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. SEC 355 $823.7M
2. ACC 253 $588.3M
3. PAC-12 234 $546M
4. Big Ten 248 $524.1M
5. Big 12 167 $451.3M

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Name # Salary
1. Southern Cal 41 $140.1M
2. Georgia 37 $124.4M
3. Miami (FL) 40 $120.1M
4. Alabama 42 $115.5M
5. California 32 $97M

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Quarterbacks

Name # Salary
1. PAC-12 17 $91.2M
2. SEC 11 $87.9M
3. Big Ten 15 $86M
4. ACC 13 $65.1M
5. FCS 7 $61.8M

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Name # Salary
1. Michigan St 4 $25.1M
2. California 2 $24.3M
3. Ole Miss 1 $24.2M
4. Miami (OH) 1 $24M
5. Boston College 1 $23.8M

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Running Backs

Name # Salary
1. Big 12 12 $32.9M
2. PAC-12 20 $32.3M
3. SEC 30 $25.5M
4. ACC 17 $23.6M
5. Big Ten 21 $18.5M

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Name # Salary
1. Oklahoma 5 $19.5M
2. California 4 $12M
3. Oregon 3 $11.2M
4. Miami (FL) 4 $10.6M
5. Pittsburgh 2 $8.8M

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Receivers

Name # Salary
1. SEC 56 $122M
2. ACC 37 $98.9M
3. Big 12 27 $97.3M
4. PAC-12 44 $89.7M
5. FCS 40 $52.5M

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Name # Salary
1. Miami (FL) 10 $32.2M
2. Notre Dame 9 $31.3M
3. California 10 $26.5M
4. Alabama 3 $21.4M
5. Clemson 7 $19.5M

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Offensive Line

Name # Salary
1. SEC 66 $160.4M
2. Big Ten 47 $106.9M
3. PAC-12 36 $93.2M
4. ACC 40 $87.3M
5. Big 12 26 $70.6M

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Name # Salary
1. Southern Cal 5 $31.2M
2. Florida 8 $29.1M
3. Iowa 9 $25M
4. Oklahoma 6 $24.4M
5. Ole Miss 7 $24.2M

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Defensive Line

Name # Salary
1. SEC 60 $128.6M
2. Big Ten 48 $116.9M
3. ACC 39 $97.4M
4. PAC-12 34 $72.3M
5. Big 12 21 $56.1M

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Name # Salary
1. Miami (FL) 7 $40.1M
2. Tennessee 5 $26.5M
3. LSU 10 $25.2M
4. Southern Cal 5 $22.4M
5. Penn State 9 $21.4M

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Linebackers

Name # Salary
1. SEC 52 $127.4M
2. ACC 42 $94.4M
3. Big Ten 32 $93.5M
4. PAC-12 40 $84.2M
5. Big 12 22 $51.4M

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Name # Salary
1. Southern Cal 9 $37.7M
2. Georgia 9 $35.3M
3. Penn State 8 $29.3M
4. Texas 7 $24.5M
5. Alabama 6 $21.2M

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Secondary

Name # Salary
1. SEC 64 $154.3M
2. ACC 50 $99.7M
3. FCS 44 $89.1M
4. Big 12 34 $79.3M
5. PAC-12 34 $70.9M

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Name # Salary
1. South Carolina 6 $28.3M
2. Florida 8 $27.3M
3. LSU 9 $26M
4. Virginia Tech 6 $24.8M
5. Alabama 8 $23.7M

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Special Teams

Name # Salary
1. Big 12 14 $25.7M
2. ACC 15 $21.8M
3. SEC 16 $17.5M
4. C-USA 8 $12.4M
5. PAC-12 9 $12.3M

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Name # Salary
1. FSU 5 $10.2M
2. Tennessee 5 $7.8M
3. Texas 2 $6.6M
4. Fort Valley State University 1 $5.1M
5. Baylor 3 $4.4M

