2022 NFL Salaries by College

Updated by Dan on Sep 1, 2022

Big Ten player salaries in the 2022 NFL season

What Big Ten schools had the most and highest paid NFL players in 2022?
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	College	#	Salary
1.	Ohio State	56	$315.8M
2.	Wisconsin	29	$159.2M
3.	Penn State	37	$141.4M
4.	Michigan	38	$136.5M
5.	Iowa	34	$119M
6.	Maryland	12	$87.5M
7.	Michigan State	15	$71.5M
8.	Nebraska	18	$56.2M
9.	Minnesota	14	$32.6M
10.	Rutgers	13	$32.1M
11.	Illinois	15	$26.6M
12.	Northwestern	8	$23.3M
13.	Purdue	12	$22.3M
14.	Indiana	7	$18.7M

Illinois

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Ted Karras	Illinois	Bengals	C	$6M
2.	Dawuane Smoot	Illinois	Jaguars	DE	$5M
3.	Clayton Fejedelem	Illinois	Dolphins	S	$2.9M
4.	Justin Hardee	Illinois	Jets	CB	$2.3M
5.	Kerby Joseph	Illinois	Lions	S	$1.3M
6.	Kendrick Green	Illinois	Steelers	G	$1.2M
7.	Jihad Ward	Illinois	Giants	DE	$1.2M
8.	Vederian Lowe	Illinois	Vikings	T	$964.5K
9.	Doug Kramer	Illinois	Bears	C	$954.5K
10.	Nate Hobbs	Illinois	Raiders	CB	$945.8K
11.	Tony Adams	Illinois	Jets	S	$856.7K
12.	Jake Hansen	Illinois	Texans	LB	$855.8K
13.	Milo Eifler	Illinois	Commanders	LB	$825K
14.	Del'Shawn Phillips	Illinois	Ravens	LB	$780K
15.	Nick Allegretti	Illinois	Chiefs	G	$658K

Indiana

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Rodger Saffold	Indiana	Bills	G	$6.3M
2.	Ian Thomas	Indiana	Panthers	TE	$5.7M
3.	Dan Feeney	Indiana	Jets	G	$3M
4.	Nate Sudfeld	Indiana	Lions	QB	$1M
5.	Micah McFadden	Indiana	Giants	LB	$1M
6.	Nick Westbrook	Indiana	Titans	WR	$895K
7.	Peyton Hendershot	Indiana	Cowboys	TE	$858.3K

Iowa

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Brandon Scherff	Iowa	Jaguars	G	$16.5M
2.	George Kittle	Iowa	49ers	TE	$15M
3.	Amani Hooker	Iowa	Titans	S	$11M
4.	Micah Hyde	Iowa	Bills	SS	$9.6M
5.	James Daniels	Iowa	Steelers	G	$8.8M
6.	Josey Jewell	Iowa	Broncos	ILB	$5.5M
7.	Christian Kirksey	Iowa	Texans	ILB	$5M
8.	T.J. Hockenson	Iowa	Lions	TE	$5M
9.	Tristan Wirfs	Iowa	Buccaneers	T	$4.1M
10.	Austin Blythe	Iowa	Seahawks	C	$4M
11.	Desmond King	Iowa	Texans	CB	$3.5M
12.	Tyler Linderbaum	Iowa	Ravens	C	$3.3M
13.	Noah Fant	Iowa	Seahawks	TE	$3.1M
14.	Riley Reiff	Iowa	Bears	T	$3M
15.	C.J. Beathard	Iowa	Jaguars	QB	$2.5M
16.	A.J. Epenesa	Iowa	Bills	DE	$1.5M
17.	Chauncey Golston	Iowa	Cowboys	DE	$1.2M
18.	Michael Ojemudia	Iowa	Broncos	CB	$1.2M
19.	Ike Boettger	Iowa	Bills	G	$1.2M
19.	Carl Davis	Iowa	Patriots	DT	$1.2M
19.	Casey Kreiter	Iowa	Giants	LS	$1.2M
22.	Dane Belton	Iowa	Giants	S	$1.1M
23.	Ben Niemann	Iowa	Cardinals	LB	$1M
23.	James Ferentz	Iowa	Patriots	C	$1M
25.	Ihmir Smith-Marsete	Iowa	Bears	WR	$949.7K
26.	Nick Niemann	Iowa	Rams	LB	$923.5K
27.	Geno Stone	Iowa	Ravens	S	$895K
27.	Kristian Welch	Iowa	Ravens	LB	$895K
29.	Caleb Shudak	Iowa	Titans	K	$856.7K
30.	Anthony Nelson	Iowa	Buccaneers	OLB	$823K
31.	Alaric Jackson	Iowa	Rams	T	$815K
32.	Matt Nelson	Iowa	Lions	T	$780K
32.	Jake Gervase	Iowa	Rams	S	$780K
34.	Parker Hesse	Iowa	Falcons	TE	$742.5K

