2016 NFL Salaries by College

Updated by Dan on Sep 1, 2016

NFL Quarterback Salaries by College

What colleges and conferences have the highest paid NFL players at Quarterback?
How it works

Top Conferences

	Conference	#	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
6.	Big 12	11	$38M
7.	MWC	4	$32.6M
8.	MAC	1	$24M
9.	WAC	3	$18.8M
10.	AAC	3	$9.2M
11.	C-USA	6	$7.3M
12.	Big East	2	$1.5M
13.	D-III	1	$264.7K

Top Colleges

	College	#	Salary
1.	Michigan State	4	$25.1M
2.	California	2	$24.3M
3.	Mississippi	1	$24.2M
4.	Miami (Ohio)	1	$24M
5.	Boston College	1	$23.8M
6.	Southern California	5	$23.5M
7.	Delaware	1	$22.6M
8.	Georgia	1	$22.5M
9.	Eastern Illinois	2	$21.8M
10.	Wisconsin	2	$20M
11.	Auburn	1	$19.5M
12.	North Carolina State	3	$18.9M
13.	Stanford	2	$18.7M
14.	Michigan	3	$18.7M
15.	Utah	1	$17.8M
16.	Purdue	1	$17.3M
17.	Vanderbilt	1	$17M
18.	Nevada	1	$16.8M
19.	TCU	2	$13.6M
20.	Arizona State	1	$12M
21.	Texas A&M	1	$11.6M
22.	Florida State	3	$9.4M
23.	Oklahoma	2	$7.8M
24.	Missouri	2	$7.3M
25.	Harvard	1	$7M
26.	Virginia Tech	1	$6.9M
27.	Oregon	2	$6.2M
28.	Baylor	2	$5.7M
29.	UCF	1	$5.6M
30.	Sam Houston State	1	$5M
31.	North Dakota State	1	$4.9M
32.	Oregon State	3	$4.1M
33.	Houston	1	$3.6M
34.	Penn State	2	$3.4M
35.	Maryland	1	$3.3M
36.	Arkansas	2	$2M
37.	Louisville	1	$1.9M
38.	Texas	1	$1.8M
39.	Arizona	1	$1.8M
39.	Virginia	1	$1.8M
41.	Oklahoma State	1	$1.7M
42.	Memphis	1	$1.7M
43.	Louisiana Tech	2	$1.7M
44.	West Virginia	1	$1.6M
45.	Fresno State	1	$1.5M
46.	Southern Mississippi	1	$1.3M
47.	UAB	1	$860K
48.	Syracuse	1	$788.4K
49.	Boise State	1	$760K
50.	Pittsburgh	1	$675.1K
51.	Alabama	1	$645.4K
52.	Tennessee	1	$620K
53.	LSU	1	$600K
53.	San Diego	1	$600K
53.	Tulane	1	$600K
56.	UCLA	1	$580.9K
57.	Mississippi State	1	$545.8K
57.	Ohio State	1	$545.8K
59.	Northwestern	1	$538.2K
60.	Indiana	1	$484.3K
61.	Old Dominion	1	$465.9K
62.	Duke	1	$363K
63.	South Carolina	1	$333K
64.	Wesley College	1	$264.7K
65.	San Jose State	1	$211.8K
66.	Miami	1	$185.3K

AAC

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Blake Bortles	UCF	Jaguars	QB	$5.6M
2.	Teddy Bridgewater	Louisville	Vikings	QB	$1.9M
3.	Paxton Lynch	Memphis	Broncos	QB	$1.7M

ACC

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Matt Ryan	Boston College	Falcons	QB	$23.8M
2.	Philip Rivers	North Carolina State	Rams	QB	$16.5M
3.	Tyrod Taylor	Virginia Tech	Bills	QB	$6.9M
4.	Jameis Winston	Florida State	Buccaneers	QB	$5.8M
5.	Shaun Hill	Maryland	Vikings	QB	$3.3M
6.	E.J. Manuel	Florida State	Bills	QB	$2.8M
7.	Mike Glennon	North Carolina State	Buccaneers	QB	$1.8M
8.	Matt Schaub	Virginia	Falcons	QB	$1.8M
9.	Christian Ponder	Florida State	49ers	QB	$800K
10.	Tom Savage	Pittsburgh	Texans	QB	$675.1K
11.	Jacoby Brissett	North Carolina State	Patriots	QB	$530.7K
12.	Thaddeus Lewis	Duke	49ers	QB	$363K
13.	Stephen Morris	Miami	Colts	QB	$185.3K

