NFL Linebacker Salaries by College

What colleges and conferences have the highest paid NFL players at Linebacker?
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Top Conferences

	Conference	#	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
6.	FCS	20	$33M
7.	MWC	13	$28.3M
8.	Big East	10	$25.9M
9.	Sun Belt	8	$19.6M
10.	WAC	7	$18.1M
11.	C-USA	14	$13.3M
12.	D-II	10	$8.1M
13.	MAC	12	$8.1M
14.	AAC	6	$4.5M
15.	Independent	6	$3.8M
16.	D-III	1	$2.4M
17.	International	1	$112.2K

Top Colleges

	College	#	Salary
1.	Georgia	8	$37.9M
2.	Southern California	9	$34.7M
3.	Penn State	8	$28.9M
4.	Mississippi State	6	$18M
5.	North Carolina	6	$16.9M
6.	Texas	6	$16.1M
7.	Michigan	6	$16M
8.	Boston College	5	$15M
9.	Florida State	6	$13.9M
10.	Utah	5	$13.8M
11.	TCU	6	$13.3M
12.	Cincinnati	2	$13M
13.	Ohio State	4	$12.9M
14.	Wisconsin	3	$12.8M
15.	Purdue	2	$12.5M
16.	Nebraska	6	$12.4M
17.	Alabama	5	$12.2M
18.	LSU	6	$12M
19.	Washington	5	$11.6M
20.	Georgia Tech	4	$11.3M
21.	Utah State	2	$11.3M
22.	Arizona State	3	$10M
23.	Troy	1	$10M
24.	Louisville	5	$9.3M
25.	California	4	$9.2M
26.	Alabama A&M	1	$9M
27.	Miami	6	$8.7M
28.	Florida	5	$8.6M
29.	North Carolina State	4	$8.6M
30.	Virginia	4	$8.1M
31.	Kentucky	5	$8.1M
32.	Auburn	4	$8.1M
33.	UCLA	4	$8.1M
34.	Idaho State	1	$8M
35.	Iowa	3	$7.7M
36.	South Carolina	3	$7.7M
37.	Missouri	4	$7.2M
38.	Oklahoma	3	$7.1M
39.	Clemson	4	$7.1M
40.	West Virginia	4	$6.9M
41.	Illinois	2	$6.6M
42.	Maryland	3	$6.4M
43.	Texas A&M	2	$5.9M
44.	Pittsburgh	2	$5.6M
45.	Arizona	2	$5M
46.	Middle Tennessee State	2	$4.8M
47.	Tennessee	1	$4.5M
48.	Grand Valley State University	1	$4.1M
49.	Kansas State	5	$4M
50.	Nevada	3	$4M
51.	Hampton	1	$3.6M
52.	Wake Forest	2	$3M
53.	North Texas	3	$3M
54.	Oregon	3	$2.6M
55.	James Madison	1	$2.5M
56.	Montana	2	$2.4M
57.	Mary Hardin–Baylor	1	$2.4M
58.	BYU	3	$2.3M
59.	Stanford	4	$2.2M
60.	Boise State	2	$2.2M
61.	Duke	1	$2.1M
62.	Rutgers	3	$2.1M
63.	South Florida	3	$1.7M
64.	North Dakota State	2	$1.7M
65.	Central Michigan	2	$1.7M
66.	Marshall	2	$1.6M
67.	Colorado	1	$1.4M
68.	Kansas	2	$1.4M
69.	Notre Dame	2	$1.4M
70.	Southern Mississippi	2	$1.4M
71.	Kent	1	$1.4M
72.	Temple	2	$1.3M
73.	Fresno State	2	$1.3M
74.	Arkansas	2	$1.2M
75.	Texas State	2	$1.1M
76.	Iowa State	2	$1.1M
77.	West Texas A&M	1	$1M
78.	Toledo	2	$1M
79.	Portland State	1	$1M
80.	Northern Illinois	1	$925K
81.	Montana State	1	$825K
82.	Arkansas State	1	$704.5K
83.	Minnesota	1	$686.6K
84.	Florida Atlantic	2	$683.1K
85.	Washburn University	1	$660K
86.	Northwestern	2	$638.5K
87.	Tennessee-Chattanooga	1	$625.4K
88.	Oregon State	1	$618.3K
89.	Ball State	1	$599.5K
90.	Baylor	1	$588K
91.	Newberry	1	$587.1K
92.	Wyoming	1	$586.1K
93.	Houston	1	$585K
93.	Tulane	1	$585K
95.	Florida International	1	$567.5K
96.	Illinois State	1	$564.7K
97.	Akron	1	$528.3K
98.	Cal Poly	1	$526.7K
99.	Syracuse	1	$525.7K
100.	Rice	1	$525K
101.	Colorado State	1	$511.2K
102.	San Jose State	1	$510K
102.	Washington State	1	$510K
104.	Southern Illinois	1	$500K
105.	Eastern Michigan	1	$496.7K
106.	Delaware	1	$495.7K
107.	Harding University	1	$495K
108.	New Mexico Highlands	1	$480K
109.	Sacramento State	1	$465K
110.	Penn	1	$460K
111.	Tarleton State	1	$435K
112.	Louisiana Tech	2	$224.4K
112.	Michigan State	2	$224.4K
114.	Army	1	$112.2K
114.	Clarion University	1	$112.2K
114.	Northern Iowa	1	$112.2K
114.	Pretoria	1	$112.2K
114.	San Diego State	1	$112.2K
114.	Shepherd University	1	$112.2K
114.	South Carolina State	1	$112.2K
114.	South Dakota	1	$112.2K
114.	Texas A&M University–Commerce	1	$112.2K
114.	UCF	1	$112.2K

AAC

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Marcus Smith	Louisville	Eagles	OLB	$1.9M
2.	Preston Brown	Louisville	Bills	ILB	$751.4K
3.	Aaron Lynch	South Florida	49ers	OLB	$604.5K
4.	Reshard Cliett	South Florida	Texans	OLB	$592.6K
5.	Yawin Smallwood		Titans	ILB	$480K
6.	Terrance Plummer	UCF	Redskins	ILB	$112.2K

