2022 NFL Salaries by College

Updated by Dan on Sep 1, 2022

American Athletic Conference player salaries in the 2022 NFL season

What American Athletic Conference schools had the most and highest paid NFL players in 2022?
How it works

College#Salary
1.Temple16$76.2M
2.Cincinnati17$49.3M
3.Houston15$49.2M
4.UCF11$31.4M
5.SMU12$28.5M
6.Memphis13$20.4M
7.South Florida4$12.1M
8.East Carolina3$9.8M
9.Tulsa4$8.9M
10.Tulane7$8.8M
11.Navy1$1.1M

Conference
ACC | Big 12 | Big Ten | PAC-12 | SEC
AAC | C-USA | MAC | MWC | Sun Belt
FCS | International | Independent

Position
QBs | Backs | Receivers | Offensive Line
Defensive Line | Linebackers | Secondary
Special Teams

Other Seasons
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026

Cincinnati

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Travis KelceCincinnatiChiefsTE$14.3M
2.Jason KelceCincinnatiEaglesC$9M
3.Ahmad GardnerCincinnatiJetsCB$8.4M
4.Mike BooneCincinnatiBroncosRB$1.9M
5.Kevin HuberCincinnatiBengalsP$1.9M
6.Alec PierceCincinnatiColtsWR$1.7M
7.Bryan CookCincinnatiChiefsS$1.5M
8.Desmond RidderCincinnatiFalconsQB$1.3M
9.Myjai SandersCincinnatiCardinalsDE$1.3M
10.Chris MooreCincinnatiTexansWR$1.2M
11.Josiah DeguaraCincinnatiPackersTE$1.1M
12.Coby BryantCincinnatiSeahawksCB$1.1M
13.James HudsonCincinnatiBrownsT$1.1M
14.Jerome FordCincinnatiBrownsRB$995.5K
15.Darrian BeaversCincinnatiGiantsLB$966.6K
16.Darrick ForrestCincinnatiCommandersS$947.8K
17.Marquise CopelandCincinnatiRamsDT$742.5K

East Carolina

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Zay JonesEast CarolinaJaguarsWR$8M
2.D'ante SmithEast CarolinaBengalsT$994.8K
3.Blake ProehlEast CarolinaVikingsWR$813.3K

Houston

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.William JacksonHoustonCommandersCB$13.5M
2.Case KeenumHoustonBillsQB$6M
3.Tyus BowserHoustonRavensOLB$5.5M
4.Ed OliverHoustonBillsDT$4.9M
5.Payton TurnerHoustonSaintsDE$3.1M
6.Elandon RobertsHoustonDolphinsOLB$2.8M
7.Kyle AllenHoustonTexansQB$2.5M
8.Logan HallHoustonBuccaneersDE$2.3M
9.Brandon WilsonHoustonBengalsS$2.1M
10.Marcus JonesHoustonPatriotsCB$1.3M
11.Josh JonesHoustonCardinalsT$1.2M
12.Matthew AdamsHoustonSteelersOLB$1.2M
13.Damarion WilliamsHoustonRavensCB$1M
14.Marquez StevensonHoustonBillsWR$913.1K
15.Grant StuardHoustonColtsLB$889.1K

Memphis

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Bobby McCainMemphisCommandersCB$5M
2.Jake ElliottMemphisEaglesK$3.9M
3.Arthur MauletMemphisSteelersCB$1.9M
4.Dylan ParhamMemphisRaidersG$1.3M
5.Antonio GibsonMemphisCommandersRB$1.2M
6.Darrell HendersonMemphisRamsRB$1.1M
7.Calvin AustinMemphisSteelersWR$1M
8.Anthony MillerMemphisSteelersWR$1M
9.Kenneth GainwellMemphisEaglesRB$953.9K
10.Chris ClaybrooksMemphisJaguarsCB$849.3K
11.Tony PollardMemphisCowboysRB$796.9K
12.Bryce HuffMemphisJetsLB$766.7K
13.Riley PattersonMemphisJaguarsK$660K

Navy

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Joe CardonaNavyPatriotsLS$1.1M

SMU

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Courtland SuttonSMUBroncosWR$15.2M
2.Evan BrownSMULionsC$2M
3.Kelvin BeachumSMUCardinalsLT$2M
4.Thomas MorsteadSMUDolphinsP$1.3M
5.Danny GraySMU49ersWR$1.3M
6.Brandon StephensSMURavensCB$1.2M
7.Zach WoodSMUSaintsLS$1.2M
8.Kylen GransonSMUColtsTE$1M
9.Grant CalcaterraSMUEaglesTE$958.5K
10.James ProcheSMURavensWR$865.8K
11.Trevor DenbowSMUColtsS$853.3K
12.Shane BuecheleSMUChiefsQB$660K

South Florida

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Marquez Valdes-ScantlingSouth FloridaChiefsWR$10M
2.D’Ernest JohnsonSouth FloridaBrownsRB$1.2M
3.Rodney AdamsSouth FloridaJetsWR$882.5K
4.Mitchell WilcoxSouth FloridaBengalsTEN/A

Temple

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Haason ReddickTempleEaglesOLB$15M
2.Robbie AndersonTemplePanthersWR$14.8M
3.Dion DawkinsTempleBillsLT$14.6M
4.Matthew IoannidisTemplePanthersDE$9.5M
5.Jake MartinTempleJetsOLB$4.5M
6.Brandon McManusTempleBroncosK$4.3M
7.Tyler MatakevichTempleBillsILB$3.6M
8.Rock Ya-SinTempleRaidersCB$2M
9.Tavon YoungTempleBearsCB$1.4M
10.Matt HennessyTempleFalconsC$1.2M
11.Sean ChandlerTemplePanthersS$1M
12.Michael DogbeTempleCardinalsDE$1M
13.Phillip WalkerTemplePanthersQB$895K
13.Chris MyarickTempleGiantsFB$895K
15.Shaun BradleyTempleEaglesLB$866.6K
16.Sam FranklinTemplePanthersS$766.7K

Tulane

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Cairo SantosTulaneBearsK$3M
2.Dontrell HilliardTulaneTitansRB$1.2M
3.Cameron SampleTulaneBengalsDT$1.1M
4.Patrick JohnsonTulaneEaglesDE$896.5K
5.Roderic TeamerTulaneRaidersS$895K
6.Darnell MooneyTulaneBearsWR$894.3K
7.Ryan WrightTulaneVikingsP$855K

Tulsa

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Zaven CollinsTulsaCardinalsLB$3.7M
2.Tyler SmithTulsaCowboysT$3.3M
3.Chris PaulTulsaCommandersG$941.1K
4.Trevis GipsonTulsaBearsDE$905.2K

UCF

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Shaquill GriffinUCFJaguarsCB$13.3M
2.Matt PraterUCFCardinalsK$3.3M
3.Tre'quan SmithUCFSaintsWR$3M
4.Mike HughesUCFLionsCB$2.3M
5.Richie GrantUCFFalconsS$2.1M
6.Justin McCrayUCFTexansG$2M
7.Breshad PerrimanUCFBuccaneersWR$1.3M
8.Trysten HillUCFCowboysDT$1.2M
9.Charley HughlettUCFBrownsLS$1.1M
10.Gabriel DavisUCFBillsWR$998.6K
11.Kalia DavisUCF49ersDT$948K

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