Updated by Dan on Sep 1, 2016
What Big East schools had the most and highest paid NFL players in 2016?
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| College | # | Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Pittsburgh | 7 | $51.6M |
| 2. | Rutgers | 13 | $36.3M |
| 3. | Cincinnati | 10 | $29.3M |
| 4. | West Virginia | 8 | $28.8M |
| 5. | Louisville | 9 | $27.9M |
| 6. | Syracuse | 7 | $16.6M |
| 7. | South Florida | 6 | $15.2M |
| 8. | Miami | 1 | $5.5M |
| 9. | Virginia Tech | 1 | $5.1M |
| 10. | Temple | 1 | $600K |
| Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Connor Barwin | Cincinnati | Eagles | OLB | $7.4M |
| 2. | Derek Wolfe | Cincinnati | Broncos | DE | $6.8M |
| 3. | Jason Kelce | Cincinnati | Eagles | C | $5.2M |
| 4. | Kevin Huber | Cincinnati | Bengals | P | $3M |
| 5. | Travis Kelce | Cincinnati | Chiefs | TE | $2.9M |
| 6. | Brent Celek | Cincinnati | Eagles | TE | $2M |
| 7. | Mike Windt | Cincinnati | Rams | LS | $897.5K |
| 8. | Ricardo Mathews | Cincinnati | Steelers | DT | $600K |
| 9. | Jeff Linkenbach | Cincinnati | Jaguars | RT | $478K |
| 10. | John Hughes | Cincinnati | Buccaneers | DE | N/A |
| Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Elvis Dumervil | Louisville | Ravens | OLB | $7.4M |
| 2. | Breno Giacomini | Louisville | Jets | RT | $5.6M |
| 3. | Eric Wood | Louisville | Bills | C | $4.2M |
| 4. | Harry Douglas | Louisville | Titans | WR | $2.7M |
| 5. | Gary Barnidge | Louisville | Browns | TE | $2.6M |
| 6. | William Gay | Louisville | Steelers | CB | $2.5M |
| 7. | Bilal Powell | Louisville | Jets | RB | $1.7M |
| 8. | Josh Bellamy | Louisville | Bears | WR | $600K |
| 9. | Greg Scruggs | Louisville | Patriots | DE | $555.9K |
| Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Vince Wilfork | Miami | Texans | DT | $5.5M |
| Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Darrelle Revis | Pittsburgh | Jets | CB | $17M |
| 2. | Larry Fitzgerald | Pittsburgh | Cardinals | WR | $15.9M |
| 3. | LeSean McCoy | Pittsburgh | Bills | RB | $7.7M |
| 4. | Jabaal Sheard | Pittsburgh | Patriots | DE | $6.8M |
| 5. | Andy Lee | Pittsburgh | Panthers | P | $2.8M |
| 6. | Dion Lewis | Pittsburgh | Patriots | RB | $1.1M |
| 7. | Chas Alecxih | Pittsburgh | Panthers | DT | $341.5K |
| Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jason McCourty | Rutgers | Titans | CB | $8.8M |
| 2. | Devin McCourty | Rutgers | Patriots | FS | $5.1M |
| 3. | Kenny Britt | Rutgers | Rams | WR | $4.9M |
| 4. | Jeremy Zuttah | Rutgers | Ravens | C | $4.6M |
| 5. | Mohamed Sanu | Rutgers | Falcons | WR | $2.4M |
| 6. | George Johnson | Rutgers | Buccaneers | DE | $2M |
| 7. | Jonathan Freeny | Rutgers | Patriots | ILB | $1.9M |
| 8. | Logan Ryan | Rutgers | Patriots | CB | $1.8M |
| 9. | Duron Harmon | Rutgers | Patriots | SS | $1.8M |
| 10. | Clark Harris | Rutgers | Bengals | LS | $950K |
| 11. | Tim Wright | Rutgers | Lions | TE | $771.3K |
| 12. | Marcus Cooper | Rutgers | Cardinals | CB | $675K |
| 13. | Andrew DePaola | Rutgers | Buccaneers | LS | $600K |
| Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jason Pierre-Paul | South Florida | Giants | DE | $9.4M |
| 2. | Nate Allen | South Florida | FS | $3M | |
| 3. | Terrell McClain | South Florida | Cowboys | DT | $1.1M |
| 4. | Kayvon Webster | South Florida | Broncos | CB | $822K |
| 5. | Mike Jenkins | South Florida | Cardinals | CB | $600K |
| 6. | Sam Barrington | South Florida | Saints | ILB | $317.6K |
| Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Chandler Jones | Syracuse | Cardinals | OLB | $7.8M |
| 2. | Arthur Jones | Syracuse | Colts | DT | $3M |
| 3. | Justin Pugh | Syracuse | Giants | G | $2.7M |
| 4. | Dwight Freeney | Syracuse | Falcons | OLB | $1M |
| 5. | Ryan Nassib | Syracuse | Giants | QB | $788.4K |
| 6. | Shamarko Thomas | Syracuse | Steelers | SS | $788.3K |
| 7. | Andrew Tiller | Syracuse | 49ers | G | $600K |
| Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Brandon McManus | Temple | Broncos | K | $600K |
| Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | DeAngelo Hall | Virginia Tech | Redskins | CB | $5.1M |
| Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bruce Irvin | West Virginia | OLB | $12.5M | |
| 2. | Adam-Pacman Jones | West Virginia | Bengals | CB | $7.6M |
| 3. | Pat McAfee | West Virginia | Colts | P | $2.7M |
| 4. | J.T. Thomas | West Virginia | Giants | OLB | $2.6M |
| 5. | Will Johnson | West Virginia | Giants | FB | $1M |
| 6. | Keith Tandy | West Virginia | Buccaneers | FS | $1M |
| 7. | Don Barclay | West Virginia | Packers | RT | $700K |
| 8. | Najee Goode | West Virginia | Eagles | ILB | $675K |