ACC

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Luke Kuechly	Boston College	Panthers	ILB	$12.4M
2.	Lawrence Timmons	Florida State	Steelers	ILB	$9.6M
3.	Julius Peppers	North Carolina	Packers	OLB	$8.7M
4.	Derrick Morgan	Georgia Tech	Titans	OLB	$6.8M
5.	Ahmad Brooks	Virginia	49ers	OLB	$6.7M
6.	Jon Beason	Miami	Giants	ILB	$5.7M
7.	D'Qwell Jackson	Maryland	Colts	ILB	$5.5M
8.	Stephen Tulloch	North Carolina State	Lions	ILB	$5.1M
9.	Bruce Carter	North Carolina	Buccaneers	OLB	$4.3M
10.	Vic Beasley	Clemson	Falcons	OLB	$3.6M
11.	Daryl Smith	Georgia Tech	Ravens	ILB	$3.4M
12.	Nate Irving	North Carolina State	Colts	ILB	$2.4M
13.	Calvin Pace	Wake Forest	Jets	OLB	$2.4M
14.	Quinton Coples	North Carolina	Jets	OLB	$2.2M
15.	Vincent Rey	Duke	Bengals	OLB	$2.1M
16.	Bjoern Werner	Florida State	Colts	OLB	$2M
17.	Stephone Anthony	Clemson	Saints	OLB	$1.9M
18.	Mark Herzlich	Boston College	Giants	OLB	$1.3M
19.	Denzel Perryman	Miami	Rams	ILB	$1.2M
20.	Jeremiah Attaochu	Georgia Tech	Rams	OLB	$1.1M
21.	Zach Brown	North Carolina	Titans	ILB	$964.6K
22.	Kavell Conner	Clemson	Rams	ILB	$900K
23.	Eli Harold	Virginia	49ers	LB	$764.1K
24.	Lorenzo Mauldin	Louisville	Jets	LB	$752K
25.	Erin Henderson	Maryland	Jets	ILB	$745K
26.	Kareem Martin	North Carolina	Cardinals	OLB	$710.9K
27.	Sean Spence	Miami	Steelers	ILB	$676.3K
28.	Kevin Pierre-Louis	Boston College	Seahawks	OLB	$651.4K
29.	Nigel Bradham	Florida State	Bills	OLB	$641.1K
30.	Kyle Wilber	Wake Forest	Cowboys	OLB	$634.8K
31.	Telvin Smith	Florida State	Jaguars	OLB	$607.8K
32.	Deiontrez Mount	Louisville	Titans	OLB	$607K
33.	Tony Steward	Clemson	Bills	ILB	$601K
34.	Audie Cole	North Carolina State	Vikings	ILB	$570K
35.	Vince Williams	Florida State	Steelers	ILB	$559.7K
36.	Thurston Armbrister	Miami	Jaguars	OLB	$529.2K
37.	Brock Hekking	North Carolina State	Rams	OLB	$527.5K
38.	Cameron Lynch	Syracuse		LB	$525.7K
39.	Christian Jones	Florida State	Bears	OLB	$512.3K
40.	Kasim Edebali	Boston College	Saints	OLB	$512K
41.	LaRoy Reynolds	Virginia	Jaguars	OLB	$495.8K
42.	Ray-Ray Armstrong	Miami		OLB	$495K
43.	Kevin Reddick	North Carolina	Bills	ILB	$112.2K
43.	Todd Thomas	Pittsburgh	Jaguars	LB	$112.2K
43.	Max Valles	Virginia		OLB	$112.2K
43.	Brandon Watts	Georgia Tech	Vikings	OLB	$112.2K
43.	Shayon Green	Miami	Steelers	OLB	$112.2K
43.	Josh Keyes	Boston College	Buccaneers	LB	$112.2K

Big 12

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Brian Orakpo	Texas	Titans	OLB	$7.8M
2.	Curtis Lofton	Oklahoma		ILB	$6M
3.	Derrick Johnson	Texas	Chiefs	ILB	$5.5M
4.	Von Miller	Texas A&M	Broncos	OLB	$5.3M
5.	Sean Weatherspoon	Missouri	Cardinals	ILB	$3.9M
6.	Emmanuel Lamur	Kansas State	Bengals	OLB	$2.4M
7.	Andrew Gachkar	Missouri	Cowboys	ILB	$1.8M
8.	Brad Jones	Colorado	Eagles	ILB	$1.4M
9.	Arthur Brown	Kansas State	Ravens	ILB	$888.6K
10.	Sam Acho	Texas	Bears	OLB	$825K
11.	Steven Johnson	Kansas	Titans	ILB	$785K
12.	Jordan Hicks	Texas	Eagles	OLB	$748.2K
13.	Paul Dawson	TCU	Bengals	LB	$738.2K
14.	Alex Okafor	Texas	Cardinals	OLB	$658.6K
15.	Ben Heeney	Kansas		ILB	$630.7K
16.	Keenan Robinson	Texas	Redskins	ILB	$630K
17.	Shaquille Riddick	West Virginia	Cardinals	OLB	$623K
18.	Bryce Hager	Baylor		ILB	$588K
19.	A.J. Klein	Iowa State	Panthers	OLB	$587.8K
20.	Terence Garvin	West Virginia	Steelers	ILB	$585K
21.	Corey Nelson	Oklahoma	Broncos	OLB	$567.2K
22.	Travis Lewis	Oklahoma	Lions	ILB	$539.8K
23.	Justin Tuggle	Kansas State	Texans	OLB	$495.8K
24.	Jeremiah George	Iowa State	Buccaneers	ILB	$465K
25.	Stansly Maponga	TCU	Falcons	OLB	$112.2K
25.	Jonathan Anderson	TCU	Bears	LB	$112.2K
25.	Dakorey Johnson	Kansas State	Cowboys	LB	$112.2K
25.	Ryan Mueller	Kansas State	Rams	LB	$112.2K

Big East

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Connor Barwin	Cincinnati	Eagles	OLB	$6M
2.	Jabaal Sheard	Pittsburgh	Patriots	OLB	$5.5M
3.	Elvis Dumervil	Louisville	Ravens	OLB	$5.2M
4.	J.T. Thomas	West Virginia	Giants	OLB	$3.3M
5.	Bruce Irvin	West Virginia	Seahawks	OLB	$2.3M
6.	Jonathan Freeny	Rutgers	Patriots	OLB	$1M
7.	Sio Moore		Colts	ILB	$763.7K
8.	Danny Lansanah		Buccaneers	ILB	$660K
9.	Sam Barrington	South Florida	Packers	ILB	$552.3K
10.	Ka'lial Glaud	Rutgers	Cowboys	OLB	$550K

