Updated by Dan on Sep 1, 2018

NFL Quarterback Salaries by College

What colleges and conferences have the highest paid NFL players at Quarterback?
How it works

Top Conferences

Conference # Salary
1. Big Ten 16 $103.8M
2. PAC-12 17 $90.1M
3. FCS 12 $84.7M
4. ACC 15 $83.5M
5. SEC 10 $73.9M
6. MWC 5 $64.3M
7. Big 12 13 $42.6M
8. MAC 4 $23.9M
9. C-USA 12 $20.8M
10. AAC 6 $15.4M
11. Independent 2 $1.2M
12. D-II 1 $129.2K

Top Colleges

College # Salary
1. Eastern Illinois 2 $37M
2. California 3 $29.1M
3. Michigan State 4 $27.5M
4. Georgia 1 $26.5M
5. Stanford 2 $25M
6. Fresno State 1 $25M
7. North Carolina State 3 $24.8M
8. Delaware 1 $24.8M
9. Michigan 3 $24.7M
10. Purdue 1 $24M
11. Wisconsin 1 $23.8M
12. Miami (Ohio) 1 $23.2M
13. Mississippi 2 $22.7M
14. Auburn 1 $21.5M
15. Utah 1 $18.4M
16. Boston College 1 $17.7M
17. TCU 2 $16.8M
18. Oklahoma 3 $16.6M
19. Virginia Tech 1 $16M
20. Houston 3 $15.3M
21. Arizona 1 $13.6M
22. Sam Houston State 1 $10M
22. UCF 1 $10M
24. Texas A&M 1 $8.7M
25. Southern California 5 $8.5M
26. Florida State 2 $7.9M
27. Oregon 1 $7.7M
28. North Dakota State 1 $7.3M
29. Louisville 2 $6.7M
30. North Carolina 1 $6.6M
31. Missouri 2 $6M
32. Virginia 2 $4.6M
33. UCLA 2 $3.9M
34. Wyoming 1 $3.9M
35. Texas Tech 1 $3.7M
36. Texas 1 $3.6M
37. Harvard 1 $3.3M
38. Clemson 1 $3.1M
39. Northwestern 1 $1.9M
40. Oklahoma State 2 $1.4M
41. Tulane 1 $1.4M
42. Baylor 1 $1.1M
43. Oregon State 1 $1M
44. Western Kentucky 2 $1M
45. West Virginia 1 $1M
46. Alabama 1 $900K
47. Southern Mississippi 2 $849.2K
48. Tennessee 2 $834K
49. Iowa 1 $802K
50. Mississippi State 1 $725.8K
51. Arizona State 1 $720K
51. San Jose State 1 $720K
53. Old Dominion 1 $705K
54. Notre Dame 1 $689.9K
55. Richmond 1 $656.9K
56. Arkansas 1 $630K
56. Indiana 1 $630K
56. Louisiana Tech 1 $630K
56. UAB 1 $630K
60. Pittsburgh 2 $614.9K
61. Central Michigan 1 $556.7K
62. BYU 1 $555K
62. Monmouth 1 $555K
62. Northern Colorado 1 $555K
65. Eastern Kentucky 1 $480K
65. Washington State 1 $480K
67. Miami 1 $378K
68. UTEP 1 $363K
69. Ohio State 2 $258.4K
70. Florida International 1 $129.2K
70. LSU 1 $129.2K
70. Marshall 1 $129.2K
70. Nebraska 1 $129.2K
70. Princeton 1 $129.2K
70. Temple 1 $129.2K
70. Texas A&M University–Commerce 1 $129.2K
70. Toledo 1 $129.2K

AAC

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Blake Bortles UCF Jaguars QB $10M
2. Teddy Bridgewater Louisville Saints QB $5M
3. Kyle Allen Houston Panthers QB $129.2K
3. Phillip Walker Temple Colts QB $129.2K
3. Greg Ward Houston Eagles QB $129.2K
6. Paxton Lynch Memphis Broncos QB N/A

ACC

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Philip Rivers North Carolina State Rams QB $22M
2. Matt Ryan Boston College Falcons QB $17.7M
3. Tyrod Taylor Virginia Tech Browns QB $16M
4. Jameis Winston Florida State Buccaneers QB $7.9M
5. Mitchell Trubisky North Carolina Bears QB $6.6M
6. Matt Schaub Virginia Falcons QB $4.5M
7. Deshaun Watson Clemson Texans QB $3.1M
8. Mike Glennon North Carolina State Cardinals QB $2M
9. Lamar Jackson Louisville Ravens QB $1.7M
10. Jacoby Brissett North Carolina State Colts QB $760.1K
11. Nathan Peterman Pittsburgh Bills QB $614.9K
12. Brad Kaaya Miami Colts QB $378K
13. Kurt Benkert Virginia Falcons QB $129.2K
14. E.J. Manuel Florida State QB N/A
14. Tom Savage Pittsburgh Saints QB N/A