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Top Colleges

College # Salary
1. Southern California 41 $140.1M
2. Georgia 37 $124.4M
3. Miami 40 $120.1M
4. Alabama 42 $115.5M
5. California 32 $97M
6. Florida 42 $92M
7. Florida State 44 $86.4M
8. LSU 44 $86M
9. Wisconsin 23 $84.4M
10. Oklahoma 33 $81.9M
11. Ohio State 41 $79.7M
12. Texas 29 $75.4M
13. Oregon 27 $71.7M
14. Stanford 27 $70.8M
15. South Carolina 23 $65.8M
16. Tennessee 26 $65.6M
17. Penn State 32 $65M
18. Texas A&M 23 $64.1M
19. Mississippi 20 $62.7M
20. Utah 22 $62.4M
21. Notre Dame 30 $61.4M
22. Auburn 35 $57.2M
23. Clemson 33 $56.9M
24. Pittsburgh 13 $56.8M
25. North Carolina State 16 $54.7M
26. Michigan State 26 $51.1M
27. Iowa 23 $50.9M
28. West Virginia 23 $50.8M
29. Boston College 13 $49.9M
30. Nebraska 24 $48.5M
31. Virginia Tech 13 $47.9M
32. North Carolina 20 $47.9M
33. Michigan 21 $46.1M
34. Louisville 23 $43.9M
35. Georgia Tech 15 $43.8M
36. Purdue 15 $42.9M
37. Missouri 23 $42.3M
38. Illinois 16 $40.3M
39. Rutgers 17 $38.8M
40. UCLA 28 $38.7M
41. TCU 16 $38.7M
42. Boise State 17 $38.2M
43. UCF 15 $38.2M
44. Oklahoma State 10 $38M
45. Cincinnati 16 $36.6M
46. Kentucky 13 $35.5M
47. Arizona State 14 $34.9M
48. Virginia 19 $34.7M
49. Central Michigan 10 $34.3M
50. Nevada 7 $32M
51. Mississippi State 13 $31.8M
52. Delaware 7 $29.7M
53. Maryland 15 $28M
54. Miami (Ohio) 3 $28M
55. Arkansas 24 $27.3M
56. Oregon State 19 $26.2M
57. Colorado 9 $26.2M
58. Vanderbilt 8 $25.8M
59. Louisiana Tech 16 $25.7M
60. Baylor 14 $25.3M
61. Kansas 7 $23.4M
62. Kansas State 9 $23.4M
63. Arizona 10 $22.3M
64. Eastern Illinois 3 $22.2M
65. Memphis 9 $21.9M
66. Montana 8 $20.2M
67. Syracuse 12 $19.1M
68. Texas Tech 9 $18.9M
69. Washington 14 $18.6M
70. Iowa State 5 $18M
71. Utah State 12 $17.5M
72. Temple 9 $17.1M
73. South Florida 10 $16.9M
74. Grand Valley State University 5 $16.6M
75. Troy 6 $16.2M
76. Kent 6 $15.8M
77. Houston 8 $15.5M
78. Minnesota 9 $15.1M
79. Indiana 8 $13.6M
80. Florida International 3 $13.4M
81. Southern Mississippi 11 $13.4M
82. BYU 10 $13.4M
83. Toledo 8 $13.2M
84. East Carolina 6 $13.1M
85. Northern Colorado 1 $12.2M
86. Harvard 7 $12M
87. Mount Union 2 $11.2M
88. Arkansas State 5 $10.5M
89. New Mexico 4 $10.3M
90. Coastal Carolina 3 $10.2M
91. Rice 9 $10M
92. Fresno State 10 $9.9M
93. Tennessee State 3 $9.8M
94. Nicholls State 1 $9.5M
95. Central Missouri 2 $9.4M
96. Northwestern 8 $9.4M
97. Hampton 3 $9.2M
98. Buffalo 5 $8.9M
99. Duke 7 $8.9M
100. Shippensburg University 2 $8.6M
101. Portland State 4 $8.4M
102. Regina 4 $8.3M
103. Northern Iowa 6 $8.3M
104. North Dakota State 8 $8.3M
105. Marshall 6 $8.2M
106. Eastern Michigan 3 $8.1M
107. North Alabama 1 $8M
108. Tulsa 4 $7.8M
109. Northern Illinois 4 $7.6M
110. Wyoming 6 $7.5M
111. New Mexico State 3 $7.3M
112. Middle Tennessee State 5 $7.3M
113. Hillsdale 2 $7M
113. Winston-Salem State 1 $7M
115. Idaho 4 $6.9M
116. William Penn 1 $6.6M
117. Tulane 7 $6.5M
118. Monmouth 3 $6.4M
119. San Jose State 10 $6.1M
120. Howard 1 $6M
121. Wake Forest 5 $5.9M
122. Appalachian State 6 $5.9M
123. Washington State 6 $5.6M
124. Tennessee-Chattanooga 2 $5.6M
125. Sam Houston State 2 $5.5M
126. Alabama A&M 2 $5.5M
127. Colorado State 8 $5.4M
128. Fort Valley State University 1 $5.1M
129. West Texas A&M 4 $5M
130. North Texas 4 $5M
131. Ohio 3 $5M
132. James Madison 5 $4.9M
133. New Hampshire 1 $4.8M
134. UTEP 5 $4.7M
135. Newberry 3 $4.7M
136. Western Kentucky 6 $4.3M
137. South Dakota State 3 $4.2M