Maryland

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Stefon Diggs	Maryland	Bills	WR	$24M
2.	D.J. Moore	Maryland	Panthers	WR	$20.6M
3.	J.C. Jackson	Maryland	Rams	CB	$16.5M
4.	Yannick Ngakoue	Maryland	Colts	DE	$13M
5.	Quinton Jefferson	Maryland	Seahawks	DT	$4.8M
6.	Darnell Savage	Maryland	Packers	S	$3.1M
7.	Nick Cross	Maryland	Colts	S	$1.3M
8.	Chig Okonkwo	Maryland	Titans	TE	$1M
9.	Jake Funk	Maryland	Rams	RB	$897.1K
10.	Michael Dunn	Maryland	Browns	T	$895K
11.	Byron Cowart	Maryland	Colts	DT	$704.9K
12.	Ty Johnson	Maryland	Jets	RB	$673K

Michigan

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Taylor Lewan	Michigan	Titans	LT	$16M
2.	Frank Clark	Michigan	Chiefs	DE	$15.1M
3.	Tom Brady	Michigan	Buccaneers	QB	$15M
4.	Brandon Graham	Michigan	Eagles	DE	$13.3M
5.	Graham Glasgow	Michigan	Broncos	G	$11M
6.	Aidan Hutchinson	Michigan	Lions	DE	$8.9M
7.	Bryan Mone	Michigan	Seahawks	DT	$5.5M
8.	Mason Cole	Michigan	Steelers	C	$5.3M
9.	Jourdan Lewis	Michigan	Cowboys	CB	$4.5M
10.	Rashan Gary	Michigan	Packers	OLB	$4M
11.	Kwity Paye	Michigan	Colts	DE	$3.4M
12.	Cesar Ruiz	Michigan	Saints	C	$3.2M
13.	Daxton Hill	Michigan	Bengals	S	$2.9M
14.	Chris Wormley	Michigan	Steelers	DT	$2.3M
15.	Chad Henne	Michigan	Chiefs	QB	$2M
15.	Jabrill Peppers	Michigan	Patriots	S	$2M
17.	David Ojabo	Michigan	Ravens	DE	$2M
18.	Josh Uche	Michigan	Patriots	OLB	$1.3M
19.	Jalen Mayfield	Michigan	Falcons	T	$1.3M
20.	Nico Collins	Michigan	Texans	WR	$1.2M
21.	Ambry Thomas	Michigan	49ers	CB	$1.2M
22.	Maurice Hurst	Michigan	49ers	DT	$1.2M
23.	Hassan Haskins	Michigan	Titans	RB	$1.1M
24.	Chase Winovich	Michigan	Browns	DE	$956.8K
25.	David Long	Michigan	Rams	CB	$950.3K
26.	Ben Bredeson	Michigan	Giants	G	$947.4K
27.	Andrew Stueber	Michigan	Patriots	T	$935.9K
28.	Chris Evans	Michigan	Bengals	RB	$913.2K
29.	Camaron Cheeseman	Michigan	Commanders	LS	$902.7K
30.	Michael Danna	Michigan	Chiefs	DE	$889.7K
31.	Mike Onwenu	Michigan	Patriots	G	$874.4K
32.	Donovan Peoples-Jones	Michigan	Browns	WR	$870.4K
33.	Jon Runyan	Michigan	Packers	G	$867.4K
34.	Josh Ross	Michigan	Ravens	ILB	$856.7K
35.	Quinn Nordin	Michigan	Patriots	K	$808.3K
36.	Zach Gentry	Michigan	Steelers	TE	$716.1K
37.	Donovan Jeter	Michigan	Commanders	DT	$705K
38.	Josh Metellus	Michigan	Vikings	S	$695K

