Updated by Dan on Sep 1, 2015

2015 NFL Salaries by College

What colleges and conferences had the highest paid NFL players during the 2015 season?
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Overall

Name # Salary
1. SEC 362 $825.9M
2. ACC 293 $618.7M
3. PAC-12 257 $575.9M
4. Big Ten 255 $510.4M
5. Big 12 201 $491.9M

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Name # Salary
1. Southern Cal 43 $140.7M
2. Georgia 40 $122.1M
3. Alabama 40 $109M
4. Miami (FL) 43 $105.5M
5. Oklahoma 37 $103.2M

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Quarterbacks

Name # Salary
1. SEC 14 $98.8M
2. PAC-12 14 $78.3M
3. Big Ten 12 $66.7M
4. ACC 15 $62.4M
5. FCS 7 $48.9M

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Name # Salary
1. Boston College 3 $24.3M
2. Southern Cal 4 $23.7M
3. Wisconsin 2 $23.3M
4. California 1 $22M
5. Miami (OH) 2 $22M

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Running Backs

Name # Salary
1. PAC-12 23 $47.6M
2. Big 12 15 $41.9M
3. SEC 32 $39.1M
4. FCS 25 $20M
5. Big East 9 $19.1M

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Name # Salary
1. Oklahoma 4 $23.1M
2. California 4 $19.6M
3. Oregon 5 $10.2M
4. Texas 3 $9.8M
5. Tennessee 2 $9.2M

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Receivers

Name # Salary
1. SEC 58 $121.8M
2. ACC 51 $117.5M
3. Big 12 31 $81.8M
4. PAC-12 47 $68M
5. FCS 54 $62.9M

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Name # Salary
1. Miami (FL) 13 $34M
2. Georgia Tech 5 $32.1M
3. Oklahoma St 3 $22.6M
4. Notre Dame 8 $22.4M
5. Alabama 4 $20.9M

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Offensive Line

Name # Salary
1. SEC 66 $142.5M
2. ACC 54 $93.6M
3. Big Ten 48 $89.5M
4. PAC-12 40 $84.4M
5. Big 12 35 $71.3M

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Name # Salary
1. Oklahoma 8 $30.1M
2. Virginia 7 $29.5M
3. Florida 8 $28.7M
4. Southern Cal 5 $26.7M
5. Alabama 8 $22.4M

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Defensive Line

Name # Salary
1. SEC 63 $140.5M
2. ACC 46 $108.5M
3. PAC-12 44 $101.4M
4. Big Ten 44 $99.8M
5. Big 12 29 $85.8M

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Name # Salary
1. Georgia 11 $32.7M
2. Texas 8 $26.3M
3. Southern Cal 8 $26.3M
4. NC State 5 $23.1M
5. Miami (FL) 4 $22.5M

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Linebackers

Name # Salary
1. SEC 48 $120.6M
2. Big Ten 41 $111.9M
3. ACC 48 $102.9M
4. PAC-12 38 $85.2M
5. Big 12 28 $44.7M

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Name # Salary
1. Georgia 8 $37.9M
2. Southern Cal 9 $34.7M
3. Penn State 8 $28.9M
4. Miss St 6 $18M
5. UNC 6 $16.9M

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Secondary

Name # Salary
1. SEC 65 $140.1M
2. PAC-12 42 $98.9M
3. ACC 48 $97.6M
4. Big 12 37 $91.7M
5. FCS 56 $70.7M

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Name # Salary
1. Texas 9 $30.1M
2. Florida 8 $25.9M
3. Alabama 10 $25.1M
4. South Carolina 7 $25M
5. Virginia Tech 7 $24.6M

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Special Teams

Name # Salary
1. Big 12 16 $27.1M
2. SEC 16 $22.6M
3. ACC 11 $17.7M
4. FCS 10 $13.4M
5. C-USA 6 $12.9M

