NFL Linebacker Salaries by College

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

	Conference	#	Salary
1.	SEC	59	$207M
2.	Big Ten	46	$174.6M
3.	ACC	24	$108.5M
4.	PAC-12	26	$79.2M
5.	FCS	24	$76.2M
6.	Big 12	30	$70.7M
7.	AAC	12	$53.7M
8.	MWC	8	$39.8M
9.	MAC	5	$29.1M
10.	Sun Belt	7	$15.5M
11.	Independent	4	$6.7M
12.	C-USA	2	$1.3M

Top Colleges

	College	#	Salary
1.	Georgia	11	$52.1M
2.	Ohio State	6	$44.7M
3.	LSU	9	$43.6M
4.	Wisconsin	8	$41.6M
5.	Boston College	4	$32.6M
6.	Alabama	7	$30.9M
7.	North Carolina State	3	$29.7M
8.	Kentucky	4	$23.8M
9.	Buffalo	2	$23.7M
10.	BYU	4	$21.5M
11.	Temple	6	$21.4M
12.	Nebraska	3	$20.5M
13.	South Carolina State	2	$19.7M
14.	Iowa	5	$19.5M
15.	Virginia Tech	2	$19.2M
16.	Charlotte	2	$17.9M
17.	Colorado State	1	$17M
18.	Southern California	1	$15M
18.	Yale	1	$15M
20.	Mississippi State	2	$14.3M
21.	Grand Valley State University	1	$13.6M
22.	Washington	4	$13.5M
23.	Oregon	5	$12.5M
24.	Minnesota	4	$11.6M
25.	West Virginia	3	$11.5M
26.	Houston	4	$11.1M
27.	Michigan	5	$11.1M
28.	Wyoming	2	$10.4M
29.	Florida	6	$10.3M
30.	Stanford	1	$10M
31.	Purdue	4	$9.6M
32.	Arkansas	2	$9.6M
33.	Arkansas State	1	$9M
34.	UCLA	5	$8.9M
35.	Penn State	4	$8.8M
36.	Utah	4	$8.6M
37.	Clemson	4	$8.5M
38.	Texas	3	$7.6M
39.	Montana State	2	$7.5M
40.	Idaho	1	$7.2M
41.	Oklahoma	4	$7.1M
42.	North Carolina	2	$6.9M
43.	Notre Dame	4	$6.7M
44.	Murray State	1	$6M
45.	Washington State	2	$5.9M
46.	Utah State	1	$5.5M
47.	Florida Atlantic	1	$5M
48.	Western Michigan	2	$4.5M
49.	Memphis	1	$4.3M
50.	Vanderbilt	2	$4.3M
51.	Boise State	1	$4M
51.	Tarleton State	1	$4M
53.	Missouri	3	$3.7M
54.	Tulsa	1	$3.7M
55.	Oklahoma State	4	$3.6M
56.	Miami	2	$3.5M
57.	Tennessee	2	$3.4M
58.	Sioux Falls	1	$3.3M
58.	Syracuse	1	$3.3M
60.	Texas Tech	2	$3.1M
61.	Appalachian State	3	$3.1M
62.	Mississippi	3	$3M
63.	Texas A&M	2	$2.9M
64.	Auburn	3	$2.8M
65.	North Dakota State	1	$2.5M
66.	Hawaii	1	$2.2M
67.	South Carolina	3	$2.2M
68.	Cincinnati	2	$2.1M
69.	Michigan State	2	$2.1M
70.	Illinois	2	$2M
71.	Indiana	2	$1.9M
72.	Arizona	1	$1.9M
73.	Wake Forest	2	$1.7M
74.	South Dakota	2	$1.6M
75.	Tulane	1	$1.4M
76.	Eastern Illinois	1	$1.3M
76.	Texas State	1	$1.3M
78.	Western Kentucky	2	$1.3M
79.	Baylor	2	$1.3M
80.	California	1	$1.2M
80.	Northwestern	1	$1.2M
80.	Tennessee-Chattanooga	1	$1.2M
83.	Marshall	1	$1.2M
84.	Greenville	1	$1.2M
85.	Delaware	1	$1.1M
85.	Missouri State	1	$1.1M
87.	Louisville	1	$1.1M
88.	Pittsburgh	1	$1M
89.	TCU	1	$993.3K
90.	Louisiana-Lafayette	1	$985.1K
91.	Wagner	1	$965K
92.	Prairie View A&M	1	$940K
92.	Wayne State University	1	$940K
94.	Duke	1	$910.5K
95.	Central Michigan	1	$905K
96.	Alcorn State	1	$900K
96.	Ferris State	1	$900K
96.	Florida A&M	1	$900K
99.	Illinois State	1	$899K
99.	Lafayette	1	$899K
101.	Indiana State	1	$882.5K
102.	Colorado	1	$870K
103.	Arizona State	1	$858.3K
104.	Iowa State	1	$855K
105.	Houston Baptist	1	$810.7K
106.	Jackson State	1	$787.5K
107.	San Diego State	1	$750K

AAC

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Alex Highsmith	Charlotte	Steelers	OLB	$17M
2.	Haason Reddick	Temple	Eagles	OLB	$15M
3.	Azeez Al-Shaair	Florida Atlantic	Titans	LB	$5M
4.	Bryce Huff	Memphis	Jets	LB	$4.3M
5.	Zaven Collins	Tulsa	Cardinals	LB	$3.7M
6.	Tyler Matakevich	Temple	Bills	ILB	$2.5M
7.	Dorian Williams	Tulane	Bills	LB	$1.4M
8.	Jake Martin	Temple	Colts	OLB	$1.2M
9.	Chapelle Russell	Temple	Steelers	LB	$940K
10.	William Kwenkeu	Temple	Vikings	LB	$927.5K
11.	Markees Watts	Charlotte	Buccaneers	OLB	$898.3K
12.	Shaun Bradley	Temple	Eagles	LB	$866.6K