Big Ten

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Ryan Kerrigan	Purdue	Redskins	OLB	$11.5M
2.	Lavonte David	Nebraska	Buccaneers	OLB	$10.1M
3.	Navorro Bowman	Penn State	49ers	ILB	$9.1M
4.	DeAndre Levy	Wisconsin	Lions	OLB	$8.4M
5.	James Laurinaitis	Ohio State		ILB	$8.3M
6.	David Harris	Michigan	Jets	ILB	$7.2M
7.	Sean Lee	Penn State	Cowboys	OLB	$7M
8.	Whitney Mercilus	Illinois	Texans	OLB	$6.5M
8.	Brandon Graham	Michigan	Eagles	OLB	$6.5M
10.	Chad Greenway	Iowa	Vikings	OLB	$6.3M
11.	Tamba Hali	Penn State	Chiefs	OLB	$6M
12.	Paul Posluszny	Penn State	Jaguars	ILB	$5M
13.	Jonathan Casillas	Wisconsin	Giants	OLB	$2.7M
14.	Ryan Shazier	Ohio State	Steelers	ILB	$2.4M
15.	O'Brien Schofield	Wisconsin	Falcons	OLB	$1.7M
16.	A.J. Hawk	Ohio State	Bengals	OLB	$1.6M
17.	Randy Gregory	Nebraska	Cowboys	OLB	$953.7K
18.	LaMarr Woodley	Michigan	Cardinals	OLB	$950K
18.	Anthony Spencer	Purdue	Saints	OLB	$950K
20.	Christian Kirksey	Iowa	Browns	ILB	$760K
21.	Damien Wilson	Minnesota	Cowboys	ILB	$686.6K
22.	Jake Ryan	Michigan	Packers	OLB	$684.2K
23.	Anthony Hitchens	Iowa	Cowboys	ILB	$663.7K
24.	Gerald Hodges	Penn State	Vikings	OLB	$645K
25.	Eric Martin	Nebraska	Patriots	OLB	$645K
26.	Nathan Stupar	Penn State	Falcons	ILB	$585K
26.	John Simon	Ohio State	Texans	OLB	$585K
28.	Michael Mauti	Penn State	Saints	ILB	$555.7K
29.	Kenny Demens	Michigan	Cardinals	ILB	$540K
30.	Chi Chi Ariguzo	Northwestern	Rams	LB	$526.3K
31.	Kevin Snyder	Rutgers	Lions	LB	$525.3K
32.	Will Compton	Nebraska	Redskins	ILB	$496.7K
33.	Brennen Beyer	Michigan	Ravens	OLB	$112.2K
33.	Trevor Roach	Nebraska	Bengals	ILB	$112.2K
33.	Zaire Anderson	Nebraska	Broncos	OLB	$112.2K
33.	Max Bullough	Michigan State	Texans	ILB	$112.2K
33.	Mike Hull	Penn State	Dolphins	ILB	$112.2K
33.	Brian Peters	Northwestern	Vikings	ILB	$112.2K
33.	Cole Farrand	Maryland	Giants	ILB	$112.2K
33.	Taiwan Jones	Michigan State	Jets	LB	$112.2K
33.	Justin Staples	Illinois	Titans	OLB	$112.2K

C-USA

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Trent Cole	Cincinnati	Colts	OLB	$7M
2.	Albert McClellan	Marshall	Ravens	ILB	$1.1M
3.	Jamie Collins	Southern Mississippi	Patriots	OLB	$940.3K
4.	Phillip Hunt	Houston	Lions	OLB	$585K
4.	Dezman Moses	Tulane	Chiefs	OLB	$585K
6.	Randell Johnson	Florida Atlantic	Bills	OLB	$570.9K
7.	Neville Hewitt	Marshall	Dolphins	LB	$525.3K
8.	Scott Solomon	Rice	Browns	OLB	$525K
9.	Zach Orr	North Texas	Ravens	ILB	$511K
10.	Cordarro Law	Southern Mississippi	Rams	OLB	$465K
11.	Dere Akunne	North Texas	Falcons	OLB	$112.2K
11.	IK Enemkpali	Louisiana Tech	Bills	OLB	$112.2K
11.	Adarius Glanton	Florida Atlantic	Panthers	OLB	$112.2K
11.	Houston Bates	Louisiana Tech	Redskins	OLB	$112.2K

D-II

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Dan Skuta	Grand Valley State University	Jaguars	OLB	$4.1M
2.	Bryan Braman	West Texas A&M	Eagles	OLB	$1M
3.	Michael Wilhoite	Washburn University	49ers	ILB	$660K
4.	Edmond Robinson	Newberry	Vikings	OLB	$587.1K
5.	Ty Powell	Harding University	Bills	ILB	$495K
6.	Jordan Campbell	New Mexico Highlands	Redskins	OLB	$480K
7.	Rufus Johnson	Tarleton State	Patriots	OLB	$435K
8.	Danny Mason	Texas A&M University–Commerce	Broncos	OLB	$112.2K
8.	Julian Howsare	Clarion University	Jets	LB	$112.2K
8.	Howard Jones	Shepherd University	Buccaneers	OLB	$112.2K

D-III

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Jerrell Freeman	Mary Hardin–Baylor	Colts	ILB	$2.4M

FCS

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Robert Mathis	Alabama A&M	Colts	OLB	$9M
2.	Jared Allen	Idaho State	Bears	OLB	$8M
3.	Justin Durant	Hampton	Falcons	OLB	$3.6M
4.	Arthur Moats	James Madison	Steelers	OLB	$2.5M
5.	Kroy Biermann	Montana	Falcons	OLB	$1.9M
6.	Ramon Humber	North Dakota State	Saints	ILB	$1M
7.	Adam Hayward	Portland State	Redskins	OLB	$1M
8.	Dane Fletcher	Montana State	Patriots	ILB	$825K
9.	Davis Tull	Tennessee-Chattanooga	Saints	OLB	$625.4K
10.	Kyle Emanuel	North Dakota State	Rams	OLB	$624.6K
11.	Nate Palmer	Illinois State	Packers	ILB	$564.7K
12.	Nick Dzunbar	Cal Poly	Rams	LB	$526.7K
13.	Brock Coyle	Montana	Seahawks	ILB	$511K
14.	Jayson Dimanche	Southern Illinois	Bengals	ILB	$500K
15.	Paul Worrilow	Delaware	Falcons	ILB	$495.7K
16.	Todd Davis	Sacramento State	Broncos	OLB	$465K
17.	Brandon Copeland	Penn	Lions	ILB	$460K
18.	Tyler Starr	South Dakota	Falcons	OLB	$112.2K
18.	Joe Thomas	South Carolina State	Cowboys	OLB	$112.2K
18.	L.J. Fort	Northern Iowa	Steelers	ILB	$112.2K

Independent

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Manti Te'o	Notre Dame	Rams	ILB	$1.3M
2.	Kyle Van Noy	BYU	Lions	OLB	$1.3M
3.	Alani Fua	BYU	Cardinals	ILB	$530.7K
4.	Uani Unga	BYU	Giants	OLB	$525K
5.	Josh McNary	Army	Colts	ILB	$112.2K
5.	Darius Fleming	Notre Dame	Patriots	OLB	$112.2K

International

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Daniel Adongo	Pretoria	Colts	OLB	$112.2K

