NFL Salaries by College

Updated by Dan on Sep 1, 2016

2016 NFL Salaries by College

What colleges and conferences had the highest paid NFL players during the 2016 season?
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Overall

Name#Salary
1.SEC355$823.7M
2.ACC253$588.3M
3.PAC-12234$546M
4.Big Ten248$524.1M
5.Big 12167$451.3M

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Name#Salary
1.Southern Cal41$140.1M
2.Georgia37$124.4M
3.Miami (FL)40$120.1M
4.Alabama42$115.5M
5.California32$97M

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Conference
ACC | Big 12 | Big Ten | PAC-12 | SEC
AAC | C-USA | MAC | MWC | Sun Belt
FCS | D-II | D-III | NAIA | International
Independent | Big East | WAC

Position
QBs | Backs | Receivers | Offensive Line
Defensive Line | Linebackers | Secondary
Special Teams

Other Seasons
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026

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Quarterbacks

Name#Salary
1.PAC-1217$91.2M
2.SEC11$87.9M
3.Big Ten15$86M
4.ACC13$65.1M
5.FCS7$61.8M

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Name#Salary
1.Michigan St4$25.1M
2.California2$24.3M
3.Ole Miss1$24.2M
4.Miami (OH)1$24M
5.Boston College1$23.8M

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Running Backs

Name#Salary
1.Big 1212$32.9M
2.PAC-1220$32.3M
3.SEC30$25.5M
4.ACC17$23.6M
5.Big Ten21$18.5M

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Name#Salary
1.Oklahoma5$19.5M
2.California4$12M
3.Oregon3$11.2M
4.Miami (FL)4$10.6M
5.Pittsburgh2$8.8M

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Receivers

Name#Salary
1.SEC56$122M
2.ACC37$98.9M
3.Big 1227$97.3M
4.PAC-1244$89.7M
5.FCS40$52.5M

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Name#Salary
1.Miami (FL)10$32.2M
2.Notre Dame9$31.3M
3.California10$26.5M
4.Alabama3$21.4M
5.Clemson7$19.5M

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Offensive Line

Name#Salary
1.SEC66$160.4M
2.Big Ten47$106.9M
3.PAC-1236$93.2M
4.ACC40$87.3M
5.Big 1226$70.6M

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Name#Salary
1.Southern Cal5$31.2M
2.Florida8$29.1M
3.Iowa9$25M
4.Oklahoma6$24.4M
5.Ole Miss7$24.2M

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Defensive Line

Name#Salary
1.SEC60$128.6M
2.Big Ten48$116.9M
3.ACC39$97.4M
4.PAC-1234$72.3M
5.Big 1221$56.1M

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Name#Salary
1.Miami (FL)7$40.1M
2.Tennessee5$26.5M
3.LSU10$25.2M
4.Southern Cal5$22.4M
5.Penn State9$21.4M

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Linebackers

Name#Salary
1.SEC52$127.4M
2.ACC42$94.4M
3.Big Ten32$93.5M
4.PAC-1240$84.2M
5.Big 1222$51.4M

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Name#Salary
1.Southern Cal9$37.7M
2.Georgia9$35.3M
3.Penn State8$29.3M
4.Texas7$24.5M
5.Alabama6$21.2M

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Secondary

Name#Salary
1.SEC64$154.3M
2.ACC50$99.7M
3.FCS44$89.1M
4.Big 1234$79.3M
5.PAC-1234$70.9M

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Name#Salary
1.South Carolina6$28.3M
2.Florida8$27.3M
3.LSU9$26M
4.Virginia Tech6$24.8M
5.Alabama8$23.7M

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Special Teams

Name#Salary
1.Big 1214$25.7M
2.ACC15$21.8M
3.SEC16$17.5M
4.C-USA8$12.4M
5.PAC-129$12.3M

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Name#Salary
1.FSU5$10.2M
2.Tennessee5$7.8M
3.Texas2$6.6M
4.Fort Valley State University1$5.1M
5.Baylor3$4.4M

