Updated by Dan on Sep 1, 2022

2022 NFL Salaries by College

What colleges and conferences had the highest paid NFL players during the 2022 season?
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Overall

Name # Salary
1. SEC 407 $1,690.8M
2. Big Ten 308 $1,242.7M
3. ACC 223 $998.7M
4. PAC-12 201 $857.4M
5. Big 12 168 $566.4M

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Name # Salary
1. Ohio State 56 $315.8M
2. Alabama 65 $310.6M
3. LSU 56 $242.7M
4. Clemson 32 $205.9M
5. Oklahoma 40 $198.5M

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Quarterbacks

Name # Salary
1. SEC 16 $144.3M
2. ACC 14 $137.9M
3. Big 12 11 $118.9M
4. Big Ten 10 $113.6M
5. PAC-12 9 $113.3M

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Name # Salary
1. California 2 $83.8M
2. Oklahoma 3 $55.8M
3. Clemson 2 $55.2M
4. Wisconsin 1 $48.5M
5. Texas Tech 1 $45M

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Running Backs

Name # Salary
1. SEC 35 $92.6M
2. Big Ten 23 $60.3M
3. ACC 17 $43.1M
4. Big 12 16 $30M
5. PAC-12 13 $28.4M

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Name # Salary
1. Alabama 7 $24.4M
2. Tennessee 3 $21.8M
3. Georgia 6 $18.6M
4. Ohio State 3 $17.7M
5. Oklahoma 4 $16.3M

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Receivers

Name # Salary
1. SEC 64 $309.8M
2. Big Ten 48 $227.8M
3. PAC-12 40 $169.3M
4. ACC 31 $157.5M
5. FCS 30 $99.6M

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Name # Salary
1. Ole Miss 5 $73.2M
2. Clemson 8 $71.5M
3. Ohio State 10 $70.8M
4. Alabama 12 $56.6M
5. Penn State 7 $54.6M

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Offensive Line

Name # Salary
1. SEC 66 $281.9M
2. Big Ten 62 $250.1M
3. ACC 34 $161.9M
4. PAC-12 33 $136.8M
5. Big 12 30 $136.4M

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Name # Salary
1. Notre Dame 9 $64.9M
2. Oklahoma 9 $64.5M
3. Alabama 10 $56.2M
4. Ohio State 12 $46.6M
5. Iowa 10 $43.5M

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Defensive Line

Name # Salary
1. SEC 72 $308.5M
2. Big Ten 52 $210.4M
3. ACC 40 $194.4M
4. PAC-12 28 $148.1M
5. FCS 21 $75.6M

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Name # Salary
1. Alabama 11 $59.4M
2. Michigan 11 $54.2M
3. Ohio State 11 $52.5M
4. Texas A&M 6 $49.7M
5. Clemson 9 $49.1M

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Linebackers

Name # Salary
1. SEC 50 $216.2M
2. Big Ten 47 $169.5M
3. PAC-12 22 $76.1M
4. ACC 25 $68.1M
5. FCS 21 $56.3M

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Name # Salary
1. LSU 10 $49.8M
2. Ohio State 6 $44.5M
3. Georgia 10 $42.7M
4. Kentucky 4 $39.6M
5. Wisconsin 8 $36M

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Secondary

Name # Salary
1. SEC 83 $307.8M
2. ACC 49 $209.3M
3. Big Ten 53 $193.8M
4. PAC-12 46 $159M
5. Big 12 27 $78.9M

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Name # Salary
1. LSU 11 $80.8M
2. Alabama 15 $77.5M
3. Ohio State 10 $74.4M
4. FSU 6 $55.9M
5. Washington 10 $44.1M

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Special Teams

Name # Salary
1. SEC 21 $29.8M
2. PAC-12 10 $26.4M
3. ACC 13 $26.4M
4. AAC 11 $22.4M
5. Big 12 8 $18M

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Name # Salary
1. Texas 2 $9.7M
2. FSU 2 $7.7M
3. Oklahoma 4 $6.3M
4. Auburn 3 $6M
5. New Mexico 2 $5.9M

