Yesterday, the Philadelphia Eagles announced that they reached an agreement with quarterback Carson Wentz on a contract extension that keeps him with the team until 2024. Wentz now is under contract for six years for $154 million (with over $107 million guaranteed).

The Eagles have planted their flag with the fourth-year pro and former second overall pick. They are all-in on Wentz being the face of the franchise and their quarterback for now and in the future. In his second season in the NFL Wentz had a breakout campaign; the Eagles went 11-2 with him as their starter and he threw for nearly 3300 yards and 33 touchdowns–with only seven interceptions.

However, Wentz would miss the remainder of what ultimately became a Super Bowl-winning run due to a torn ACL. He then led Philadelphia to a disappointing 5-6 record before being sidelined once again for the rest of the year with a stress fracture in his back.

He’s cleared and back on the field and obviously, Philadelphia isn’t worried about his health. With the Eagles committing so heavily to Wentz at this juncture it allows us to turn our eyes elsewhere and see who is the next quarterback to be shown the money.

1. Patrick Mahomes

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The reigning MVP of the NFL is going to be the highest paid player in the NFL soon. In just his second year in the league, he revolutionized the position single-handedly. Mahomes ability to make plays inside and outside of the pocket combined with a rocket launcher for an arm he looked like the most-skilled quarterback since Aaron Rodgers.

Kansas City was all-in on Mahomes since they traded up to the 10th overall slot in the 2017 NFL Draft to select him. After taking a year to learn Andy Reid’s system, Mahomes tore through the entire league during his first season as a starter.

With weapons in the backfield and in the receiving corps, the Chiefs are positioned to be one of the better offensive teams for the foreseeable future.

At just 23 years old Mahomes has the best combination of youth and skills of any skill player in the NFL. That’s not something to just bat an eyelid at. Kansas City could hand Mahomes a blank check and still be making a smart investment at quarterback.

2. Dak Prescott

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The Dallas Cowboys are finally making their way back to sustained consistency. After dominating the late-80s and mid-90s, the star had lost some of its shine. Yet, Dallas also struck gold in the 2016 NFL Draft when they found Dak Prescott in the fourth round.

Since becoming the starter, Dallas has won two-thirds of their games (32-16) and have made the playoffs in two of the three seasons.

Prescott was known as more of a running quarterback during his time at Mississippi State, but he’s eclipsed the 3300-yard plateau each year and only completed less than 67 percent of his passes in one season (2017).

Jerry Jones knows how important Prescott has been to the turnaround in Dallas and making sure he’s properly compensated should be priority number one going forward. However, with the deals of Ezekiel Elliott and Amari Cooper nearing completion as well, that means Jones might have to go very deep into his pockets to keep the current iteration of these Cowboys together.

3. Jared Goff

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The Los Angeles Rams are fresh off a trip to the Super Bowl and had one of the most explosive offenses in recent NFL history. But in that final game, their offense stalled out and they only managed to score three points as they were defeated by the New England Patriots.

Over the duration of the 2018 season, Goff was critical to the Rams success. In totality though, running back Todd Gurley was the engine behind the high-powered Sean McVay system and the Super Bowl put a big spotlight on that as the Patriots were able to bottle up Gurley–who was also dealing with knee issues.

Under the tutelage of McVay, Goff has been reborn as a signal caller. His rookie year might have been one of the worst for a first overall pick. Yet, he has looked like a different player since McVay took over for Jeff Fisher.

As long as Los Angeles believes that Goff will continue to develop and could one day be the key cog of the offense then a big deal is coming down the pipeline and the earlier they decide on that the more money they will likely save themselves.

4. Deshaun Watson

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Another quarterback in Texas is on the cusp of a big payday. Houston Texans starter Deshaun Watson is entering the penultimate year of his rookie deal and he’s easily been the best quarterback the franchise has had since they entered the league in 2002.

After starting just six games as a rookie, he started every game last year and led Houston to an 11-5 record and a Wild Card game against the Indianapolis Colts.

Watson rose to prominence in college at Clemson and led them to an upset victory in the national championship game against Alabama in 2017. He’s brought along glimpses of that star power to the NFL, but the Texans as a team have yet to capitalize on it while Watson remains on a below-market-rate deal.

Time’s running out for this team as it’s unlikely they will allow Watson to get to his fifth-year option without extending him first. If the team can’t put things together this season then they may have wasted their chance to repeat the formula of teams like the Rams and Chiefs. Firing their general manager likely makes getting a deal locked in even harder for the two sides.

5. Mitchell Trubisky

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When the Chicago Bears drafted Mitchell Trubisky with the second overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft it caught many people off guard. However, after a big turnaround in his second year with the team, he’s now the third member of the 2017 draft class to appear on this list.

Even though he was taken before Mahomes and Watson, it would clearly seem that he sits behind those other two when re-ranking the trio of quarterbacks selected in the first round that year.

However, unlike the Texans, Chicago has done a much better job of filling out their roster to take advantage of having a cost-controlled quarterback. Trading for Khalil Mack last season vaulted this team into the upper echelon, but they fell short of making noise as they lost to the Eagles in the Wild Card round last season.

Hiring Matt Nagy has had a similar impact on Trubisky’s play as the Rams bringing in Sean McVay with Jared Goff. As long as Nagy’s offense continues to put Trubisky in situations to excel he will be worth the money.