MAC

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	James Harrison	Kent	Steelers	OLB	$1.4M
2.	Larry English	Northern Illinois	Buccaneers	OLB	$925K
3.	Nick Bellore	Central Michigan	49ers	ILB	$845K
4.	Frank Zombo	Central Michigan	Chiefs	OLB	$812.5K
5.	Junior Galette	Temple	Redskins	OLB	$745K
6.	Jonathan Newsome	Ball State	Colts	OLB	$599.5K
7.	Tahir Whitehead	Temple	Lions	OLB	$578K
8.	Justin March	Akron	Chiefs	OLB	$528.3K
9.	Junior Sylvestre	Toledo	Colts	LB	$527.7K
10.	Jayrone Elliot	Toledo	Packers	OLB	$511.7K
11.	Andy Mulumba	Eastern Michigan	Packers	OLB	$496.7K
12.	Gabe Martin		Cardinals	ILB	$112.2K

MWC

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Paul Kruger	Utah	Browns	OLB	$8.1M
2.	Daryl Washington	TCU	Cardinals	ILB	$8M
3.	Koa Misi	Utah	Dolphins	ILB	$4.3M
4.	David Hawthorne	TCU	Saints	ILB	$3.8M
5.	Stevenson Sylvester	Utah	Bills	ILB	$730K
6.	Mark Nzeocha	Wyoming	Cowboys	OLB	$586.1K
7.	Zach Vigil	Utah State	Dolphins	LB	$528.3K
8.	Tank Carder	TCU	Browns	ILB	$525K
9.	Shaquil Barrett	Colorado State	Broncos	OLB	$511.2K
10.	Keith Smith	San Jose State	Cowboys	ILB	$510K
11.	John Lotulelei		Jaguars	OLB	$503.3K
12.	Blake Renaud	Boise State	Vikings	LB	$112.2K
12.	Eric Pinkins	San Diego State	Seahawks	ILB	$112.2K

PAC-12

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Clay Matthews	Southern California	Packers	OLB	$13.2M
2.	Brian Cushing	Southern California	Texans	ILB	$8.8M
3.	Donald Butler	Washington	Rams	ILB	$7.4M
4.	Mychal Kendricks	California	Eagles	ILB	$7.3M
5.	Terrell Suggs	Arizona State	Ravens	OLB	$5.2M
6.	Rey Maualuga	Southern California	Bengals	ILB	$5M
7.	Vontaze Burfict	Arizona State	Bengals	OLB	$4.8M
8.	Brooks Reed	Arizona	Falcons	OLB	$4.4M
9.	Malcolm Smith	Southern California		OLB	$3.5M
10.	Anthony Barr	UCLA	Vikings	OLB	$3.2M
11.	Akeem Ayers	UCLA		OLB	$3M
12.	Shaq Thompson	Washington	Panthers	OLB	$2.2M
13.	Nick Perry	Southern California	Packers	OLB	$1.9M
14.	Hau'oli Kikaha	Washington	Saints	OLB	$1.3M
15.	Eric Kendricks	UCLA	Vikings	ILB	$1.3M
16.	Trent Murphy	Stanford	Redskins	OLB	$1.1M
17.	Kiko Alonso	Oregon	Eagles	ILB	$1.1M
18.	Michael Morgan	Southern California	Seahawks	OLB	$1M
19.	Lorenzo Alexander	California		OLB	$870K
20.	Casey Matthews	Oregon	Vikings	ILB	$825K
21.	Spencer Paysinger	Oregon	Dolphins	OLB	$745K
22.	Allen Bradford	Southern California	Falcons	ILB	$660K
23.	D.J. Alexander	Oregon State	Chiefs	OLB	$618.3K
24.	Devon Kennard	Southern California	Giants	OLB	$591.1K
25.	Jordan Zumwalt	UCLA	Steelers	ILB	$581.2K
26.	Marquis Flowers	Arizona	Bengals	OLB	$574.7K
27.	Mike Mohamed	California	Texans	ILB	$570K
28.	Trevor Reilly	Utah	Jets	OLB	$569.2K
29.	A.J. Tarpley	Stanford	Bills	ILB	$527.5K
30.	John Timu	Washington	Bears	ILB	$526.7K
31.	Chris McCain	California	Dolphins	OLB	$510K
31.	Travis Long	Washington State	Eagles	OLB	$510K
33.	Shayne Skov	Stanford	49ers	ILB	$480K
34.	Brian Blechen	Utah	Panthers	LB	$112.2K
34.	Hayes Pullard	Southern California	Browns	ILB	$112.2K
34.	Carl Bradford	Arizona State	Packers	ILB	$112.2K
34.	James Vaughters	Stanford	Packers	LB	$112.2K
34.	Josh Shirley	Washington		LB	$112.2K

SEC

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Justin Houston	Georgia	Chiefs	OLB	$16.8M
2.	Thomas Davis	Georgia	Panthers	OLB	$9M
3.	Pernell McPhee	Mississippi State	Bears	OLB	$7.8M
4.	K.J. Wright	Mississippi State	Seahawks	OLB	$6.8M
5.	Karlos Dansby	Auburn	Browns	ILB	$6M
6.	Dante Fowler Jr.	Florida	Jaguars	OLB	$5.9M
7.	Jadeveon Clowney	South Carolina	Texans	OLB	$5.6M
8.	Dannell Ellerbe	Georgia	Saints	OLB	$5.1M
9.	Jerod Mayo	Tennessee	Patriots	ILB	$4.5M
10.	Barkevious Mingo	LSU	Browns	OLB	$4.1M
11.	Perry Riley	LSU	Redskins	ILB	$4M
12.	Wesley Woodyard	Kentucky	Titans	ILB	$3.9M
13.	DeMeco Ryans	Alabama	Eagles	ILB	$3.8M
14.	Rolando McClain	Alabama	Cowboys	ILB	$3M
15.	Bud Dupree	Kentucky	Steelers	OLB	$2.3M
16.	Akeem Dent	Georgia	Texans	ILB	$2.3M
17.	C.J. Mosley	Alabama	Ravens	ILB	$2.2M
18.	Jarvis Jones	Georgia	Steelers	OLB	$2.2M
19.	Melvin Ingram	South Carolina	Rams	OLB	$2.1M
20.	Kelvin Sheppard	LSU	Dolphins	ILB	$2M
21.	Dont'a Hightower	Alabama	Patriots	OLB	$1.9M
22.	Alec Ogletree	Georgia		OLB	$1.8M
23.	Preston Smith	Mississippi State	Redskins	OLB	$1.4M
24.	Benardrick McKinney	Mississippi State	Texans	OLB	$1.3M
25.	Courtney Upshaw	Alabama	Ravens	OLB	$1.3M
26.	Kevin Minter	LSU	Cardinals	ILB	$1.1M
27.	Jon Bostic	Florida	Bears	ILB	$985.2K
28.	Markus Golden	Missouri	Cardinals	OLB	$979.6K
29.	Josh Bynes	Auburn	Lions	OLB	$905K
30.	Ramik Wilson	Georgia	Chiefs	ILB	$701.8K
31.	Za'Darius Smith	Kentucky	Ravens	OLB	$690.8K
32.	Kwon Alexander	LSU	Buccaneers	OLB	$689.6K
33.	Corey Lemonier	Auburn	49ers	OLB	$675.8K
34.	Zaviar Gooden	Missouri	Titans	ILB	$670.3K
35.	Jelani Jenkins	Florida	Dolphins	OLB	$658.2K
36.	Sean Porter	Texas A&M	Bengals	ILB	$647.3K
37.	Martrell Spaight	Arkansas	Redskins	OLB	$629.5K
38.	Neiron Ball	Florida		OLB	$621.3K
39.	Avery Williamson	Kentucky	Titans	ILB	$603.6K
40.	Chris Smith	Arkansas	Jaguars	OLB	$601.8K
41.	Cameron Lawrence	Mississippi State	Cowboys	OLB	$585K
42.	Danny Trevathan	Kentucky	Broncos	ILB	$551K
43.	Lerentee McCray	Florida	Broncos	OLB	$500.7K
44.	Daren Bates	Auburn		ILB	$495K
45.	Lamin Barrow	LSU	Bears	ILB	$112.2K
45.	Amarlo Herrera	Georgia	Colts	ILB	$112.2K
45.	Deontae Skinner	Mississippi State	Eagles	OLB	$112.2K
48.	Jasper Brinkley	South Carolina	Giants	ILB	N/A

