Titans Make Jeffery Simmons NFL’s Highest-Paid DT

The Titans drafted Simmons out of Mississippi State with the 19th overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft.

Jeffery Simmons #98 of the Tennessee Titans speaks after the second day of minicamp at Vanderbilt Health Football Center in Nashville, Tennessee, on June 17, 2026. Photo by Camden Hall/Getty Images

Tennessee Titans defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons is now the highest-paid defensive tackle in the NFL. Simmons signed a three-year, $105.9 million extension with the Titans. The team made the official announcement on Friday.

Simmons has quietly become one of the league’s premier game-wreckers along the interior of the defensive line, recording double-digit sacks in 2025.