Updated by Dan on Sep 1, 2017

FCS player salaries in the 2017 NFL season

What FCS schools had the most and highest paid NFL players in 2017?
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College # Salary
1. Delaware 7 $33.1M
2. Montana 12 $22.7M
3. Coastal Carolina 4 $21M
4. Portland State 7 $13.7M
5. Sam Houston State 3 $13.6M
6. North Dakota State 8 $12.5M
7. Tennessee State 4 $10.8M
8. Tennessee-Chattanooga 4 $10M
9. Harvard 12 $9.9M
10. Northern Iowa 6 $7.6M
11. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 1 $7.5M
12. Idaho State 3 $7.1M
13. Howard 2 $6.8M
14. Hampton 3 $6.7M
15. Towson 6 $6.2M
16. Appalachian State 4 $5.7M
17. Villanova 5 $5.6M
18. Georgia Southern 3 $5.6M
19. Northwestern State 3 $5.4M
20. Illinois State 9 $4.8M
21. Abilene Christian 6 $4.7M
22. Monmouth 5 $4.4M
23. James Madison 5 $4.2M
24. Eastern Washington 7 $3.9M
25. South Dakota State 3 $3.9M
26. Alabama State 3 $3.7M
27. Cornell 2 $3.6M
28. Presbyterian College 1 $3.5M
29. New Hampshire 3 $3.2M
30. Sacramento State 3 $3M
31. South Carolina State 5 $3M
32. Samford 4 $2.7M
33. Nebraska-Omaha 1 $2.6M
34. Youngstown State 5 $2.2M
35. South Dakota 2 $2.2M
36. Eastern Illinois 4 $2.2M
37. Southern Utah 5 $1.9M
38. Bethune-Cookman 2 $1.9M
39. Richmond 7 $1.9M
40. Columbia 1 $1.9M
41. The Citadel 1 $1.8M
42. Missouri State 3 $1.7M
43. Norfolk State 3 $1.4M
44. Penn 3 $1.4M
45. Princeton 2 $1.3M
46. Marist 2 $1.3M
47. Brown 1 $1.3M
47. Nicholls State 2 $1.3M
49. William & Mary 4 $1.3M
50. Grambling State 2 $1.2M
51. Eastern Kentucky 3 $1.2M
51. Stony Brook 2 $1.2M
51. Wofford 2 $1.2M
54. UC Davis 1 $1.2M
55. Holy Cross 2 $1.1M
56. Montana State 5 $1.1M
57. Jacksonville State 2 $1M
58. UC Irvine 1 $975K
59. Jacksonville 3 $930K
60. Liberty 3 $916.4K
61. Southern 2 $813K
62. Wagner 2 $775K
63. Furman 1 $765.1K
64. North Carolina A&T 2 $746.3K
65. Delaware State 1 $742.5K
66. Southern Illinois 3 $713.1K
67. North Carolina Central 1 $688K
68. Northern Colorado 2 $680K
69. Lamar 1 $641.6K
70. Bucknell 1 $611.6K
71. Albany 1 $569.9K
72. Alabama A&M 1 $542.7K
73. Canisius 1 $540K
74. San Diego 2 $529.6K
75. Murray State 1 $527.6K
76. Drake 1 $521.8K
77. Charleston Southern 1 $465K
77. Dartmouth 1 $465K
77. Maine 4 $465K
77. St Francis (PA) 1 $465K
77. Stetson 1 $465K
82. Cal Poly 2 $244.8K
83. Incarnate Word 3 $122.4K
83. Southeast Missouri State 1 $122.4K
83. Southeastern Louisiana 1 $122.4K
83. Western Illinois 1 $122.4K

Abilene Christian

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Taylor Gabriel Abilene Christian Falcons WR $2.7M
2. Charcandrick West Abilene Christian Chiefs RB $1.2M
3. Erik Harris Abilene Christian CB $540K
4. Alex Gray Abilene Christian Falcons TE $122.4K
4. Efe Obada Abilene Christian Panthers DE $122.4K
6. Lawrence Okoye Abilene Christian Dolphins DT N/A

Alabama A&M

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Anthony Lanier Alabama A&M Redskins DE $542.7K

Alabama State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Isaiah Crowell Alabama State Browns RB $2.7M
2. Jylan Ware Alabama State T $486.1K
3. Brandon Barnes Alabama State Lions TE $465K

Albany

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Grover Stewart Albany Colts DT $569.9K

