Quarterbacks are the highest-paid players on the football field. There’s simply no way around it. It’s the most important position in all of sports, and the players who line up under center are always paid handsomely.

But which quarterbacks have made the most money up to this point? We ranked the 32 quarterbacks with the highest career earnings (contract numbers courtesy of spotrac.com), and though there are obvious candidates at the top of the list, the guy at No. 1 may surprise you.