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Top Colleges

College#Salary
1.Southern California41$140.1M
2.Georgia37$124.4M
3.Miami40$120.1M
4.Alabama42$115.5M
5.California32$97M
6.Florida42$92M
7.Florida State44$86.4M
8.LSU44$86M
9.Wisconsin23$84.4M
10.Oklahoma33$81.9M
11.Ohio State41$79.7M
12.Texas29$75.4M
13.Oregon27$71.7M
14.Stanford27$70.8M
15.South Carolina23$65.8M
16.Tennessee26$65.6M
17.Penn State32$65M
18.Texas A&M23$64.1M
19.Mississippi20$62.7M
20.Utah22$62.4M
21.Notre Dame30$61.4M
22.Auburn35$57.2M
23.Clemson33$56.9M
24.Pittsburgh13$56.8M
25.North Carolina State16$54.7M
26.Michigan State26$51.1M
27.Iowa23$50.9M
28.West Virginia23$50.8M
29.Boston College13$49.9M
30.Nebraska24$48.5M
31.Virginia Tech13$47.9M
32.North Carolina20$47.9M
33.Michigan21$46.1M
34.Louisville23$43.9M
35.Georgia Tech15$43.8M
36.Purdue15$42.9M
37.Missouri23$42.3M
38.Illinois16$40.3M
39.Rutgers17$38.8M
40.UCLA28$38.7M
41.TCU16$38.7M
42.Boise State17$38.2M
43.UCF15$38.2M
44.Oklahoma State10$38M
45.Cincinnati16$36.6M
46.Kentucky13$35.5M
47.Arizona State14$34.9M
48.Virginia19$34.7M
49.Central Michigan10$34.3M
50.Nevada7$32M
51.Mississippi State13$31.8M
52.Delaware7$29.7M
53.Maryland15$28M
54.Miami (Ohio)3$28M
55.Arkansas24$27.3M
56.Oregon State19$26.2M
57.Colorado9$26.2M
58.Vanderbilt8$25.8M
59.Louisiana Tech16$25.7M
60.Baylor14$25.3M
61.Kansas7$23.4M
62.Kansas State9$23.4M
63.Arizona10$22.3M
64.Eastern Illinois3$22.2M
65.Memphis9$21.9M
66.Montana8$20.2M
67.Syracuse12$19.1M
68.Texas Tech9$18.9M
69.Washington14$18.6M
70.Iowa State5$18M
71.Utah State12$17.5M
72.Temple9$17.1M
73.South Florida10$16.9M
74.Grand Valley State University5$16.6M
75.Troy6$16.2M
76.Kent6$15.8M
77.Houston8$15.5M
78.Minnesota9$15.1M
79.Indiana8$13.6M
80.Florida International3$13.4M
81.Southern Mississippi11$13.4M
82.BYU10$13.4M
83.Toledo8$13.2M
84.East Carolina6$13.1M
85.Northern Colorado1$12.2M
86.Harvard7$12M
87.Mount Union2$11.2M
88.Arkansas State5$10.5M
89.New Mexico4$10.3M
90.Coastal Carolina3$10.2M
91.Rice9$10M
92.Fresno State10$9.9M
93.Tennessee State3$9.8M
94.Nicholls State1$9.5M
95.Central Missouri2$9.4M
96.Northwestern8$9.4M
97.Hampton3$9.2M
98.Buffalo5$8.9M
99.Duke7$8.9M
100.Shippensburg University2$8.6M
101.Portland State4$8.4M
102.Regina4$8.3M
103.Northern Iowa6$8.3M
104.North Dakota State8$8.3M
105.Marshall6$8.2M
106.Eastern Michigan3$8.1M
107.North Alabama1$8M
108.Tulsa4$7.8M
109.Northern Illinois4$7.6M
110.Wyoming6$7.5M
111.New Mexico State3$7.3M
112.Middle Tennessee State5$7.3M
113.Hillsdale2$7M
113.Winston-Salem State1$7M
115.Idaho4$6.9M
116.William Penn1$6.6M
117.Tulane7$6.5M
118.Monmouth3$6.4M
119.San Jose State10$6.1M
120.Howard1$6M
121.Wake Forest5$5.9M
122.Appalachian State6$5.9M
123.Washington State6$5.6M
124.Tennessee-Chattanooga2$5.6M
125.Sam Houston State2$5.5M
126.Alabama A&M2$5.5M
127.Colorado State8$5.4M
128.Fort Valley State University1$5.1M
129.West Texas A&M4$5M
130.North Texas4$5M
131.Ohio3$5M
132.James Madison5$4.9M
133.New Hampshire1$4.8M
134.UTEP5$4.7M
135.Newberry3$4.7M
136.Western Kentucky6$4.3M
137.South Dakota State3$4.2M
138.Northwestern State3$4.2M
139.Idaho State2$4.1M