Michigan State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Kirk Cousins	Michigan State	Vikings	QB	$35M
2.	Jack Conklin	Michigan State	Browns	RT	$14M
3.	Brian Allen	Michigan State	Rams	C	$6M
4.	William Gholston	Michigan State	Buccaneers	DE	$4.5M
5.	Kenneth Walker	Michigan State	Seahawks	RB	$2.1M
6.	Brian Hoyer	Michigan State	Patriots	QB	$2M
7.	Taybor Pepper	Michigan State	49ers	LS	$1M
8.	Josiah Scott	Michigan State	Eagles	CB	$984.7K
9.	Jalen Nailor	Michigan State	Vikings	WR	$960.2K
10.	Connor Heyward	Michigan State	Steelers	TE	$953.8K
11.	Justin Layne	Michigan State	Giants	CB	$920.8K
12.	Joe Bachie	Michigan State	Bengals	LB	$895K
13.	Kenny Willekes	Michigan State	Vikings	DE	$780K
14.	Andrew Dowell	Michigan State	Saints	LB	$660K
14.	Naquan Jones	Michigan State	Titans	DT	$660K

Minnesota

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	De'Vondre Campbell	Minnesota	Packers	ILB	$10M
2.	Eric Murray	Minnesota	Texans	FS	$4M
3.	Damien Wilson	Minnesota	Panthers	LB	$3.5M
4.	Rashod Bateman	Minnesota	Ravens	WR	$3.1M
5.	Boye Mafe	Minnesota	Seahawks	DE	$2.1M
6.	Antoine Winfield Jr.	Minnesota	Buccaneers	S	$1.8M
7.	Benjamin St-Juste	Minnesota	Commanders	CB	$1.3M
8.	Maxx Williams	Minnesota	Cardinals	TE	$1.3M
9.	Daniel Faalele	Minnesota	Ravens	T	$1.1M
10.	Esezi Otomewo	Minnesota	Vikings	DE	$992.3K
11.	Ko Kieft	Minnesota	Buccaneers	TE	$948K
12.	Tyler Johnson	Minnesota	Texans	WR	$902.4K
13.	Carter Coughlin	Minnesota	Giants	OLB	$851.3K
14.	Blake Cashman	Minnesota	Texans	LB	$705.8K

Nebraska

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Randy Gregory	Nebraska	Broncos	OLB	$14M
2.	Lavonte David	Nebraska	Buccaneers	ILB	$12.5M
3.	Maliek Collins	Nebraska	Texans	DT	$8.5M
4.	Nick Gates	Nebraska	Giants	G	$3.4M
5.	Cethan Carter	Nebraska	Dolphins	TE	$2.6M
6.	Rex Burkhead	Nebraska	Texans	RB	$2.4M
7.	Cam Jurgens	Nebraska	Eagles	C	$1.7M
8.	Cam Taylor-Britt	Nebraska	Bengals	CB	$1.5M
9.	Ameer Abdullah	Nebraska	Raiders	RB	$1.2M
10.	Stanley Morgan	Nebraska	Bengals	WR	$1.1M
11.	Luke Gifford	Nebraska	Cowboys	LB	$1.1M
12.	Joshua Kalu	Nebraska	Titans	CB	$965K
13.	Brenden Jaimes	Nebraska	Rams	OL	$949.4K
14.	Samori Toure	Nebraska	Packers	WR	$934.3K
15.	Matt Farniok	Nebraska	Cowboys	G	$895.7K
16.	Jojo Domann	Nebraska	Colts	LB	$858.3K
17.	Lamar Jackson	Nebraska	Bears	CB	$825K
18.	Jack Stoll	Nebraska	Eagles	TE	$815.8K

