Updated by Dan on Sep 1, 2016
What PAC-12 schools had the most and highest paid NFL players in 2016?
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| College | # | Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Southern California | 41 | $140.1M |
| 2. | California | 32 | $97M |
| 3. | Oregon | 27 | $71.7M |
| 4. | Stanford | 27 | $70.8M |
| 5. | UCLA | 28 | $38.7M |
| 6. | Arizona State | 14 | $34.9M |
| 7. | Oregon State | 19 | $26.2M |
| 8. | Arizona | 10 | $22.3M |
| 9. | Washington | 14 | $18.6M |
| 10. | Utah | 11 | $12.5M |
| 11. | Colorado | 5 | $7.5M |
| 12. | Washington State | 6 | $5.6M |
| Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Rob Gronkowski | Arizona | Patriots | TE | $6.6M |
| 2. | Earl Mitchell | Arizona | Dolphins | DT | $3.5M |
| 3. | Brooks Reed | Arizona | Falcons | OLB | $3.4M |
| 4. | Nick Folk | Arizona | Jets | K | $3.3M |
| 5. | Nick Foles | Arizona | Chiefs | QB | $1.8M |
| 6. | Robert Golden | Arizona | Steelers | FS | $1.2M |
| 7. | Ka'Deem Carey | Arizona | Bears | RB | $710.8K |
| 8. | Trevin Wade | Arizona | Giants | CB | $675K |
| 9. | Marquis Flowers | Arizona | Bengals | OLB | $619.7K |
| 10. | Will Parks | Arizona | Broncos | S | $475.1K |
| Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Brock Osweiler | Arizona State | Texans | QB | $12M |
| 2. | Terrell Suggs | Arizona State | Ravens | OLB | $7.5M |
| 3. | Shawn Lauvao | Arizona State | Redskins | G | $5M |
| 4. | Vontaze Burfict | Arizona State | Bengals | OLB | $3.3M |
| 5. | Damarious Randall | Arizona State | Packers | SS | $1.8M |
| 6. | Lawrence Guy | Arizona State | Ravens | DE | $1.3M |
| 7. | Jaelen Strong | Arizona State | Texans | WR | $763K |
| 8. | Will Sutton | Arizona State | Bears | DT | $761.5K |
| 9. | Rashad Ross | Arizona State | Redskins | WR | $525K |
| 10. | Christian Westerman | Arizona State | Bengals | G | $507.9K |
| 11. | D.J. Foster | Arizona State | Patriots | WR | $450K |
| 12. | Marcus Hardison | Arizona State | Bengals | DT | $434.4K |
| 13. | Robert Nelson | Arizona State | Texans | CB | $423.5K |
| 14. | Carl Bradford | Arizona State | Packers | ILB | $216.2K |
| Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Aaron Rodgers | California | Packers | QB | $19.3M |
| 2. | DeSean Jackson | California | Redskins | WR | $9.3M |
| 3. | Keenan Allen | California | Rams | WR | $7.7M |
| 4. | Marvin Jones | California | Lions | WR | $6.6M |
| 5. | C.J. Anderson | California | Broncos | RB | $6M |
| 6. | Cameron Jordan | California | Saints | DE | $5.8M |
| 7. | Jared Goff | California | Rams | QB | $5.1M |
| 8. | Shane Vereen | California | Giants | RB | $4.9M |
| 9. | Mychal Kendricks | California | Eagles | ILB | $4.6M |
| 10. | Alex Mack | California | Falcons | C | $4.1M |
| 11. | Brandon Mebane | California | Rams | DT | $3.5M |
| 12. | Tyson Alualu | California | Jaguars | DT | $3M |
| 12. | Christopher Conte | California | Buccaneers | FS | $3M |
| 14. | Mitchell Schwartz | California | Chiefs | RT | $2.4M |
