Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson may want the highest salary in the NFL, but 35 NFL insiders don't think he ranks among the top tier QBs in the league.

In the second annual "Quarterback Tiers" project of ESPN.com Insider Mike Sando , Wilson falls short of the six quarterbacks listed in the top tier, ranking eighth overall.

Sando surveyed eight personnel directors, six general managers, four head coaches, five offensive coordinators, five defensive coordinators, three salary-cap managers, two ex-GMs, two ex-head coaches and one offensive assistant coach.

The evaluators placed each of the 32 projected starters into one of five tiers, with Tier 1 reserved for the very best and Tier 5 reserved for the very worst.

Wilson was the second QB listed in Tier 2, one spot behind San Diego quarterback Philip Rivers. Wilson, however, did move up from a year ago when he finished in the third tier. Only one voter placed Wilson in the third tier this time and 11 placed him in the top tier.

Wilson, now starting his fourth season, has led the Seahawks to back-to-back Super Bowls and three consecutive playoff appearances. He is in the final year of a $2.99 million rookie contract that will pay him $1.54 million this season. Wilson is believed to be seeking a new contract that will pay him over $100 million overall and more than $22 million per season.