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Top Colleges

College # Salary
1. Ohio State 56 $315.8M
2. Alabama 65 $310.6M
3. LSU 56 $242.7M
4. Clemson 32 $205.9M
5. Oklahoma 40 $198.5M
6. Georgia 48 $168.5M
7. Texas A&M 25 $165.5M
8. Wisconsin 29 $159.2M
9. California 17 $148M
10. Mississippi State 21 $146.6M
11. Penn State 37 $141.4M
12. Michigan 38 $136.5M
13. Florida State 21 $133.7M
14. Mississippi 23 $131.7M
15. Notre Dame 38 $128.9M
16. Southern California 23 $123M
17. Iowa 34 $119M
18. Washington 29 $105.5M
19. Boston College 17 $103.4M
20. Pittsburgh 17 $97.8M
21. Auburn 26 $97.5M
22. Stanford 23 $93.5M
23. UCLA 27 $89.6M
24. Florida 33 $87.9M
25. Maryland 12 $87.5M
26. Oregon 19 $86.9M
27. Virginia Tech 22 $85.9M
28. South Carolina 24 $82.9M
29. Temple 16 $76.2M
30. Texas 28 $75.3M
31. North Carolina State 17 $74.1M
32. Fresno State 6 $72.5M
33. Michigan State 15 $71.5M
34. Kentucky 19 $65.4M
35. Wyoming 8 $65.3M
36. Utah 17 $64.8M
37. Texas Tech 13 $63.2M
38. Miami 22 $62.8M
39. Tennessee 22 $59.2M
40. Brigham Young 11 $56.9M
41. Nebraska 18 $56.2M
42. Texas Christian 18 $54.7M
43. North Dakota State 11 $54.2M
44. Missouri 18 $52.6M
45. Kansas State 10 $51.5M
46. Louisville 8 $50.3M
47. Western Michigan 11 $49.9M
48. Cincinnati 17 $49.3M
49. Houston 15 $49.2M
50. Arkansas 16 $47.3M
51. Oregon State 10 $46.6M
52. Colorado 8 $45.2M
53. Boise State 12 $43.8M
54. North Carolina 18 $43.1M
55. Oklahoma State 19 $39.8M
56. Eastern Washington 4 $39M
57. Syracuse 9 $35.4M
58. South Carolina State 4 $34.9M
59. Baylor 15 $34.7M
60. Georgia Tech 8 $34.5M
61. Colorado State 7 $33.9M
62. Duke 12 $32.8M
63. Minnesota 14 $32.6M
64. Vanderbilt 11 $32.5M
65. Toledo 9 $32.1M
66. Rutgers 13 $32.1M
67. Central Florida 11 $31.4M
68. Middle Tennessee State 6 $31.2M
69. Connecticut 5 $31.2M
70. West Alabama 1 $30M
71. Nevada 5 $29.3M
72. Northern Illinois 3 $28.8M
73. Southern Methodist 12 $28.5M
74. Eastern Michigan 3 $27.2M
75. West Virginia 12 $26.7M
76. Illinois 15 $26.6M
77. Buffalo 5 $26.5M
78. Texas-El Paso 5 $26.4M
79. Florida Atlantic 8 $25.8M
80. Washington State 8 $24.5M
81. Wake Forest 11 $24M
82. Northwestern 8 $23.3M
83. Western Kentucky 6 $22.5M
84. Purdue 12 $22.3M
85. Memphis 13 $20.4M
86. Arizona State 14 $20.2M
87. Utah State 8 $20.2M
88. Indiana 7 $18.7M
89. Abilene Christian 4 $18.5M
90. San Diego State 10 $16.8M
91. Delaware 5 $16.6M
92. Alabama-Birmingham 5 $16.3M
93. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 2 $16.1M
94. MSU Mankato 1 $16.1M
95. Yale 2 $15.9M
96. South Dakota State 2 $15.3M
97. Colorado State Pueblo 3 $15.3M
98. Virginia 9 $15.1M
99. Samford 4 $15M
100. Louisiana-Lafayette 6 $14.5M
101. Florida International 3 $14.2M
102. Arkansas State 4 $14.2M
103. Stephen F Austin 1 $13.8M
104. Grand Valley State University 1 $13.6M
105. Harvard 3 $13.3M
106. Central Michigan 7 $13.2M
107. Louisiana Tech 7 $12.4M
108. Iowa State 8 $12.3M
109. South Florida 4 $12.1M
110. Eastern Illinois 2 $11M
111. Albany 1 $10.3M
112. Charlotte 3 $10M
113. Valdosta State (GA) 3 $9.9M
114. East Carolina 3 $9.8M
115. Rice 6 $9.8M
116. Illinois State 2 $9.8M
117. Weber State 3 $9.6M
118. Kansas 5 $9.6M
119. Arizona 6 $9.5M
120. Georgia Southern 5 $9.1M
121. Tulsa 4 $8.9M
122. South Alabama 4 $8.8M
123. Tulane 7 $8.8M
124. Humboldt State (CA) 1 $8.8M