Big 12

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Sam Bradford Oklahoma Cardinals QB $10.6M
2. Ryan Tannehill Texas A&M Dolphins QB $8.7M
3. Baker Mayfield Oklahoma Browns QB $5.9M
4. Chase Daniel Missouri Bears QB $4M
5. Patrick Mahomes Texas Tech Chiefs QB $3.7M
6. Colt McCoy Texas Redskins QB $3.6M
7. Blaine Gabbert Missouri Titans QB $2M
8. Robert Griffin III Baylor Ravens QB $1.1M
9. Geno Smith West Virginia Rams QB $1M
10. Brandon Weeden Oklahoma State Texans QB $720K
11. Mason Rudolph Oklahoma State Steelers QB $713.1K
12. Trevone Boykin TCU Seahawks QB $522.4K
13. Landry Jones Oklahoma Steelers QB N/A

Big Ten

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Kirk Cousins Michigan State Vikings QB $24M
1. Drew Brees Purdue Saints QB $24M
3. Russell Wilson Wisconsin Seahawks QB $23.8M
4. Tom Brady Michigan Patriots QB $22M
5. Chad Henne Michigan Chiefs QB $2.6M
6. Drew Stanton Michigan State Browns QB $2.5M
7. Trevor Siemian Northwestern Vikings QB $1.9M
8. Brian Hoyer Michigan State Patriots QB $915K
9. C.J. Beathard Iowa 49ers QB $802K
10. Nate Sudfeld Indiana Eagles QB $630K
11. Connor Cook Michigan State Panthers QB $129.2K
11. Jake Rudock Michigan Lions QB $129.2K
11. Tanner Lee Nebraska Jaguars QB $129.2K
11. Cardale Jones Ohio State Rams QB $129.2K
11. J.T. Barrett Ohio State Saints QB $129.2K
16. Wes Lunt Illinois Vikings QB N/A

C-USA

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Case Keenum Houston Broncos QB $15M
2. Ryan Griffin Tulane Buccaneers QB $1.4M
3. Austin Davis Southern Mississippi Seahawks QB $720K
4. Taylor Heinicke Old Dominion Panthers QB $705K
5. Jeff Driskel Louisiana Tech Bengals QB $630K
5. Joe Webb UAB Texans QB $630K
7. Mike White Western Kentucky Cowboys QB $534.4K
8. Tyler Ferguson Western Kentucky Titans QB $480K
9. Jameill Showers UTEP Cowboys QB $363K
10. Chase Litton Marshall Chiefs QB $129.2K
10. Alex McGough Florida International Seahawks QB $129.2K
10. Nick Mullens Southern Mississippi 49ers QB $129.2K

D-II

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Luis Perez Texas A&M University–Commerce Rams QB $129.2K

FCS

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Jimmy Garoppolo Eastern Illinois 49ers QB $37M
2. Joe Flacco Delaware Ravens QB $24.8M
3. Josh McCown Sam Houston State Jets QB $10M
4. Carson Wentz North Dakota State Eagles QB $7.3M
5. Ryan Fitzpatrick Harvard Buccaneers QB $3.3M
6. Kyle Lauletta Richmond Giants QB $656.9K
7. Kyle Sloter Northern Colorado Vikings QB $555K
7. Alex Tanney Monmouth Giants QB $555K
9. Tim Boyle Eastern Kentucky Packers QB $480K
10. Chad Kanoff Princeton Cardinals QB $129.2K
11. Peter Pujals Holy Cross Vikings QB N/A
11. Tony Romo Eastern Illinois Cowboys QB N/A

Independent

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. DeShone Kizer Notre Dame Packers QB $689.9K
2. Taysom Hill BYU Saints QB $555K

MAC

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Ben Roethlisberger Miami (Ohio) Steelers QB $23.2M
2. Cooper Rush Central Michigan Cowboys QB $556.7K
3. Logan Woodside Toledo Titans QB $129.2K
4. Brogan Roback Eastern Michigan Browns QB N/A

MWC

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Derek Carr Fresno State QB $25M
2. Alex Smith Utah Redskins QB $18.4M
3. Andy Dalton TCU Bengals QB $16.3M
4. Josh Allen Wyoming Bills QB $3.9M
5. David Fales San Jose State Dolphins QB $720K