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Name # Salary
1. Tennessee 4 $9M
2. FSU 3 $8M
3. Texas 2 $5.4M
4. LA Tech 2 $5.3M
5. Nebraska 2 $4.5M

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Top Colleges

College # Salary
1. Southern California 43 $140.7M
2. Georgia 40 $122.1M
3. Alabama 40 $109M
4. Miami 43 $105.5M
5. Oklahoma 37 $103.2M
6. California 28 $96.4M
7. Florida 42 $96.1M
8. Wisconsin 26 $93.7M
9. Texas 37 $93.5M
10. LSU 43 $89.1M
11. Oregon 32 $82.6M
12. Tennessee 30 $80.4M
13. Florida State 40 $80.4M
14. Utah 26 $75.4M
15. Auburn 36 $75.3M
16. Ohio State 37 $69.9M
17. Texas A&M 25 $65M
18. Mississippi 19 $63.9M
19. Virginia 21 $62.7M
20. North Carolina State 19 $61.8M
21. Penn State 29 $61.4M
22. Georgia Tech 20 $60.7M
23. North Carolina 26 $56.6M
24. Nebraska 29 $55.6M
25. Notre Dame 37 $55.3M
26. Michigan 23 $54.4M
27. TCU 16 $52.7M
28. Iowa 30 $52.1M
29. Purdue 14 $51.8M
30. South Carolina 26 $50.1M
31. Boston College 21 $49.9M
32. Clemson 35 $49.8M
33. Pittsburgh 16 $49.4M
34. Oklahoma State 15 $49.2M
35. Stanford 29 $48.7M
36. Missouri 21 $45.5M
37. Virginia Tech 19 $45.1M
38. Oregon State 21 $42.4M
39. Louisville 25 $40.8M
40. Illinois 13 $40.7M
41. Washington 22 $39.7M
42. UCLA 25 $39.4M
43. Rutgers 22 $37.5M
44. Arizona 10 $36.2M
45. Cincinnati 15 $36.1M
46. Maryland 15 $35.3M
47. UCF 19 $34.1M
48. Kentucky 15 $30.2M
49. West Virginia 21 $29.8M
50. Colorado 12 $29.7M
51. Mississippi State 20 $29.1M
52. Nevada 11 $29M
53. Central Michigan 11 $28.5M
54. Michigan State 25 $28.2M
55. South Florida 13 $27.9M
56. Boise State 17 $26.9M
57. Arizona State 19 $26.4M
58. Delaware 8 $25.4M
59. Vanderbilt 9 $24.9M
60. Fresno State 17 $24.8M
61. Miami (Ohio) 5 $24M
62. Kansas State 14 $23.8M
63. Arkansas 18 $23.7M
64. Kansas 10 $21.5M
65. Louisiana Tech 14 $19.5M
66. Eastern Illinois 2 $18.9M
67. Utah State 8 $18.8M
68. Troy 6 $18.6M
69. Texas Tech 10 $17.6M
70. Baylor 12 $16.1M
71. BYU 11 $16M
72. Toledo 12 $15.5M
73. Kent 8 $15.3M
74. Grand Valley State University 4 $15.1M
75. Florida International 4 $15M
76. Minnesota 11 $14.5M
77. Memphis 8 $14.4M
78. Syracuse 11 $14.2M
79. East Carolina 6 $13.1M
80. Temple 9 $12.6M
81. Idaho State 3 $12.1M
82. Mount Union 3 $12.1M
83. Harvard 5 $11.7M
84. Hofstra 4 $11.5M
85. Portland State 4 $11.3M
86. Northern Colorado 1 $11.1M
87. Tulane 8 $11.1M
88. Hampton 4 $11M
89. Tennessee State 7 $10.6M
90. Montana 11 $10.6M
91. Indiana 8 $10.5M
92. Western Michigan 6 $10.3M
93. The Citadel 2 $10.2M
94. Northwestern 12 $10M
95. Tulsa 4 $10M
96. Alabama A&M 2 $9.6M
97. Wake Forest 11 $9.5M
98. Southern Mississippi 9 $9.4M
99. Colorado State 8 $9.3M
100. Northern Illinois 8 $9.2M