ACC

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Bradley Chubb	North Carolina State	Dolphins	OLB	$22M
2.	Tremaine Edmunds	Virginia Tech	Bears	ILB	$18M
3.	Harold Landry	Boston College	Titans	OLB	$17.5M
4.	Matt Milano	Boston College	Bills	OLB	$14.2M
5.	Germaine Pratt	North Carolina State	Bengals	LB	$6.8M
6.	Cole Holcomb	North Carolina	Steelers	LB	$6M
7.	Isaiah Simmons	Clemson	Giants	LB	$5.2M
8.	Zaire Franklin	Syracuse	Colts	OLB	$3.3M
9.	Denzel Perryman	Miami	Texans	ILB	$2.6M
10.	Trenton Simpson	Clemson	Ravens	LB	$1.4M
11.	Divine Deablo	Virginia Tech	Raiders	LB	$1.2M
12.	Yasir Abdullah	Louisville	Jaguars	LB	$1.1M
13.	SirVocea Dennis	Pittsburgh	Buccaneers	LB	$1M
14.	Tanner Muse	Clemson	Rams	OLB	$1M
15.	Shaq Quarterman	Miami	Jaguars	LB	$947.4K
16.	Chazz Surratt	North Carolina	Jets	LB	$942.5K
17.	Baylon Spector	Clemson	Bills	LB	$940.9K
18.	Victor Dimukeje	Duke	Cardinals	OLB	$910.5K
19.	Drake Thomas	North Carolina State	Seahawks	LB	$903.3K
20.	Isaiah McDuffie	Boston College	Packers	LB	$902.7K
21.	Justin Strnad	Wake Forest	Broncos	LB	$883.2K
22.	Luke Masterson	Wake Forest	Raiders	LB	$856.7K
23.	Kevin Pierre-Louis	Boston College	Texans	OLB	N/A
23.	Micah Kiser	Virginia	Raiders	ILB	N/A

Big 12

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Fred Warner	BYU	49ers	ILB	$19M
2.	Tyus Bowser	Houston	Ravens	OLB	$5.5M
2.	David Long	West Virginia	Dolphins	LB	$5.5M
4.	Kyzir White	West Virginia	Cardinals	OLB	$5M
4.	Jordan Hicks	Texas	Vikings	ILB	$5M
6.	Elandon Roberts	Houston	Steelers	OLB	$3.5M
7.	Kenneth Murray	Oklahoma	Rams	LB	$3.2M
8.	Jordyn Brooks	Texas Tech	Seahawks	LB	$3.1M
9.	Sione Takitaki	BYU	Browns	LB	$2.4M
10.	Nik Bonitto	Oklahoma	Broncos	LB	$1.5M
11.	Brian Asamoah	Oklahoma	Vikings	LB	$1.4M
12.	DeMarvion Overshown	Texas	Cowboys	LB	$1.3M
13.	Joseph Ossai	Texas	Bengals	LB	$1.3M
14.	Terrel Bernard	Baylor	Bills	LB	$1.3M
15.	Matthew Adams	Houston	Browns	OLB	$1.2M
15.	Eric Wilson	Cincinnati	Packers	OLB	$1.2M
17.	Curtis Bolton	Oklahoma	Raiders	LB	$1M
18.	Dee Winters	TCU	49ers	LB	$993.3K
19.	Malcolm Rodríguez	Oklahoma State	Lions	LB	$962K
20.	Devin Harper	Oklahoma State	Cowboys	LB	$959.4K
21.	Tony Fields	West Virginia	Browns	LB	$952.4K
22.	Ivan Pace	Cincinnati	Vikings	LB	$905K
23.	Maalik Hall	Oklahoma State	Jets	LB	$900.8K
24.	Grant Stuard	Houston	Colts	LB	$889.1K
25.	Jake Hummel	Iowa State	Rams	ILB	$855K
26.	Amen Ogbongbemiga	Oklahoma State	Rams	LB	$813.3K
27.	Clay Johnston	Baylor	Bengals	LB	N/A
27.	Dakota Allen	Texas Tech	Broncos	LB	N/A
27.	Harvey Langi	BYU	Raiders	ILB	N/A
27.	Kyle Van Noy	BYU	Rams	ILB	N/A