PAC-12

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Andrew Luck Stanford Colts QB $24.4M
2. Aaron Rodgers California Packers QB $20.9M
3. Nick Foles Arizona Eagles QB $13.6M
4. Marcus Mariota Oregon Titans QB $7.7M
5. Jared Goff California Rams QB $7.6M
6. Sam Darnold Southern California Jets QB $5.5M
7. Josh Rosen UCLA Cardinals QB $3.2M
8. Matt Barkley Southern California Bengals QB $1.5M
9. Sean Mannion Oregon State Rams QB $1M
10. Cody Kessler Southern California Jaguars QB $758.1K
11. Matt Cassel Southern California Lions QB $720K
11. Brock Osweiler Arizona State Dolphins QB $720K
13. Brett Hundley UCLA Seahawks QB $705K
14. Kevin Hogan Stanford Broncos QB $630K
15. Davis Webb California Jets QB $605K
16. Luke Falk Washington State Dolphins QB $480K
17. Carson Palmer Southern California Cardinals QB N/A

SEC

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Matthew Stafford Georgia Lions QB $26.5M
2. Eli Manning Mississippi Giants QB $22.2M
3. Cam Newton Auburn Panthers QB $21.5M
4. A.J. McCarron Alabama QB $900K
5. Dak Prescott Mississippi State Cowboys QB $725.8K
6. Joshua Dobbs Tennessee Steelers QB $704.8K
7. Brandon Allen Arkansas Rams QB $630K
8. Chad Kelly Mississippi Broncos QB $496.1K
9. Tyler Bray Tennessee Bears QB $129.2K
9. Danny Etling LSU Patriots QB $129.2K

Alabama

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. A.J. McCarron Alabama QB $900K

Arizona

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Nick Foles Arizona Eagles QB $13.6M

Arizona State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Brock Osweiler Arizona State Dolphins QB $720K

Arkansas

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Brandon Allen Arkansas Rams QB $630K

Auburn

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Cam Newton Auburn Panthers QB $21.5M

BYU

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Taysom Hill BYU Saints QB $555K

Baylor

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Robert Griffin III Baylor Ravens QB $1.1M

Boston College

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Matt Ryan Boston College Falcons QB $17.7M

California

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Aaron Rodgers California Packers QB $20.9M
2. Jared Goff California Rams QB $7.6M
3. Davis Webb California Jets QB $605K

Central Michigan

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Cooper Rush Central Michigan Cowboys QB $556.7K

Clemson

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Deshaun Watson Clemson Texans QB $3.1M

Delaware

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Joe Flacco Delaware Ravens QB $24.8M

Eastern Illinois

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Jimmy Garoppolo Eastern Illinois 49ers QB $37M
2. Tony Romo Eastern Illinois Cowboys QB N/A

Eastern Kentucky

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Tim Boyle Eastern Kentucky Packers QB $480K

Eastern Michigan

Name College NFL Pos Salary
. Brogan Roback Eastern Michigan Browns QB N/A

Florida International

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Alex McGough Florida International Seahawks QB $129.2K

Florida State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Jameis Winston Florida State Buccaneers QB $7.9M
2. E.J. Manuel Florida State QB N/A

Fresno State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Derek Carr Fresno State QB $25M

Georgia

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Matthew Stafford Georgia Lions QB $26.5M

Harvard

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Ryan Fitzpatrick Harvard Buccaneers QB $3.3M

Holy Cross

Name College NFL Pos Salary
. Peter Pujals Holy Cross Vikings QB N/A

Houston

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Case Keenum Houston Broncos QB $15M
2. Kyle Allen Houston Panthers QB $129.2K
2. Greg Ward Houston Eagles QB $129.2K

Illinois

Name College NFL Pos Salary
. Wes Lunt Illinois Vikings QB N/A

Indiana

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Nate Sudfeld Indiana Eagles QB $630K

Iowa

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. C.J. Beathard Iowa 49ers QB $802K

LSU

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Danny Etling LSU Patriots QB $129.2K

Louisiana Tech

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Jeff Driskel Louisiana Tech Bengals QB $630K

Louisville

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Teddy Bridgewater Louisville Saints QB $5M
2. Lamar Jackson Louisville Ravens QB $1.7M

Marshall

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Chase Litton Marshall Chiefs QB $129.2K

Memphis

Name College NFL Pos Salary
. Paxton Lynch Memphis Broncos QB N/A

Miami

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Brad Kaaya Miami Colts QB $378K

Miami (Ohio)

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Ben Roethlisberger Miami (Ohio) Steelers QB $23.2M

Michigan

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Tom Brady Michigan Patriots QB $22M
2. Chad Henne Michigan Chiefs QB $2.6M
3. Jake Rudock Michigan Lions QB $129.2K

Michigan State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Kirk Cousins Michigan State Vikings QB $24M
2. Drew Stanton Michigan State Browns QB $2.5M
3. Brian Hoyer Michigan State Patriots QB $915K
4. Connor Cook Michigan State Panthers QB $129.2K

Mississippi

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Eli Manning Mississippi Giants QB $22.2M
2. Chad Kelly Mississippi Broncos QB $496.1K

