2018 NFL Salaries by College

Updated by Dan on Sep 1, 2018

Conference USA player salaries in the 2018 NFL season

What Conference USA schools had the most and highest paid NFL players in 2018?
How it works

College#Salary
1.UCF8$33.2M
2.Southern Mississippi14$24.5M
3.Memphis5$19.9M
4.Houston2$18.9M
5.Rice9$15.3M
6.Marshall10$11.8M
7.Louisiana Tech10$10.7M
8.Tulsa1$9M
9.UAB4$8.9M
10.East Carolina2$8.8M
11.Tulane3$6.4M
12.Western Kentucky8$5.6M
13.UTEP7$3.8M
14.Florida Atlantic5$3M
15.Middle Tennessee State4$2.7M
16.Old Dominion4$2.4M
17.Florida International5$1.3M
18.Charlotte1$887.9K
19.North Texas1$129.2K

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

Charlotte

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Larry OgunjobiCharlotteBrownsDT$887.9K

East Carolina

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Linval JosephEast CarolinaVikingsDT$8.1M
2.Dwayne HarrisEast CarolinaWR$720K

Florida Atlantic

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Adarius GlantonFlorida AtlanticBuccaneersOLB$1M
2.Trey HendricksonFlorida AtlanticSaintsDE$754.6K
3.Trevon ColeyFlorida AtlanticBrownsDT$555K
4.Buddy HowellFlorida AtlanticTexansRB$480K
5.Crevon LeBlancFlorida AtlanticLionsCB$129.2K

Florida International

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Jonnu SmithFlorida InternationalTitansTE$755.6K
2.Jeremiah McKinnonFlorida InternationalBrownsCB$129.2K
2.Anthony WintFlorida InternationalJetsLB$129.2K
2.Dieugot JosephFlorida InternationalJetsT$129.2K
2.Alex McGoughFlorida InternationalSeahawksQB$129.2K

Houston

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Case KeenumHoustonBroncosQB$15M
2.D.J. HaydenHoustonJaguarsCB$3.9M

Louisiana Tech

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Justin EllisLouisiana TechDT$4.3M
2.Vernon ButlerLouisiana TechPanthersDT$2.3M
3.Kenneth DixonLouisiana TechRavensRB$725.8K
4.Kentrell BriceLouisiana TechPackersSS$630.7K
5.Jeff DriskelLouisiana TechBengalsQB$630K
6.Trent TaylorLouisiana Tech49ersWR$605.5K
7.Xavier WoodsLouisiana TechCowboysFS$595K
8.Boston ScottLouisiana TechSaintsRB$516.5K
9.Vontarrius DoraLouisiana TechCardinalsOLB$378K
10.Carlos HendersonLouisiana TechBroncosWR$121.6K

Marshall

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Vinny CurryMarshallBuccaneersDE$6.5M
2.Lee SmithMarshallTE$3.3M
3.Darryl RobertsMarshallJetsCB$705K
4.Michael ClarkMarshallPackersWR$555K
5.Kaare VedvikMarshallRavensK$363K
6.C.J. ReavisMarshallJaguarsS$129.2K
6.Chase LittonMarshallChiefsQB$129.2K
6.Ryan YurachekMarshallFB$129.2K
9.Albert McClellanMarshallRavensOLBN/A
9.Neville HewittMarshallJetsOLBN/A

Memphis

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Ron LearyMemphisBroncosG$8.8M
2.Dontari PoeMemphisPanthersDT$5.3M
3.Stephen GostkowskiMemphisPatriotsK$5M
4.Jordan DeveyMemphisChiefsG$720K
5.Clinton McDonaldMemphisBroncosDTN/A

Middle Tennessee State

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Kevin ByardMiddle Tennessee StateTitansFS$1M
2.Josh WalkerMiddle Tennessee StateJaguarsG$705K
3.Richie JamesMiddle Tennessee State49ersWR$499.1K
4.Charvarius WardMiddle Tennessee StateChiefsCB$480K