101. Washington State 9 $9.1M
102. UAB 6 $9.1M
103. Arkansas State 7 $9M
104. Houston 6 $9M
105. Eastern Michigan 4 $9M
106. Shippensburg University 2 $8.9M
107. Wyoming 6 $8.9M
108. Towson 5 $8.7M
109. Hillsdale 2 $8.5M
110. Idaho 2 $8.5M
111. Buffalo 5 $7.9M
112. Marshall 7 $7.8M
113. New Mexico State 4 $7.7M
114. Tennessee-Chattanooga 3 $7.5M
115. Grambling State 2 $7.5M
116. Northern Iowa 4 $7.4M
117. Duke 9 $7.1M
118. Central Missouri 2 $6.9M
119. Washburn University 2 $6.7M
120. Iowa State 8 $6.6M
121. New Mexico 3 $6.3M
122. Bloomsburg 3 $6.2M
123. Rice 9 $6.2M
124. Ohio 3 $6.1M
125. Middle Tennessee State 6 $6M
126. Appalachian State 7 $5.7M
127. Newberry 3 $5.7M
128. San Jose State 10 $5.6M
129. Coastal Carolina 6 $5.5M
130. Nicholls State 1 $5.4M
131. North Texas 6 $5.3M
132. Howard 1 $5.3M
133. Maine 4 $5.2M
134. Florida Atlantic 8 $5.1M
135. San Diego State 9 $5M
136. Slippery Rock 1 $4.9M
137. Sam Houston State 2 $4.8M
138. West Texas A&M 8 $4.8M
139. Saint Paul's College 1 $4.8M
140. James Madison 5 $4.3M
141. William & Mary 5 $4.2M
142. New Hampshire 2 $4.2M
143. Stillman College 1 $3.8M
144. UTEP 5 $3.7M
145. Western Kentucky 6 $3.7M
146. Western Illinois 1 $3.6M
147. Tiffin University 3 $3.5M
148. Belhaven 1 $3.5M
149. Bethune-Cookman 3 $3.5M
150. Winston-Salem State 1 $3.4M
151. Saginaw Valley State University 3 $3.3M
152. Chadron State 2 $3.3M
153. Louisiana-Lafayette 4 $3.3M
154. Liberty 3 $3.3M
155. Regina 4 $3.2M
156. Wayne State University 1 $3.1M
157. North Dakota State 6 $3.1M
158. South Dakota State 2 $3M
159. Monmouth 3 $3M
160. Texas State 5 $3M
161. Furman 2 $2.9M
162. Abilene Christian 7 $2.8M
163. South Carolina State 3 $2.8M
164. Lane College 1 $2.8M
165. Villanova 4 $2.7M
166. Richmond 5 $2.7M
167. Mary Hardin–Baylor 1 $2.4M
167. Southern Arkansas University 1 $2.4M
167. William Penn 1 $2.4M
170. Illinois State 5 $2.3M
171. Samford 3 $2.3M
172. Fort Valley State University 2 $2.2M
173. Missouri Southern State University 2 $2.1M
174. Alabama State 2 $2M
175. Fordham 2 $2M
176. Montana State 2 $1.9M
177. North Alabama 2 $1.9M
178. Brown 2 $1.8M
179. Southern Illinois 4 $1.8M
180. Youngstown State 2 $1.7M
181. Missouri Western 3 $1.6M
182. Missouri State 2 $1.6M
183. Norfolk State 2 $1.6M
184. Eastern Washington 2 $1.6M
185. Bentley University 1 $1.6M
186. Ball State 5 $1.4M
187. UC Davis 2 $1.4M
188. Carson-Newman College 1 $1.4M
189. Georgia Southern 2 $1.4M
190. Georgia State 3 $1.4M
191. Cornell 2 $1.4M
192. Southeastern Louisiana 2 $1.4M
193. Midwestern State University 2 $1.3M
194. Northwestern State 3 $1.3M
195. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 2 $1.2M
196. Pittsburg State 2 $1.2M
