NFL Salaries by College

Updated by Dan on Sep 1, 2017

2017 NFL Salaries by College

What colleges and conferences had the highest paid NFL players during the 2017 season?
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Overall

Name#Salary
1.SEC479$994.7M
2.PAC-12348$668.5M
3.ACC380$648.5M
4.Big Ten344$647.5M
5.Big 12223$515.7M

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Name#Salary
1.Southern Cal53$146.9M
2.Georgia46$140.2M
3.California38$139.4M
4.Alabama58$134.3M
5.Oklahoma38$128.6M

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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-1223$96.8M
2.Big Ten19$95.5M
3.ACC17$90.3M
4.SEC15$83.7M
5.Big 1213$69.5M

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Name#Salary
1.Oklahoma3$38.2M
2.NC State4$35.2M
3.Michigan St4$34M
4.Southern Cal5$29.6M
5.California3$27.3M

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Running Backs

Name#Salary
1.SEC36$38.1M
2.Big Ten24$33.9M
3.ACC26$31.5M
4.PAC-1226$29.4M
5.Big 1214$23.3M

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Name#Salary
1.Oklahoma5$12.6M
2.Alabama5$12.5M
3.Michigan St3$12.4M
4.Miami (FL)4$11.4M
5.Pittsburgh4$11.1M

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Receivers

Name#Salary
1.SEC83$156.6M
2.ACC74$129.8M
3.PAC-1263$123.5M
4.Big 1247$106.5M
5.Big Ten61$62.3M

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Name#Salary
1.California11$46.2M
2.Miami (FL)13$40.8M
3.Clemson12$36.7M
4.Notre Dame9$28.6M
5.Alabama8$24.4M

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Offensive Line

Name#Salary
1.SEC89$194.4M
2.Big Ten66$131M
3.PAC-1260$119.9M
4.ACC57$96.3M
5.Big 1233$80.8M

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Name#Salary
1.Iowa12$36.1M
2.Wisconsin9$35.7M
3.Florida10$33.4M
4.Oklahoma5$30.3M
5.Ole Miss8$28.8M

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Defensive Line

Name#Salary
1.SEC102$176.5M
2.Big Ten59$147.5M
3.PAC-1254$112.6M
4.ACC47$84.4M
5.Big 1229$71.2M

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Name#Salary
1.Miami (FL)7$34.7M
2.Ohio State6$29M
3.LSU13$27.4M
4.Southern Cal8$26.8M
5.Alabama14$26.4M

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Linebackers

Name#Salary
1.SEC60$155.4M
2.Big Ten50$98.5M
3.PAC-1247$94.6M
4.ACC60$92.6M
5.Big 1228$52.1M

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Name#Salary
1.Georgia8$43.7M
2.Southern Cal7$37.2M
3.Penn State10$34.3M
4.Alabama8$23.9M
5.South Carolina2$22M

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Secondary

Name#Salary
1.SEC74$168.2M
2.ACC77$104.3M
3.FCS57$102.1M
4.Big 1244$87M
5.PAC-1261$76.1M

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Name#Salary
1.LSU10$40M
2.Rutgers5$30.4M
3.South Carolina8$30.1M
4.Ohio State11$26.6M
5.Alabama8$26.4M

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Special Teams

Name#Salary
1.Big 1215$25.3M
2.SEC20$21.9M
3.ACC22$19.3M
4.C-USA7$17.9M
5.PAC-1214$15.6M

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Name#Salary
1.FSU7$9.9M
2.Tennessee5$9.6M
3.Texas2$6.8M
4.California4$6.4M
5.UCF2$5.8M