North Texas

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Jeff WilsonNorth Texas49ersRB$129.2K

Old Dominion

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Taylor HeinickeOld DominionPanthersQB$705K
2.Rick LovatoOld DominionEaglesLS$630K
3.Rashaad CowardOld DominionBearsDT$555K
4.Zach PascalOld DominionColtsWR$480K

Rice

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Andrew SendejoRiceVikingsSS$3.5M
2.Chris BoswellRiceSteelersK$2.9M
3.Luke WillsonRiceLionsTE$2.5M
4.Vance McDonaldRiceSteelersTE$2.1M
5.Bryce CallahanRiceBearsCB$1.9M
6.Christian CovingtonRiceTexansDE$727.6K
7.Phillip GainesRiceBillsCB$720K
8.Emmanuel EllerbeRiceRamsLB$480K
9.Jordan TaylorRiceBroncosWR$393K

Southern Mississippi

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Jamie CollinsSouthern MississippiBrownsOLB$12.2M
2.Demar DotsonSouthern MississippiBuccaneersRT$4.6M
3.Tom JohnsonSouthern MississippiSeahawksDT$2.1M
4.Austin DavisSouthern MississippiSeahawksQB$720K
5.Tarvarius MooreSouthern Mississippi49ersS$676.1K
6.Mike ThomasSouthern MississippiRamsWR$659K
7.Ito SmithSouthern MississippiFalconsRB$635.2K
8.Jalen RichardSouthern MississippiRB$630K
8.Rashod HillSouthern MississippiVikingsRT$630K
10.Cameron TomSouthern MississippiSaintsG$555K
11.Cornell ArmstrongSouthern MississippiDolphinsCB$509.6K
12.Dylan BradleySouthern MississippiVikingsDT$480K
13.Nick MullensSouthern Mississippi49ersQB$129.2K
14.Korey RobertsonSouthern MississippiVikingsWRN/A

Tulane

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Ryan GrantTulaneColtsWR$5M
2.Ryan GriffinTulaneBuccaneersQB$1.4M
3.Cairo SantosTulaneJetsKN/A

Tulsa

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Charles ClayTulsaBillsTE$9M

UAB

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Chris HubbardUABBrownsRT$5.8M
2.J.J. NelsonUABCardinalsWR$2M
3.Joe WebbUABTexansQB$630K
4.Darious WilliamsUABRavensS$480K

UCF

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.A.J. BouyeUCFJaguarsCB$15.5M
2.Josh SittonUCFDolphinsG$6.5M
3.Latavius MurrayUCFVikingsRB$5.2M
4.Matt PraterUCFLionsK$3.2M
5.Brandon MarshallUCFSeahawksWR$1.1M
6.Kemal IshmaelUCFFalconsSS$1M
7.Charley HughlettUCFBrownsLS$705K
8.Josh RobinsonUCFBuccaneersCBN/A

UTEP

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Will HernandezUTEPGiantsG$1.4M
2.Eric TomlinsonUTEPJetsTE$630K
3.Roy Robertson-HarrisUTEPBearsDE$557.3K
4.Aaron JonesUTEPPackersRB$534.3K
5.Cedrick LangUTEPVikingsTE$373K
6.Jameill ShowersUTEPCowboysQB$363K
7.Quintin DempsUTEPBearsSSN/A

Western Kentucky

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Forrest LampWestern KentuckyRamsG$1.5M
2.Taywan TaylorWestern KentuckyTitansWR$859K
3.Tyler HigbeeWestern KentuckyRamsTE$775.2K
4.Joel IyiegbuniweWestern KentuckyBearsILB$649.6K
5.George FantWestern KentuckySeahawksRT$636.7K
6.Mike WhiteWestern KentuckyCowboysQB$534.4K
7.Tyler FergusonWestern KentuckyTitansQB$480K
8.Deon YelderWestern KentuckySaintsTE$129.2K

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