Updated by Dan on Sep 1, 2015

FCS player salaries in the 2015 NFL season

What FCS schools had the most and highest paid NFL players in 2015?
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College # Salary
1. Delaware 8 $25.4M
2. Eastern Illinois 2 $18.9M
3. Idaho State 3 $12.1M
4. Harvard 5 $11.7M
5. Hofstra 4 $11.5M
6. Portland State 4 $11.3M
7. Northern Colorado 1 $11.1M
8. Hampton 4 $11M
9. Tennessee State 7 $10.6M
10. Montana 11 $10.6M
11. The Citadel 2 $10.2M
12. Alabama A&M 2 $9.6M
13. Towson 5 $8.7M
14. Tennessee-Chattanooga 3 $7.5M
15. Grambling State 2 $7.5M
16. Northern Iowa 4 $7.4M
17. Coastal Carolina 6 $5.5M
18. Nicholls State 1 $5.4M
19. Howard 1 $5.3M
20. Appalachian State 6 $5.2M
21. Maine 4 $5.2M
22. Sam Houston State 2 $4.8M
23. James Madison 5 $4.3M
24. William & Mary 5 $4.2M
25. New Hampshire 2 $4.2M
26. Western Illinois 1 $3.6M
27. Bethune-Cookman 3 $3.5M
28. Liberty 3 $3.3M
29. North Dakota State 6 $3.1M
30. South Dakota State 2 $3M
31. Monmouth 3 $3M
32. Furman 2 $2.9M
33. Abilene Christian 7 $2.8M
34. South Carolina State 3 $2.8M
35. Villanova 4 $2.7M
36. Richmond 5 $2.7M
37. Illinois State 5 $2.3M
38. Samford 3 $2.3M
39. Alabama State 2 $2M
40. Fordham 2 $2M
41. Montana State 2 $1.9M
42. Brown 2 $1.8M
43. Southern Illinois 4 $1.8M
44. Youngstown State 2 $1.7M
45. Missouri State 2 $1.6M
46. Norfolk State 2 $1.6M
47. Eastern Washington 2 $1.6M
48. UC Davis 2 $1.4M
49. Georgia Southern 2 $1.4M
50. Cornell 2 $1.4M
51. Southeastern Louisiana 2 $1.4M
52. Northwestern State 3 $1.3M
53. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 2 $1.2M
54. Marist 2 $1.1M
55. Florida A&M 2 $1.1M
56. South Dakota 2 $772.2K
57. Georgia State 1 $750K
58. Princeton 2 $714.4K
59. Delaware State 1 $697.5K
60. Nebraska-Omaha 1 $660K
61. Texas Southern 1 $656.4K
62. Southern 2 $642.2K
63. Eastern Kentucky 2 $637.2K
63. Northern Arizona 2 $637.2K
65. Murray State 2 $577.2K
66. Presbyterian College 1 $553.6K
67. Albany 1 $527.3K
68. Sacred Heart 1 $527K
68. Yale 1 $527K
70. Cal Poly 1 $526.7K
71. Columbia 1 $465K
71. McNeese State 1 $465K
71. Sacramento State 1 $465K
71. UC Irvine 1 $465K
75. Penn 1 $460K
76. Stephen F Austin 2 $224.4K
77. Canisius 1 $112.2K
77. Central Arkansas 1 $112.2K
77. Charleston Southern 1 $112.2K
77. Jackson State 1 $112.2K
77. Jacksonville State 1 $112.2K
77. Morgan State 1 $112.2K
77. North Carolina A&T 1 $112.2K
77. Southern Utah 1 $112.2K
77. Stony Brook 1 $112.2K
77. Wagner 1 $112.2K
77. Wofford 1 $112.2K

Abilene Christian

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Delvin Breaux Abilene Christian Saints CB $529K
2. Jarryd Hayne Abilene Christian 49ers RB $527.7K
3. A.J. Cruz Abilene Christian Bears WR $525K
4. Taylor Gabriel Abilene Christian Browns WR $510K
5. Charcandrick West Abilene Christian Chiefs RB $465K
6. Lawrence Okoye Abilene Christian Cardinals DE $112.2K
6. Kendrick Ings Abilene Christian Lions WR $112.2K

Alabama A&M

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Robert Mathis Alabama A&M Colts OLB $9M
2. Frank Kearse Alabama A&M Redskins DT $615K

Alabama State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Tarvaris Jackson Alabama State Seahawks QB $1.5M
2. Isaiah Crowell Alabama State Browns RB $513.3K

Albany

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Brian Parker Albany Chiefs TE $527.3K

Appalachian State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Daniel Kilgore Appalachian State 49ers C $1.8M
2. Brian Quick Appalachian State WR $1.3M
3. Travaris Cadet Appalachian State Patriots RB $857.5K
4. Sam Martin Appalachian State Lions P $580.1K
5. Demetrius McCray Appalachian State Jaguars CB $556.7K
6. Tony Washington Appalachian State Jaguars WR $112.2K