Sun Belt

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	DeMarcus Ware	Troy	Broncos	OLB	$10M
2.	Erik Walden	Middle Tennessee State	Colts	OLB	$4M
3.	Craig Robertson	North Texas	Browns	ILB	$2.4M
4.	Jamari Lattimore	Middle Tennessee State	Jets	ILB	$825K
5.	Demario Davis	Arkansas State	Jets	ILB	$704.5K
6.	David Mayo	Texas State	Panthers	LB	$611.6K
7.	Tourek Williams	Florida International	Rams	OLB	$567.5K
8.	Joplo Bartu	Texas State	Falcons	OLB	$496.7K

WAC

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Bobby Wagner	Utah State	Seahawks	ILB	$10.8M
2.	Josh Mauga	Nevada	Chiefs	ILB	$2.8M
3.	Shea McClellin	Boise State	Bears	OLB	$2.1M
4.	Chris Carter	Fresno State	Bengals	OLB	$695K
5.	James-Michael Johnson	Nevada	Buccaneers	ILB	$629K
6.	Ben Jacobs	Fresno State	Panthers	ILB	$585K
6.	Brandon Marshall	Nevada	Broncos	ILB	$585K

Akron

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Justin March	Akron	Chiefs	OLB	$528.3K

Alabama

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	DeMeco Ryans	Alabama	Eagles	ILB	$3.8M
2.	Rolando McClain	Alabama	Cowboys	ILB	$3M
3.	C.J. Mosley	Alabama	Ravens	ILB	$2.2M
4.	Dont'a Hightower	Alabama	Patriots	OLB	$1.9M
5.	Courtney Upshaw	Alabama	Ravens	OLB	$1.3M

Alabama A&M

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Robert Mathis	Alabama A&M	Colts	OLB	$9M

Arizona

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Brooks Reed	Arizona	Falcons	OLB	$4.4M
2.	Marquis Flowers	Arizona	Bengals	OLB	$574.7K

Arizona State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Terrell Suggs	Arizona State	Ravens	OLB	$5.2M
2.	Vontaze Burfict	Arizona State	Bengals	OLB	$4.8M
3.	Carl Bradford	Arizona State	Packers	ILB	$112.2K

Arkansas

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Martrell Spaight	Arkansas	Redskins	OLB	$629.5K
2.	Chris Smith	Arkansas	Jaguars	OLB	$601.8K

Arkansas State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Demario Davis	Arkansas State	Jets	ILB	$704.5K

Army

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Josh McNary	Army	Colts	ILB	$112.2K

Auburn

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Karlos Dansby	Auburn	Browns	ILB	$6M
2.	Josh Bynes	Auburn	Lions	OLB	$905K
3.	Corey Lemonier	Auburn	49ers	OLB	$675.8K
4.	Daren Bates	Auburn		ILB	$495K

BYU

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Kyle Van Noy	BYU	Lions	OLB	$1.3M
2.	Alani Fua	BYU	Cardinals	ILB	$530.7K
3.	Uani Unga	BYU	Giants	OLB	$525K

Ball State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Jonathan Newsome	Ball State	Colts	OLB	$599.5K

Baylor

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Bryce Hager	Baylor		ILB	$588K

Boise State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Shea McClellin	Boise State	Bears	OLB	$2.1M
2.	Blake Renaud	Boise State	Vikings	LB	$112.2K

Boston College

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Luke Kuechly	Boston College	Panthers	ILB	$12.4M
2.	Mark Herzlich	Boston College	Giants	OLB	$1.3M
3.	Kevin Pierre-Louis	Boston College	Seahawks	OLB	$651.4K
4.	Kasim Edebali	Boston College	Saints	OLB	$512K
5.	Josh Keyes	Boston College	Buccaneers	LB	$112.2K

Cal Poly

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

California

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Mychal Kendricks	California	Eagles	ILB	$7.3M
2.	Lorenzo Alexander	California		OLB	$870K
3.	Mike Mohamed	California	Texans	ILB	$570K
4.	Chris McCain	California	Dolphins	OLB	$510K

Central Michigan

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Nick Bellore	Central Michigan	49ers	ILB	$845K
2.	Frank Zombo	Central Michigan	Chiefs	OLB	$812.5K

Cincinnati

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Trent Cole	Cincinnati	Colts	OLB	$7M
2.	Connor Barwin	Cincinnati	Eagles	OLB	$6M

Clarion University

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Julian Howsare	Clarion University	Jets	LB	$112.2K

Clemson

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Vic Beasley	Clemson	Falcons	OLB	$3.6M
2.	Stephone Anthony	Clemson	Saints	OLB	$1.9M
3.	Kavell Conner	Clemson	Rams	ILB	$900K
4.	Tony Steward	Clemson	Bills	ILB	$601K

Colorado

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Brad Jones	Colorado	Eagles	ILB	$1.4M

Colorado State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Shaquil Barrett	Colorado State	Broncos	OLB	$511.2K

Delaware

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Paul Worrilow	Delaware	Falcons	ILB	$495.7K

Duke

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Vincent Rey	Duke	Bengals	OLB	$2.1M

Eastern Michigan

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Andy Mulumba	Eastern Michigan	Packers	OLB	$496.7K

Florida

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Dante Fowler Jr.	Florida	Jaguars	OLB	$5.9M
2.	Jon Bostic	Florida	Bears	ILB	$985.2K
3.	Jelani Jenkins	Florida	Dolphins	OLB	$658.2K
4.	Neiron Ball	Florida		OLB	$621.3K
5.	Lerentee McCray	Florida	Broncos	OLB	$500.7K