Big 12

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Ryan Tannehill	Texas A&M	Dolphins	QB	$11.6M
2.	Sam Bradford	Oklahoma	Vikings	QB	$7M
3.	Robert Griffin III	Baylor	Browns	QB	$5M
4.	Chase Daniel	Missouri	Eagles	QB	$5M
5.	Blaine Gabbert	Missouri	49ers	QB	$2.3M
6.	Colt McCoy	Texas	Redskins	QB	$1.8M
7.	Brandon Weeden	Oklahoma State	Texans	QB	$1.7M
8.	Geno Smith	West Virginia	Jets	QB	$1.6M
9.	Landry Jones	Oklahoma	Steelers	QB	$784.8K
10.	Bryce Petty	Baylor	Jets	QB	$663.4K
11.	Trevone Boykin	TCU	Seahawks	QB	$455K

Big East

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Ryan Nassib	Syracuse	Giants	QB	$788.4K
2.	Dan Orlovsky		Lions	QB	$680K

Big Ten

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Kirk Cousins	Michigan State	Redskins	QB	$20M
2.	Russell Wilson	Wisconsin	Seahawks	QB	$18.5M
3.	Drew Brees	Purdue	Saints	QB	$17.3M
4.	Tom Brady	Michigan	Patriots	QB	$13.8M
5.	Chad Henne	Michigan	Jaguars	QB	$4.8M
6.	Matt McGloin	Penn State		QB	$2.6M
7.	Drew Stanton	Michigan State	Cardinals	QB	$2.5M
8.	Brian Hoyer	Michigan State	Bears	QB	$2M
9.	Scott Tolzien	Wisconsin	Colts	QB	$1.5M
10.	Christian Hackenberg	Penn State	Jets	QB	$847.3K
11.	Connor Cook	Michigan State		QB	$605K
12.	Cardale Jones	Ohio State	Bills	QB	$545.8K
13.	Trevor Siemian	Northwestern	Broncos	QB	$538.2K
14.	Nate Sudfeld	Indiana	Redskins	QB	$484.3K
15.	Jake Rudock	Michigan	Lions	QB	$158.8K

C-USA

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Case Keenum	Houston	Rams	QB	$3.6M
2.	Austin Davis	Southern Mississippi	Broncos	QB	$1.3M
3.	Joe Webb	UAB	Panthers	QB	$860K
4.	Ryan Griffin	Tulane	Buccaneers	QB	$600K
5.	Taylor Heinicke	Old Dominion	Vikings	QB	$465.9K
6.	Jeff Driskel	Louisiana Tech	Bengals	QB	$450K

D-III

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Joe Callahan	Wesley College	Browns	QB	$264.7K

FCS

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Joe Flacco	Delaware	Ravens	QB	$22.6M
2.	Tony Romo	Eastern Illinois	Cowboys	QB	$20.8M
3.	Ryan Fitzpatrick	Harvard	Jets	QB	$7M
4.	Josh McCown	Sam Houston State	Browns	QB	$5M
5.	Carson Wentz	North Dakota State	Eagles	QB	$4.9M
6.	Jimmy Garoppolo	Eastern Illinois	Patriots	QB	$950.2K
7.	Josh Johnson	San Diego	Giants	QB	$600K

MAC

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Ben Roethlisberger	Miami (Ohio)	Steelers	QB	$24M

MWC

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Alex Smith	Utah	Chiefs	QB	$17.8M
2.	Andy Dalton	TCU	Bengals	QB	$13.1M
3.	Derek Carr	Fresno State		QB	$1.5M
4.	David Fales	San Jose State	Bears	QB	$211.8K

PAC-12

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Aaron Rodgers	California	Packers	QB	$19.3M
2.	Andrew Luck	Stanford	Colts	QB	$18.4M
3.	Carson Palmer	Southern California	Cardinals	QB	$18.4M
4.	Brock Osweiler	Arizona State	Texans	QB	$12M
5.	Marcus Mariota	Oregon	Titans	QB	$5.5M
6.	Jared Goff	California	Rams	QB	$5.1M
7.	Mark Sanchez	Southern California	Cowboys	QB	$2M
7.	Matt Cassel	Southern California	Titans	QB	$2M
9.	Derek Anderson	Oregon State	Panthers	QB	$2M
10.	Nick Foles	Arizona	Chiefs	QB	$1.8M
11.	Matt Moore	Oregon State	Dolphins	QB	$1.4M
12.	Sean Mannion	Oregon State	Rams	QB	$738.7K
13.	Kellen Clemens	Oregon	Rams	QB	$680K
14.	Cody Kessler	Southern California	Browns	QB	$616.2K
15.	Brett Hundley	UCLA	Packers	QB	$580.9K
16.	Matt Barkley	Southern California	Bears	QB	$529.4K
17.	Kevin Hogan	Stanford	Browns	QB	$317.6K