| 15. | Brian Schwenke | California | Titans | C | $1.8M |
| 16. | Bryan Anger | California | Buccaneers | P | $1.8M |
| 17. | L.P. Ladouceur | California | Cowboys | LS | $1.2M |
| 18. | Nick Sundberg | California | Redskins | LS | $1.2M |
| 19. | Richard Rodgers | California | Packers | TE | $739K |
| 20. | Justin Forsett | California | Lions | RB | $624.7K |
| 21. | Lorenzo Alexander | California | Bills | OLB | $600K |
| 22. | Trevor Davis | California | Packers | WR | $506.8K |
| 23. | Daniel Lasco | California | Saints | RB | $468.9K |
| 24. | C.J. Goodwin | California | Falcons | S | $450K |
| 24. | Stephen Anderson | California | Texans | TE | $450K |
| 24. | Bryce Treggs | California | Eagles | WR | $450K |
| 27. | Brennan Scarlett | California | Texans | DT | $376K |
| 28. | Jordan Rigsbee | California | Panthers | T | $333K |
| 29. | Maurice Harris | California | Redskins | WR | $291.2K |
| 30. | Chris Harper | California | 49ers | WR | $247.1K |
| 31. | Jeremy Ross | California | Jets | WR | $238.2K |
| 32. | Steve Williams | California | Rams | CB | $182.2K |
| Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | David Bakhtiari | Colorado | Packers | LT | $4.9M |
| 2. | Paul Richardson | Colorado | Seahawks | WR | $1.3M |
| 3. | Stephane Nembot | Colorado | Ravens | T | $450K |
| 3. | Nelson Spruce | Colorado | Rams | WR | $450K |
| 3. | Ken Crawley | Colorado | Saints | S | $450K |
| Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jairus Byrd | Oregon | Saints | FS | $10.9M |
| 2. | Jonathan Stewart | Oregon | Panthers | RB | $9.6M |
| 3. | Kyle Long | Oregon | Bears | G | $7.6M |
| 4. | T.J. Ward | Oregon | Broncos | SS | $5.8M |
| 5. | Marcus Mariota | Oregon | Titans | QB | $5.5M |
| 6. | Max Unger | Oregon | Saints | C | $4.4M |
| 7. | Haloti Ngata | Oregon | Lions | DT | $4.2M |
| 8. | DeForest Buckner | Oregon | 49ers | DT | $3.3M |
| 9. | Patrick Chung | Oregon | Patriots | SS | $3.2M |
| 10. | Dion Jordan | Oregon | Dolphins | DE | $3.1M |
| 11. | Ed Dickson | Oregon | Panthers | TE | $2.6M |
| 12. | Arik Armstead | Oregon | 49ers | DE | $2.2M |
| 13. | Eddie Pleasant | Oregon | Texans | FS | $1M |
| 14. | LeGarrette Blount | Oregon | Patriots | RB | $1M |
| 15. | Kiko Alonso | Oregon | Dolphins | ILB | $991.4K |
| 16. | Jake Fisher | Oregon | Bengals | LT | $968.1K |
| 17. | Hroniss Grasu | Oregon | Bears | C | $765.5K |
| 18. | De'Anthony Thomas | Oregon | Chiefs | WR | $713.5K |
| 19. | Kellen Clemens | Oregon | Rams | QB | $680K |
| 19. | Spencer Paysinger | Oregon | Dolphins | OLB | $680K |
| 21. | Kenjon Barner | Oregon | Eagles | RB | $600K |
| 22. | Tony Washington | Oregon | Texans | OLB | $450K |
| 23. | Taylor Hart | Oregon | Eagles | DE | $352.9K |
| 24. | Joe Walker | Oregon | Eagles | ILB | $348K |
| 25. | Tyler Johnstone | Oregon | Rams | T | $333K |
| 25. | Ifo Ekpre-Olomu | Oregon | Dolphins | CB | $333K |
| 27. | Terrance Mitchell | Oregon | Chiefs | CB | $211.8K |
| Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Andy Levitre | Oregon State | Falcons | G | $5.4M |