Big Ten

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	T.J. Watt	Wisconsin	Steelers	OLB	$28M
2.	Joey Bosa	Ohio State	Rams	OLB	$27M
3.	Randy Gregory	Nebraska	Broncos	OLB	$14M
4.	Jerome Baker	Ohio State	Dolphins	OLB	$12.5M
5.	De'Vondre Campbell	Minnesota	Packers	ILB	$10M
6.	Ja'whaun Bentley	Purdue	Patriots	ILB	$6.8M
7.	T.J. Edwards	Wisconsin	Bears	LB	$6.5M
8.	Josey Jewell	Iowa	Broncos	ILB	$5.5M
9.	Anthony Nelson	Iowa	Buccaneers	OLB	$5M
10.	Lavonte David	Nebraska	Buccaneers	ILB	$4.5M
11.	Lukas Van Ness	Iowa	Packers	OLB	$4.3M
12.	Micah Parsons	Penn State	Cowboys	OLB	$4.3M
13.	Rashan Gary	Michigan	Packers	OLB	$4M
14.	Jack Campbell	Iowa	Lions	LB	$3.7M
15.	Devin Bush	Michigan	Seahawks	ILB	$3.5M
16.	Odafe Oweh	Penn State	Ravens	OLB	$2.8M
17.	Andrew Van Ginkel	Wisconsin	Dolphins	LB	$2.7M
18.	Luke Gifford	Nebraska	Titans	LB	$2M
19.	Khaleke Hudson	Michigan	Commanders	LB	$1.5M
20.	Raekwon McMillan	Ohio State	Patriots	ILB	$1.5M
21.	Pete Werner	Ohio State	Saints	LB	$1.4M
22.	Josh Uche	Michigan	Patriots	OLB	$1.3M
23.	Leo Chenal	Wisconsin	Chiefs	LB	$1.3M
24.	Anthony Walker Jr.	Northwestern	Browns	ILB	$1.2M
25.	Zack Baun	Wisconsin	Saints	OLB	$1.2M
26.	Baron Browning	Ohio State	Broncos	LB	$1.2M
27.	Joe Bachie	Michigan State	Bengals	LB	$1.2M
28.	Nick Herbig	Wisconsin	Steelers	LB	$1.1M
29.	Malik Harrison	Ohio State	Ravens	LB	$1.1M
30.	Del'Shawn Phillips	Illinois	Ravens	LB	$1.1M
31.	Derrick Barnes	Purdue	Lions	LB	$1.1M
32.	Micah McFadden	Indiana	Giants	LB	$1M
33.	Jalen Graham	Purdue	49ers	LB	$979.4K
34.	Andrew Dowell	Michigan State	Saints	LB	$940K
35.	Nick Niemann	Iowa	Rams	LB	$923.5K
36.	Cam Jones	Indiana	Chiefs	LB	$903.3K
37.	Cameron Brown	Penn State	Giants	LB	$873.3K
38.	Jack Sanborn	Wisconsin	Bears	LB	$855.8K
38.	Jake Hansen	Illinois	Texans	LB	$855.8K
40.	Markus Bailey	Purdue	Bengals	LB	$852.2K
41.	Carter Coughlin	Minnesota	Giants	OLB	$851.3K
42.	Jesse Luketa	Penn State	Cardinals	LB	$787.5K
42.	Cameron McGrone	Michigan	Colts	LB	$787.5K
44.	Jack Gibbens	Minnesota	Titans	LB	$705K
45.	Blake Cashman	Minnesota	Texans	LB	N/A
45.	Vince Biegel	Wisconsin	Ravens	OLB	N/A

C-USA

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	DeAngelo Malone	Western Kentucky	Falcons	LB	$1.3M
2.	Joel Iyiegbuniwe	Western Kentucky	Panthers	ILB	N/A

FCS

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Shaquille Leonard	South Carolina State	Colts	ILB	$19.7M
2.	Foyesade Oluokun	Yale	Jaguars	LB	$15M
3.	Kaden Elliss	Idaho	Falcons	OLB	$7.2M
4.	Alex Singleton	Montana State	Broncos	LB	$6M
4.	Quincy Williams	Murray State	Jets	LB	$6M
6.	E.J. Speed	Tarleton State	Colts	LB	$4M
7.	Chris Board	North Dakota State	Patriots	LB	$2.5M
8.	Troy Andersen	Montana State	Falcons	ILB	$1.5M
9.	Kamu Grugier-Hill	Eastern Illinois	Panthers	OLB	$1.3M
10.	Tae Davis	Tennessee-Chattanooga	Falcons	LB	$1.2M
11.	Dylan Cole	Missouri State	Bears	ILB	$1.1M
11.	Troy Reeder	Delaware	Rams	LB	$1.1M
13.	Cam Gill	Wagner	Buccaneers	LB	$965K
14.	Quinton Bell	Prairie View A&M	Eagles	OLB	$940K
15.	Claudin Cherelus	Alcorn State	Panthers	LB	$900K
15.	Isaiah Land	Florida A&M	Colts	LB	$900K
17.	Malik Hamm	Lafayette	Ravens	LB	$899K
17.	Zeke Vandenburgh	Illinois State	Dolphins	LB	$899K
19.	Jonas Griffith	Indiana State	Broncos	LB	$882.5K
20.	Christian Rozeboom	South Dakota	Rams	LB	$823.3K
21.	Caleb Johnson	Houston Baptist	Jaguars	LB	$810.7K
22.	James Houston	Jackson State	Lions	OLB	$787.5K
22.	Jack Cochrane	South Dakota	Chiefs	LB	$787.5K
24.	Joe Thomas	South Carolina State	Bears	OLB	N/A

Independent

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Drue Tranquill	Notre Dame	Chiefs	LB	$3M
2.	Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah	Notre Dame	Browns	LB	$1.6M
3.	Julian Okwara	Notre Dame	Lions	LB	$1.2M
4.	Drew White	Notre Dame	Commanders	LB	$855.8K

MAC

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Khalil Mack	Buffalo	Rams	OLB	$23.5M
2.	Robert Spillane	Western Michigan	Raiders	LB	$3.5M
3.	Zaire Barnes	Western Michigan	Jets	LB	$1M
4.	Thomas Incoom	Central Michigan	Broncos	OLB	$905K
5.	Demone Harris	Buffalo	Falcons	OLB	$216K