Arkansas-Pine Bluff

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Terron Armstead Arkansas-Pine Bluff Saints LT $716.9K
2. Isiah Ferguson Arkansas-Pine Bluff WR $525.3K

Bethune-Cookman

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Rashean Mathis Bethune-Cookman Lions CB $1.8M
2. Eric Weems Bethune-Cookman Falcons WR $1.1M
3. Ryan Davis Bethune-Cookman Jaguars DE $585K

Brown

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Zak DeOssie Brown Giants LS $1.2M
2. James Develin Brown Patriots FB $660K

Cal Poly

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Nick Dzunbar Cal Poly Chargers LB $526.7K

Canisius

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Chris Manhertz Canisius Saints TE $112.2K

Central Arkansas

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Dezmin Lewis Central Arkansas Bills WR $112.2K

Charleston Southern

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Charles James Charleston Southern Ravens CB $112.2K

Coastal Carolina

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Mike Tolbert Coastal Carolina Panthers FB $2.5M
2. Jerome Simpson Coastal Carolina 49ers WR $865K
3. Lorenzo Taliaferro Coastal Carolina Ravens RB $630.1K
4. Josh Norman Coastal Carolina Panthers CB $574.8K
5. Denzel Rice Coastal Carolina Eagles CB $525K
6. Matt Hazel Coastal Carolina Dolphins WR $435K

Columbia

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Jeff Adams Columbia Texans LT $465K

Cornell

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Bryan Walters Cornell Jaguars WR $722.5K
2. J.C. Tretter Cornell Packers C $644K

Delaware

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Joe Flacco Delaware Ravens QB $20.1M
2. Mike Adams Delaware Colts SS $2.4M
3. Gino Gradkowski Delaware Falcons C $646.1K
4. Nick Boyle Delaware Ravens TE $611.6K
5. Zach Kerr Delaware Colts DT $512K
6. Paul Worrilow Delaware Falcons ILB $495.7K
7. Marcus Burley Delaware Seahawks CB $465K
8. Erle Ladson Delaware Browns LT $112.2K

Delaware State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Rodney Gunter Delaware State Cardinals DE $697.5K

Eastern Illinois

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Tony Romo Eastern Illinois Cowboys QB $18M
2. Jimmy Garoppolo Eastern Illinois Patriots QB $871K

Eastern Kentucky

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Jordan Berry Eastern Kentucky Steelers PR $525K
2. Matt Lengel Eastern Kentucky Bengals TE $112.2K

Eastern Washington

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Taiwan Jones Eastern Washington RB $1.5M
2. Tevin McDonald Eastern Washington FS $112.2K

Florida A&M

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Brian Tyms Florida A&M Patriots WR $600K
2. Travis Harvey Florida A&M Cardinals WR $480K

Fordham

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Isa Abdul-Quddus Fordham Lions FS $1.5M
2. Patrick Murray Fordham Buccaneers K $510K

Furman

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Jerome Felton Furman Bills FB $2.3M
2. Dakota Dozier Furman Jets G $630.1K

Georgia Southern

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. J.J. Wilcox Georgia Southern Cowboys FS $702.8K
2. Jerick McKinnon Georgia Southern Vikings RB $691.3K

Georgia State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Christo Bilukidi Georgia State Ravens DE $750K

Grambling State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Jason Hatcher Grambling State Redskins DE $6.9M
2. Larry Donnell Grambling State Giants TE $585K

Hampton

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Kendall Langford Hampton Colts DE $4.3M
2. Justin Durant Hampton Falcons OLB $3.6M
3. Chris Baker Hampton Redskins DT $3M
4. Michael Ola Hampton Chargers G $112.2K

Harvard

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Desmond Bryant Harvard Browns DE $6.8M
2. Ryan Fitzpatrick Harvard Jets QB $3.6M
3. Kyle Juszczyk Harvard Ravens FB $615.1K
4. Nick Easton Harvard 49ers C $528K
5. Cameron Brate Harvard Buccaneers TE $112.2K

Hofstra

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Marques Colston Hofstra Saints WR $7.3M
2. Kyle Arrington Hofstra Ravens CB $2.3M
3. Stephen Bowen Hofstra Jets DE $960K
4. Willie Colon Hofstra Jets G $950K

Howard

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Antoine Bethea Howard 49ers SS $5.3M

Idaho State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Jared Allen Idaho State Bears OLB $8M
2. Evan Dietrich-Smith Idaho State Buccaneers C $3.6M
3. Josh Hill Idaho State Saints TE $496.7K