Appalachian State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Sam Martin Appalachian State Lions P $3.3M
2. Daniel Kilgore Appalachian State 49ers C $1.7M
3. Brian Quick Appalachian State Redskins WR $695K
4. Travaris Cadet Appalachian State Saints RB N/A

Arkansas-Pine Bluff

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Terron Armstead Arkansas-Pine Bluff Saints LT $7.5M

Bethune-Cookman

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Eric Weems Bethune-Cookman Titans WR $1M
2. Ryan Davis Bethune-Cookman Bills DE $925K

Brown

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Zak DeOssie Brown Giants LS $1.3M

Bucknell

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Julie'n Davenport Bucknell Texans T $611.6K

Cal Poly

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Nick Dzubnar Cal Poly Chargers ILB $122.4K
1. Asa Jackson Cal Poly 49ers CB $122.4K

Canisius

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Chris Manhertz Canisius Panthers TE $540K

Central Arkansas

Name College NFL Pos Salary
. Jonathan Woodard Central Arkansas Jaguars DE N/A

Charleston Southern

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Erik Austell Charleston Southern Broncos T $465K

Coastal Carolina

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Josh Norman Coastal Carolina Redskins CB $20M
2. Matt Hazel Coastal Carolina Colts WR $540K
3. De'Angelo Henderson Coastal Carolina Broncos RB $501.3K
4. Lorenzo Taliaferro Coastal Carolina Ravens RB N/A

Columbia

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Josh Martin Columbia Jets OLB $1.9M

Cornell

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. J.C. Tretter Cornell Browns C $3.6M
2. Bryan Walters Cornell Jaguars WR N/A

Dartmouth

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Vernon Harris Dartmouth Chiefs CB $465K

Delaware

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Joe Flacco Delaware Ravens QB $24.6M
2. Paul Worrilow Delaware Lions OLB $3M
3. Mike Adams Delaware Panthers SS $1.8M
4. Zach Kerr Delaware Broncos DE $1.4M
5. Gino Gradkowski Delaware Panthers C $1.1M
6. Marcus Burley Delaware Texans CB $690K
7. Nick Boyle Delaware Ravens TE $656.6K

Delaware State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Rodney Gunter Delaware State Cardinals DT $742.5K

Drake

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Eric Saubert Drake Falcons TE $521.8K

Duquesne

Name College NFL Pos Salary
. Chris King Duquesne Cardinals WR N/A

Eastern Illinois

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Jimmy Garoppolo Eastern Illinois Patriots QB $1.1M
2. Kamu Grugier-Hill Eastern Illinois Patriots OLB $540K
2. Kamu Grugier-Hill Eastern Illinois Eagles OLB $540K
4. Tony Romo Eastern Illinois Cowboys QB N/A

Eastern Kentucky

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Jordan Berry Eastern Kentucky Steelers P $615K
2. Matt Lengel Eastern Kentucky Patriots TE $540K
3. Dyshawn Mobley Eastern Kentucky Bengals RB N/A

Eastern Washington

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Cooper Kupp Eastern Washington Rams WR $703.7K
2. Samson Ebukam Eastern Washington Rams OLB $618.3K
3. Taiwan Jones Eastern Washington Bills RB $615K
3. Taiwan Jones Eastern Washington RB $615K
5. Shaq Hill Eastern Washington Texans WR $465K
5. Aaron Neary Eastern Washington Rams T $465K
5. Kendrick Bourne Eastern Washington 49ers WR $465K

Fordham

Name College NFL Pos Salary
. Isa Abdul-Quddus Fordham Dolphins FS N/A

Furman

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Dakota Dozier Furman Jets G $765.1K

Georgia Southern

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. J.J. Wilcox Georgia Southern Steelers FS $2.4M
1. J.J. Wilcox Georgia Southern Buccaneers FS $2.4M
3. Jerick McKinnon Georgia Southern Vikings RB $828.8K

Grambling State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Chad Williams Grambling State Cardinals WR $641.6K
2. Chester Rogers Grambling State Colts WR $540K

Hampton

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Chris Baker Hampton Buccaneers DT $6M
2. Justin Durant Hampton Cowboys OLB $695K
3. Kendall Langford Hampton Colts DE N/A