Northwestern

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Dean Lowry	Northwestern	Packers	DE	$6.8M
2.	Anthony Walker Jr.	Northwestern	Browns	ILB	$4.3M
3.	Rashawn Slater	Northwestern	Rams	LT	$4.2M
4.	Greg Newsome	Northwestern	Browns	CB	$3.2M
5.	Trevor Siemian	Northwestern	Bears	QB	$2M
6.	Ifeadi Odenigbo	Northwestern	Colts	DE	$1M
6.	Joe Jones	Northwestern	Titans	OLB	$1M
8.	Blake Hance	Northwestern	49ers	T	$825K

Ohio State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Joey Bosa	Ohio State	Rams	OLB	$27M
2.	Terry McLaurin	Ohio State	Commanders	WR	$22.8M
3.	Denzel Ward	Ohio State	Browns	CB	$20.1M
4.	Marshon Lattimore	Ohio State	Saints	CB	$19.5M
5.	Michael Thomas	Ohio State	Saints	WR	$19.3M
6.	Cameron Heyward	Ohio State	Steelers	DT	$16.4M
7.	Ezekiel Elliott	Ohio State	Cowboys	RB	$15M
7.	Taylor Decker	Ohio State	Lions	LT	$15M
9.	Corey Linsley	Ohio State	Rams	C	$12.5M
9.	Jerome Baker	Ohio State	Dolphins	OLB	$12.5M
11.	Curtis Samuel	Ohio State	Commanders	WR	$11.5M
12.	Bradley Roby	Ohio State	Saints	CB	$10.5M
13.	Sam Hubbard	Ohio State	Bengals	DE	$10M
14.	Chase Young	Ohio State	Commanders	DE	$8.6M
15.	Nick Bosa	Ohio State	49ers	DE	$8.4M
16.	Jeff Okudah	Ohio State	Lions	CB	$8.4M
17.	Vonn Bell	Ohio State	Bengals	SS	$6M
18.	Garrett Wilson	Ohio State	Jets	WR	$5.1M
19.	Andrew Norwell	Ohio State	Commanders	G	$5M
20.	Chris Olave	Ohio State	Saints	WR	$4.8M
21.	Justin Fields	Ohio State	Bears	QB	$4.7M
22.	Pat Elflein	Ohio State	Panthers	C	$4.5M
23.	Eli Apple	Ohio State	Bengals	CB	$3.8M
24.	Malik Hooker	Ohio State	Cowboys	S	$3.5M
25.	Cameron Johnston	Ohio State	Texans	P	$2.7M
25.	Nick Vannett	Ohio State	Saints	TE	$2.7M
27.	Tyquan Lewis	Ohio State	Colts	DT	$2.5M
28.	Jamarco Jones	Ohio State	Titans	T	$2.4M
29.	JK Dobbins	Ohio State	Ravens	RB	$1.4M
30.	Pete Werner	Ohio State	Saints	LB	$1.4M
31.	Josh Myers	Ohio State	Packers	C	$1.4M
32.	Nicholas Petit-Frere	Ohio State	Titans	T	$1.4M
33.	Johnathan Hankins	Ohio State	Raiders	DT	$1.3M
34.	Jake McQuaide	Ohio State	Cowboys	LS	$1.3M
35.	Raekwon McMillan	Ohio State	Patriots	ILB	$1.3M
36.	Jeremy Ruckert	Ohio State	Jets	TE	$1.3M
37.	Trey Sermon	Ohio State	Eagles	RB	$1.2M
38.	DaVon Hamilton	Ohio State	Jaguars	DT	$1.2M
39.	Jonah Jackson	Ohio State	Lions	G	$1.2M
40.	Baron Browning	Ohio State	Broncos	LB	$1.2M
41.	Parris Campbell	Ohio State	Colts	WR	$1.2M
42.	Noah Brown	Ohio State	Cowboys	WR	$1.2M
43.	Malik Harrison	Ohio State	Ravens	LB	$1.1M
44.	Dre'Mont Jones	Ohio State	Broncos	DE	$1M
45.	Tommy Togiai	Ohio State	Browns	DT	$1M
46.	Tyreke Smith	Ohio State	Seahawks	DE	$995.2K
47.	Luke Farrell	Ohio State	Jaguars	TE	$959.5K
48.	Shaun Wade	Ohio State	Patriots	CB	$949.4K
49.	Thayer Munford Jr.	Ohio State	Raiders	T	$939.3K
50.	Jonathon Cooper	Ohio State	Broncos	DE	$895.2K
51.	Jordan Fuller	Ohio State	Rams	S	$866.4K
52.	Michael Jordan	Ohio State	Panthers	G	$850K
53.	Wyatt Davis	Ohio State	Saints	G	$825K
54.	Kendall Sheffield	Ohio State	Texans	CB	$819.2K
55.	Liam McCullough	Ohio State	Falcons	LS	$705K
56.	Isaiah Prince	Ohio State	Bengals	T	$667.4K

