2022 NFL Salaries by College

Updated by Dan on Sep 1, 2022

NFL Special Team Salaries by College

What colleges and conferences have the highest paid NFL players at Special Team?
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Top Conferences

Conference # Salary
1. SEC 21 $29.8M
2. PAC-12 10 $26.4M
3. ACC 13 $26.4M
4. AAC 11 $22.4M
5. Big 12 8 $18M
6. Big Ten 13 $17.1M
7. MWC 7 $13.3M
8. Sun Belt 4 $10.8M
9. FCS 6 $8.8M
10. C-USA 3 $8.2M
11. Independent 2 $1.9M

Top Colleges

College # Salary
1. Texas 2 $9.7M
2. Florida State 2 $7.7M
3. Oklahoma 4 $6.3M
4. Auburn 3 $6M
5. New Mexico 2 $5.9M
6. Rice 2 $5.8M
7. Georgia 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. Central Florida 2 $4.3M
14. Colorado 1 $4.3M
14. Temple 1 $4.3M
16. Georgia State 1 $4.1M
17. South Carolina 1 $4M
18. North Carolina State 2 $3.9M
19. Marist 1 $3.9M
20. Tulane 2 $3.9M
21. Mississippi State 2 $3.8M
22. Georgia 4 $3.6M
23. Utah 2 $3.4M
24. LSU 3 $3.3M
25. Arizona State 2 $3.3M
26. Texas A&M 2 $3.2M
27. Stanford 1 $3M
28. California 1 $3M
29. Hawaii 1 $2.9M
30. Missouri Western 1 $2.8M
31. Florida 3 $2.6M
32. Oregon State 1 $2.5M
33. Arizona 1 $2.5M
34. Southern Methodist 2 $2.5M
35. Florida Atlantic 1 $2.4M
35. Virginia Tech 1 $2.4M
37. Rutgers 2 $2.2M
38. Pittsburgh 2 $2.2M
39. Iowa 2 $2M
40. Baylor 2 $2M
41. Miami 1 $2M
42. Colorado State 2 $2M
43. Notre Dame 2 $1.9M
44. Cincinnati 1 $1.9M
45. Michigan 2 $1.7M
46. San Diego State 1 $1.3M
46. Tennessee 1 $1.3M
46. Utah State 1 $1.3M
49. William & Mary 1 $1.2M
50. Assumption College 1 $1.2M
51. Clemson 1 $1.1M
51. Missouri 1 $1.1M
53. Duke 1 $1.1M
53. Harvard 1 $1.1M
55. Navy 1 $1.1M
56. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 1 $1.1M
57. Michigan State 1 $1M
58. Syracuse 1 $1M
59. Old Dominion 1 $990K
60. Alabama 1 $965K
61. Azusa Pacific 1 $850K
62. Duquesne 1 $825K
63. Northern Colorado 1 $695K

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

AAC

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Brandon McManus Temple Broncos K $4.3M
2. Jake Elliott Memphis Eagles K $3.9M
3. Matt Prater Central Florida Cardinals K $3.3M
4. Cairo Santos Tulane Bears K $3M
5. Kevin Huber Cincinnati Bengals P $1.9M
6. Thomas Morstead Southern Methodist Dolphins P $1.3M
7. Zach Wood Southern Methodist Saints LS $1.2M
8. Joe Cardona Navy Patriots LS $1.1M
9. Charley Hughlett Central Florida Browns LS $1.1M
10. Ryan Wright Tulane Vikings P $855K
11. Riley Patterson Memphis Jaguars K $660K

ACC

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Graham Gano Florida State Giants K $4.7M
2. Harrison Butker Georgia Tech Chiefs K $4.1M
3. Dustin Hopkins Florida State Chargers K $3M
3. A.J. Cole North Carolina State Raiders P $3M
5. Joey Slye Virginia Tech Commanders K $2.4M
6. Pat O'Donnell Miami Packers P $2M
7. Andy Lee Pittsburgh Cardinals P $1.5M
8. Bradley Pinion Clemson Falcons P $1.1M
9. Thomas Hennessy Duke Jets LS $1.1M
10. Riley Dixon Syracuse Rams P $1M
11. Trenton Gill North Carolina State Bears P $934.3K
12. Jack Coco Georgia Tech Packers LS $853.3K
13. Cal Adomitis Pittsburgh Bengals LS $705K