Florida Atlantic

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Randell Johnson	Florida Atlantic	Bills	OLB	$570.9K
2.	Adarius Glanton	Florida Atlantic	Panthers	OLB	$112.2K

Florida International

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Tourek Williams	Florida International	Rams	OLB	$567.5K

Florida State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Lawrence Timmons	Florida State	Steelers	ILB	$9.6M
2.	Bjoern Werner	Florida State	Colts	OLB	$2M
3.	Nigel Bradham	Florida State	Bills	OLB	$641.1K
4.	Telvin Smith	Florida State	Jaguars	OLB	$607.8K
5.	Vince Williams	Florida State	Steelers	ILB	$559.7K
6.	Christian Jones	Florida State	Bears	OLB	$512.3K

Fresno State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Chris Carter	Fresno State	Bengals	OLB	$695K
2.	Ben Jacobs	Fresno State	Panthers	ILB	$585K

Georgia

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Justin Houston	Georgia	Chiefs	OLB	$16.8M
2.	Thomas Davis	Georgia	Panthers	OLB	$9M
3.	Dannell Ellerbe	Georgia	Saints	OLB	$5.1M
4.	Akeem Dent	Georgia	Texans	ILB	$2.3M
5.	Jarvis Jones	Georgia	Steelers	OLB	$2.2M
6.	Alec Ogletree	Georgia		OLB	$1.8M
7.	Ramik Wilson	Georgia	Chiefs	ILB	$701.8K
8.	Amarlo Herrera	Georgia	Colts	ILB	$112.2K

Georgia Tech

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Derrick Morgan	Georgia Tech	Titans	OLB	$6.8M
2.	Daryl Smith	Georgia Tech	Ravens	ILB	$3.4M
3.	Jeremiah Attaochu	Georgia Tech	Rams	OLB	$1.1M
4.	Brandon Watts	Georgia Tech	Vikings	OLB	$112.2K

Grand Valley State University

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Dan Skuta	Grand Valley State University	Jaguars	OLB	$4.1M

Hampton

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Justin Durant	Hampton	Falcons	OLB	$3.6M

Harding University

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Ty Powell	Harding University	Bills	ILB	$495K

Houston

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Phillip Hunt	Houston	Lions	OLB	$585K

Idaho State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Jared Allen	Idaho State	Bears	OLB	$8M

Illinois

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Whitney Mercilus	Illinois	Texans	OLB	$6.5M
2.	Justin Staples	Illinois	Titans	OLB	$112.2K

Illinois State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Nate Palmer	Illinois State	Packers	ILB	$564.7K

Iowa

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Chad Greenway	Iowa	Vikings	OLB	$6.3M
2.	Christian Kirksey	Iowa	Browns	ILB	$760K
3.	Anthony Hitchens	Iowa	Cowboys	ILB	$663.7K

Iowa State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	A.J. Klein	Iowa State	Panthers	OLB	$587.8K
2.	Jeremiah George	Iowa State	Buccaneers	ILB	$465K

James Madison

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Arthur Moats	James Madison	Steelers	OLB	$2.5M

Kansas

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Steven Johnson	Kansas	Titans	ILB	$785K
2.	Ben Heeney	Kansas		ILB	$630.7K

Kansas State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Emmanuel Lamur	Kansas State	Bengals	OLB	$2.4M
2.	Arthur Brown	Kansas State	Ravens	ILB	$888.6K
3.	Justin Tuggle	Kansas State	Texans	OLB	$495.8K
4.	Dakorey Johnson	Kansas State	Cowboys	LB	$112.2K
4.	Ryan Mueller	Kansas State	Rams	LB	$112.2K

Kent

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	James Harrison	Kent	Steelers	OLB	$1.4M

Kentucky

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Wesley Woodyard	Kentucky	Titans	ILB	$3.9M
2.	Bud Dupree	Kentucky	Steelers	OLB	$2.3M
3.	Za'Darius Smith	Kentucky	Ravens	OLB	$690.8K
4.	Avery Williamson	Kentucky	Titans	ILB	$603.6K
5.	Danny Trevathan	Kentucky	Broncos	ILB	$551K

LSU

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Barkevious Mingo	LSU	Browns	OLB	$4.1M
2.	Perry Riley	LSU	Redskins	ILB	$4M
3.	Kelvin Sheppard	LSU	Dolphins	ILB	$2M
4.	Kevin Minter	LSU	Cardinals	ILB	$1.1M
5.	Kwon Alexander	LSU	Buccaneers	OLB	$689.6K
6.	Lamin Barrow	LSU	Bears	ILB	$112.2K

Louisiana Tech

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	IK Enemkpali	Louisiana Tech	Bills	OLB	$112.2K
1.	Houston Bates	Louisiana Tech	Redskins	OLB	$112.2K

Louisville

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Elvis Dumervil	Louisville	Ravens	OLB	$5.2M
2.	Marcus Smith	Louisville	Eagles	OLB	$1.9M
3.	Lorenzo Mauldin	Louisville	Jets	LB	$752K
4.	Preston Brown	Louisville	Bills	ILB	$751.4K
5.	Deiontrez Mount	Louisville	Titans	OLB	$607K

Marshall

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Albert McClellan	Marshall	Ravens	ILB	$1.1M
2.	Neville Hewitt	Marshall	Dolphins	LB	$525.3K

Mary Hardin–Baylor

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Jerrell Freeman	Mary Hardin–Baylor	Colts	ILB	$2.4M

Maryland

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	D'Qwell Jackson	Maryland	Colts	ILB	$5.5M
2.	Erin Henderson	Maryland	Jets	ILB	$745K
3.	Cole Farrand	Maryland	Giants	ILB	$112.2K

Miami

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Jon Beason	Miami	Giants	ILB	$5.7M
2.	Denzel Perryman	Miami	Rams	ILB	$1.2M
3.	Sean Spence	Miami	Steelers	ILB	$676.3K
4.	Thurston Armbrister	Miami	Jaguars	OLB	$529.2K
5.	Ray-Ray Armstrong	Miami		OLB	$495K
6.	Shayon Green	Miami	Steelers	OLB	$112.2K

Michigan

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	David Harris	Michigan	Jets	ILB	$7.2M
2.	Brandon Graham	Michigan	Eagles	OLB	$6.5M
3.	LaMarr Woodley	Michigan	Cardinals	OLB	$950K
4.	Jake Ryan	Michigan	Packers	OLB	$684.2K
5.	Kenny Demens	Michigan	Cardinals	ILB	$540K
6.	Brennen Beyer	Michigan	Ravens	OLB	$112.2K

Michigan State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Max Bullough	Michigan State	Texans	ILB	$112.2K
1.	Taiwan Jones	Michigan State	Jets	LB	$112.2K

