Updated by Dan on Sep 1, 2015
What Big East schools had the most and highest paid NFL players in 2015?
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| College | # | Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Pittsburgh | 9 | $44.2M |
| 2. | Rutgers | 15 | $34.2M |
| 3. | Cincinnati | 13 | $29M |
| 4. | South Florida | 9 | $25.7M |
| 5. | Louisville | 8 | $25M |
| 6. | West Virginia | 8 | $15.5M |
| 7. | Syracuse | 6 | $12.1M |
| 8. | Miami | 2 | $11.5M |
| 9. | Virginia Tech | 2 | $5.2M |
| 10. | Boston College | 1 | $3M |
| 11. | Temple | 2 | $577.2K |
| Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Matt Hasselbeck | Boston College | Colts | QB | $3M |
| Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jason Kelce | Cincinnati | Eagles | C | $6.3M |
| 2. | Connor Barwin | Cincinnati | Eagles | OLB | $6M |
| 3. | Brent Celek | Cincinnati | Eagles | TE | $4.9M |
| 4. | John Hughes | Cincinnati | Browns | DE | $3.2M |
| 5. | Kevin Huber | Cincinnati | Bengals | P | $2.8M |
| 6. | Derek Wolfe | Cincinnati | Broncos | DE | $1.3M |
| 7. | Isaiah Pead | Cincinnati | RB | $1M | |
| 8. | Ricardo Mathews | Cincinnati | Rams | DE | $920K |
| 9. | Mike Windt | Cincinnati | Rams | LS | $841.3K |
| 10. | Jeff Linkenbach | Cincinnati | Dolphins | G | $795K |
| 11. | Travis Kelce | Cincinnati | Chiefs | TE | $781.6K |
| 12. | George Winn | Cincinnati | Lions | RB | $112.2K |
| 12. | Kenbrell Thompkins | Cincinnati | Patriots | WR | $112.2K |
| Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Eric Wood | Louisville | Bills | C | $6.4M |
| 2. | Elvis Dumervil | Louisville | Ravens | OLB | $5.2M |
| 3. | Breno Giacomini | Louisville | Jets | RT | $4.5M |
| 4. | Harry Douglas | Louisville | Titans | WR | $3.8M |
| 5. | Bilal Powell | Louisville | Jets | RB | $2M |
| 6. | William Gay | Louisville | Steelers | CB | $1.5M |
| 7. | Gary Barnidge | Louisville | Browns | TE | $1.3M |
| 8. | Josh Bellamy | Louisville | Bears | WR | $435K |
| Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Andre Johnson | Miami | Colts | WR | $7M |
| 2. | Vince Wilfork | Miami | Texans | DT | $4.5M |
| Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Darrelle Revis | Pittsburgh | Jets | CB | $14M |
| 2. | Larry Fitzgerald | Pittsburgh | Cardinals | WR | $11M |
| 3. | LeSean McCoy | Pittsburgh | Bills | RB | $8M |
| 4. | Jabaal Sheard | Pittsburgh | Patriots | OLB | $5.5M |
| 5. | Andy Lee | Pittsburgh | Browns | P | $3.4M |
| 6. | Mike McGlynn | Pittsburgh | Saints | G | $900K |
| 7. | Dorin Dickerson | Pittsburgh | Titans | TE | $660K |
| 8. | Dion Lewis | Pittsburgh | Patriots | RB | $585K |
| 9. | Chas Alecxih | Pittsburgh | Panthers | DT | $112.2K |
| Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Devin McCourty | Rutgers | Patriots | FS | $9.5M |
| 2. | Jason McCourty | Rutgers | Titans | CB | $7.2M |
| 3. | Kenny Britt | Rutgers | WR | $4.6M | |
| 4. | Jeremy Zuttah | Rutgers | Ravens | C | $4.1M |
| 5. | George Johnson | Rutgers | Buccaneers | DE | $2.3M |
| 6. | Jonathan Freeny | Rutgers | Patriots | OLB | $1M |
| 7. | Clark Harris | Rutgers | Bengals | LS | $990K |
| 8. | Logan Ryan | Rutgers | Patriots | CB | $693.3K |
| 9. | Mohamed Sanu | Rutgers | Bengals | WR | $678.3K |
| 10. | Duron Harmon | Rutgers | Patriots | SS | $677.8K |
| 11. | Marcus Cooper | Rutgers | Chiefs | CB | $551.5K |
| 12. | Ka'lial Glaud | Rutgers | Cowboys | OLB | $550K |
| 13. | Tim Wright | Rutgers | Lions | TE | $498.3K |
| 14. | R.J. Dill | Rutgers | Cowboys | RT | $480K |
| 15. | Andrew DePaola | Rutgers | Buccaneers | LS | $465K |
| Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jason Pierre-Paul | South Florida | Giants | DE | $14.8M |
| 2. | Nate Allen | South Florida | FS | $5.8M | |
| 3. | Terrell McClain | South Florida | Cowboys | DT | $1M |
| 4. | George Selvie | South Florida | Giants | DE | $1M |
| 5. | Mike Jenkins | South Florida | Buccaneers | CB | $825K |
| 6. | Kayvon Webster | South Florida | Broncos | CB | $686.5K |
| 7. | Sam Barrington | South Florida | Packers | ILB | $552.3K |
| 8. | B.J. Daniels | South Florida | Seahawks | WR | $550K |
| 9. | Jeremiah Warren | South Florida | Buccaneers | C | $480K |
| Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Arthur Jones | Syracuse | Colts | DT | $6.6M |
| 2. | Justin Pugh | Syracuse | Giants | G | $2.1M |
| 3. | Chandler Jones | Syracuse | Patriots | DE | $2M |
| 4. | Ryan Nassib | Syracuse | Giants | QB | $653.4K |
| 5. | Shamarko Thomas | Syracuse | Steelers | SS | $653.3K |
| 6. | Andrew Tiller | Syracuse | 49ers | G | $112.2K |
| Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Brandon McManus | Temple | Broncos | K | $465K |
| 2. | Martin Wallace | Temple | Buccaneers | LT | $112.2K |
| Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | DeAngelo Hall | Virginia Tech | Redskins | CB | $4.3M |
| 2. | Michael Vick | Virginia Tech | Steelers | QB | $970K |
| Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | J.T. Thomas | West Virginia | Giants | OLB | $3.3M |
| 2. | Pat McAfee | West Virginia | Colts | P | $2.9M |
| 3. | Bruce Irvin | West Virginia | Seahawks | OLB | $2.3M |
| 4. | Adam-Pacman Jones | West Virginia | Bengals | CB | $1.8M |
| 5. | Don Barclay | West Virginia | Packers | RT | $1.5M |
| 5. | Will Johnson | West Virginia | Steelers | FB | $1.5M |
| 7. | Ryan Mundy | West Virginia | Bears | SS | $1.5M |
| 8. | Keith Tandy | West Virginia | Buccaneers | FS | $555.2K |