2016 NFL Salaries by College

Updated by Dan on Sep 1, 2016

Sun Belt player salaries in the 2016 NFL season

What Sun Belt schools had the most and highest paid NFL players in 2016?
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College#Salary
1.Troy6$16.2M
2.Florida International3$13.4M
3.Arkansas State5$10.5M
4.Middle Tennessee State2$5.9M
5.North Texas3$4.4M
6.Louisiana Tech3$4.1M
7.Western Kentucky4$3.3M
8.Louisiana-Lafayette2$2.9M
9.Texas State4$2.1M
10.Idaho1$1.8M
11.Georgia State3$1.4M
12.Florida Atlantic1$1.3M
13.Appalachian State2$1M
14.Georgia Southern2$951.1K
15.Utah State1$423.5K
16.South Alabama1$397.1K
17.San Jose State1$361.4K
18.New Mexico State1$333K

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

Appalachian State

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Kendall LammAppalachian StateTexansLT$525.7K
2.Ronald BlairAppalachian State49ersDE$517.6K

Arkansas State

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Derek NewtonArkansas StateTexansRT$5.5M
2.Demario DavisArkansas StateBrownsILB$3.2M
3.Kelcie McCrayArkansas StateSeahawksSS$725K
4.David JohnsonArkansas StateSteelersTE$600K
5.Don JonesArkansas StateTexansFS$436.8K

Florida Atlantic

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Alfred MorrisFlorida AtlanticCowboysRB$1.3M

Florida International

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.T.Y. HiltonFlorida InternationalColtsWR$11M
2.John CyprienFlorida InternationalJaguarsSS$1.7M
3.Tourek WilliamsFlorida InternationalRamsOLB$702.5K

Georgia Southern

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Antwione WilliamsGeorgia SouthernLionsILB$501.1K
2.Edwin JacksonGeorgia SouthernColtsILB$450K

Georgia State

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Albert WilsonGeorgia StateChiefsWR$603.3K
2.Will LutzGeorgia StateSaintsK$450K
3.Ulrick JohnGeorgia StateCardinalsLT$370.6K

Idaho

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Benson MayowaIdahoCowboysOLB$1.8M

Louisiana Tech

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Ryan AllenLouisiana TechPatriotsP$1.7M
2.Jordan MillsLouisiana TechBillsRT$1.7M
3.Quinton PattonLouisiana Tech49ersWR$772.9K

Louisiana-Lafayette

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Ladarius GreenLouisiana-LafayetteSteelersTE$2.4M
2.Christian RingoLouisiana-LafayettePackersDE$450K

Middle Tennessee State

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Erik WaldenMiddle Tennessee StateColtsOLB$4.3M
2.Benny CunninghamMiddle Tennessee StateRamsRB$1.7M

New Mexico State

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Valerian Ume-EzeokeNew Mexico StateSteelersC$333K

North Texas

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Jamize OlawaleNorth TexasFB$2.2M
2.Craig RobertsonNorth TexasSaintsILB$1.2M
3.Lance DunbarNorth TexasCowboysRB$987.5K

San Jose State

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.David QuessenberrySan Jose StateTexansLT$361.4K

South Alabama

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Braedon BowmanSouth AlabamaJetsTE$397.1K

Texas State

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Craig MagerTexas StateRamsCB$708.1K
2.Ty NsekheTexas StateRedskinsLT$600K
3.David MayoTexas StatePanthersILB$566.6K
4.Darryl MorrisTexas StateColtsCB$238.2K

Troy

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.DeMarcus WareTroyBroncosOLB$8M
2.Leodis McKelvinTroyEaglesCB$2.8M
3.Steve McLendonTroyJetsDT$2.5M
4.Mario AddisonTroyPanthersDE$1.6M
5.Brynden TrawickTroySS$825K
6.DuJuan HarrisTroy49ersRB$491.8K

Utah State

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Kerwynn WilliamsUtah StateCardinalsRB$423.5K

Western Kentucky

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Jack DoyleWestern KentuckyColtsTE$1.7M
2.Bobby RaineyWestern KentuckyGiantsRB$680K
3.Antonio AndrewsWestern KentuckyTitansRB$600K
4.Jonathan DowlingWestern KentuckyBillsFS$348K

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