140.Slippery Rock1$4.1M
141.William & Mary5$4M
142.Western Michigan3$3.9M
143.Belhaven1$3.9M
144.San Diego State6$3.8M
145.Florida Atlantic6$3.8M
146.Mary Hardin–Baylor1$3.8M
147.Missouri Southern State University2$3.7M
148.Liberty2$3.5M
149.Georgia Southern4$3.5M
150.Tiffin University1$3.5M
151.South Carolina State5$3.4M
152.Presbyterian College1$3.3M
153.Abilene Christian7$3.2M
154.Arkansas-Pine Bluff1$3.1M
155.UAB4$3M
156.Chadron State1$3M
157.Nebraska-Omaha1$3M
158.Fordham2$3M
159.Louisiana-Lafayette2$2.9M
160.Towson4$2.9M
161.Samford4$2.7M
162.Valdosta State (GA)1$2.6M
163.Southern Arkansas University1$2.3M
164.Grambling State2$2.1M
165.Texas State4$2.1M
166.Richmond4$2.1M
167.Missouri Western3$2.1M
168.Saginaw Valley State University2$2M
169.Brown2$1.9M
170.California (PA)3$1.8M
171.Bethune-Cookman2$1.8M
172.Washburn University1$1.7M
173.West Alabama3$1.6M
174.Michigan Tech1$1.6M
175.Princeton3$1.6M
176.Hofstra1$1.6M
177.Furman2$1.5M
178.Carson-Newman College1$1.5M
179.Georgia State3$1.4M
180.Cornell2$1.4M
181.Norfolk State2$1.4M
182.Army2$1.2M
183.Eastern Washington1$1.2M
184.Marist2$1.1M
185.Southern Utah2$1.1M
186.Illinois State2$1.1M
187.Southeastern Louisiana1$1.1M
188.Colorado State Pueblo2$1.1M
189.Shepherd University2$1M
190.Bloomsburg1$1M
191.Wisconsin-Milwaukee1$950K
192.Baker1$932.5K
193.Akron2$908.1K
194.Pittsburg State2$906.5K
195.Beloit1$900K
196.Penn2$869.1K
197.East Central Oklahoma University2$865.6K
198.Hobart1$857.6K
199.Western Washington1$800K
200.Eastern Kentucky2$763.2K
201.Cal Poly2$714.7K
202.Saint Paul's College1$680K
202.Villanova1$680K
204.Missouri State1$676.8K
205.Columbia1$675K
205.Portland Bible College1$675K
207.Delaware State1$652.5K
208.Old Dominion2$651.2K
209.McGill1$633.6K
210.South Dakota1$625K
211.Alabama State1$603.3K
212.Air Force1$600K
212.Catawba College1$600K
212.Charleston Southern1$600K
212.MSU Mankato1$600K
212.Murray State1$600K
212.Ouachita Baptist University1$600K
212.Sacramento State1$600K
212.San Diego1$600K
212.The Citadel1$600K
212.UC Davis1$600K
212.UC Irvine1$600K
223.North Carolina Central1$598K
224.Navy1$587.5K
225.Manitoba1$585.6K
226.Mars Hill1$538.2K
227.Ashland University1$525K
227.Ball State1$525K
227.Findlay1$525K
227.Henderson State University1$525K
227.Northwest Missouri State1$525K
227.RPI1$525K
227.Stony Brook1$525K
227.Western Oregon University1$525K
235.Jacksonville State2$476.5K
236.Minnesota State University, Mankato1$470K
237.Maine1$468.5K
238.Wofford1$458.8K
239.Incarnate Word1$453.3K
240.UW–Eau Claire1$451.3K
241.Wagner1$436.8K
242.Central Arkansas1$429.5K
243.California Lutheran1$420.5K
244.Montana State1$402.4K
245.South Alabama1$397.1K
246.Midwestern State University1$370.6K
247.Humboldt State (CA)1$357.4K
248.Lehigh1$348K
249.West Chester University1$344.1K
250.North Greenville University1$339.7K
251.Calgary1$333K
251.Dartmouth1$333K
251.Gardner-Webb1$333K
251.Nebraska-Kearney1$333K
251.Texas A&M University–Commerce1$333K
256.Ferris State1$317.6K
257.Canisius1$291.2K
258.Wesley College1$264.7K
259.North Carolina A&T1$185.3K

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