Updated by Dan on Sep 1, 2022
What colleges and conferences had the highest paid NFL players during the 2022 season?
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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 |
6. | Georgia | 48 | $168.5M |
7. | Texas A&M | 25 | $165.5M |
8. | Wisconsin | 29 | $159.2M |
9. | California | 17 | $148M |
10. | Miss St | 21 | $146.6M |
11. | Penn State | 37 | $141.4M |
12. | Michigan | 38 | $136.5M |
13. | FSU | 21 | $133.7M |
14. | Ole Miss | 23 | $131.7M |
15. | Notre Dame | 38 | $128.9M |
16. | Southern Cal | 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 |
Full List |
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 |
6. | Wyoming | 1 | $43M |
7. | N Dakota St | 3 | $41.2M |
8. | Fresno St | 1 | $40.5M |
9. | Georgia | 1 | $40M |
9. | Miss St | 1 | $40M |
11. | Michigan St | 2 | $37M |
12. | Texas A&M | 2 | $30.8M |
13. | Boston College | 1 | $30M |
14. | Michigan | 2 | $17M |
15. | Oregon | 2 | $16M |
16. | FSU | 1 | $14M |
17. | Alabama | 2 | $11.5M |
18. | LSU | 1 | $9M |
19. | Louisville | 2 | $8.9M |
20. | BYU | 1 | $8.8M |
21. | Houston | 2 | $8.5M |
22. | UNC | 2 | $8.1M |
23. | Southern Cal | 1 | $7.6M |
24. | E Illinois | 1 | $7M |
25. | Duke | 1 | $6.4M |
Full List |
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 |
6. | Stanford | 1 | $16M |
7. | FSU | 2 | $14.1M |
8. | LSU | 5 | $12.8M |
9. | Wisconsin | 5 | $12.5M |
10. | UTEP | 1 | $12M |
11. | Penn State | 3 | $11.2M |
12. | Toledo | 2 | $8.3M |
13. | San Diego St | 3 | $7.5M |
14. | NC State | 2 | $7.1M |
15. | Pittsburgh | 1 | $7M |
16. | Rutgers | 3 | $6.7M |
17. | UNC | 5 | $6.3M |
18. | Western State College Colorado | 1 | $6.1M |
19. | Fordham | 1 | $6.1M |
20. | Harvard | 1 | $5.4M |
21. | Iowa State | 3 | $4.3M |
22. | Memphis | 4 | $4M |
23. | BYU | 2 | $4M |
24. | Maine | 1 | $3.8M |
25. | Nebraska | 2 | $3.5M |
Full List |
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 |
6. | Maryland | 3 | $45.7M |
7. | Southern Cal | 6 | $39.6M |
8. | LSU | 9 | $37.7M |
9. | Texas A&M | 3 | $37.5M |
10. | Oklahoma | 7 | $32.9M |
11. | E Washington | 2 | $31.7M |
12. | Stanford | 6 | $31.2M |
13. | South Carolina | 5 | $30.6M |
14. | West Alabama | 1 | $30M |
15. | California | 5 | $29.1M |
16. | Fresno St | 1 | $28M |
17. | Iowa | 5 | $24.8M |
18. | Miami (FL) | 5 | $22.6M |
19. | Kansas St | 2 | $21.4M |
20. | Oregon St | 2 | $20.9M |
21. | SMU | 5 | $19.3M |
22. | Toledo | 2 | $19.2M |
23. | Cincinnati | 4 | $18.3M |
24. | N Illinois | 1 | $18M |
25. | Georgia Tech | 2 | $17.8M |
Full List |
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 |
6. | Wisconsin | 8 | $42.9M |
7. | Michigan | 9 | $40.3M |
8. | Texas A&M | 6 | $38.6M |
9. | W Michigan | 5 | $30.2M |
10. | Virginia Tech | 6 | $30M |
11. | TCU | 5 | $30M |
12. | Florida | 6 | $28.9M |
13. | UCLA | 6 | $27.1M |
14. | NC State | 3 | $26.1M |
15. | Georgia | 7 | $25.8M |
16. | Ole Miss | 4 | $25.8M |