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Top Colleges

College#Salary
1.Southern California53$146.9M
2.Georgia46$140.2M
3.California38$139.4M
4.Alabama58$134.3M
5.Oklahoma38$128.6M
6.LSU54$125.3M
7.Miami54$116M
8.Ohio State48$102.9M
9.Florida51$102.1M
10.Texas A&M36$95.2M
11.Stanford32$94.1M
12.Florida State56$93.1M
13.Wisconsin34$91.7M
14.Clemson49$89.4M
15.Michigan State36$82.6M
16.South Carolina28$78M
17.Iowa31$77.1M
18.Tennessee32$76.1M
19.Utah42$72.3M
20.Oregon32$72.2M
21.Mississippi30$69.4M
22.Texas37$68M
23.Penn State37$65.8M
24.Notre Dame40$63.3M
25.Nebraska31$62.7M
26.North Carolina State24$62.1M
27.Boston College23$59.4M
28.Michigan35$55.9M
29.Purdue17$55.1M
30.Auburn43$54.2M
31.North Carolina33$52.9M
32.West Virginia32$51.8M
33.Louisville36$51.6M
34.Pittsburgh28$49.4M
35.Rutgers19$48.6M
36.Boise State24$47.8M
37.Mississippi State21$45.7M
38.Illinois22$44.5M
39.TCU23$44M
40.Oregon State31$43.7M
41.Central Michigan11$43.3M
42.UCF16$42.4M
43.Missouri33$41.4M
44.Virginia26$40.6M
45.Vanderbilt16$39.6M
46.Cincinnati18$39.5M
47.Oklahoma State17$38.2M
48.Georgia Tech17$38M
49.Kentucky15$38M
50.Virginia Tech17$35.7M
51.Colorado17$34.4M
52.Temple15$33.4M
53.Delaware7$33.1M
54.UCLA40$32.7M
55.Washington28$32.1M
56.Arizona State21$31.9M
57.Arizona19$29.6M
58.Nevada11$28.7M
59.Arkansas33$27.8M
60.Kent7$27.7M
61.Memphis15$27.4M
62.Miami (Ohio)6$27.2M
63.Southern Mississippi15$27.1M
64.Kansas9$25.9M
65.Kansas State13$25.6M
66.Utah State17$24.8M
67.Louisiana Tech21$24.6M
68.South Florida12$23.1M
69.Montana12$22.7M
70.Syracuse13$22.7M
71.Maryland20$22.4M
72.Fresno State16$22.2M
73.BYU16$21.5M
74.Coastal Carolina4$21M
75.Texas Tech13$20M
76.Toledo16$18.2M
77.Iowa State9$18.2M
78.Baylor21$16.5M
79.Florida International6$16.5M
80.Minnesota15$16.1M
81.Idaho5$15M
82.North Alabama1$15M
83.Portland State7$13.7M
84.Sam Houston State3$13.6M
85.Rice9$13.4M
86.Marshall9$13.1M
87.East Carolina8$13M
88.Northwestern14$13M
89.Indiana15$12.5M
90.North Dakota State8$12.5M
91.Tulane8$12.1M
92.Troy6$11.9M
93.Western Kentucky10$11.8M
94.Ohio6$11.7M
95.Hillsdale2$11.4M
96.Wyoming11$11M
97.Houston14$11M
98.Tennessee State4$10.8M
99.Arkansas State9$10.7M
100.William Penn1$10.6M
101.Tulsa4$10.4M
102.Duke15$10.3M
103.Missouri Southern State University3$10.1M
104.Tennessee-Chattanooga4$10M
105.Harvard12$9.9M
106.UTEP10$8.7M
107.Grand Valley State University6$8.6M
108.Regina4$8.4M
109.New Mexico4$8.4M
110.Florida Atlantic11$8.1M
111.Buffalo8$8M
112.Shippensburg University1$8M
113.Georgia Southern12$7.9M
114.Wake Forest7$7.7M
115.Eastern Michigan7$7.7M
116.Northern Iowa6$7.6M
117.Arkansas-Pine Bluff1$7.5M
118.Western Michigan9$7.3M
119.Appalachian State7$7.3M
120.Colorado State10$7.1M
121.Idaho State3$7.1M
122.Mount Union2$7M
123.Howard2$6.8M
124.Newberry3$6.8M
125.Hampton3$6.7M
126.Washington State9$6.5M
127.Middle Tennessee State8$6.3M
128.Towson6$6.2M
129.West Alabama6$6.2M
130.Tiffin University1$5.8M
131.San Diego State12$5.7M
132.Villanova5$5.6M
133.UAB6$5.5M
134.Northwestern State3$5.4M
135.Central Missouri1$5.3M
136.Illinois State9$4.8M
137.Winston-Salem State1$4.8M
138.Abilene Christian6$4.7M
139.San Jose State10$4.5M
140.Monmouth5$4.4M
141.Mary Hardin–Baylor1$4.3M
142.Northern Illinois5$4.2M
143.James Madison5$4.2M
144.Colorado State Pueblo4$4.2M
145.New Mexico State2$4M
146.Eastern Washington7$3.9M
147.South Dakota State3$3.9M
148.MSU Mankato1$3.7M
149.Alabama State3$3.7M
150.Cornell2$3.6M
151.Presbyterian College1$3.5M
152.Valdosta State (GA)4$3.4M
