarkana/University of Arkansas $375,000 Football Marcus Harrison $623,120 New England Patriots 39 Little Rock/University of Arkansas $1,363,651 Football Jake Bequette $543,450 New England Patriots 40 Little Rock/University of Arkansas NA Football Demario Davis $543,450 New York Jets 40 Arkansas State NA Football Clinton McDonald $540,000 Seattle Seahawks 42 Jacksonville/University of Memphis $450,000 Football D.J. Williams $514,500 Green Bay Packers 43 Little Rock/University of Arkansas $424,500 Football Demarcus Love $509,969 Minnesota Vikings 44 University of Arkansas $400,055 Football Joe Adams $506,888 Carolina Panthers 45 Little Rock/University of Arkansas NA Football Charles Clay $493,250 Miami Dolphins 46 Little Rock/Tulsa University $403,250 Football Craig Gentry $484,300 Texas Rangers 47 Van Buren/University of Arkansas $416,000 Baseball Logan Forsythe $481,400 San Diego Padres 48 University of Arkansas NA Baseball Derek Newton $480,064 Houston Texans 49 Arkansas State University $390,064 Football Dallas Keuchel $480,000 Houston Astros 50 University of Arkansas NA Baseball Drew Smyly $480,000 Detroit Tigers 50 Little Rock/University of Arkansas NA Baseball Travis Wood $480,000 Chicago Cubs 50 Bryant $422,500 Baseball M.D. Jennings $465,833 Green Bay Packers 53 Arkansas State University $375,833 Football Bryan Hall $390,000 Baltimore Ravens 54 Arkansas State University NA Football Kelcie McCray $390,000 Miami Dolphins 54 Arkansas State University NA Football Researched by Chris Sources: National Football League Players Association, USA Bahn Today.com Salaries Database, Nascar, business managers, agents.