Middle Tennessee State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Erik Walden	Middle Tennessee State	Colts	OLB	$4M
2.	Jamari Lattimore	Middle Tennessee State	Jets	ILB	$825K

Minnesota

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Damien Wilson	Minnesota	Cowboys	ILB	$686.6K

Mississippi State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Pernell McPhee	Mississippi State	Bears	OLB	$7.8M
2.	K.J. Wright	Mississippi State	Seahawks	OLB	$6.8M
3.	Preston Smith	Mississippi State	Redskins	OLB	$1.4M
4.	Benardrick McKinney	Mississippi State	Texans	OLB	$1.3M
5.	Cameron Lawrence	Mississippi State	Cowboys	OLB	$585K
6.	Deontae Skinner	Mississippi State	Eagles	OLB	$112.2K

Missouri

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Sean Weatherspoon	Missouri	Cardinals	ILB	$3.9M
2.	Andrew Gachkar	Missouri	Cowboys	ILB	$1.8M
3.	Markus Golden	Missouri	Cardinals	OLB	$979.6K
4.	Zaviar Gooden	Missouri	Titans	ILB	$670.3K

Montana

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Kroy Biermann	Montana	Falcons	OLB	$1.9M
2.	Brock Coyle	Montana	Seahawks	ILB	$511K

Montana State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Dane Fletcher	Montana State	Patriots	ILB	$825K

Nebraska

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Lavonte David	Nebraska	Buccaneers	OLB	$10.1M
2.	Randy Gregory	Nebraska	Cowboys	OLB	$953.7K
3.	Eric Martin	Nebraska	Patriots	OLB	$645K
4.	Will Compton	Nebraska	Redskins	ILB	$496.7K
5.	Trevor Roach	Nebraska	Bengals	ILB	$112.2K
5.	Zaire Anderson	Nebraska	Broncos	OLB	$112.2K

Nevada

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Josh Mauga	Nevada	Chiefs	ILB	$2.8M
2.	James-Michael Johnson	Nevada	Buccaneers	ILB	$629K
3.	Brandon Marshall	Nevada	Broncos	ILB	$585K

New Mexico Highlands

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Jordan Campbell	New Mexico Highlands	Redskins	OLB	$480K

Newberry

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Edmond Robinson	Newberry	Vikings	OLB	$587.1K

North Carolina

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Julius Peppers	North Carolina	Packers	OLB	$8.7M
2.	Bruce Carter	North Carolina	Buccaneers	OLB	$4.3M
3.	Quinton Coples	North Carolina	Jets	OLB	$2.2M
4.	Zach Brown	North Carolina	Titans	ILB	$964.6K
5.	Kareem Martin	North Carolina	Cardinals	OLB	$710.9K
6.	Kevin Reddick	North Carolina	Bills	ILB	$112.2K

North Carolina State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Stephen Tulloch	North Carolina State	Lions	ILB	$5.1M
2.	Nate Irving	North Carolina State	Colts	ILB	$2.4M
3.	Audie Cole	North Carolina State	Vikings	ILB	$570K
4.	Brock Hekking	North Carolina State	Rams	OLB	$527.5K

North Dakota State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Ramon Humber	North Dakota State	Saints	ILB	$1M
2.	Kyle Emanuel	North Dakota State	Rams	OLB	$624.6K

North Texas

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Craig Robertson	North Texas	Browns	ILB	$2.4M
2.	Zach Orr	North Texas	Ravens	ILB	$511K
3.	Dere Akunne	North Texas	Falcons	OLB	$112.2K

Northern Illinois

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Larry English	Northern Illinois	Buccaneers	OLB	$925K

Northern Iowa

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	L.J. Fort	Northern Iowa	Steelers	ILB	$112.2K

Northwestern

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Chi Chi Ariguzo	Northwestern	Rams	LB	$526.3K
2.	Brian Peters	Northwestern	Vikings	ILB	$112.2K

Notre Dame

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Manti Te'o	Notre Dame	Rams	ILB	$1.3M
2.	Darius Fleming	Notre Dame	Patriots	OLB	$112.2K

Ohio State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	James Laurinaitis	Ohio State		ILB	$8.3M
2.	Ryan Shazier	Ohio State	Steelers	ILB	$2.4M
3.	A.J. Hawk	Ohio State	Bengals	OLB	$1.6M
4.	John Simon	Ohio State	Texans	OLB	$585K

Oklahoma

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Curtis Lofton	Oklahoma		ILB	$6M
2.	Corey Nelson	Oklahoma	Broncos	OLB	$567.2K
3.	Travis Lewis	Oklahoma	Lions	ILB	$539.8K

Oregon

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Kiko Alonso	Oregon	Eagles	ILB	$1.1M
2.	Casey Matthews	Oregon	Vikings	ILB	$825K
3.	Spencer Paysinger	Oregon	Dolphins	OLB	$745K

Oregon State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	D.J. Alexander	Oregon State	Chiefs	OLB	$618.3K

Penn

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

Penn State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Navorro Bowman	Penn State	49ers	ILB	$9.1M
2.	Sean Lee	Penn State	Cowboys	OLB	$7M
3.	Tamba Hali	Penn State	Chiefs	OLB	$6M
4.	Paul Posluszny	Penn State	Jaguars	ILB	$5M
5.	Gerald Hodges	Penn State	Vikings	OLB	$645K
6.	Nathan Stupar	Penn State	Falcons	ILB	$585K
7.	Michael Mauti	Penn State	Saints	ILB	$555.7K
8.	Mike Hull	Penn State	Dolphins	ILB	$112.2K

Pittsburgh

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Jabaal Sheard	Pittsburgh	Patriots	OLB	$5.5M
2.	Todd Thomas	Pittsburgh	Jaguars	LB	$112.2K

Portland State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Adam Hayward	Portland State	Redskins	OLB	$1M

Pretoria

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Daniel Adongo	Pretoria	Colts	OLB	$112.2K

Purdue

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Ryan Kerrigan	Purdue	Redskins	OLB	$11.5M
2.	Anthony Spencer	Purdue	Saints	OLB	$950K

Rice

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Scott Solomon	Rice	Browns	OLB	$525K

Rutgers

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Jonathan Freeny	Rutgers	Patriots	OLB	$1M
2.	Ka'lial Glaud	Rutgers	Cowboys	OLB	$550K
3.	Kevin Snyder	Rutgers	Lions	LB	$525.3K

Sacramento State

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

San Diego State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Eric Pinkins	San Diego State	Seahawks	ILB	$112.2K

San Jose State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Keith Smith	San Jose State	Cowboys	ILB	$510K

Shepherd University

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Howard Jones	Shepherd University	Buccaneers	OLB	$112.2K