197. Army 3 $1.1M
198. Marist 2 $1.1M
199. Florida A&M 2 $1.1M
200. Michigan Tech 1 $1.1M
201. Valdosta State (GA) 3 $1.1M
202. Old Dominion 2 $1.1M
203. Colorado State Pueblo 2 $1M
204. Catawba College 2 $1M
205. Western Washington 1 $1M
206. Beloit 1 $995K
207. West Alabama 2 $945K
208. Hobart 1 $943.4K
209. Baker 1 $905K
210. Coe 1 $900K
211. California (PA) 3 $801.9K
212. South Dakota 2 $772.2K
213. Hawaii 1 $745K
214. Princeton 2 $714.4K
215. Delaware State 1 $697.5K
216. Central Oklahoma 1 $660K
216. Nebraska-Omaha 1 $660K
218. Lindenwood University 1 $656.9K
219. Texas Southern 1 $656.4K
220. Southern 2 $642.2K
221. Akron 2 $640.5K
222. Eastern Kentucky 2 $637.2K
222. Northern Arizona 2 $637.2K
224. Northwest Missouri State 2 $623.9K
225. Navy 1 $620K
226. McGill 1 $586.3K
227. Humboldt State (CA) 1 $585K
228. Mars Hill 1 $583.2K
229. Murray State 2 $577.2K
230. East Central Oklahoma University 1 $555.2K
231. Centre 1 $555K
232. Presbyterian College 1 $553.6K
233. North Eastern Oklahoma State 1 $551.5K
234. Ouachita Baptist University 1 $550K
235. Ashland University 2 $547.2K
235. Azusa Pacific 2 $547.2K
235. Tarleton State 2 $547.2K
238. Tusculum College 1 $528.3K
239. Albany 1 $527.3K
240. Sacred Heart 1 $527K
240. Yale 1 $527K
242. Cal Poly 1 $526.7K
243. Western Oregon University 1 $526.2K
244. Bowie State University 1 $525.7K
245. Findlay 1 $525K
245. Ottawa 1 $525K
245. RPI 1 $525K
248. Wisconsin-Milwaukee 1 $510K
249. Harding University 1 $495K
249. Portland Bible College 1 $495K
251. New Mexico Highlands 1 $480K
252. Columbia 1 $465K
252. MSU Mankato 1 $465K
252. McNeese State 1 $465K
252. Sacramento State 1 $465K
252. Southern Connecticut State University 1 $465K
252. UC Irvine 1 $465K
258. Penn 1 $460K
259. Shepherd University 2 $224.4K
259. Stephen F Austin 2 $224.4K
261. Adams State 1 $112.2K
261. Air Force 1 $112.2K
261. Assumption College 1 $112.2K
261. Canisius 1 $112.2K
261. Central Arkansas 1 $112.2K
261. Charleston Southern 1 $112.2K
261. Clarion University 1 $112.2K
261. Concordia College 1 $112.2K
261. Fort Hays State 1 $112.2K
261. Heidelberg 1 $112.2K
261. Jackson State 1 $112.2K
261. Jacksonville State 1 $112.2K
261. Louisiana College 1 $112.2K
261. Minnesota State University, Mankato 1 $112.2K
261. Montclair State 1 $112.2K
261. Montreal 1 $112.2K
261. Morgan State 1 $112.2K
261. North Carolina A&T 1 $112.2K
261. North Greenville University 1 $112.2K
261. Pretoria 1 $112.2K
261. South Alabama 1 $112.2K
261. Southern Utah 1 $112.2K
261. St. Cloud State University 1 $112.2K
261. Stony Brook 1 $112.2K
261. Texas A&M University–Commerce 1 $112.2K
261. UW–Whitewater 1 $112.2K
261. Wagner 1 $112.2K
261. Wofford 1 $112.2K