| 2. | Johnny Hekker | Oregon State | Rams | P | $2.6M |
| 3. | Mike Remmers | Oregon State | Panthers | RT | $2.6M |
| 4. | Brandin Cooks | Oregon State | Saints | WR | $2.3M |
| 5. | Derek Anderson | Oregon State | Panthers | QB | $2M |
| 6. | Stephen Paea | Oregon State | Browns | DE | $1.9M |
| 7. | Markus Wheaton | Oregon State | Steelers | WR | $1.8M |
| 8. | Matt Moore | Oregon State | Dolphins | QB | $1.4M |
| 9. | Scott Crichton | Oregon State | Vikings | DE | $797.8K |
| 10. | Sean Mannion | Oregon State | Rams | QB | $738.7K |
| 11. | Jacquizz Rodgers | Oregon State | Buccaneers | RB | $715.3K |
| 12. | Steven Nelson | Oregon State | Chiefs | CB | $683K |
| 13. | Jordan Poyer | Oregon State | Browns | FS | $675K |
| 14. | Isaac Seumalo | Oregon State | Eagles | C | $641K |
| 15. | D.J. Alexander | Oregon State | Chiefs | ILB | $575.6K |
| 16. | Josh Andrews | Oregon State | Eagles | C | $525K |
| 17. | Obum Gwacham | Oregon State | Saints | DE | $379.2K |
| 18. | Dylan Wynn | Oregon State | Browns | DT | $333K |
| 19. | Terron Ward | Oregon State | Falcons | RB | $300.8K |
| Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Carson Palmer | Southern California | Cardinals | QB | $18.4M |
| 2. | Clay Matthews | Southern California | Packers | ILB | $13.8M |
| 3. | Ryan Kalil | Southern California | Panthers | C | $11.8M |
| 4. | Matt Kalil | Southern California | Vikings | LT | $11.1M |
| 5. | Brian Cushing | Southern California | Texans | ILB | $9M |
| 6. | Everson Griffen | Southern California | Vikings | DE | $8.2M |
| 7. | Jurrell Casey | Southern California | Titans | DE | $8.1M |
| 8. | Jordan Cameron | Southern California | Dolphins | TE | $8M |
| 9. | Tyron Smith | Southern California | Cowboys | LT | $6.8M |
| 10. | Nick Perry | Southern California | Packers | OLB | $4.9M |
| 11. | Leonard Williams | Southern California | Jets | DT | $4.2M |
| 12. | Rey Maualuga | Southern California | Bengals | ILB | $4.1M |
| 13. | Malcolm Smith | Southern California | ILB | $3M | |
| 14. | Nelson Agholor | Southern California | Eagles | WR | $2.1M |
| 15. | Shareece Wright | Southern California | Ravens | CB | $2.1M |
| 16. | Mark Sanchez | Southern California | Cowboys | QB | $2M |
| 16. | Matt Cassel | Southern California | Titans | QB | $2M |
| 18. | Rhett Ellison | Southern California | Vikings | TE | $1.9M |
| 19. | T.J. McDonald | Southern California | Rams | SS | $1.8M |
| 20. | Nickell Robey | Southern California | Bills | CB | $1.7M |
| 21. | Robert Woods | Southern California | Bills | WR | $1.5M |
| 22. | Reggie Bush | Southern California | Bills | RB | $1.5M |
| 23. | Marqise Lee | Southern California | Jaguars | WR | $1.4M |
| 24. | Frostee Rucker | Southern California | Cardinals | DT | $1.4M |
| 25. | Michael Morgan | Southern California | Seahawks | OLB | $1M |
| 26. | Marcus Martin | Southern California | 49ers | G | $822.8K |
| 27. | Su'a Cravens | Southern California | Redskins | OLB | $805.6K |
| 28. | Max Tuerk | Southern California | Rams | C | $672.3K |