MWC

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Shaquil Barrett	Colorado State	Buccaneers	OLB	$17M
2.	Logan Wilson	Wyoming	Bengals	LB	$9M
3.	Bobby Wagner	Utah State	Seahawks	ILB	$5.5M
4.	Leighton Vander Esch	Boise State	Cowboys	LB	$4M
5.	Jahlani Tavai	Hawaii	Patriots	LB	$2.2M
6.	Chad Muma	Wyoming	Jaguars	LB	$1.4M
7.	Segun Olubi	San Diego State	Colts	LB	$750K
8.	Javin White	UNLV	Bears	LB	N/A

PAC-12

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Uchenna Nwosu	Southern California	Seahawks	LB	$15M
2.	Bobby Okereke	Stanford	Giants	LB	$10M
3.	Kayvon Thibodeaux	Oregon	Giants	OLB	$7.8M
4.	Eric Kendricks	UCLA	Rams	ILB	$6.6M
5.	Shaq Thompson	Washington	Panthers	OLB	$6.3M
6.	Frankie Luvu	Washington State	Panthers	LB	$4.5M
7.	Cody Barton	Utah	Commanders	LB	$3.5M
8.	Devin Lloyd	Utah	Jaguars	LB	$3.2M
9.	Joe Tryon	Washington	Buccaneers	OLB	$2.8M
10.	Cory Littleton	Washington	Texans	ILB	$2.4M
11.	Ezekiel Turner	Washington	Cardinals	ILB	$2M
12.	Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles	Arizona	49ers	LB	$1.9M
13.	D.J. Johnson	Oregon	Panthers	OLB	$1.4M
14.	Daiyan Henley	Washington State	Rams	LB	$1.4M
15.	Justin Hollins	Oregon	Packers	OLB	$1.3M
16.	Josh Woods	UCLA	Cardinals	LB	$1.2M
16.	Jordan Kunaszyk	California	Browns	LB	$1.2M
18.	Noah Sewell	Oregon	Bears	LB	$1M
19.	Krys Barnes	UCLA	Cardinals	LB	$1M
20.	Troy Dye	Oregon	Vikings	LB	$993.4K
21.	Nephi Sewell	Utah	Saints	LB	$927.5K
22.	Mohamoud Diabate	Utah	Browns	LB	$906.7K
23.	Nathan Landman	Colorado	Falcons	ILB	$870K
24.	Darien Butler	Arizona State	Raiders	LB	$858.3K
25.	Anthony Barr	UCLA	Cowboys	OLB	N/A
25.	Jayon Brown	UCLA	Raiders	ILB	N/A

SEC

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Roquan Smith	Georgia	Ravens	ILB	$20M
2.	Danielle Hunter	LSU	Vikings	OLB	$17M
2.	C.J. Mosley	Alabama	Jets	ILB	$17M
4.	Preston Smith	Mississippi State	Packers	OLB	$13M
5.	Za'Darius Smith	Kentucky	Browns	OLB	$11.7M
6.	Travon Walker	Georgia	Jaguars	OLB	$9.3M
7.	Will Anderson	Alabama	Texans	OLB	$8.8M
8.	Dre Greenlaw	Arkansas	49ers	LB	$8.2M
9.	Devin White	LSU	Buccaneers	ILB	$7.3M
10.	Leonard Floyd	Georgia	Bills	OLB	$7M
10.	Arden Key	LSU	Titans	OLB	$7M
12.	Alex Anzalone	Florida	Lions	ILB	$6.1M
13.	Josh Allen	Kentucky	Jaguars	OLB	$5.7M
14.	Lorenzo Carter	Georgia	Falcons	OLB	$4.5M
15.	Quay Walker	Georgia	Packers	LB	$3.5M
16.	Jamin Davis	Kentucky	Commanders	LB	$3.4M
17.	K’Lavon Chaisson	LSU	Jaguars	OLB	$3.3M
18.	Patrick Queen	LSU	Ravens	ILB	$3M
19.	Bud Dupree	Kentucky	Falcons	OLB	$3M
20.	Nolan Smith	Georgia	Eagles	OLB	$3M
21.	Duke Riley	LSU	Dolphins	OLB	$2.5M
21.	Oren Burks	Vanderbilt	49ers	ILB	$2.5M
23.	Tyrel Dodson	Texas A&M	Bills	LB	$2M
24.	Zach Cunningham	Vanderbilt	Eagles	ILB	$1.8M
25.	Jalen Reeves-Maybin	Tennessee	Lions	OLB	$1.8M
26.	Darrell Taylor	Tennessee	Seahawks	OLB	$1.7M
27.	Mack Wilson	Alabama	Patriots	LB	$1.6M
28.	Nick Bolton	Missouri	Chiefs	LB	$1.5M
29.	Drew Sanders	Arkansas	Broncos	LB	$1.4M
30.	Christian Harris	Alabama	Texans	LB	$1.3M
31.	Willie Gay Jr.	Mississippi State	Chiefs	ILB	$1.3M
32.	Kwon Alexander	LSU	Steelers	ILB	$1.3M
32.	Markus Golden	Missouri	Steelers	OLB	$1.3M
34.	Nakobe Dean	Georgia	Eagles	LB	$1.3M
35.	Channing Tindall	Georgia	Dolphins	LB	$1.3M
36.	Monty Rice	Georgia	Titans	ILB	$1.2M
37.	Ernest Jones	South Carolina	Rams	LB	$1.2M
38.	Jarrad Davis	Florida	Giants	ILB	$1.2M
39.	Anfernee Jennings	Alabama	Patriots	OLB	$1.1M
40.	Ventrell Miller	Florida	Jaguars	LB	$1.1M
41.	Tavius Robinson	Mississippi	Ravens	OLB	$1.1M
42.	Jacob Phillips	LSU	Browns	ILB	$1.1M
43.	Owen Pappoe	Auburn	Cardinals	LB	$1M
43.	Henry To'oTo'o	Alabama	Texans	LB	$1M
43.	Robert Beal Jr.	Georgia	49ers	OLB	$1M
46.	Amari Burney	Florida	Raiders	LB	$1M
47.	Damone Clark	LSU	Cowboys	ILB	$975.6K
47.	Kingsley Enagbare	South Carolina	Packers	OLB	$975.6K
49.	Mark Robinson	Mississippi	Steelers	LB	$943.1K
50.	Terez Hall	Missouri	Patriots	LB	$940K
51.	K.J. Britt	Auburn	Buccaneers	LB	$936.6K
52.	Brenton Cox Jr.	Florida	Packers	LB	$901.3K
53.	Otis Reese	Mississippi	Titans	LB	$900K
54.	Chandler Wooten	Auburn	Panthers	ILB	$870K
54.	Buddy Johnson	Texas A&M	Bears	LB	$870K
56.	Jon Bostic	Florida	Commanders	ILB	N/A
56.	Jordan Jenkins	Georgia	Raiders	OLB	N/A
56.	Melvin Ingram	South Carolina	Dolphins	OLB	N/A
56.	Reggie Ragland	Alabama	Browns	ILB	N/A