Harvard

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Ryan Fitzpatrick Harvard Jets QB $3.7M
1. Ryan Fitzpatrick Harvard Buccaneers QB $3.7M
3. Cameron Brate Harvard Buccaneers TE $690K
4. Nick Easton Harvard Vikings C $615K
5. Tyler Ott Harvard Seahawks LS $540K
6. Cole Toner Harvard Cardinals G $122.4K
6. Anthony Fabiano Harvard Ravens T $122.4K
6. Ben Braunecker Harvard Bears TE $122.4K
6. Cole Toner Harvard Bengals G $122.4K
6. Adam Redmond Harvard Colts G $122.4K
6. Anthony Fabiano Harvard Redskins T $122.4K
12. Desmond Bryant Harvard Browns DE N/A

Hofstra

Name College NFL Pos Salary
. Kyle Arrington Hofstra Ravens CB N/A

Holy Cross

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Kalif Raymond Holy Cross Broncos WR $540K
1. Kalif Raymond Holy Cross Jets WR $540K

Howard

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Antoine Bethea Howard Cardinals SS $3.4M
1. Antoine Bethea Howard 49ers SS $3.4M

Idaho State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Evan Smith Idaho State Buccaneers C $4.5M
2. Josh Hill Idaho State Saints TE $2.6M
3. Tyler Kuder Idaho State Packers DT N/A

Illinois State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Nate Palmer Illinois State Titans ILB $1M
2. Cameron Meredith Illinois State Bears WR $617K
3. Shelby Harris Illinois State Broncos DE $615K
3. James O'Shaughnessy Illinois State Jaguars TE $615K
3. James O'Shaughnessy Illinois State Chiefs TE $615K
3. James O'Shaughnessy Illinois State Patriots TE $615K
7. B.J. Bello Illinois State Browns ILB $465K
8. Cameron Lee Illinois State Bears G $122.4K
8. Michael Liedtke Illinois State Buccaneers G $122.4K

Incarnate Word

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Alex Jenkins Incarnate Word Saints DE $122.4K
2. Cole Wick Incarnate Word Lions TE N/A
2. Myke Tavarres Incarnate Word Eagles OLB N/A

Jacksonville

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Andy Jones Jacksonville Cowboys WR $465K
1. Andy Jones Jacksonville Texans WR $465K
3. Justin Horton Jacksonville Jaguars OLB N/A

Jacksonville State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Chris Landrum Jacksonville State Chargers OLB $540K
2. Jaylen Hill Jacksonville State Ravens CB $465K

James Madison

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Arthur Moats James Madison Steelers OLB $2.9M
2. Josh Wells James Madison Jaguars RT $715K
3. Daniel Brown James Madison Bears TE $615K
4. Dean Marlowe James Madison Panthers SS N/A
4. Earl Watford James Madison Jaguars RT N/A

Lamar

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Brendan Langley Lamar Broncos CB $641.6K

Liberty

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Walt Aikens Liberty Dolphins FS $794K
2. Jacob Hagen Liberty Steelers FS $122.4K
3. Rashad Jennings Liberty Giants RB N/A

Maine

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Patrick Ricard Maine Ravens DT $465K
2. Bruce Johnson Maine Eagles C N/A
2. Trevor Bates Maine Colts ILB N/A
2. Trevor Bates Maine Patriots ILB N/A

Marist

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Terrence Fede Marist Dolphins DE $704K
2. Jason Myers Marist Jaguars K $615K

Missouri State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Clay Harbor Missouri State Patriots TE $615K
1. Clay Harbor Missouri State Saints TE $615K
3. Dylan Cole Missouri State Texans ILB $469K

Monmouth

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Chris Hogan Monmouth Patriots WR $3M
2. Neal Sterling Monmouth Jets TE $615K
3. Alex Tanney Monmouth Titans QB $540K
4. Hakeem Valles Monmouth Cardinals TE $122.4K
4. Hakeem Valles Monmouth Lions TE $122.4K

Montana

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Trumaine Johnson Montana Rams CB $16.7M
2. Brock Coyle Montana 49ers ILB $1.5M
3. Colt Anderson Montana Bills SS $900K
4. Jordan Tripp Montana Falcons ILB $690K
5. Tyrone Holmes Montana Browns DE $540K
5. Tyrone Holmes Montana Jaguars DE $540K
7. William Poehls Montana Jaguars G $465K
7. Jamaal Jones Montana Chargers WR $465K
7. Caleb Kidder Montana Vikings DE $465K
7. Caleb Kidder Montana Patriots DE $465K
11. Dan Carpenter Montana Bills K N/A
11. Zack Wagenmann Montana Cardinals DE N/A

Montana State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Beau Sandland Montana State Panthers TE $465K
1. Bryson Keeton Montana State Jets CB $465K
3. J.P. Flynn Montana State 49ers T $122.4K
4. Michael Person Montana State Falcons G N/A
4. Michael Person Montana State Chiefs G N/A