Big 12

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Justin Tucker Texas Ravens K $6M
2. Michael Dickson Texas Seahawks P $3.7M
3. Tress Way Oklahoma Commanders P $3.4M
4. James Winchester Oklahoma Chiefs LS $1.4M
5. Jon Weeks Baylor Texans LS $1.3M
6. Gabe Brkic Oklahoma Packers K $853.3K
7. Ross Matiscik Baylor Jaguars LS $762K
8. Austin Seibert Oklahoma Lions K $695.1K

Big Ten

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Robbie Gould Penn State 49ers K $3.6M
2. Cameron Johnston Ohio State Texans P $2.7M
3. Clark Harris Rutgers Bengals LS $1.3M
3. Jake McQuaide Ohio State Cowboys LS $1.3M
5. Casey Kreiter Iowa Giants LS $1.2M
6. Jordan Stout Penn State Ravens P $1.1M
7. Taybor Pepper Michigan State 49ers LS $1M
8. Andrew DePaola Rutgers Vikings LS $950K
9. Camaron Cheeseman Michigan Commanders LS $902.7K
10. Caleb Shudak Iowa Titans K $856.7K
11. Quinn Nordin Michigan Patriots K $808.3K
12. Blake Gillikin Penn State Saints P $762.2K
13. Liam McCullough Ohio State Falcons LS $705K

C-USA

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Chris Boswell Rice Steelers K $5M
2. Greg Joseph Florida Atlantic Vikings K $2.4M
3. Jack Fox Rice Lions P $780K

FCS

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Jason Myers Marist Seahawks K $3.9M
2. Luke Rhodes William & Mary Colts LS $1.2M
3. Tyler Ott Harvard Seahawks LS $1.1M
4. Jamie Gillan Arkansas-Pine Bluff Giants P $1.1M
5. Christian Kuntz Duquesne Steelers LS $825K
6. Jacob Bobenmoyer Northern Colorado Broncos LS $695K

Independent

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. J.J. Jansen Notre Dame Panthers LS $1.3M
2. Scott Daly Notre Dame Lions LS $660K

MWC

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Jason Sanders New Mexico Dolphins K $4.4M
2. Rigoberto Sanchez Hawaii Colts P $2.9M
3. Corey Bojorquez New Mexico Browns P $1.5M
4. Aaron Brewer San Diego State Cardinals LS $1.3M
4. Patrick Scales Utah State Bears LS $1.3M
6. Trent Sieg Colorado State Raiders LS $1.1M
7. Ryan Stonehouse Colorado State Titans P $856.7K

PAC-12

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Ka'imi Fairbairn UCLA Texans K $4.4M
2. Mason Crosby Colorado Packers K $4.3M
3. Jake Bailey Stanford Patriots P $3M
4. Bryan Anger California Cowboys P $3M
5. Johnny Hekker Oregon State Panthers P $2.5M
5. Matt Gay Utah Rams K $2.5M
7. Nick Folk Arizona Patriots K $2.5M
8. Zane Gonzalez Arizona State Panthers K $2.3M
9. Matt Haack Arizona State Colts P $1M
10. Mitch Wishnowsky Utah 49ers P $821K