| 29. | Josh Shaw | Southern California | Bengals | CB | $648.4K |
| 30. | Javorius Allen | Southern California | Ravens | RB | $643.6K |
| 31. | Devon Kennard | Southern California | Giants | OLB | $636.1K |
| 32. | Cody Kessler | Southern California | Browns | QB | $616.2K |
| 33. | Matt Barkley | Southern California | Bears | QB | $529.4K |
| 34. | Hayes Pullard | Southern California | Jaguars | ILB | $525K |
| 35. | Randall Telfer | Southern California | Browns | TE | $479.4K |
| 36. | Wes Horton | Southern California | Panthers | DE | $476.5K |
| 37. | Kevon Seymour | Southern California | Bills | CB | $475.1K |
| 38. | Xavier Grimble | Southern California | Steelers | TE | $450K |
| 39. | Tre Madden | Southern California | Seahawks | RB | $333K |
| 40. | George Farmer | Southern California | Seahawks | WR | $158.8K |
| 41. | Silas Redd | Southern California | Redskins | RB | $2.7K |
| Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Andrew Luck | Stanford | Colts | QB | $18.4M |
| 2. | Richard Sherman | Stanford | Seahawks | CB | $14.8M |
| 3. | Doug Baldwin | Stanford | Seahawks | WR | $8M |
| 4. | David DeCastro | Stanford | Steelers | G | $5.3M |
| 5. | Zach Ertz | Stanford | Eagles | TE | $3.3M |
| 6. | Andrus Peat | Stanford | Saints | G | $2.6M |
| 7. | Coby Fleener | Stanford | Saints | TE | $2.4M |
| 8. | Johnson Bademosi | Stanford | Lions | CB | $2.2M |
| 9. | Levine Toilolo | Stanford | Falcons | TE | $1.7M |
| 10. | Joshua Garnett | Stanford | 49ers | G | $1.7M |
| 11. | Trent Murphy | Stanford | Redskins | OLB | $1.2M |
| 12. | Jordan Richards | Stanford | Patriots | SS | $843.5K |
| 13. | Stepfan Taylor | Stanford | Cardinals | RB | $725.1K |
| 14. | James Bradberry | Stanford | Panthers | CB | $720.2K |
| 15. | Ty Montgomery | Stanford | Packers | RB | $693.4K |
| 16. | Henry Anderson | Stanford | Colts | DE | $692.9K |
| 17. | Michael Thomas | Stanford | Dolphins | FS | $675K |
| 18. | Austin Hooper | Stanford | Falcons | TE | $643.4K |
| 19. | Josh Mauro | Stanford | Cardinals | DE | $600K |
| 19. | Cameron Fleming | Stanford | Patriots | G | $600K |
| 21. | David Parry | Stanford | Colts | DT | $580K |
| 22. | Blake Martinez | Stanford | Packers | ILB | $545.8K |
| 23. | Kyle Murphy | Stanford | Packers | T | $481.5K |
| 24. | Shayne Skov | Stanford | 49ers | ILB | $463.2K |
| 25. | Ed Reynolds | Stanford | Browns | FS | $339.7K |
| 26. | Kevin Anderson | Stanford | Steelers | OLB | $333K |
| 27. | Kevin Hogan | Stanford | Browns | QB | $317.6K |
| Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Alterraun Verner | UCLA | Buccaneers | CB | $6.8M |
| 2. | Marcedes Lewis | UCLA | Jaguars | TE | $4M |
| 3. | Anthony Barr | UCLA | Vikings | OLB | $3.5M |
| 4. | Akeem Ayers | UCLA | Colts | OLB | $2.6M |
| 5. | Datone Jones | UCLA | Packers | OLB | $2.5M |
| 6. | Matthew Slater | UCLA | Patriots | WR | $2.1M |
| 7. | Cory Harkey | UCLA | Rams | FB | $2M |
| 8. | Kenny Clark | UCLA | Packers | DT | $1.7M |