Murray State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Walter Powell Murray State Bills WR $527.6K

Nebraska-Omaha

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Zach Miller Nebraska-Omaha Bears TE $2.6M

New Hampshire

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Corey Graham New Hampshire Bills FS $1.6M
1. Corey Graham New Hampshire Eagles FS $1.6M
3. Dalton Crossan New Hampshire Colts RB N/A

Nicholls State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Lardarius Webb Nicholls State Ravens CB $1.3M
2. B.T Sanders Nicholls State Bills S N/A

Norfolk State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Don Carey Norfolk State Lions SS $1.2M
2. Deon King Norfolk State Browns OLB $122.4K
2. Deon King Norfolk State Cowboys OLB $122.4K

North Carolina A&T

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Tarik Cohen North Carolina A&T Bears RB $623.9K
2. Tony McRae North Carolina A&T Ravens CB $122.4K

North Carolina Central

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Ryan Smith North Carolina Central Buccaneers CB $688K

North Dakota State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Carson Wentz North Dakota State Eagles QB $6.1M
2. Marcus Williams North Dakota State Jets CB $2.7M
3. Billy Turner North Dakota State Broncos G $794K
3. Billy Turner North Dakota State Dolphins G $794K
5. Ramon Humber North Dakota State Bills OLB $695K
6. Kyle Emanuel North Dakota State Chargers OLB $669.6K
7. Joe Haeg North Dakota State Colts G $600.6K
8. C.J. Smith North Dakota State Eagles CB $122.4K

Northern Colorado

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Kyle Sloter Northern Colorado Broncos QB $340K
1. Kyle Sloter Northern Colorado Vikings QB $340K

Northern Iowa

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Austin Howard Northern Iowa Ravens RT $2.5M
1. Austin Howard Northern Iowa RT $2.5M
3. David Johnson Northern Iowa Cardinals RB $799.8K
4. Xavier Williams Northern Iowa Cardinals DT $617.7K
5. L.J. Fort Northern Iowa Steelers ILB $615K
6. Deiondre' Hall Northern Iowa Bears CB $490.7K

Northwestern State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Jeremy Lane Northwestern State Seahawks CB $5.3M
2. Deon Simon Northwestern State Jets DT $122.4K
3. Pace Murphy Northwestern State Rams T N/A

Penn

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Greg Van Roten Penn Panthers G $615K
1. Brandon Copeland Penn Lions DE $615K
3. Alex Torgersen Penn Redskins QB $122.4K

Portland State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Julius Thomas Portland State Jaguars TE $5.6M
1. Julius Thomas Portland State Dolphins TE $5.6M
3. Deshawn Shead Portland State Seahawks FS $1.2M
4. Patrick Onwuasor Portland State Ravens ILB $540K
4. Kameron Canaday Portland State Steelers LS $540K
6. Cornelius Edison Portland State Vikings C $122.4K
6. Xavier Coleman Portland State Jets CB $122.4K

Presbyterian College

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Justin Bethel Presbyterian College Cardinals CB $3.5M

Princeton

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Caraun Reid Princeton Lions DE $690K
2. Seth Devalve Princeton Browns TE $635.8K

Richmond

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Kerry Wynn Richmond Giants DE $1.8M
2. David Jones Richmond Patriots CB $122.4K
3. Brian Brown Richmond Cowboys WR N/A
3. Reginald Diggs Richmond Redskins WR N/A
3. Thomas Evans Richmond Packers T N/A
3. Tim Hightower Richmond 49ers RB N/A
3. Winston Craig Richmond Eagles DT N/A

Sacramento State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Todd Davis Sacramento State Broncos ILB $2.7M
2. Darnell Sankey Sacramento State Colts LB $122.4K
2. Deandre Carter Sacramento State 49ers WR $122.4K

Sam Houston State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Josh McCown Sam Houston State Browns QB $6.5M
1. Josh McCown Sam Houston State Jets QB $6.5M
3. Lac Edwards Sam Houston State Jets P $558.9K

Samford

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Jaquiski Tartt Samford 49ers FS $1.4M
2. Corey White Samford Jets CB $775K
3. Michael Pierce Samford Ravens DT $543.3K
4. Nick Williams Samford Dolphins DE N/A

San Diego

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Jamal Agnew San Diego Lions CB $529.6K
2. Josh Johnson San Diego Giants QB N/A