125. San Jose State 4 $8.7M
126. Manitoba 1 $8.7M
127. Southern Mississippi 7 $8M
128. Regina 1 $8M
129. Northern Iowa 5 $7.6M
130. Ferris State 4 $7.5M
131. Old Dominion 6 $7.4M
132. Texas-San Antonio 5 $7.2M
133. Fordham 2 $7M
134. Bloomsburg 1 $7M
135. Appalachian State 7 $6.5M
136. Western State College Colorado 1 $6.1M
137. New Mexico 2 $5.9M
138. VCU 1 $5.9M
139. Georgia State 3 $5.8M
140. San Diego 2 $5.8M
141. Montana State 5 $5.3M
142. Villanova 4 $5.2M
143. Assumption College 2 $5.2M
144. Marshall 4 $4.9M
145. Indiana State 2 $4.6M
146. Idaho 3 $4.5M
147. Sioux Falls 2 $4.2M
148. Central Arkansas 3 $4.2M
149. Missouri Western 3 $4.2M
150. North Carolina A&T 2 $4.2M
151. Tennessee-Chattanooga 2 $4.1M
152. Marist 1 $3.9M
153. James Madison 3 $3.9M
154. Troy 1 $3.9M
155. William & Mary 3 $3.8M
156. Hawaii 2 $3.8M
157. Maine 1 $3.8M
158. Ohio 2 $3.6M
159. Canisius 1 $3.3M
160. Massachusetts 3 $3.2M
161. Western Carolina 1 $3.2M
162. North Texas 3 $3.1M
163. Alabama State 1 $3.1M
164. Lenoir–Rhyne University 2 $3M
165. Augustana College (SD) 1 $3M
165. Greenville 1 $3M
165. Jacksonville State 1 $3M
165. UW–Platteville 1 $3M
169. Southern Utah 2 $3M
170. Wagner 3 $2.9M
171. South Dakota 2 $2.9M
172. Coastal Carolina 3 $2.9M
173. Miami (Ohio) 3 $2.8M
174. Southeast Missouri State 3 $2.7M
175. Holy Cross 1 $2.5M
176. Malone University 1 $2.4M
177. Ashland University 1 $2.4M
178. Penn 2 $2.3M
179. Minnesota State University, Mankato 1 $2.3M
180. Southern Illinois 2 $2.2M
181. Missouri State 2 $2.2M
182. Bemidji State University 1 $2.1M
183. Western Illinois 2 $1.8M
184. The Citadel 1 $1.8M
185. Princeton 2 $1.7M
186. Army 2 $1.5M
187. Norfolk State 2 $1.5M
188. Bowling Green State 2 $1.4M
189. Liberty 1 $1.3M
190. California (PA) 1 $1.3M
191. UW–Whitewater 1 $1.2M
192. Drake 1 $1.2M
192. Virginia State 1 $1.2M
194. Sacramento State 1 $1.1M
195. Dayton 1 $1.1M
196. Furman 1 $1.1M
196. Presbyterian College 1 $1.1M
198. Fort Hays State 1 $1.1M
199. Fayetteville State 1 $1.1M
200. Navy 1 $1.1M
201. Alcorn State 1 $1.1M
202. Youngstown State 2 $1.1M
203. East Central Oklahoma University 1 $1M
203. Grambling State 1 $1M
205. Saint John's (MN) 1 $1M
206. North Dakota 1 $995.9K
207. Sam Houston State 1 $995.4K
208. Portland State 1 $990K
209. Northwest Missouri State 1 $957.9K
210. Southern 1 $942.3K
211. Ball State 1 $910.9K
212. Charleston (WV) 1 $898.7K
213. Nevada-Las Vegas 1 $895K
213. Southern Arkansas University 1 $895K
215. Murray State 1 $876.5K
216. Texas A&M-Commerce 1 $863.3K
217. Florida A&M 1 $858.3K
218. Sacred Heart 1 $855.8K
218. University of West Florida 1 $855.8K
220. Idaho State 1 $855K
220. Pittsburg State 1 $855K
222. Azusa Pacific 1 $850K
222. Kutztown University 1 $850K
224. Duquesne 1 $825K
224. Minnesota State 1 $825K
224. Prairie View A&M 1 $825K
227. Houston Baptist 1 $810.7K
228. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 1 $808.3K
229. Texas State 1 $765K
230. Missouri-Science & Technology 1 $763.3K
231. Air Force 1 $742.5K
231. Brown 1 $742.5K
233. Dubuque 1 $705K
233. Tusculum College 1 $705K
235. Tarleton State 1 $702.3K
236. Northern Colorado 1 $695K
236. Stetson 1 $695K
238. Elon 1 $671.7K
239. Eastern Kentucky 1 $660K
239. Louisiana-Monroe 1 $660K
241. Morgan State 1 $648.6K
242. Cal Poly 1 $9.2K