Penn State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Chris Godwin	Penn State	Buccaneers	WR	$20M
2.	Allen Robinson	Penn State	Rams	WR	$15.5M
2.	Donovan Smith	Penn State	Buccaneers	LT	$15.5M
4.	Mike Gesicki	Penn State	Dolphins	TE	$10.9M
5.	Adrian Amos	Penn State	Packers	FS	$9M
6.	Saquon Barkley	Penn State	Giants	RB	$7.8M
7.	DaQuan Jones	Penn State	Bills	DT	$7M
7.	Austin Johnson	Penn State	Rams	DT	$7M
9.	Micah Parsons	Penn State	Cowboys	ILB	$4.3M
10.	Ryan Bates	Penn State	Bills	G	$4.3M
11.	Jahan Dotson	Penn State	Commanders	WR	$3.8M
12.	Robbie Gould	Penn State	49ers	K	$3.6M
13.	Odafe Oweh	Penn State	Ravens	OLB	$2.8M
14.	Marcus Allen	Penn State	Steelers	S	$2.5M
15.	Arnold Ebiketie	Penn State	Falcons	DE	$2.2M
16.	Jason Cabinda	Penn State	Lions	FB	$2.1M
17.	Yetur Gross-Matos	Penn State	Panthers	DE	$2M
18.	Jaquan Brisker	Penn State	Bears	S	$1.8M
19.	K.J. Hamler	Penn State	Broncos	WR	$1.8M
20.	Pat Freiermuth	Penn State	Steelers	TE	$1.5M
21.	Miles Sanders	Penn State	Eagles	RB	$1.3M
22.	Carl Nassib	Penn State	Buccaneers	DE	$1.2M
23.	Jesse James	Penn State	Browns	TE	$1.1M
24.	Brandon Smith	Penn State	Panthers	LB	$1.1M
25.	Jordan Stout	Penn State	Ravens	P	$1.1M
26.	Tariq Castro-Fields	Penn State	Commanders	CB	$948K
27.	Rasheed Walker	Penn State	Packers	T	$935.2K
28.	Connor McGovern	Penn State	Cowboys	C	$904.5K
29.	Kevin Givens	Penn State	49ers	DT	$895K
30.	Shaka Toney	Penn State	Commanders	DE	$893.2K
31.	Will Fries	Penn State	Colts	G	$891.3K
32.	Cameron Brown	Penn State	Giants	LB	$873.3K
33.	Trace McSorley	Penn State	Cardinals	QB	$850K
34.	John Reid	Penn State	Seahawks	CB	$780K
35.	Blake Gillikin	Penn State	Saints	P	$762.2K
36.	Amani Oruwariye	Penn State	Lions	CB	$710.5K
37.	Nick Scott	Penn State	Rams	S	$649.3K