SEC

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Daniel Carlson Auburn Raiders K $4.6M
2. Ryan Succop South Carolina Buccaneers K $4M
3. Logan Cooke Mississippi State Jaguars P $3M
4. Randy Bullock Texas A&M Titans K $2.3M
5. Josh Harris Auburn Chargers LS $1.4M
6. Reid Ferguson LSU Bills LS $1.3M
7. Morgan Cox Tennessee Titans LS $1.3M
8. Beau Brinkley Missouri Falcons LS $1.1M
9. Cade York LSU Browns K $1.1M
10. Jake Camarda Georgia Buccaneers P $1.1M
11. JK Scott Alabama Chargers P $965K
12. Evan McPherson Florida Bengals K $955.9K
13. Eddy Pineiro Florida Panthers K $895K
14. Pressley Harvin III Georgia Steelers P $890.2K
15. Blake Ferguson LSU Dolphins LS $871.4K
16. Braden Mann Texas A&M Jets P $868K
17. Nick Moore Georgia Ravens LS $825K
18. Rodrigo Blankenship Georgia Colts K $768.3K
19. Corliss Waitman Mississippi State Broncos P $764.7K
20. Tommy Townsend Florida Chiefs P $764.2K
21. Arryn Siposs Auburn Eagles P N/A

Sun Belt

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Younghoe Koo Georgia Southern Falcons K $4.9M
2. Wil Lutz Georgia State Saints K $4.1M
3. Rick Lovato Old Dominion Eagles LS $990K
4. Tyler Bass Georgia Southern Bills K $869.8K

Alabama

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. JK Scott Alabama Chargers P $965K

Arizona

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Nick Folk Arizona Patriots K $2.5M

Arizona State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Zane Gonzalez Arizona State Panthers K $2.3M
2. Matt Haack Arizona State Colts P $1M

Arkansas-Pine Bluff

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Jamie Gillan Arkansas-Pine Bluff Giants P $1.1M

Assumption College

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Zach Triner Assumption College Buccaneers LS $1.2M

Auburn

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Daniel Carlson Auburn Raiders K $4.6M
2. Josh Harris Auburn Chargers LS $1.4M
3. Arryn Siposs Auburn Eagles P N/A

Azusa Pacific

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Matthew Orzech Azusa Pacific Rams LS $850K

Baylor

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Jon Weeks Baylor Texans LS $1.3M
2. Ross Matiscik Baylor Jaguars LS $762K

California

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Bryan Anger California Cowboys P $3M

Central Florida

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Matt Prater Central Florida Cardinals K $3.3M
2. Charley Hughlett Central Florida Browns LS $1.1M

Cincinnati

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Kevin Huber Cincinnati Bengals P $1.9M

Clemson

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Bradley Pinion Clemson Falcons P $1.1M

Colorado

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Mason Crosby Colorado Packers K $4.3M

Colorado State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Trent Sieg Colorado State Raiders LS $1.1M
2. Ryan Stonehouse Colorado State Titans P $856.7K

Duke

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Thomas Hennessy Duke Jets LS $1.1M

Duquesne

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Christian Kuntz Duquesne Steelers LS $825K

Florida

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Evan McPherson Florida Bengals K $955.9K
2. Eddy Pineiro Florida Panthers K $895K
3. Tommy Townsend Florida Chiefs P $764.2K

Florida Atlantic

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Greg Joseph Florida Atlantic Vikings K $2.4M

Florida State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Graham Gano Florida State Giants K $4.7M
2. Dustin Hopkins Florida State Chargers K $3M

Georgia

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Jake Camarda Georgia Buccaneers P $1.1M
2. Pressley Harvin III Georgia Steelers P $890.2K
3. Nick Moore Georgia Ravens LS $825K
4. Rodrigo Blankenship Georgia Colts K $768.3K

Georgia Southern

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Younghoe Koo Georgia Southern Falcons K $4.9M
2. Tyler Bass Georgia Southern Bills K $869.8K

Georgia State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Wil Lutz Georgia State Saints K $4.1M

Georgia Tech

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Harrison Butker Georgia Tech Chiefs K $4.1M
2. Jack Coco Georgia Tech Packers LS $853.3K

Harvard

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Tyler Ott Harvard Seahawks LS $1.1M

Hawaii

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Rigoberto Sanchez Hawaii Colts P $2.9M

Iowa

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Casey Kreiter Iowa Giants LS $1.2M
2. Caleb Shudak Iowa Titans K $856.7K

LSU

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Reid Ferguson LSU Bills LS $1.3M
2. Cade York LSU Browns K $1.1M
3. Blake Ferguson LSU Dolphins LS $871.4K