| 9. | Mike Harris | UCLA | Vikings | G | $1.6M |
| 10. | Xavier Su'a-Filo | UCLA | Texans | G | $1.5M |
| 11. | Eric Kendricks | UCLA | Vikings | ILB | $1.2M |
| 12. | Myles Jack | UCLA | Jaguars | OLB | $1.2M |
| 13. | Kevin McDermott | UCLA | Vikings | LS | $775K |
| 14. | Logan Paulsen | UCLA | Bears | TE | $760K |
| 15. | Owamagbe Odighizuwa | UCLA | Giants | DE | $745.1K |
| 16. | Jeff Locke | UCLA | Vikings | P | $721K |
| 17. | Cassius Marsh | UCLA | Seahawks | DE | $717.6K |
| 18. | Brett Hundley | UCLA | Packers | QB | $580.9K |
| 19. | Caleb Benenoch | UCLA | Buccaneers | T | $513.3K |
| 20. | Paul Perkins | UCLA | Giants | RB | $513.1K |
| 21. | Jordan Payton | UCLA | Browns | WR | $511K |
| 22. | Aaron Wallace | UCLA | Titans | OLB | $472K |
| 23. | Ka'imi Fairbairn | UCLA | Texans | K | $450K |
| 24. | Sheldon Price | UCLA | Ravens | CB | $400.1K |
| 25. | Devin Fuller | UCLA | Falcons | WR | $351.4K |
| 26. | Kai Forbath | UCLA | Vikings | K | $312.9K |
| 27. | Thomas Duarte | UCLA | Dolphins | TE | $238.2K |
| 28. | Jake Brendel | UCLA | Dolphins | C | $185.3K |
| Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Star Lotulelei | Utah | Panthers | DT | $3.1M |
| 2. | Tony Bergstrom | Utah | Texans | C | $2.5M |
| 3. | Derrick Shelby | Utah | Falcons | DE | $2.3M |
| 4. | Nate Orchard | Utah | Browns | OLB | $1M |
| 5. | Keith McGill | Utah | S | $711.3K | |
| 6. | Eric Rowe | Utah | Patriots | CB | $656.8K |
| 7. | Sam Brenner | Utah | Broncos | C | $600K |
| 8. | Devontae Booker | Utah | Broncos | RB | $545.8K |
| 9. | Tenny Palepoi | Utah | Rams | DT | $529.2K |
| 10. | Jared Norris | Utah | Panthers | ILB | $450K |
| 11. | Jeremiah Poutasi | Utah | Jaguars | RT | $216.2K |
| Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Danny Shelton | Washington | Browns | DT | $2.7M |
| 2. | Jermaine Kearse | Washington | Seahawks | WR | $2.6M |
| 3. | Desmond Trufant | Washington | Falcons | CB | $2.6M |
| 4. | Marcus Peters | Washington | Chiefs | CB | $2.2M |
| 5. | Shaq Thompson | Washington | Panthers | OLB | $2M |
| 6. | Hau'oli Kikaha | Washington | Saints | OLB | $1.2M |
| 7. | Senio Kelemete | Washington | Saints | G | $1.2M |
| 8. | Mason Foster | Washington | Redskins | ILB | $1.1M |
| 9. | Austin Seferian-Jenkins | Washington | Jets | TE | $677.5K |
| 10. | Donald Butler | Washington | Dolphins | ILB | $564.7K |
| 11. | Dwayne Washington | Washington | Lions | RB | $468.9K |
| 12. | Joshua Perkins | Washington | Falcons | TE | $450K |
| 12. | Cory Littleton | Washington | Rams | OLB | $450K |
| 14. | John Timu | Washington | Bears | ILB | $432.3K |
| Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Deone Bucannon | Washington State | Cardinals | ILB | $2.1M |
| 2. | Marquess Wilson | Washington State | Bears | WR | $1.7M |
| 3. | Xavier Cooper | Washington State | Browns | DE | $680.1K |
| 4. | Joe Dahl | Washington State | Lions | G | $511.5K |
| 5. | Destiny Vaeao | Washington State | Eagles | DT | $452.7K |
| 6. | Vince Mayle | Washington State | Cowboys | WR | $185.3K |