Purdue

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Anthony Brown	Purdue	Cowboys	CB	$5.2M
2.	Ja'whaun Bentley	Purdue	Patriots	ILB	$3M
3.	George Karlaftis	Purdue	Chiefs	DE	$3M
4.	Raheem Mostert	Purdue	Dolphins	RB	$2.1M
5.	Rondale Moore	Purdue	Cardinals	WR	$1.7M
6.	David Bell	Purdue	Browns	WR	$1.3M
7.	Dennis Kelly	Purdue	Colts	RT	$1.3M
8.	Derrick Barnes	Purdue	Lions	LB	$1.1M
9.	Brycen Hopkins	Purdue	Rams	TE	$987K
10.	Zander Horvath	Purdue	Rams	RB	$934.3K
11.	DaMarcus Mitchell	Purdue	Patriots	DE	$861.7K
12.	Markus Bailey	Purdue	Bengals	LB	$852.2K

Rutgers

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Devin McCourty	Rutgers	Patriots	FS	$9M
2.	Sebastian Joseph	Rutgers	Rams	DT	$8M
3.	Gus Edwards	Rutgers	Ravens	RB	$4.5M
4.	Clark Harris	Rutgers	Bengals	LS	$1.3M
4.	Michael Burton	Rutgers	Chiefs	FB	$1.3M
4.	Duron Harmon	Rutgers	Raiders	SS	$1.3M
7.	Tyler Kroft	Rutgers	49ers	TE	$1.2M
8.	Logan Ryan	Rutgers	Buccaneers	CB	$1.1M
9.	Andrew DePaola	Rutgers	Vikings	LS	$950K
10.	Isiah Pacheco	Rutgers	Chiefs	RB	$934.8K
11.	Olakunle Fatukasi	Rutgers	Buccaneers	LB	$858.3K
12.	Tre Avery	Rutgers	Titans	S	$853.3K
13.	Michael Dwumfour	Rutgers	Texans	DT	$825K

Wisconsin

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Russell Wilson	Wisconsin	Broncos	QB	$48.5M
2.	T.J. Watt	Wisconsin	Steelers	OLB	$28M
3.	Ryan Ramczyk	Wisconsin	Saints	RT	$19.2M
4.	J.J. Watt	Wisconsin	Cardinals	DE	$14M
5.	Rob Havenstein	Wisconsin	Rams	RT	$11.5M
6.	Kevin Zeitler	Wisconsin	Ravens	G	$7.5M
7.	Alec Ingold	Wisconsin	Dolphins	FB	$3.3M
7.	Derek Watt	Wisconsin	Steelers	FB	$3.3M
9.	Melvin Gordon	Wisconsin	Broncos	RB	$2.5M
10.	T.J. Edwards	Wisconsin	Eagles	LB	$2.2M
11.	Jonathan Taylor	Wisconsin	Colts	RB	$2M
12.	Dare Ogunbowale	Wisconsin	Texans	RB	$1.5M
13.	Leo Chenal	Wisconsin	Chiefs	LB	$1.3M
13.	Logan Bruss	Wisconsin	Rams	G	$1.3M
15.	Zack Baun	Wisconsin	Saints	OLB	$1.2M
16.	Jake Ferguson	Wisconsin	Cowboys	TE	$1.1M
17.	Vince Biegel	Wisconsin	Ravens	OLB	$1M
18.	Matt Henningsen	Wisconsin	Broncos	DT	$955.5K
19.	Michael Deiter	Wisconsin	Dolphins	G	$953.6K
20.	Isaiahh Loudermilk	Wisconsin	Steelers	DT	$950.1K
21.	Tyler Biadasz	Wisconsin	Cowboys	C	$947.4K
22.	Quintez Cephus	Wisconsin	Lions	WR	$899.8K
23.	Jack Sanborn	Wisconsin	Bears	LB	$855.8K
24.	Kendric Pryor	Wisconsin	Jaguars	WR	$854.3K
25.	Cole Van Lanen	Wisconsin	Jaguars	G	$825K
26.	Ryan Connelly	Wisconsin	Vikings	LB	$713.7K
27.	Andrew Van Ginkel	Wisconsin	Dolphins	LB	$707.7K
28.	David Edwards	Wisconsin	Rams	G	$696.1K
29.	Rachad Wildgoose	Wisconsin	Commanders	CB	$660K

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