Sun Belt

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Demario Davis	Arkansas State	Saints	ILB	$9M
2.	David Mayo	Texas State	Commanders	OLB	$1.3M
3.	Neville Hewitt	Marshall	Texans	ILB	$1.2M
4.	Nick Hampton	Appalachian State	Rams	OLB	$1M
5.	Akeem Davis-Gaither	Appalachian State	Bengals	LB	$1M
6.	D'Marco Jackson	Appalachian State	Saints	ILB	$994.2K
7.	Andre Jones Jr.	Louisiana-Lafayette	Commanders	OLB	$985.1K

Alabama

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	C.J. Mosley	Alabama	Jets	ILB	$17M
2.	Will Anderson	Alabama	Texans	OLB	$8.8M
3.	Mack Wilson	Alabama	Patriots	LB	$1.6M
4.	Christian Harris	Alabama	Texans	LB	$1.3M
5.	Anfernee Jennings	Alabama	Patriots	OLB	$1.1M
6.	Henry To'oTo'o	Alabama	Texans	LB	$1M
7.	Reggie Ragland	Alabama	Browns	ILB	N/A

Alcorn State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Claudin Cherelus	Alcorn State	Panthers	LB	$900K

Appalachian State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Nick Hampton	Appalachian State	Rams	OLB	$1M
2.	Akeem Davis-Gaither	Appalachian State	Bengals	LB	$1M
3.	D'Marco Jackson	Appalachian State	Saints	ILB	$994.2K

Arizona

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles	Arizona	49ers	LB	$1.9M

Arizona State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Darien Butler	Arizona State	Raiders	LB	$858.3K

Arkansas

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Dre Greenlaw	Arkansas	49ers	LB	$8.2M
2.	Drew Sanders	Arkansas	Broncos	LB	$1.4M

Arkansas State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Demario Davis	Arkansas State	Saints	ILB	$9M

Auburn

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Owen Pappoe	Auburn	Cardinals	LB	$1M
2.	K.J. Britt	Auburn	Buccaneers	LB	$936.6K
3.	Chandler Wooten	Auburn	Panthers	ILB	$870K

BYU

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Fred Warner	BYU	49ers	ILB	$19M
2.	Sione Takitaki	BYU	Browns	LB	$2.4M
3.	Harvey Langi	BYU	Raiders	ILB	N/A
3.	Kyle Van Noy	BYU	Rams	ILB	N/A

Baylor

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Terrel Bernard	Baylor	Bills	LB	$1.3M
2.	Clay Johnston	Baylor	Bengals	LB	N/A

Boise State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Leighton Vander Esch	Boise State	Cowboys	LB	$4M

Boston College

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Harold Landry	Boston College	Titans	OLB	$17.5M
2.	Matt Milano	Boston College	Bills	OLB	$14.2M
3.	Isaiah McDuffie	Boston College	Packers	LB	$902.7K
4.	Kevin Pierre-Louis	Boston College	Texans	OLB	N/A

Buffalo

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Khalil Mack	Buffalo	Rams	OLB	$23.5M
2.	Demone Harris	Buffalo	Falcons	OLB	$216K

California

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Jordan Kunaszyk	California	Browns	LB	$1.2M

Central Michigan

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Thomas Incoom	Central Michigan	Broncos	OLB	$905K

Charlotte

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Alex Highsmith	Charlotte	Steelers	OLB	$17M
2.	Markees Watts	Charlotte	Buccaneers	OLB	$898.3K

Cincinnati

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Eric Wilson	Cincinnati	Packers	OLB	$1.2M
2.	Ivan Pace	Cincinnati	Vikings	LB	$905K

Clemson

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Isaiah Simmons	Clemson	Giants	LB	$5.2M
2.	Trenton Simpson	Clemson	Ravens	LB	$1.4M
3.	Tanner Muse	Clemson	Rams	OLB	$1M
4.	Baylon Spector	Clemson	Bills	LB	$940.9K

Colorado

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Nathan Landman	Colorado	Falcons	ILB	$870K

Colorado State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Shaquil Barrett	Colorado State	Buccaneers	OLB	$17M

Delaware

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Troy Reeder	Delaware	Rams	LB	$1.1M

Duke

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Victor Dimukeje	Duke	Cardinals	OLB	$910.5K

Eastern Illinois

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Kamu Grugier-Hill	Eastern Illinois	Panthers	OLB	$1.3M

