Updated by Dan on Sep 1, 2022

Independent player salaries in the 2022 NFL season

What Independent schools had the most and highest paid NFL players in 2022?
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College # Salary
1. Notre Dame 38 $128.9M
2. BYU 11 $56.9M
3. Connecticut 5 $31.2M
4. Massachusetts 3 $3.2M
5. Army 2 $1.5M

Army

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Brett Toth Army Eagles RT $850K
2. Jon Rhattigan Army Seahawks LB $660K

BYU

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Fred Warner BYU 49ers LB $19M
2. Taysom Hill BYU Saints TE $10M
3. Zach Wilson BYU Jets QB $8.8M
4. Michael Davis BYU Rams CB $8.4M
5. Jamaal Williams BYU Lions RB $3M
6. Kyle Van Noy BYU Rams ILB $2.3M
7. Brady Christensen BYU Panthers T $1.3M
8. Daniel Sorensen BYU Saints SS $1.3M
9. Tyler Allgeier BYU Falcons RB $998.5K
10. Sione Takitaki BYU Browns LB $934K
11. Dax Milne BYU Commanders WR $889.3K

Connecticut

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Byron Jones Connecticut Dolphins CB $16.5M
2. Foley Fatukasi Connecticut Jaguars DE $10M
3. Ryan Griffin Connecticut Bears TE $2.3M
4. Travis Jones Connecticut Ravens DT $1.3M
5. Matt Peart Connecticut Giants T $1.1M

Massachusetts

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Elijah Wilkinson Massachusetts Falcons G $1.2M
2. Andy Isabella Massachusetts Cardinals WR $1.2M
3. Isaiah Rodgers Massachusetts Colts S $860K

Notre Dame

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Quenton Nelson Notre Dame Colts G $20M
2. Ronnie Stanley Notre Dame Ravens T $19.8M
3. Harrison Smith Notre Dame Vikings FS $16M
4. Zack Martin Notre Dame Cowboys G $14M
5. Romeo Okwara Notre Dame Lions DE $12.3M
6. Mike McGlinchey Notre Dame 49ers RT $4.6M
7. Kyle Hamilton Notre Dame Ravens S $4.1M
8. Durham Smythe Notre Dame Dolphins TE $3.5M
9. Jerry Tillery Notre Dame Rams DT $2.9M
10. Liam Eichenberg Notre Dame Dolphins G $2M
11. Kyle Rudolph Notre Dame Buccaneers TE $2M
12. Cole Kmet Notre Dame Bears TE $1.9M
13. Aaron Banks Notre Dame 49ers G $1.8M
14. Chase Claypool Notre Dame Steelers WR $1.7M
15. Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah Notre Dame Browns LB $1.6M
16. J.J. Jansen Notre Dame Panthers LS $1.3M
17. Julian Okwara Notre Dame Lions LB $1.2M
18. Tommy Tremble Notre Dame Panthers TE $1.2M
19. Robert Hainsey Notre Dame Buccaneers T $1.2M
20. Kyren Williams Notre Dame Rams RB $992.6K
21. Equanimeous St. Brown Notre Dame Bears WR $965K
22. Daelin Hayes Notre Dame Ravens DE $943.3K
23. Adetokunbo Ogundeji Notre Dame Falcons DE $930K
24. Khalid Kareem Notre Dame Bengals DE $912.4K
25. Sam Mustipher Notre Dame Bears C $895K
26. Miles Boykin Notre Dame Steelers WR $893.7K
27. Ben Skowronek Notre Dame Rams WR $891.1K
28. Nick McCloud Notre Dame Giants CB $882.5K
29. Alohi Gilman Notre Dame Rams S $870.8K
30. Kurt Hinish Notre Dame Texans DT $861.7K
31. Drew White Notre Dame Commanders LB $855.8K
32. Jamir Jones Notre Dame Steelers LB $825K
33. Julian Love Notre Dame Giants FS $822.7K
34. Drue Tranquill Notre Dame Rams LB $794.7K
35. Brock Wright Notre Dame Lions TE $660K
35. Scott Daly Notre Dame Lions LS $660K
35. Tommy Kraemer Notre Dame Lions G $660K
35. Tony Jones Notre Dame Saints RB $660K