SEC

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Eli Manning	Mississippi	Giants	QB	$24.2M
2.	Matthew Stafford	Georgia	Lions	QB	$22.5M
3.	Cam Newton	Auburn	Panthers	QB	$19.5M
4.	Jay Cutler	Vanderbilt	Bears	QB	$17M
5.	Ryan Mallett	Arkansas	Ravens	QB	$1.5M
6.	A.J. McCarron	Alabama	Bengals	QB	$645.4K
7.	Tyler Bray	Tennessee	Chiefs	QB	$620K
8.	Zach Mettenberger	LSU	Steelers	QB	$600K
9.	Dak Prescott	Mississippi State	Cowboys	QB	$545.8K
10.	Brandon Allen	Arkansas	Jaguars	QB	$481.1K
11.	Connor Shaw	South Carolina	Bears	QB	$333K

WAC

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Colin Kaepernick	Nevada	49ers	QB	$16.8M
2.	Luke McCown	Louisiana Tech	Saints	QB	$1.3M
3.	Kellen Moore	Boise State	Cowboys	QB	$760K

Alabama

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	A.J. McCarron	Alabama	Bengals	QB	$645.4K

Arizona

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Nick Foles	Arizona	Chiefs	QB	$1.8M

Arizona State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Brock Osweiler	Arizona State	Texans	QB	$12M

Arkansas

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Ryan Mallett	Arkansas	Ravens	QB	$1.5M
2.	Brandon Allen	Arkansas	Jaguars	QB	$481.1K

Auburn

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Cam Newton	Auburn	Panthers	QB	$19.5M

Baylor

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Robert Griffin III	Baylor	Browns	QB	$5M
2.	Bryce Petty	Baylor	Jets	QB	$663.4K

Boise State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Kellen Moore	Boise State	Cowboys	QB	$760K

Boston College

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Matt Ryan	Boston College	Falcons	QB	$23.8M

California

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Aaron Rodgers	California	Packers	QB	$19.3M
2.	Jared Goff	California	Rams	QB	$5.1M

Delaware

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Joe Flacco	Delaware	Ravens	QB	$22.6M

Duke

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Thaddeus Lewis	Duke	49ers	QB	$363K

Eastern Illinois

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Tony Romo	Eastern Illinois	Cowboys	QB	$20.8M
2.	Jimmy Garoppolo	Eastern Illinois	Patriots	QB	$950.2K

Florida State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Jameis Winston	Florida State	Buccaneers	QB	$5.8M
2.	E.J. Manuel	Florida State	Bills	QB	$2.8M
3.	Christian Ponder	Florida State	49ers	QB	$800K

Fresno State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Derek Carr	Fresno State		QB	$1.5M

Georgia

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Matthew Stafford	Georgia	Lions	QB	$22.5M

Harvard

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Ryan Fitzpatrick	Harvard	Jets	QB	$7M

Houston

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Case Keenum	Houston	Rams	QB	$3.6M

Indiana

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Nate Sudfeld	Indiana	Redskins	QB	$484.3K

LSU

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Zach Mettenberger	LSU	Steelers	QB	$600K

Louisiana Tech

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Luke McCown	Louisiana Tech	Saints	QB	$1.3M
2.	Jeff Driskel	Louisiana Tech	Bengals	QB	$450K

Louisville

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Teddy Bridgewater	Louisville	Vikings	QB	$1.9M

Maryland

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Shaun Hill	Maryland	Vikings	QB	$3.3M

Memphis

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Paxton Lynch	Memphis	Broncos	QB	$1.7M

Miami

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Stephen Morris	Miami	Colts	QB	$185.3K

Miami (Ohio)

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Ben Roethlisberger	Miami (Ohio)	Steelers	QB	$24M

Michigan

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Tom Brady	Michigan	Patriots	QB	$13.8M
2.	Chad Henne	Michigan	Jaguars	QB	$4.8M
3.	Jake Rudock	Michigan	Lions	QB	$158.8K

Michigan State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Kirk Cousins	Michigan State	Redskins	QB	$20M
2.	Drew Stanton	Michigan State	Cardinals	QB	$2.5M
3.	Brian Hoyer	Michigan State	Bears	QB	$2M
4.	Connor Cook	Michigan State		QB	$605K