138. Northwestern State 3 $4.2M
139. Idaho State 2 $4.1M
140. Slippery Rock 1 $4.1M
141. William & Mary 5 $4M
142. Western Michigan 3 $3.9M
143. Belhaven 1 $3.9M
144. San Diego State 6 $3.8M
145. Florida Atlantic 6 $3.8M
146. Mary Hardin–Baylor 1 $3.8M
147. Missouri Southern State University 2 $3.7M
148. Liberty 2 $3.5M
149. Georgia Southern 4 $3.5M
150. Tiffin University 1 $3.5M
151. South Carolina State 5 $3.4M
152. Presbyterian College 1 $3.3M
153. Abilene Christian 7 $3.2M
154. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 1 $3.1M
155. UAB 4 $3M
156. Chadron State 1 $3M
157. Nebraska-Omaha 1 $3M
158. Fordham 2 $3M
159. Louisiana-Lafayette 2 $2.9M
160. Towson 4 $2.9M
161. Samford 4 $2.7M
162. Valdosta State (GA) 1 $2.6M
163. Southern Arkansas University 1 $2.3M
164. Grambling State 2 $2.1M
165. Texas State 4 $2.1M
166. Richmond 4 $2.1M
167. Missouri Western 3 $2.1M
168. Saginaw Valley State University 2 $2M
169. Brown 2 $1.9M
170. California (PA) 3 $1.8M
171. Bethune-Cookman 2 $1.8M
172. Washburn University 1 $1.7M
173. West Alabama 3 $1.6M
174. Michigan Tech 1 $1.6M
175. Princeton 3 $1.6M
176. Hofstra 1 $1.6M
177. Furman 2 $1.5M
178. Carson-Newman College 1 $1.5M
179. Georgia State 3 $1.4M
180. Cornell 2 $1.4M
181. Norfolk State 2 $1.4M
182. Army 2 $1.2M
183. Eastern Washington 1 $1.2M
184. Marist 2 $1.1M
185. Southern Utah 2 $1.1M
186. Illinois State 2 $1.1M
187. Southeastern Louisiana 1 $1.1M
188. Colorado State Pueblo 2 $1.1M
189. Shepherd University 2 $1M
190. Bloomsburg 1 $1M
191. Wisconsin-Milwaukee 1 $950K
192. Baker 1 $932.5K
193. Akron 2 $908.1K
194. Pittsburg State 2 $906.5K
195. Beloit 1 $900K
196. Penn 2 $869.1K
197. East Central Oklahoma University 2 $865.6K
198. Hobart 1 $857.6K
199. Western Washington 1 $800K
200. Eastern Kentucky 2 $763.2K
201. Cal Poly 2 $714.7K
202. Saint Paul's College 1 $680K
202. Villanova 1 $680K
204. Missouri State 1 $676.8K
205. Columbia 1 $675K
205. Portland Bible College 1 $675K
207. Delaware State 1 $652.5K
208. Old Dominion 2 $651.2K
209. McGill 1 $633.6K
210. South Dakota 1 $625K
211. Alabama State 1 $603.3K
212. Air Force 1 $600K
212. Catawba College 1 $600K
212. Charleston Southern 1 $600K
212. MSU Mankato 1 $600K
212. Murray State 1 $600K
212. Ouachita Baptist University 1 $600K
212. Sacramento State 1 $600K
212. San Diego 1 $600K
212. The Citadel 1 $600K
212. UC Davis 1 $600K
212. UC Irvine 1 $600K
223. North Carolina Central 1 $598K
224. Navy 1 $587.5K
225. Manitoba 1 $585.6K
226. Mars Hill 1 $538.2K
227. Ashland University 1 $525K
227. Ball State 1 $525K
227. Findlay 1 $525K
227. Henderson State University 1 $525K
227. Northwest Missouri State 1 $525K
227. RPI 1 $525K
227. Stony Brook 1 $525K
227. Western Oregon University 1 $525K
235. Jacksonville State 2 $476.5K
236. Minnesota State University, Mankato 1 $470K
237. Maine 1 $468.5K
238. Wofford 1 $458.8K
239. Incarnate Word 1 $453.3K
240. UW–Eau Claire 1 $451.3K
241. Wagner 1 $436.8K
242. Central Arkansas 1 $429.5K
243. California Lutheran 1 $420.5K
244. Montana State 1 $402.4K
245. South Alabama 1 $397.1K
246. Midwestern State University 1 $370.6K
247. Humboldt State (CA) 1 $357.4K
248. Lehigh 1 $348K
249. West Chester University 1 $344.1K
250. North Greenville University 1 $339.7K
251. Calgary 1 $333K
251. Dartmouth 1 $333K
251. Gardner-Webb 1 $333K
251. Nebraska-Kearney 1 $333K
251. Texas A&M University–Commerce 1 $333K
256. Ferris State 1 $317.6K
257. Canisius 1 $291.2K
258. Wesley College 1 $264.7K
259. North Carolina A&T 1 $185.3K