Updated by Dan on Sep 1, 2022
What American Athletic Conference schools had the most and highest paid NFL players in 2022?
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College | # | Salary | |
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1. | Temple | 16 | $76.2M |
2. | Cincinnati | 17 | $49.3M |
3. | Houston | 15 | $49.2M |
4. | UCF | 11 | $31.4M |
5. | SMU | 12 | $28.5M |
6. | Memphis | 13 | $20.4M |
7. | South Florida | 4 | $12.1M |
8. | East Carolina | 3 | $9.8M |
9. | Tulsa | 4 | $8.9M |
10. | Tulane | 7 | $8.8M |
11. | Navy | 1 | $1.1M |
Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
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1. | Travis Kelce | Cincinnati | Chiefs | TE | $14.3M |
2. | Jason Kelce | Cincinnati | Eagles | C | $9M |
3. | Ahmad Gardner | Cincinnati | Jets | CB | $8.4M |
4. | Mike Boone | Cincinnati | Broncos | RB | $1.9M |
5. | Kevin Huber | Cincinnati | Bengals | P | $1.9M |
6. | Alec Pierce | Cincinnati | Colts | WR | $1.7M |
7. | Bryan Cook | Cincinnati | Chiefs | S | $1.5M |
8. | Desmond Ridder | Cincinnati | Falcons | QB | $1.3M |
9. | Myjai Sanders | Cincinnati | Cardinals | DE | $1.3M |
10. | Chris Moore | Cincinnati | Texans | WR | $1.2M |
11. | Josiah Deguara | Cincinnati | Packers | TE | $1.1M |
12. | Coby Bryant | Cincinnati | Seahawks | CB | $1.1M |
13. | James Hudson | Cincinnati | Browns | T | $1.1M |
14. | Jerome Ford | Cincinnati | Browns | RB | $995.5K |
15. | Darrian Beavers | Cincinnati | Giants | LB | $966.6K |
16. | Darrick Forrest | Cincinnati | Commanders | S | $947.8K |
17. | Marquise Copeland | Cincinnati | Rams | DT | $742.5K |
Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
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1. | Zay Jones | East Carolina | Jaguars | WR | $8M |
2. | D'ante Smith | East Carolina | Bengals | T | $994.8K |
3. | Blake Proehl | East Carolina | Vikings | WR | $813.3K |
Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
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1. | William Jackson | Houston | Commanders | CB | $13.5M |
2. | Case Keenum | Houston | Bills | QB | $6M |
3. | Tyus Bowser | Houston | Ravens | OLB | $5.5M |
4. | Ed Oliver | Houston | Bills | DT | $4.9M |
5. | Payton Turner | Houston | Saints | DE | $3.1M |
6. | Elandon Roberts | Houston | Dolphins | OLB | $2.8M |
7. | Kyle Allen | Houston | Texans | QB | $2.5M |
8. | Logan Hall | Houston | Buccaneers | DE | $2.3M |
9. | Brandon Wilson | Houston | Bengals | S | $2.1M |
10. | Marcus Jones | Houston | Patriots | CB | $1.3M |
11. | Josh Jones | Houston | Cardinals | T | $1.2M |
12. | Matthew Adams | Houston | Steelers | OLB | $1.2M |
13. | Damarion Williams | Houston | Ravens | CB | $1M |
14. | Marquez Stevenson | Houston | Bills | WR | $913.1K |
15. | Grant Stuard | Houston | Colts | LB | $889.1K |
Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
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1. | Bobby McCain | Memphis | Commanders | CB | $5M |
2. | Jake Elliott | Memphis | Eagles | K | $3.9M |
3. | Arthur Maulet | Memphis | Steelers | CB | $1.9M |
4. | Dylan Parham | Memphis | Raiders | G | $1.3M |
5. | Antonio Gibson | Memphis | Commanders | RB | $1.2M |
6. | Darrell Henderson | Memphis | Rams | RB | $1.1M |
7. | Calvin Austin | Memphis | Steelers | WR | $1M |
8. | Anthony Miller | Memphis | Steelers | WR | $1M |
9. | Kenneth Gainwell | Memphis | Eagles | RB | $953.9K |
10. | Chris Claybrooks | Memphis | Jaguars | CB | $849.3K |
11. | Tony Pollard | Memphis | Cowboys | RB | $796.9K |
12. | Bryce Huff | Memphis | Jets | LB | $766.7K |
13. | Riley Patterson | Memphis | Jaguars | K | $660K |
Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
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1. | Joe Cardona | Navy | Patriots | LS | $1.1M |
Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
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1. | Courtland Sutton | SMU | Broncos | WR | $15.2M |
2. | Evan Brown | SMU | Lions | C | $2M |
3. | Kelvin Beachum | SMU | Cardinals | LT | $2M |
4. | Thomas Morstead | SMU | Dolphins | P | $1.3M |
5. | Danny Gray | SMU | 49ers | WR | $1.3M |
6. | Brandon Stephens | SMU | Ravens | CB | $1.2M |
7. | Zach Wood | SMU | Saints | LS | $1.2M |
8. | Kylen Granson | SMU | Colts | TE | $1M |
9. | Grant Calcaterra | SMU | Eagles | TE | $958.5K |
10. | James Proche | SMU | Ravens | WR | $865.8K |
11. | Trevor Denbow | SMU | Colts | S | $853.3K |
12. | Shane Buechele | SMU | Chiefs | QB | $660K |
Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
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1. | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | South Florida | Chiefs | WR | $10M |
2. | D’Ernest Johnson | South Florida | Browns | RB | $1.2M |
3. | Rodney Adams | South Florida | Jets | WR | $882.5K |
4. | Mitchell Wilcox | South Florida | Bengals | TE | N/A |
Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
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1. | Haason Reddick | Temple | Eagles | OLB | $15M |
2. | Robbie Anderson | Temple | Panthers | WR | $14.8M |
3. | Dion Dawkins | Temple | Bills | LT | $14.6M |
4. | Matthew Ioannidis | Temple | Panthers | DE | $9.5M |
5. | Jake Martin | Temple | Jets | OLB | $4.5M |
6. | Brandon McManus | Temple | Broncos | K | $4.3M |
7. | Tyler Matakevich | Temple | Bills | ILB | $3.6M |
8. | Rock Ya-Sin | Temple | Raiders | CB | $2M |
9. | Tavon Young | Temple | Bears | CB | $1.4M |
10. | Matt Hennessy | Temple | Falcons | C | $1.2M |
11. | Sean Chandler | Temple | Panthers | S | $1M |
12. | Michael Dogbe | Temple | Cardinals | DE | $1M |
13. | Phillip Walker | Temple | Panthers | QB | $895K |
13. | Chris Myarick | Temple | Giants | FB | $895K |
15. | Shaun Bradley | Temple | Eagles | LB | $866.6K |
16. | Sam Franklin | Temple | Panthers | S | $766.7K |
Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
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1. | Cairo Santos | Tulane | Bears | K | $3M |
2. | Dontrell Hilliard | Tulane | Titans | RB | $1.2M |
3. | Cameron Sample | Tulane | Bengals | DT | $1.1M |
4. | Patrick Johnson | Tulane | Eagles | DE | $896.5K |
5. | Roderic Teamer | Tulane | Raiders | S | $895K |
6. | Darnell Mooney | Tulane | Bears | WR | $894.3K |
7. | Ryan Wright | Tulane | Vikings | P | $855K |
Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
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1. | Zaven Collins | Tulsa | Cardinals | LB | $3.7M |
2. | Tyler Smith | Tulsa | Cowboys | T | $3.3M |
3. | Chris Paul | Tulsa | Commanders | G | $941.1K |
4. | Trevis Gipson | Tulsa | Bears | DE | $905.2K |
Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
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1. | Shaquill Griffin | UCF | Jaguars | CB | $13.3M |
2. | Matt Prater | UCF | Cardinals | K | $3.3M |
3. | Tre'quan Smith | UCF | Saints | WR | $3M |
4. | Mike Hughes | UCF | Lions | CB | $2.3M |
5. | Richie Grant | UCF | Falcons | S | $2.1M |
6. | Justin McCray | UCF | Texans | G | $2M |
7. | Breshad Perriman | UCF | Buccaneers | WR | $1.3M |
8. | Trysten Hill | UCF | Cowboys | DT | $1.2M |
9. | Charley Hughlett | UCF | Browns | LS | $1.1M |
10. | Gabriel Davis | UCF | Bills | WR | $998.6K |
11. | Kalia Davis | UCF | 49ers | DT | $948K |