South Carolina State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Javon Hargrave South Carolina State Steelers DT $733.3K
2. Rafael Bush South Carolina State Saints FS $695K
3. Joe Thomas South Carolina State Packers ILB $615K
4. Antonio Hamilton South Carolina State S $541.8K
5. Temarrick Hemingway South Carolina State Rams TE $402.9K

South Dakota

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Tom Compton South Dakota Bears T $1.9M
2. Drew Iddings South Dakota Panthers DE $348K

South Dakota State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Adam Vinatieri South Dakota State Colts K $2.8M
2. Zach Zenner South Dakota State Lions RB $616.7K
3. Bryan Witzmann South Dakota State Chiefs G $540K

Southeast Missouri State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Paul McRoberts Southeast Missouri State Rams WR $122.4K

Southeastern Louisiana

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Harlan Miller Southeastern Louisiana Cardinals CB $122.4K

Southern

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Arthur Miley Southern Panthers DE $465K
2. Lenard Tillery Southern Rams RB $348K

Southern Illinois

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Chase Allen Southern Illinois Dolphins OLB $468.3K
2. MyCole Pruitt Southern Illinois Bills TE $122.4K
2. MyCole Pruitt Southern Illinois Vikings TE $122.4K

Southern Utah

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Miles Killebrew Southern Utah Lions S $684.6K
2. LeShaun Sims Southern Utah Titans CB $599.5K
3. James Cowser Southern Utah OLB $540K
4. Raysean Pringle Southern Utah Jaguars CB $122.4K
5. Josh Thornton Southern Utah Lions CB N/A

St Francis (PA)

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Lorenzo Jerome St Francis (PA) 49ers S $465K

Stephen F Austin

Name College NFL Pos Salary
. T.J. Daniel Stephen F Austin Texans DE N/A
. Zach Conque Stephen F Austin Texans TE N/A

Stetson

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Donald Payne Stetson Jaguars ILB $465K

Stony Brook

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Will Tye Stony Brook Jets TE $615K
2. Victor Ochi Stony Brook Titans OLB $540K

Tennessee State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie Tennessee State Giants CB $9M
2. Anthony Levine Tennessee State Ravens ILB $1M
3. Demetrius Rhaney Tennessee State Rams C $690K
4. Kadeem Edwards Tennessee State Cowboys G $122.4K

Tennessee-Chattanooga

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Buster Skrine Tennessee-Chattanooga Jets CB $8.5M
2. Davis Tull Tennessee-Chattanooga Saints DE $540K
3. Corey Levin Tennessee-Chattanooga Titans G $492.5K
4. Keionta Davis Tennessee-Chattanooga Patriots DE $465K

The Citadel

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Andre Roberts The Citadel Falcons WR $1.8M

Towson

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Jermon Bushrod Towson Dolphins G $3M
2. Terrance West Towson Ravens RB $1.8M
3. Tye Smith Towson Seahawks CB $540K
3. Tye Smith Towson Titans CB $540K
5. Jordan Dangerfield Towson Steelers FS $363K
6. Frank Beltre Towson Jets OLB N/A

UC Davis

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Colton Schmidt UC Davis Bills P $1.2M

UC Irvine

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Darren Fells UC Irvine Lions TE $975K

Villanova

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Benjamin Ijalana Villanova Jets RT $4.3M
2. Tanoh Kpassagnon Villanova Chiefs DE $785.7K
3. Don Cherry Villanova Bears ILB $465K
4. Austin Calitro Villanova Seahawks ILB $122.4K
5. Brad Seaton Villanova Titans T N/A

Wagner

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Julian Stanford Wagner Jets OLB $775K
2. Dominique Williams Wagner Jets RB N/A

Western Illinois

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Lance Lenoir Western Illinois Cowboys WR $122.4K

William & Mary

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Tre McBride William & Mary Bears WR $615K
2. Luke Rhodes William & Mary Colts ILB $540K
3. DeAndre Houston-Carson William & Mary Bears S $122.4K
4. B.W. Webb William & Mary Bears CB N/A

Wofford

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Brenton Bersin Wofford Panthers WR $690K
2. Kasey Redfern Wofford Lions P $465K

Yale

Name College NFL Pos Salary
. Tyler Varga Yale Colts RB N/A

Youngstown State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Derek Rivers Youngstown State Patriots OLB $548.7K
2. Troy Hill Youngstown State Rams CB $542.6K
3. Avery Moss Youngstown State Giants DE $528.7K
4. David Rivers III Youngstown State Packers CB $465K
5. Kenneth Durden Youngstown State Titans S $122.4K