153.North Texas2$3.3M
154.New Hampshire3$3.2M
155.Army1$3.1M
156.West Texas A&M4$3.1M
157.Georgia State4$3.1M
158.Sacramento State3$3M
159.South Carolina State5$3M
160.Bloomsburg2$2.9M
161.Slippery Rock2$2.8M
162.Missouri Western3$2.8M
163.McGill1$2.7M
164.Samford4$2.7M
165.Nebraska-Omaha1$2.6M
166.Saginaw Valley State University2$2.6M
167.California (PA)3$2.6M
168.Fort Valley State University1$2.6M
169.Akron8$2.5M
170.Texas State5$2.2M
171.Youngstown State5$2.2M
172.South Dakota2$2.2M
173.Eastern Illinois4$2.2M
174.Beloit2$2M
175.Southern Utah5$1.9M
176.Pittsburg State1$1.9M
177.Bethune-Cookman2$1.9M
178.Richmond7$1.9M
179.Michigan Tech1$1.9M
180.Columbia1$1.9M
181.The Citadel1$1.8M
182.Midwestern State University3$1.8M
183.Chadron State1$1.8M
184.Louisiana-Lafayette5$1.7M
185.Missouri State3$1.7M
186.Ashland University2$1.7M
187.Carson-Newman College1$1.6M
187.Southern Arkansas University2$1.6M
187.Washburn University2$1.6M
187.Wisconsin-Milwaukee1$1.6M
191.Lindenwood University2$1.4M
192.Norfolk State3$1.4M
193.Old Dominion4$1.4M
194.Belhaven2$1.4M
195.Penn3$1.4M
196.Princeton2$1.3M
197.Marist2$1.3M
198.Brown1$1.3M
198.Nicholls State2$1.3M
200.William & Mary4$1.3M
201.South Alabama2$1.2M
202.Ouachita Baptist University1$1.2M
203.Grambling State2$1.2M
204.Eastern Kentucky3$1.2M
204.Stony Brook2$1.2M
204.Wofford2$1.2M
207.Navy2$1.2M
207.UC Davis1$1.2M
209.East Central Oklahoma University3$1.1M
210.Holy Cross2$1.1M
211.West Georgia4$1.1M
212.Montana State5$1.1M
213.Hobart1$1M
214.Jacksonville State2$1M
215.UC Irvine1$975K
216.Jacksonville3$930K
216.Southern Oregon2$930K
218.Manitoba3$920.4K
219.Liberty3$916.4K
220.Hawaii4$836.2K
221.Charlotte2$832.8K
222.Southern2$813K
223.Air Force2$812.4K
224.Portland Bible College1$775K
224.Wagner2$775K
226.Furman1$765.1K
227.North Carolina A&T2$746.3K
228.Delaware State1$742.5K
229.Southern Illinois3$713.1K
230.Catawba College1$695K
231.Assumption College1$690K
232.North Carolina Central1$688K
233.Northern Colorado2$680K
234.Lamar1$641.6K
235.Mars Hill1$628.2K
236.Ball State2$615K
236.Bowie State University1$615K
236.Henderson State University1$615K
236.Northwest Missouri State1$615K
236.Western Oregon University1$615K
236.Western Washington1$615K
242.Bucknell1$611.6K
243.Shepherd University3$587.4K
244.Albany1$569.9K
245.Alabama A&M1$542.7K
246.Canisius1$540K
246.Louisiana College1$540K
248.San Diego2$529.6K
249.Murray State1$527.6K
250.Drake1$521.8K
251.Cumberland University2$485.4K
252.Augustana College (SD)1$465K
252.Azusa Pacific1$465K
252.Charleston Southern1$465K
252.Dartmouth1$465K
252.Emporia State University1$465K
252.Greenville1$465K
252.John Carroll1$465K
252.Kentucky Wesleyan College1$465K
252.Laval1$465K
252.Maine4$465K
252.Schwäbisch Hall1$465K
252.St Francis (PA)1$465K
252.Stetson1$465K
252.UW–Platteville1$465K
252.UW–Whitewater1$465K
252.Western State College Colorado1$465K
268.Kutztown University1$422K
269.Cal Poly2$244.8K
270.Central Washington University1$122.4K
270.Concordia College1$122.4K
270.Eastern Oregon1$122.4K
270.Incarnate Word3$122.4K
270.Lane College1$122.4K
270.Minnesota State University, Mankato1$122.4K
270.North Greenville University1$122.4K
270.Northern Michigan1$122.4K
270.Southeast Missouri State1$122.4K
270.Southeastern Louisiana1$122.4K
270.Southern Connecticut State University1$122.4K
270.Tarleton State1$122.4K
270.Wayne State University1$122.4K
270.Wesley College1$122.4K
270.Western Illinois1$122.4K

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