Illinois State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. James O'Shaughnessy Illinois State Chiefs TE $618.3K
2. Nate Palmer Illinois State Packers ILB $564.7K
3. Cameron Meredith Illinois State Bears WR $527K
4. Colton Underwood Illinois State Chargers DE $480K
5. Shelby Harris Illinois State DE $112.2K

Jackson State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Rico Richardson Jackson State Titans WR $112.2K

Jacksonville State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Alan Bonner Jacksonville State Texans WR $112.2K

James Madison

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Arthur Moats James Madison Steelers OLB $2.5M
2. Earl Watford James Madison Cardinals G $648.7K
3. Dean Marlowe James Madison Panthers SS $530K
4. Josh Wells James Madison Jaguars RT $511K
5. Daniel Brown James Madison Ravens WR $112.2K

Liberty

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Rashad Jennings Liberty Giants RB $2.5M
2. Walt Aikens Liberty Dolphins SS $659K
3. Jacob Hagen Liberty FS $112.2K

Maine

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Mike DeVito Maine Chiefs DE $4.2M
2. Matthew Mulligan Maine Bills TE $745K
3. Kendall James Maine Browns CB $112.2K
3. Justin Perillo Maine Packers TE $112.2K

Marist

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Terrence Fede Marist Dolphins DE $569K
2. Jason Myers Marist Jaguars K $525K

McNeese State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Nic Jacobs McNeese State Jaguars TE $465K

Missouri State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Clay Harbor Missouri State Jaguars TE $1.5M
2. Gannon Sinclair Missouri State Bears TE $112.2K

Monmouth

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Miles Austin Monmouth Eagles WR $2.3M
2. Chris Hogan Monmouth Bills WR $585K
3. Neal Sterling Monmouth Jaguars WR $112.2K

Montana

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Dan Carpenter Montana Bills K $2.5M
2. Jimmy Wilson Montana Chargers SS $2.1M
3. Kroy Biermann Montana Falcons OLB $1.9M
4. Colt Anderson Montana Colts SS $825K
5. Trumaine Johnson Montana CB $760.2K
6. Marc Mariani Montana Bears WR $615K
7. Chase Reynolds Montana RB $585K
8. Zack Wagenmann Montana Cardinals DE $527.7K
9. Brock Coyle Montana Seahawks ILB $511K
10. Danny Kistler Montana RT $112.2K
10. William Poehls Montana Titans G $112.2K

Montana State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Michael Person Montana State Falcons G $1.1M
2. Dane Fletcher Montana State Patriots ILB $825K

Morgan State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Karim Barton Morgan State Texans G $112.2K

Murray State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Marcus Harris Murray State Giants WR $465K
2. Walter Powell Murray State Jets WR $112.2K

Nebraska-Omaha

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Zach Miller Nebraska-Omaha Bears TE $660K

New Hampshire

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Corey Graham New Hampshire Bills FS $4.1M
2. R.J. Harris New Hampshire Saints WR $112.2K

Nicholls State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Lardarius Webb Nicholls State Ravens CB $5.4M

Norfolk State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Don Carey Norfolk State Lions SS $1M
2. Kennan Lambert Norfolk State SS $528.3K

North Carolina A&T

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Deji Olatoye North Carolina A&T Cowboys CB $112.2K

North Dakota State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Ramon Humber North Dakota State Saints ILB $1M
2. Billy Turner North Dakota State Dolphins G $786.6K
3. Kyle Emanuel North Dakota State Chargers OLB $624.6K
4. Marcus Williams North Dakota State Jets CB $510.7K
5. John Crockett North Dakota State Packers RB $112.2K
6. Craig Dahl North Dakota State Giants SS N/A

Northern Arizona

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Beau Gardner Northern Arizona Falcons TE $525K
2. Ify Umodu Northern Arizona Bears WR $112.2K

Northern Colorado

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Vincent Jackson Northern Colorado Buccaneers WR $11.1M

Northern Iowa

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Austin Howard Northern Iowa RT $6M
2. David Johnson Northern Iowa Cardinals RB $751K
3. Xavier Williams Northern Iowa Cardinals DT $527.7K
4. L.J. Fort Northern Iowa Steelers ILB $112.2K

Northwestern State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Deon Simon Northwestern State Jets DT $588.3K
2. Jeremy Lane Northwestern State Seahawks CB $556.3K
3. Imoan Claiborne Northwestern State Buccaneers CB $112.2K

Penn

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Brandon Copeland Penn Lions ILB $460K

Portland State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Julius Thomas Portland State Jaguars TE $9.2M
2. Adam Hayward Portland State Redskins OLB $1M
3. Deshawn Shead Portland State Seahawks FS $660K
4. Mitchell Van Dyk Portland State Steelers LT $435K

Presbyterian College

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Justin Bethel Presbyterian College Cardinals CB $553.6K