17. | Missouri | 5 | $25.1M |
18. | Nevada | 2 | $24.8M |
19. | Colorado | 1 | $23M |
20. | Penn State | 5 | $22.5M |
21. | Southern Cal | 4 | $20.5M |
22. | Michigan St | 2 | $20M |
23. | LSU | 10 | $19.1M |
24. | Auburn | 3 | $19.1M |
25. | Pittsburgh | 1 | $18.5M |
Full List |
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 |
6. | Miss St | 5 | $47.2M |
7. | Oregon | 3 | $38.7M |
8. | Pittsburgh | 3 | $33.9M |
9. | LSU | 7 | $30M |
10. | Auburn | 5 | $27.9M |
11. | Southern Cal | 5 | $27.7M |
12. | FSU | 6 | $24.9M |
13. | E Michigan | 2 | $24.7M |
14. | Penn State | 7 | $21.2M |
15. | UCLA | 4 | $20.7M |
16. | Washington | 3 | $20.6M |
17. | California | 2 | $20.3M |
18. | NC State | 5 | $19.4M |
19. | Notre Dame | 6 | $18.8M |
20. | Syracuse | 3 | $18.8M |
21. | Maryland | 3 | $18.5M |
22. | Miami (FL) | 5 | $17.6M |
23. | Oklahoma St | 2 | $17.5M |
24. | Wisconsin | 3 | $15.9M |
25. | South Carolina | 4 | $15.9M |
Full List |
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 |
6. | Boston College | 5 | $32.5M |
7. | Nebraska | 4 | $28.5M |
8. | Buffalo | 2 | $24.5M |
9. | Alabama | 7 | $24M |
10. | Temple | 4 | $23.9M |
11. | UCLA | 6 | $23.5M |
12. | BYU | 3 | $22.2M |
13. | Washington | 4 | $20.5M |
14. | S Carolina St | 1 | $19.7M |
15. | Colorado St | 1 | $17M |
15. | Vanderbilt | 2 | $17M |
17. | Minnesota | 4 | $15M |
18. | Yale | 1 | $15M |
19. | Miss St | 2 | $14.3M |
20. | Iowa | 6 | $14.2M |
21. | Grand Valley State University | 1 | $13.6M |
22. | Utah State | 2 | $11.8M |
23. | Oklahoma | 5 | $10.3M |
24. | Houston | 4 | $10.3M |
25. | Southern Cal | 1 | $9.5M |
Full List |
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 |
6. | Auburn | 9 | $31.6M |
7. | Boston College | 4 | $28.5M |
8. | MTSU | 3 | $28.5M |
9. | Virginia Tech | 7 | $28.2M |
10. | Iowa | 7 | $28.1M |
11. | Miss St | 5 | $24M |
12. | Utah | 6 | $24M |
13. | Texas | 8 | $22.9M |
14. | Notre Dame | 5 | $22.6M |
15. | Baylor | 3 | $21.6M |
16. | Pittsburgh | 7 | $21.2M |
17. | Louisville | 1 | $21M |
18. | Maryland | 3 | $20.9M |
19. | South Carolina | 7 | $19.6M |
20. | Florida | 6 | $19.2M |
21. | Houston | 4 | $17.9M |
22. | UCF | 3 | $17.7M |
23. | Connecticut | 1 | $16.5M |
24. | Penn State | 7 | $16.5M |
25. | Oregon St | 4 | $16.3M |
Full List |
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 |
6. | Rice | 2 | $5.8M |
7. | GA Southern | 2 | $5.7M |
8. | Penn State | 3 | $5.5M |
9. | Georgia Tech | 2 | $4.9M |
10. | Ohio State | 3 | $4.6M |
11. | Memphis | 2 | $4.5M |
12. | UCLA | 1 | $4.4M |
13. | UCF | 2 | $4.3M |
14. | Colorado | 1 | $4.3M |
14. | Temple | 1 | $4.3M |
16. | Georgia St | 1 | $4.1M |
17. | South Carolina | 1 | $4M |
18. | NC State | 2 | $3.9M |
19. | Marist | 1 | $3.9M |
20. | Tulane | 2 | $3.9M |
21. | Miss St | 2 | $3.8M |
22. | Georgia | 4 | $3.6M |
23. | Utah | 2 | $3.4M |
24. | LSU | 3 | $3.3M |
25. | Arizona St | 2 | $3.3M |
Full List |
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 |