Mississippi State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Dak Prescott Mississippi State Cowboys QB $725.8K

Missouri

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Chase Daniel Missouri Bears QB $4M
2. Blaine Gabbert Missouri Titans QB $2M

Monmouth

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Alex Tanney Monmouth Giants QB $555K

Nebraska

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Tanner Lee Nebraska Jaguars QB $129.2K

North Carolina

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Mitchell Trubisky North Carolina Bears QB $6.6M

North Carolina State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Philip Rivers North Carolina State Rams QB $22M
2. Mike Glennon North Carolina State Cardinals QB $2M
3. Jacoby Brissett North Carolina State Colts QB $760.1K

North Dakota State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Carson Wentz North Dakota State Eagles QB $7.3M

Northern Colorado

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Kyle Sloter Northern Colorado Vikings QB $555K

Northwestern

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Trevor Siemian Northwestern Vikings QB $1.9M

Notre Dame

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. DeShone Kizer Notre Dame Packers QB $689.9K

Ohio State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Cardale Jones Ohio State Rams QB $129.2K
1. J.T. Barrett Ohio State Saints QB $129.2K

Oklahoma

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Sam Bradford Oklahoma Cardinals QB $10.6M
2. Baker Mayfield Oklahoma Browns QB $5.9M
3. Landry Jones Oklahoma Steelers QB N/A

Oklahoma State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Brandon Weeden Oklahoma State Texans QB $720K
2. Mason Rudolph Oklahoma State Steelers QB $713.1K

Old Dominion

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Taylor Heinicke Old Dominion Panthers QB $705K

Oregon

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Marcus Mariota Oregon Titans QB $7.7M

Oregon State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Sean Mannion Oregon State Rams QB $1M

Pittsburgh

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Nathan Peterman Pittsburgh Bills QB $614.9K
2. Tom Savage Pittsburgh Saints QB N/A

Princeton

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Chad Kanoff Princeton Cardinals QB $129.2K

Purdue

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Drew Brees Purdue Saints QB $24M

Richmond

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Kyle Lauletta Richmond Giants QB $656.9K

Sam Houston State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Josh McCown Sam Houston State Jets QB $10M

San Jose State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. David Fales San Jose State Dolphins QB $720K

Southern California

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Sam Darnold Southern California Jets QB $5.5M
2. Matt Barkley Southern California Bengals QB $1.5M
3. Cody Kessler Southern California Jaguars QB $758.1K
4. Matt Cassel Southern California Lions QB $720K
5. Carson Palmer Southern California Cardinals QB N/A

Southern Mississippi

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Austin Davis Southern Mississippi Seahawks QB $720K
2. Nick Mullens Southern Mississippi 49ers QB $129.2K

Stanford

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Andrew Luck Stanford Colts QB $24.4M
2. Kevin Hogan Stanford Broncos QB $630K

TCU

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Andy Dalton TCU Bengals QB $16.3M
2. Trevone Boykin TCU Seahawks QB $522.4K

Temple

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Phillip Walker Temple Colts QB $129.2K

Tennessee

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Joshua Dobbs Tennessee Steelers QB $704.8K
2. Tyler Bray Tennessee Bears QB $129.2K

Texas

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Colt McCoy Texas Redskins QB $3.6M

Texas A&M

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Ryan Tannehill Texas A&M Dolphins QB $8.7M

Texas A&M University–Commerce

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Luis Perez Texas A&M University–Commerce Rams QB $129.2K

Texas Tech

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Patrick Mahomes Texas Tech Chiefs QB $3.7M

Toledo

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Logan Woodside Toledo Titans QB $129.2K

Tulane

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Ryan Griffin Tulane Buccaneers QB $1.4M

UAB

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Joe Webb UAB Texans QB $630K

UCF

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Blake Bortles UCF Jaguars QB $10M

UCLA

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Josh Rosen UCLA Cardinals QB $3.2M
2. Brett Hundley UCLA Seahawks QB $705K

UTEP

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Jameill Showers UTEP Cowboys QB $363K

Utah

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Alex Smith Utah Redskins QB $18.4M

Virginia

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Matt Schaub Virginia Falcons QB $4.5M
2. Kurt Benkert Virginia Falcons QB $129.2K

Virginia Tech

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Tyrod Taylor Virginia Tech Browns QB $16M

Washington State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Luke Falk Washington State Dolphins QB $480K

West Virginia

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Geno Smith West Virginia Rams QB $1M

Western Kentucky

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Mike White Western Kentucky Cowboys QB $534.4K
2. Tyler Ferguson Western Kentucky Titans QB $480K

Wisconsin

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Russell Wilson Wisconsin Seahawks QB $23.8M

Wyoming

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Josh Allen Wyoming Bills QB $3.9M