Ferris State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Caleb Murphy	Ferris State	Titans	LB	$900K

Florida

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Alex Anzalone	Florida	Lions	ILB	$6.1M
2.	Jarrad Davis	Florida	Giants	ILB	$1.2M
3.	Ventrell Miller	Florida	Jaguars	LB	$1.1M
4.	Amari Burney	Florida	Raiders	LB	$1M
5.	Brenton Cox Jr.	Florida	Packers	LB	$901.3K
6.	Jon Bostic	Florida	Commanders	ILB	N/A

Florida A&M

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Isaiah Land	Florida A&M	Colts	LB	$900K

Florida Atlantic

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Azeez Al-Shaair	Florida Atlantic	Titans	LB	$5M

Georgia

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Roquan Smith	Georgia	Ravens	ILB	$20M
2.	Travon Walker	Georgia	Jaguars	OLB	$9.3M
3.	Leonard Floyd	Georgia	Bills	OLB	$7M
4.	Lorenzo Carter	Georgia	Falcons	OLB	$4.5M
5.	Quay Walker	Georgia	Packers	LB	$3.5M
6.	Nolan Smith	Georgia	Eagles	OLB	$3M
7.	Nakobe Dean	Georgia	Eagles	LB	$1.3M
8.	Channing Tindall	Georgia	Dolphins	LB	$1.3M
9.	Monty Rice	Georgia	Titans	ILB	$1.2M
10.	Robert Beal Jr.	Georgia	49ers	OLB	$1M
11.	Jordan Jenkins	Georgia	Raiders	OLB	N/A

Grand Valley State University

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Matt Judon	Grand Valley State University	Patriots	OLB	$13.6M

Greenville

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Nicholas Morrow	Greenville	Eagles	OLB	$1.2M

Hawaii

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Jahlani Tavai	Hawaii	Patriots	LB	$2.2M

Houston

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Tyus Bowser	Houston	Ravens	OLB	$5.5M
2.	Elandon Roberts	Houston	Steelers	OLB	$3.5M
3.	Matthew Adams	Houston	Browns	OLB	$1.2M
4.	Grant Stuard	Houston	Colts	LB	$889.1K

Houston Baptist

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Caleb Johnson	Houston Baptist	Jaguars	LB	$810.7K

Idaho

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Kaden Elliss	Idaho	Falcons	OLB	$7.2M

Illinois

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Del'Shawn Phillips	Illinois	Ravens	LB	$1.1M
2.	Jake Hansen	Illinois	Texans	LB	$855.8K

Illinois State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Zeke Vandenburgh	Illinois State	Dolphins	LB	$899K

Indiana

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Micah McFadden	Indiana	Giants	LB	$1M
2.	Cam Jones	Indiana	Chiefs	LB	$903.3K

Indiana State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Jonas Griffith	Indiana State	Broncos	LB	$882.5K

Iowa

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Josey Jewell	Iowa	Broncos	ILB	$5.5M
2.	Anthony Nelson	Iowa	Buccaneers	OLB	$5M
3.	Lukas Van Ness	Iowa	Packers	OLB	$4.3M
4.	Jack Campbell	Iowa	Lions	LB	$3.7M
5.	Nick Niemann	Iowa	Rams	LB	$923.5K

Iowa State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Jake Hummel	Iowa State	Rams	ILB	$855K

Jackson State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	James Houston	Jackson State	Lions	OLB	$787.5K

Kentucky

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Za'Darius Smith	Kentucky	Browns	OLB	$11.7M
2.	Josh Allen	Kentucky	Jaguars	OLB	$5.7M
3.	Jamin Davis	Kentucky	Commanders	LB	$3.4M
4.	Bud Dupree	Kentucky	Falcons	OLB	$3M

LSU

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Danielle Hunter	LSU	Vikings	OLB	$17M
2.	Devin White	LSU	Buccaneers	ILB	$7.3M
3.	Arden Key	LSU	Titans	OLB	$7M
4.	K’Lavon Chaisson	LSU	Jaguars	OLB	$3.3M
5.	Patrick Queen	LSU	Ravens	ILB	$3M
6.	Duke Riley	LSU	Dolphins	OLB	$2.5M
7.	Kwon Alexander	LSU	Steelers	ILB	$1.3M
8.	Jacob Phillips	LSU	Browns	ILB	$1.1M
9.	Damone Clark	LSU	Cowboys	ILB	$975.6K

Lafayette

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Malik Hamm	Lafayette	Ravens	LB	$899K

Louisiana-Lafayette

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Andre Jones Jr.	Louisiana-Lafayette	Commanders	OLB	$985.1K

Louisville

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Yasir Abdullah	Louisville	Jaguars	LB	$1.1M

Marshall

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Neville Hewitt	Marshall	Texans	ILB	$1.2M

Memphis

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Bryce Huff	Memphis	Jets	LB	$4.3M

Miami

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Denzel Perryman	Miami	Texans	ILB	$2.6M
2.	Shaq Quarterman	Miami	Jaguars	LB	$947.4K

Michigan

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Rashan Gary	Michigan	Packers	OLB	$4M
2.	Devin Bush	Michigan	Seahawks	ILB	$3.5M
3.	Khaleke Hudson	Michigan	Commanders	LB	$1.5M
4.	Josh Uche	Michigan	Patriots	OLB	$1.3M
5.	Cameron McGrone	Michigan	Colts	LB	$787.5K

Michigan State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Joe Bachie	Michigan State	Bengals	LB	$1.2M
2.	Andrew Dowell	Michigan State	Saints	LB	$940K