South Carolina

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Jadeveon Clowney	South Carolina	Texans	OLB	$5.6M
2.	Melvin Ingram	South Carolina	Rams	OLB	$2.1M
3.	Jasper Brinkley	South Carolina	Giants	ILB	N/A

South Carolina State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Joe Thomas	South Carolina State	Cowboys	OLB	$112.2K

South Dakota

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Tyler Starr	South Dakota	Falcons	OLB	$112.2K

South Florida

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Aaron Lynch	South Florida	49ers	OLB	$604.5K
2.	Reshard Cliett	South Florida	Texans	OLB	$592.6K
3.	Sam Barrington	South Florida	Packers	ILB	$552.3K

Southern California

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Clay Matthews	Southern California	Packers	OLB	$13.2M
2.	Brian Cushing	Southern California	Texans	ILB	$8.8M
3.	Rey Maualuga	Southern California	Bengals	ILB	$5M
4.	Malcolm Smith	Southern California		OLB	$3.5M
5.	Nick Perry	Southern California	Packers	OLB	$1.9M
6.	Michael Morgan	Southern California	Seahawks	OLB	$1M
7.	Allen Bradford	Southern California	Falcons	ILB	$660K
8.	Devon Kennard	Southern California	Giants	OLB	$591.1K
9.	Hayes Pullard	Southern California	Browns	ILB	$112.2K

Southern Illinois

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Jayson Dimanche	Southern Illinois	Bengals	ILB	$500K

Southern Mississippi

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Jamie Collins	Southern Mississippi	Patriots	OLB	$940.3K
2.	Cordarro Law	Southern Mississippi	Rams	OLB	$465K

Stanford

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Trent Murphy	Stanford	Redskins	OLB	$1.1M
2.	A.J. Tarpley	Stanford	Bills	ILB	$527.5K
3.	Shayne Skov	Stanford	49ers	ILB	$480K
4.	James Vaughters	Stanford	Packers	LB	$112.2K

Syracuse

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Cameron Lynch	Syracuse		LB	$525.7K

TCU

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Daryl Washington	TCU	Cardinals	ILB	$8M
2.	David Hawthorne	TCU	Saints	ILB	$3.8M
3.	Paul Dawson	TCU	Bengals	LB	$738.2K
4.	Tank Carder	TCU	Browns	ILB	$525K
5.	Stansly Maponga	TCU	Falcons	OLB	$112.2K
5.	Jonathan Anderson	TCU	Bears	LB	$112.2K

Tarleton State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Rufus Johnson	Tarleton State	Patriots	OLB	$435K

Temple

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Junior Galette	Temple	Redskins	OLB	$745K
2.	Tahir Whitehead	Temple	Lions	OLB	$578K

Tennessee

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Jerod Mayo	Tennessee	Patriots	ILB	$4.5M

Tennessee-Chattanooga

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Davis Tull	Tennessee-Chattanooga	Saints	OLB	$625.4K

Texas

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Brian Orakpo	Texas	Titans	OLB	$7.8M
2.	Derrick Johnson	Texas	Chiefs	ILB	$5.5M
3.	Sam Acho	Texas	Bears	OLB	$825K
4.	Jordan Hicks	Texas	Eagles	OLB	$748.2K
5.	Alex Okafor	Texas	Cardinals	OLB	$658.6K
6.	Keenan Robinson	Texas	Redskins	ILB	$630K

Texas A&M

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Von Miller	Texas A&M	Broncos	OLB	$5.3M
2.	Sean Porter	Texas A&M	Bengals	ILB	$647.3K

Texas A&M University–Commerce

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Danny Mason	Texas A&M University–Commerce	Broncos	OLB	$112.2K

Texas State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	David Mayo	Texas State	Panthers	LB	$611.6K
2.	Joplo Bartu	Texas State	Falcons	OLB	$496.7K

Toledo

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Junior Sylvestre	Toledo	Colts	LB	$527.7K
2.	Jayrone Elliot	Toledo	Packers	OLB	$511.7K

Troy

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	DeMarcus Ware	Troy	Broncos	OLB	$10M

Tulane

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Dezman Moses	Tulane	Chiefs	OLB	$585K

UCF

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Terrance Plummer	UCF	Redskins	ILB	$112.2K

UCLA

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Anthony Barr	UCLA	Vikings	OLB	$3.2M
2.	Akeem Ayers	UCLA		OLB	$3M
3.	Eric Kendricks	UCLA	Vikings	ILB	$1.3M
4.	Jordan Zumwalt	UCLA	Steelers	ILB	$581.2K

Utah

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Paul Kruger	Utah	Browns	OLB	$8.1M
2.	Koa Misi	Utah	Dolphins	ILB	$4.3M
3.	Stevenson Sylvester	Utah	Bills	ILB	$730K
4.	Trevor Reilly	Utah	Jets	OLB	$569.2K
5.	Brian Blechen	Utah	Panthers	LB	$112.2K

Utah State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Bobby Wagner	Utah State	Seahawks	ILB	$10.8M
2.	Zach Vigil	Utah State	Dolphins	LB	$528.3K

Virginia

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Ahmad Brooks	Virginia	49ers	OLB	$6.7M
2.	Eli Harold	Virginia	49ers	LB	$764.1K
3.	LaRoy Reynolds	Virginia	Jaguars	OLB	$495.8K
4.	Max Valles	Virginia		OLB	$112.2K

Wake Forest

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Calvin Pace	Wake Forest	Jets	OLB	$2.4M
2.	Kyle Wilber	Wake Forest	Cowboys	OLB	$634.8K

Washburn University

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Michael Wilhoite	Washburn University	49ers	ILB	$660K

Washington

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Donald Butler	Washington	Rams	ILB	$7.4M
2.	Shaq Thompson	Washington	Panthers	OLB	$2.2M
3.	Hau'oli Kikaha	Washington	Saints	OLB	$1.3M
4.	John Timu	Washington	Bears	ILB	$526.7K
5.	Josh Shirley	Washington		LB	$112.2K

Washington State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Travis Long	Washington State	Eagles	OLB	$510K

West Texas A&M

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Bryan Braman	West Texas A&M	Eagles	OLB	$1M

West Virginia

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	J.T. Thomas	West Virginia	Giants	OLB	$3.3M
2.	Bruce Irvin	West Virginia	Seahawks	OLB	$2.3M
3.	Shaquille Riddick	West Virginia	Cardinals	OLB	$623K
4.	Terence Garvin	West Virginia	Steelers	ILB	$585K

Wisconsin

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	DeAndre Levy	Wisconsin	Lions	OLB	$8.4M
2.	Jonathan Casillas	Wisconsin	Giants	OLB	$2.7M
3.	O'Brien Schofield	Wisconsin	Falcons	OLB	$1.7M

Wyoming

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Mark Nzeocha	Wyoming	Cowboys	OLB	$586.1K

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