Mississippi

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Eli Manning	Mississippi	Giants	QB	$24.2M

Mississippi State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Dak Prescott	Mississippi State	Cowboys	QB	$545.8K

Missouri

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Chase Daniel	Missouri	Eagles	QB	$5M
2.	Blaine Gabbert	Missouri	49ers	QB	$2.3M

Nevada

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Colin Kaepernick	Nevada	49ers	QB	$16.8M

North Carolina State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Philip Rivers	North Carolina State	Rams	QB	$16.5M
2.	Mike Glennon	North Carolina State	Buccaneers	QB	$1.8M
3.	Jacoby Brissett	North Carolina State	Patriots	QB	$530.7K

North Dakota State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Carson Wentz	North Dakota State	Eagles	QB	$4.9M

Northwestern

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Trevor Siemian	Northwestern	Broncos	QB	$538.2K

Ohio State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Cardale Jones	Ohio State	Bills	QB	$545.8K

Oklahoma

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Sam Bradford	Oklahoma	Vikings	QB	$7M
2.	Landry Jones	Oklahoma	Steelers	QB	$784.8K

Oklahoma State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Brandon Weeden	Oklahoma State	Texans	QB	$1.7M

Old Dominion

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Taylor Heinicke	Old Dominion	Vikings	QB	$465.9K

Oregon

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Marcus Mariota	Oregon	Titans	QB	$5.5M
2.	Kellen Clemens	Oregon	Rams	QB	$680K

Oregon State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Derek Anderson	Oregon State	Panthers	QB	$2M
2.	Matt Moore	Oregon State	Dolphins	QB	$1.4M
3.	Sean Mannion	Oregon State	Rams	QB	$738.7K

Penn State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Matt McGloin	Penn State		QB	$2.6M
2.	Christian Hackenberg	Penn State	Jets	QB	$847.3K

Pittsburgh

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Tom Savage	Pittsburgh	Texans	QB	$675.1K

Purdue

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Drew Brees	Purdue	Saints	QB	$17.3M

Sam Houston State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Josh McCown	Sam Houston State	Browns	QB	$5M

San Diego

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Josh Johnson	San Diego	Giants	QB	$600K

San Jose State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	David Fales	San Jose State	Bears	QB	$211.8K

South Carolina

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Connor Shaw	South Carolina	Bears	QB	$333K

Southern California

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Carson Palmer	Southern California	Cardinals	QB	$18.4M
2.	Mark Sanchez	Southern California	Cowboys	QB	$2M
2.	Matt Cassel	Southern California	Titans	QB	$2M
4.	Cody Kessler	Southern California	Browns	QB	$616.2K
5.	Matt Barkley	Southern California	Bears	QB	$529.4K

Southern Mississippi

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Austin Davis	Southern Mississippi	Broncos	QB	$1.3M

Stanford

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Andrew Luck	Stanford	Colts	QB	$18.4M
2.	Kevin Hogan	Stanford	Browns	QB	$317.6K

Syracuse

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Ryan Nassib	Syracuse	Giants	QB	$788.4K

TCU

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Andy Dalton	TCU	Bengals	QB	$13.1M
2.	Trevone Boykin	TCU	Seahawks	QB	$455K

Tennessee

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Tyler Bray	Tennessee	Chiefs	QB	$620K

Texas

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Colt McCoy	Texas	Redskins	QB	$1.8M

Texas A&M

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Ryan Tannehill	Texas A&M	Dolphins	QB	$11.6M

Tulane

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Ryan Griffin	Tulane	Buccaneers	QB	$600K

UAB

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Joe Webb	UAB	Panthers	QB	$860K

UCF

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Blake Bortles	UCF	Jaguars	QB	$5.6M

UCLA

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Brett Hundley	UCLA	Packers	QB	$580.9K

Utah

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Alex Smith	Utah	Chiefs	QB	$17.8M

Vanderbilt

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Jay Cutler	Vanderbilt	Bears	QB	$17M

Virginia

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Matt Schaub	Virginia	Falcons	QB	$1.8M

Virginia Tech

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Tyrod Taylor	Virginia Tech	Bills	QB	$6.9M

Wesley College

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Joe Callahan	Wesley College	Browns	QB	$264.7K

West Virginia

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Geno Smith	West Virginia	Jets	QB	$1.6M

Wisconsin

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Russell Wilson	Wisconsin	Seahawks	QB	$18.5M
2.	Scott Tolzien	Wisconsin	Colts	QB	$1.5M

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