Updated by Dan on Sep 1, 2017
What Big East schools had the most and highest paid NFL players in 2017?
How it works
| College | # | Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Rutgers | 11 | $45.2M |
| 2. | Pittsburgh | 7 | $38.2M |
| 3. | Cincinnati | 10 | $35.9M |
| 4. | Louisville | 10 | $30.1M |
| 5. | West Virginia | 7 | $19.3M |
| 6. | Syracuse | 3 | $18.8M |
| 7. | South Florida | 4 | $18.3M |
| 8. | Temple | 2 | $3.3M |
| 9. | Virginia Tech | 1 | $1.9M |
| Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Derek Wolfe | Cincinnati | Broncos | DE | $7.9M |
| 2. | Jason Kelce | Cincinnati | Eagles | C | $6.2M |
| 3. | Travis Kelce | Cincinnati | Chiefs | TE | $5.4M |
| 4. | Brent Celek | Cincinnati | Eagles | TE | $4M |
| 5. | Connor Barwin | Cincinnati | Rams | OLB | $3.5M |
| 5. | Connor Barwin | Cincinnati | Eagles | OLB | $3.5M |
| 7. | Kevin Huber | Cincinnati | Bengals | P | $3.2M |
| 8. | Mike Windt | Cincinnati | Rams | LS | $1.1M |
| 9. | John Hughes | Cincinnati | Browns | DE | $615K |
| 9. | George Winn | Cincinnati | Colts | RB | $615K |
| Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Eric Wood | Louisville | Bills | C | $8.5M |
| 2. | Bilal Powell | Louisville | Jets | RB | $4.6M |
| 3. | Elvis Dumervil | Louisville | Ravens | OLB | $3.4M |
| 3. | Elvis Dumervil | Louisville | 49ers | OLB | $3.4M |
| 5. | William Gay | Louisville | Steelers | CB | $2.6M |
| 6. | Harry Douglas | Louisville | Titans | WR | $2.3M |
| 7. | Breno Giacomini | Louisville | Texans | RT | $2.3M |
| 7. | Breno Giacomini | Louisville | Jets | RT | $2.3M |
| 9. | Josh Bellamy | Louisville | Bears | WR | $615K |
| 10. | Gary Barnidge | Louisville | Browns | TE | N/A |
| Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Larry Fitzgerald | Pittsburgh | Cardinals | WR | $15.9M |
| 2. | Jabaal Sheard | Pittsburgh | Colts | OLB | $10M |
| 3. | LeSean McCoy | Pittsburgh | Bills | RB | $8.9M |
| 4. | Dion Lewis | Pittsburgh | Patriots | RB | $1.5M |
| 5. | Andy Lee | Pittsburgh | Cardinals | P | $1M |
| 5. | Andy Lee | Pittsburgh | Panthers | P | $1M |
| 7. | Darrelle Revis | Pittsburgh | Jets | CB | N/A |
| Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Devin McCourty | Rutgers | Patriots | FS | $10.9M |
| 2. | Logan Ryan | Rutgers | Titans | CB | $8.7M |
| 3. | Mohamed Sanu | Rutgers | Falcons | WR | $7.4M |
| 4. | Kenny Britt | Rutgers | Browns | WR | $5.6M |
| 5. | Marcus Cooper | Rutgers | Bears | CB | $5M |
| 6. | Duron Harmon | Rutgers | Patriots | SS | $3.5M |
| 7. | Jason McCourty | Rutgers | Browns | CB | $2.3M |
| 8. | Clark Harris | Rutgers | Bengals | LS | $1M |
| 9. | Andrew DePaola | Rutgers | Bears | LS | $690K |
| 10. | Jeremy Zuttah | Rutgers | Ravens | C | N/A |
| 10. | Jonathan Freeny | Rutgers | Patriots | OLB | N/A |
| Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jason Pierre-Paul | South Florida | Giants | DE | $7.3M |
| 2. | Kayvon Webster | South Florida | Rams | CB | $4M |
| 3. | Terrell McClain | South Florida | Redskins | DE | $3.7M |
| 4. | Nate Allen | South Florida | Dolphins | FS | $3.4M |
| Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Chandler Jones | Syracuse | Cardinals | OLB | $10M |
| 2. | Justin Pugh | Syracuse | Giants | G | $8.8M |
| 3. | Arthur Jones | Syracuse | Colts | DT | N/A |
| Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Brandon McManus | Temple | Broncos | K | $2.7M |
| 2. | Martin Wallace | Temple | Saints | LT | $540K |
| Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | DeAngelo Hall | Virginia Tech | Redskins | CB | $1.9M |
| Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Adam-Pacman Jones | West Virginia | Bengals | CB | $7.8M |
| 2. | Bruce Irvin | West Virginia | OLB | $7M | |
| 3. | J.T. Thomas | West Virginia | Giants | OLB | $1.8M |
| 4. | Don Barclay | West Virginia | Packers | RT | $1M |
| 5. | Najee Goode | West Virginia | Eagles | OLB | $875K |
| 6. | Keith Tandy | West Virginia | Buccaneers | FS | $840K |
| 7. | Pat McAfee | West Virginia | Colts | P | N/A |