Minnesota

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	De'Vondre Campbell	Minnesota	Packers	ILB	$10M
2.	Carter Coughlin	Minnesota	Giants	OLB	$851.3K
3.	Jack Gibbens	Minnesota	Titans	LB	$705K
4.	Blake Cashman	Minnesota	Texans	LB	N/A

Mississippi

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Tavius Robinson	Mississippi	Ravens	OLB	$1.1M
2.	Mark Robinson	Mississippi	Steelers	LB	$943.1K
3.	Otis Reese	Mississippi	Titans	LB	$900K

Mississippi State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Preston Smith	Mississippi State	Packers	OLB	$13M
2.	Willie Gay Jr.	Mississippi State	Chiefs	ILB	$1.3M

Missouri

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Nick Bolton	Missouri	Chiefs	LB	$1.5M
2.	Markus Golden	Missouri	Steelers	OLB	$1.3M
3.	Terez Hall	Missouri	Patriots	LB	$940K

Missouri State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Dylan Cole	Missouri State	Bears	ILB	$1.1M

Montana State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Alex Singleton	Montana State	Broncos	LB	$6M
2.	Troy Andersen	Montana State	Falcons	ILB	$1.5M

Murray State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Quincy Williams	Murray State	Jets	LB	$6M

Nebraska

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Randy Gregory	Nebraska	Broncos	OLB	$14M
2.	Lavonte David	Nebraska	Buccaneers	ILB	$4.5M
3.	Luke Gifford	Nebraska	Titans	LB	$2M

North Carolina

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Cole Holcomb	North Carolina	Steelers	LB	$6M
2.	Chazz Surratt	North Carolina	Jets	LB	$942.5K

North Carolina State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Bradley Chubb	North Carolina State	Dolphins	OLB	$22M
2.	Germaine Pratt	North Carolina State	Bengals	LB	$6.8M
3.	Drake Thomas	North Carolina State	Seahawks	LB	$903.3K

North Dakota State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Chris Board	North Dakota State	Patriots	LB	$2.5M

Northwestern

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Anthony Walker Jr.	Northwestern	Browns	ILB	$1.2M

Notre Dame

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Drue Tranquill	Notre Dame	Chiefs	LB	$3M
2.	Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah	Notre Dame	Browns	LB	$1.6M
3.	Julian Okwara	Notre Dame	Lions	LB	$1.2M
4.	Drew White	Notre Dame	Commanders	LB	$855.8K

Ohio State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Joey Bosa	Ohio State	Rams	OLB	$27M
2.	Jerome Baker	Ohio State	Dolphins	OLB	$12.5M
3.	Raekwon McMillan	Ohio State	Patriots	ILB	$1.5M
4.	Pete Werner	Ohio State	Saints	LB	$1.4M
5.	Baron Browning	Ohio State	Broncos	LB	$1.2M
6.	Malik Harrison	Ohio State	Ravens	LB	$1.1M

Oklahoma

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Kenneth Murray	Oklahoma	Rams	LB	$3.2M
2.	Nik Bonitto	Oklahoma	Broncos	LB	$1.5M
3.	Brian Asamoah	Oklahoma	Vikings	LB	$1.4M
4.	Curtis Bolton	Oklahoma	Raiders	LB	$1M

Oklahoma State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Malcolm Rodríguez	Oklahoma State	Lions	LB	$962K
2.	Devin Harper	Oklahoma State	Cowboys	LB	$959.4K
3.	Maalik Hall	Oklahoma State	Jets	LB	$900.8K
4.	Amen Ogbongbemiga	Oklahoma State	Rams	LB	$813.3K

Oregon

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Kayvon Thibodeaux	Oregon	Giants	OLB	$7.8M
2.	D.J. Johnson	Oregon	Panthers	OLB	$1.4M
3.	Justin Hollins	Oregon	Packers	OLB	$1.3M
4.	Noah Sewell	Oregon	Bears	LB	$1M
5.	Troy Dye	Oregon	Vikings	LB	$993.4K

Penn State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Micah Parsons	Penn State	Cowboys	OLB	$4.3M
2.	Odafe Oweh	Penn State	Ravens	OLB	$2.8M
3.	Cameron Brown	Penn State	Giants	LB	$873.3K
4.	Jesse Luketa	Penn State	Cardinals	LB	$787.5K

Pittsburgh

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	SirVocea Dennis	Pittsburgh	Buccaneers	LB	$1M

Prairie View A&M

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Quinton Bell	Prairie View A&M	Eagles	OLB	$940K

Purdue

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Ja'whaun Bentley	Purdue	Patriots	ILB	$6.8M
2.	Derrick Barnes	Purdue	Lions	LB	$1.1M
3.	Jalen Graham	Purdue	49ers	LB	$979.4K
4.	Markus Bailey	Purdue	Bengals	LB	$852.2K

San Diego State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Segun Olubi	San Diego State	Colts	LB	$750K

Sioux Falls

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Dennis Gardeck	Sioux Falls	Cardinals	OLB	$3.3M

South Carolina

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Ernest Jones	South Carolina	Rams	LB	$1.2M
2.	Kingsley Enagbare	South Carolina	Packers	OLB	$975.6K
3.	Melvin Ingram	South Carolina	Dolphins	OLB	N/A

South Carolina State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Shaquille Leonard	South Carolina State	Colts	ILB	$19.7M
2.	Joe Thomas	South Carolina State	Bears	OLB	N/A

South Dakota

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Christian Rozeboom	South Dakota	Rams	LB	$823.3K
2.	Jack Cochrane	South Dakota	Chiefs	LB	$787.5K