Marist

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Jason Myers Marist Seahawks K $3.9M

Memphis

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Jake Elliott Memphis Eagles K $3.9M
2. Riley Patterson Memphis Jaguars K $660K

Miami

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Pat O'Donnell Miami Packers P $2M

Michigan

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Camaron Cheeseman Michigan Commanders LS $902.7K
2. Quinn Nordin Michigan Patriots K $808.3K

Michigan State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Taybor Pepper Michigan State 49ers LS $1M

Mississippi State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Logan Cooke Mississippi State Jaguars P $3M
2. Corliss Waitman Mississippi State Broncos P $764.7K

Missouri

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Beau Brinkley Missouri Falcons LS $1.1M

Missouri Western

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Greg Zuerlein Missouri Western Jets K $2.8M

Navy

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Joe Cardona Navy Patriots LS $1.1M

New Mexico

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Jason Sanders New Mexico Dolphins K $4.4M
2. Corey Bojorquez New Mexico Browns P $1.5M

North Carolina State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. A.J. Cole North Carolina State Raiders P $3M
2. Trenton Gill North Carolina State Bears P $934.3K

Northern Colorado

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Jacob Bobenmoyer Northern Colorado Broncos LS $695K

Notre Dame

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. J.J. Jansen Notre Dame Panthers LS $1.3M
2. Scott Daly Notre Dame Lions LS $660K

Ohio State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Cameron Johnston Ohio State Texans P $2.7M
2. Jake McQuaide Ohio State Cowboys LS $1.3M
3. Liam McCullough Ohio State Falcons LS $705K

Oklahoma

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Tress Way Oklahoma Commanders P $3.4M
2. James Winchester Oklahoma Chiefs LS $1.4M
3. Gabe Brkic Oklahoma Packers K $853.3K
4. Austin Seibert Oklahoma Lions K $695.1K

Old Dominion

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Rick Lovato Old Dominion Eagles LS $990K

Oregon State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Johnny Hekker Oregon State Panthers P $2.5M

Penn State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Robbie Gould Penn State 49ers K $3.6M
2. Jordan Stout Penn State Ravens P $1.1M
3. Blake Gillikin Penn State Saints P $762.2K

Pittsburgh

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Andy Lee Pittsburgh Cardinals P $1.5M
2. Cal Adomitis Pittsburgh Bengals LS $705K

Rice

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Chris Boswell Rice Steelers K $5M
2. Jack Fox Rice Lions P $780K

Rutgers

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Clark Harris Rutgers Bengals LS $1.3M
2. Andrew DePaola Rutgers Vikings LS $950K

San Diego State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Aaron Brewer San Diego State Cardinals LS $1.3M

South Carolina

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Ryan Succop South Carolina Buccaneers K $4M

Southern Methodist

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Thomas Morstead Southern Methodist Dolphins P $1.3M
2. Zach Wood Southern Methodist Saints LS $1.2M

Stanford

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Jake Bailey Stanford Patriots P $3M

Syracuse

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Riley Dixon Syracuse Rams P $1M

Temple

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Brandon McManus Temple Broncos K $4.3M

Tennessee

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Morgan Cox Tennessee Titans LS $1.3M

Texas

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Justin Tucker Texas Ravens K $6M
2. Michael Dickson Texas Seahawks P $3.7M

Texas A&M

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Randy Bullock Texas A&M Titans K $2.3M
2. Braden Mann Texas A&M Jets P $868K

Tulane

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Cairo Santos Tulane Bears K $3M
2. Ryan Wright Tulane Vikings P $855K

UCLA

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Ka'imi Fairbairn UCLA Texans K $4.4M

Utah

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Matt Gay Utah Rams K $2.5M
2. Mitch Wishnowsky Utah 49ers P $821K

Utah State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Patrick Scales Utah State Bears LS $1.3M

Virginia Tech

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Joey Slye Virginia Tech Commanders K $2.4M

William & Mary

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Luke Rhodes William & Mary Colts LS $1.2M

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