Princeton

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Caraun Reid Princeton Lions DT $602.2K
2. Mike Catapano Princeton Jets DE $112.2K

Richmond

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Tim Hightower Richmond Saints RB $745K
1. Justin Rogers Richmond Redskins CB $745K
3. Cooper Taylor Richmond Giants FS $586.8K
4. Kerry Wynn Richmond Giants DE $510K
5. Kendall Gaskins Richmond 49ers FB $112.2K

Sacramento State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Todd Davis Sacramento State Broncos OLB $465K

Sacred Heart

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Gordon Hill Sacred Heart Chargers SS $527K

Sam Houston State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Josh McCown Sam Houston State Browns QB $4.7M
2. Dax Swanson Sam Houston State Patriots SS $112.2K

Samford

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Jaquiski Tartt Samford 49ers FS $1.3M
2. Corey White Samford Cowboys CB $569.1K
3. Nick Williams Samford Chiefs DE $465K

South Carolina State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Rafael Bush South Carolina State Saints FS $1.9M
2. Phillip Adams South Carolina State Falcons CB $745K
3. Joe Thomas South Carolina State Cowboys OLB $112.2K

South Dakota

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Tom Compton South Dakota Redskins LT $660K
2. Tyler Starr South Dakota Falcons OLB $112.2K

South Dakota State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Adam Vinatieri South Dakota State Colts K $2.5M
2. Zach Zenner South Dakota State Lions RB $526.7K

Southeastern Louisiana

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Robert Alford Southeastern Louisiana Falcons CB $850.4K
2. Kevin Hughes Southeastern Louisiana Patriots T $510K

Southern

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Arthur Miley Southern Panthers DE $530K
2. Rashaun Allen Southern Seahawks TE $112.2K

Southern Illinois

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. MyCole Pruitt Southern Illinois Vikings TE $627.6K
2. Kenneth Boatright Southern Illinois Cowboys DE $516K
3. Jayson Dimanche Southern Illinois Bengals ILB $500K
4. Ray Agnew Southern Illinois Redskins FB $112.2K

Southern Utah

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Brad Sorensen Southern Utah Chargers QB $112.2K

Stephen F Austin

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Gus Johnson Stephen F Austin Cowboys RB $112.2K
1. Josh Aubrey Stephen F Austin Titans SS $112.2K

Stony Brook

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Will Tye Stony Brook Giants TE $112.2K

Tennessee State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie Tennessee State Giants CB $7M
2. Anthony Levine Tennessee State Ravens FS $1.1M
3. Robert Myers Tennessee State Colts G $611.6K
4. Kadeem Edwards Tennessee State Buccaneers G $608K
5. Anthony Morris Tennessee State T $589.9K
6. Demetrius Rhaney Tennessee State C $566.5K
7. De'Ante Saunders Tennessee State Browns FS $112.2K

Tennessee-Chattanooga

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Buster Skrine Tennessee-Chattanooga Jets CB $6.3M
2. Davis Tull Tennessee-Chattanooga Saints OLB $625.4K
3. Chris Lewis-Harris Tennessee-Chattanooga Bengals CB $585K

Texas Southern

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Tray Walker Texas Southern Ravens CB $656.4K

The Citadel

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Cortez Allen The Citadel Steelers CB $6.2M
2. Andre Roberts The Citadel Redskins WR $4M

Towson

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Jermon Bushrod Towson Bears LT $7.2M
2. Terrance West Towson Titans RB $695.9K
3. Tye Smith Towson Seahawks CB $611.6K
4. Jordan Dangerfield Towson Steelers FS $112.2K
4. Ryan Delaire Towson Redskins DT $112.2K

UC Davis

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Daniel Fells UC Davis Giants TE $950K
2. Colton Schmidt UC Davis Bills P $465K

UC Irvine

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Darren Fells UC Irvine Cardinals TE $465K

Villanova

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Darrel Young Villanova Redskins FB $1.3M
2. Benjamin Ijalana Villanova Jets LT $760K
3. Ross Ventrone Villanova Steelers SS $540K
4. Rakim Cox Villanova Panthers DE $112.2K

Wagner

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Dominique Williams Wagner Vikings RB $112.2K

Western Illinois

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Mike Scifres Western Illinois Chargers P $3.6M

William & Mary

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Sean Lissemore William & Mary Chargers DT $2M
2. Mike Leach William & Mary Cardinals LS $1.1M
3. Johnathan Grimes William & Mary Texans RB $545K
4. Jerome Couplin William & Mary Eagles FS $512K
5. Tre McBride William & Mary Titans WR $102.2K

Wofford

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Brenton Bersin Wofford Panthers WR $112.2K

Yale

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Tyler Varga Yale Colts RB $527K

Youngstown State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Brandian Ross Youngstown State CB $1.5M
2. Troy Hill Youngstown State Bengals CB $112.2K