Southern California

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Uchenna Nwosu	Southern California	Seahawks	LB	$15M

Stanford

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Bobby Okereke	Stanford	Giants	LB	$10M

Syracuse

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Zaire Franklin	Syracuse	Colts	OLB	$3.3M

TCU

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Dee Winters	TCU	49ers	LB	$993.3K

Tarleton State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	E.J. Speed	Tarleton State	Colts	LB	$4M

Temple

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Haason Reddick	Temple	Eagles	OLB	$15M
2.	Tyler Matakevich	Temple	Bills	ILB	$2.5M
3.	Jake Martin	Temple	Colts	OLB	$1.2M
4.	Chapelle Russell	Temple	Steelers	LB	$940K
5.	William Kwenkeu	Temple	Vikings	LB	$927.5K
6.	Shaun Bradley	Temple	Eagles	LB	$866.6K

Tennessee

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Jalen Reeves-Maybin	Tennessee	Lions	OLB	$1.8M
2.	Darrell Taylor	Tennessee	Seahawks	OLB	$1.7M

Tennessee-Chattanooga

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Tae Davis	Tennessee-Chattanooga	Falcons	LB	$1.2M

Texas

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Jordan Hicks	Texas	Vikings	ILB	$5M
2.	DeMarvion Overshown	Texas	Cowboys	LB	$1.3M
3.	Joseph Ossai	Texas	Bengals	LB	$1.3M

Texas A&M

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Tyrel Dodson	Texas A&M	Bills	LB	$2M
2.	Buddy Johnson	Texas A&M	Bears	LB	$870K

Texas State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	David Mayo	Texas State	Commanders	OLB	$1.3M

Texas Tech

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Jordyn Brooks	Texas Tech	Seahawks	LB	$3.1M
2.	Dakota Allen	Texas Tech	Broncos	LB	N/A

Tulane

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Dorian Williams	Tulane	Bills	LB	$1.4M

Tulsa

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Zaven Collins	Tulsa	Cardinals	LB	$3.7M

UCLA

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Eric Kendricks	UCLA	Rams	ILB	$6.6M
2.	Josh Woods	UCLA	Cardinals	LB	$1.2M
3.	Krys Barnes	UCLA	Cardinals	LB	$1M
4.	Anthony Barr	UCLA	Cowboys	OLB	N/A
4.	Jayon Brown	UCLA	Raiders	ILB	N/A

UNLV

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
.	Javin White	UNLV	Bears	LB	N/A

Utah

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Cody Barton	Utah	Commanders	LB	$3.5M
2.	Devin Lloyd	Utah	Jaguars	LB	$3.2M
3.	Nephi Sewell	Utah	Saints	LB	$927.5K
4.	Mohamoud Diabate	Utah	Browns	LB	$906.7K

Utah State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Bobby Wagner	Utah State	Seahawks	ILB	$5.5M

Vanderbilt

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Oren Burks	Vanderbilt	49ers	ILB	$2.5M
2.	Zach Cunningham	Vanderbilt	Eagles	ILB	$1.8M

Virginia

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
.	Micah Kiser	Virginia	Raiders	ILB	N/A

Virginia Tech

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Tremaine Edmunds	Virginia Tech	Bears	ILB	$18M
2.	Divine Deablo	Virginia Tech	Raiders	LB	$1.2M

Wagner

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Cam Gill	Wagner	Buccaneers	LB	$965K

Wake Forest

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Justin Strnad	Wake Forest	Broncos	LB	$883.2K
2.	Luke Masterson	Wake Forest	Raiders	LB	$856.7K

Washington

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Shaq Thompson	Washington	Panthers	OLB	$6.3M
2.	Joe Tryon	Washington	Buccaneers	OLB	$2.8M
3.	Cory Littleton	Washington	Texans	ILB	$2.4M
4.	Ezekiel Turner	Washington	Cardinals	ILB	$2M

Washington State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Frankie Luvu	Washington State	Panthers	LB	$4.5M
2.	Daiyan Henley	Washington State	Rams	LB	$1.4M

Wayne State University

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Anthony Pittman	Wayne State University	Lions	LB	$940K

West Virginia

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	David Long	West Virginia	Dolphins	LB	$5.5M
2.	Kyzir White	West Virginia	Cardinals	OLB	$5M
3.	Tony Fields	West Virginia	Browns	LB	$952.4K

Western Kentucky

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	DeAngelo Malone	Western Kentucky	Falcons	LB	$1.3M
2.	Joel Iyiegbuniwe	Western Kentucky	Panthers	ILB	N/A

Western Michigan

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Robert Spillane	Western Michigan	Raiders	LB	$3.5M
2.	Zaire Barnes	Western Michigan	Jets	LB	$1M

Wisconsin

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	T.J. Watt	Wisconsin	Steelers	OLB	$28M
2.	T.J. Edwards	Wisconsin	Bears	LB	$6.5M
3.	Andrew Van Ginkel	Wisconsin	Dolphins	LB	$2.7M
4.	Leo Chenal	Wisconsin	Chiefs	LB	$1.3M
5.	Zack Baun	Wisconsin	Saints	OLB	$1.2M
6.	Nick Herbig	Wisconsin	Steelers	LB	$1.1M
7.	Jack Sanborn	Wisconsin	Bears	LB	$855.8K
8.	Vince Biegel	Wisconsin	Ravens	OLB	N/A

Wyoming

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Logan Wilson	Wyoming	Bengals	LB	$9M
2.	Chad Muma	Wyoming	Jaguars	LB	$1.4M

Yale

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Foyesade Oluokun	Yale	Jaguars	LB	$15M

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