Updated by Dan on Sep 1, 2022
What Sun Belt schools had the most and highest paid NFL players in 2022?
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College | # | Salary | |
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1. | Louisiana-Lafayette | 6 | $14.5M |
2. | Arkansas State | 4 | $14.2M |
3. | Georgia Southern | 5 | $9.1M |
4. | South Alabama | 4 | $8.8M |
5. | Southern Mississippi | 7 | $8M |
6. | Old Dominion | 6 | $7.4M |
7. | Appalachian State | 7 | $6.5M |
8. | Georgia State | 3 | $5.8M |
9. | Marshall | 4 | $4.9M |
10. | Troy | 1 | $3.9M |
11. | Texas State | 1 | $765K |
12. | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | $660K |
Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
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1. | Akeem Davis-Gaither | Appalachian State | Bengals | LB | $1M |
2. | D'Marco Jackson | Appalachian State | Saints | ILB | $994.2K |
3. | Colby Gossett | Appalachian State | Falcons | G | $965K |
4. | Shemar Jean-Charles | Appalachian State | Packers | CB | $930K |
5. | Demetrius Taylor | Appalachian State | Lions | DT | $858.3K |
6. | Jalen Virgil | Appalachian State | Broncos | WR | $857.5K |
7. | Thomas Hennigan | Appalachian State | Vikings | WR | $854.2K |
Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
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1. | Demario Davis | Arkansas State | Saints | OLB | $9M |
2. | J.D. McKissic | Arkansas State | Commanders | RB | $3.5M |
3. | Chris Odom | Arkansas State | Browns | DE | $895K |
4. | Forrest Merrill | Arkansas State | Rams | DT | $825K |
Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
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1. | Younghoe Koo | Georgia Southern | Falcons | K | $4.9M |
2. | Jerick McKinnon | Georgia Southern | Chiefs | RB | $1.3M |
3. | Matt Breida | Georgia Southern | Giants | RB | $1.2M |
4. | Kindle Vildor | Georgia Southern | Bears | CB | $901.4K |
5. | Tyler Bass | Georgia Southern | Bills | K | $869.8K |
Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
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1. | Wil Lutz | Georgia State | Saints | K | $4.1M |
2. | Chandon Sullivan | Georgia State | Vikings | CB | $1.8M |
3. | Penny Hart | Georgia State | Seahawks | WR | $16.8K |
Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
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1. | Tracy Walker | Louisiana-Lafayette | Lions | S | $8.3M |
2. | Robert Hunt | Louisiana-Lafayette | Dolphins | G | $2M |
3. | Max Mitchell | Louisiana-Lafayette | Jets | T | $1.1M |
4. | Percy Butler | Louisiana-Lafayette | Commanders | S | $1.1M |
5. | Kevin Dotson | Louisiana-Lafayette | Steelers | G | $988.5K |
6. | Elijah Mitchell | Louisiana-Lafayette | 49ers | RB | $915.9K |
Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
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1. | Josh Johnson | Louisiana-Monroe | Seahawks | RB | $660K |
Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
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1. | Neville Hewitt | Marshall | Texans | ILB | $2M |
2. | Vinny Curry | Marshall | Jets | DE | $1.1M |
3. | Josh Ball | Marshall | Cowboys | T | $994.8K |
4. | Willie Johnson | Marshall | Jaguars | WR | $853.3K |
Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
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1. | Taylor Heinicke | Old Dominion | Commanders | QB | $2.4M |
2. | Zach Pascal | Old Dominion | Eagles | WR | $1.5M |
3. | Rick Lovato | Old Dominion | Eagles | LS | $990K |
4. | Oshane Ximines | Old Dominion | Giants | OLB | $863.2K |
5. | Isaac Weaver | Old Dominion | Rams | C | $855K |
5. | Stone Smartt | Old Dominion | Rams | TE | $855K |
Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
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1. | Gerald Everett | South Alabama | Rams | TE | $6M |
2. | Jalen Tolbert | South Alabama | Cowboys | WR | $1.3M |
3. | Kawaan Baker | South Alabama | Saints | WR | $787.5K |
4. | Jeremy Reaves | South Alabama | Commanders | S | $762.5K |
Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
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1. | Rakeem Nunez-Roches | Southern Mississippi | Buccaneers | DT | $2.5M |
2. | Nick Mullens | Southern Mississippi | Vikings | QB | $2M |
3. | Mike Thomas | Southern Mississippi | Bengals | WR | $1.1M |
4. | Quez Watkins | Southern Mississippi | Eagles | WR | $866.2K |
5. | Tarvarius Moore | Southern Mississippi | 49ers | FS | $837.8K |
6. | Tim Jones | Southern Mississippi | Jaguars | WR | $705K |
7. | Jamie Collins | Southern Mississippi | Patriots | OLB | N/A |
Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
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1. | Aaron Brewer | Texas State | Titans | C | $765K |
Name | College | NFL | Pos | Salary | |
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1. | Mario Addison | Troy | Texans | DE | $3.9M |