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.	Big Ten	63	$210.1M
2.	SEC	56	$161.5M
3.	ACC	30	$130.9M
4.	Big 12	22	$59.2M
5.	FCS	18	$56.8M
6.	MAC	5	$33.4M
7.	AAC	10	$23.1M
8.	MWC	8	$22.2M
9.	Sun Belt	7	$17.7M
10.	Independent	4	$8.7M
11.	PAC-12	3	$6M
12.	C-USA	2	$2.4M

Top Colleges

	College	#	Salary
1.	Wisconsin	8	$47.2M
2.	Ohio State	8	$46M
3.	Georgia	8	$36.2M
4.	Florida State	4	$27.1M
5.	Buffalo	2	$26.4M
6.	Virginia Tech	2	$25.8M
7.	Boston College	2	$24.9M
8.	Alabama	6	$19.3M
9.	Kentucky	4	$19M
10.	Michigan	7	$17.6M
11.	LSU	6	$17M
12.	BYU	2	$16.3M
13.	Yale	1	$15.8M
14.	Florida	4	$15.1M
15.	West Virginia	3	$14.6M
16.	Iowa	5	$14.3M
17.	Oregon	5	$13.4M
18.	Stanford	2	$12.3M
19.	Penn State	6	$11.5M
20.	Southern California	3	$10.2M
21.	Purdue	2	$9.6M
22.	Oklahoma	4	$9.5M
23.	Idaho	2	$9.5M
24.	South Carolina	2	$9.1M
25.	North Carolina State	3	$9.1M
26.	Arkansas State	1	$9M
27.	Montana State	2	$9M
28.	Notre Dame	4	$8.7M
29.	Minnesota	4	$8.7M
30.	Syracuse	1	$8.6M
31.	Wyoming	2	$8.5M
32.	Nebraska	1	$8.5M
33.	Utah	4	$8M
34.	Charlotte	2	$7.8M
35.	Washington	3	$7.6M
36.	Tennessee	3	$7.1M
37.	Houston	3	$6.7M
38.	Texas A&M	3	$6.7M
39.	Grand Valley State University	1	$6.7M
40.	Miami	2	$6.6M
41.	Utah State	1	$6.5M
42.	Western Michigan	2	$6.3M
43.	Washington State	3	$6M
44.	Tarleton State	1	$5.5M
45.	Illinois	3	$5.4M
46.	Memphis	2	$5.3M
47.	Clemson	4	$5.1M
48.	Auburn	4	$5.1M
49.	UCLA	3	$4.8M
50.	Appalachian State	3	$4.6M
51.	Missouri	2	$4.5M
52.	Florida Atlantic	1	$4.2M
53.	Texas	3	$4M
54.	Mississippi State	2	$3.8M
55.	Sioux Falls	1	$3.8M
56.	Wake Forest	3	$3.7M
57.	Hawaii	1	$3.5M
58.	Murray State	1	$3.3M
59.	Oklahoma State	2	$3.1M
60.	Marshall	2	$3.1M
61.	Mississippi	3	$3M
62.	Brown	1	$3M
63.	Texas Tech	1	$2.8M
64.	Pittsburgh	2	$2.5M
65.	South Dakota	2	$2.4M
66.	Tulane	2	$2.3M
67.	Louisville	2	$2.2M
68.	Cincinnati	2	$2.1M
69.	Michigan State	2	$2.1M
70.	Indiana	2	$2M
71.	Vanderbilt	2	$1.9M
72.	Fresno State	2	$1.9M
73.	North Carolina	2	$1.8M
74.	Greenville	1	$1.5M
75.	Western Kentucky	1	$1.4M
76.	Baylor	1	$1.4M
77.	Houston Baptist	1	$1.4M
78.	Army	1	$1.3M
79.	Arizona	1	$1.3M
80.	Eastern Illinois	1	$1.2M
80.	North Dakota State	1	$1.2M
80.	Northwestern	1	$1.2M
83.	Duke	1	$1.1M
84.	Tulsa	1	$1.1M
85.	UTEP	1	$988.1K
86.	Iowa State	1	$986.7K
87.	Colorado	1	$985K
87.	Delaware	1	$985K
87.	Holy Cross	1	$985K
87.	Old Dominion	1	$985K
87.	Prairie View A&M	1	$985K
87.	Temple	1	$985K
93.	TCU	1	$948.3K
94.	Ferris State	1	$916.7K
95.	Alcorn State	1	$915K
95.	Jackson State	1	$915K
95.	Saginaw Valley State University	1	$915K
95.	San Diego State	1	$915K
99.	Colorado State	1	$875.2K
100.	Eastern Michigan	1	$795K

AAC

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Alex Highsmith	Charlotte	Steelers	OLB	$6.9M
2.	Bryce Huff	Memphis	Eagles	OLB	$4.4M
3.	Azeez Al-Shaair	Florida Atlantic	Texans	ILB	$4.2M
4.	Jon Rhattigan	Army	Panthers	ILB	$1.3M
5.	Dorian Williams	Tulane	Bills	OLB	$1.2M
6.	Trevis Gipson	Tulsa	Seahawks	OLB	$1.1M
7.	Patrick Johnson	Tulane	Eagles	OLB	$1.1M
8.	Tyler Matakevich	Temple	Steelers	ILB	$985K
8.	J.J. Russell	Memphis	Buccaneers	ILB	$985K
10.	Markees Watts	Charlotte	Buccaneers	OLB	$915.3K

ACC

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Harold Landry	Boston College	Titans	OLB	$23.8M
2.	Tremaine Edmunds	Virginia Tech	Bears	ILB	$22.4M
3.	Brian Burns	Florida State	Giants	OLB	$15.5M
4.	Bobby Okereke	Stanford	Giants	ILB	$11.2M
5.	Zaire Franklin	Syracuse	Colts	ILB	$8.6M
6.	Josh Sweat	Florida State	Eagles	OLB	$8.1M
7.	Germaine Pratt	North Carolina State	Bengals	ILB	$7.1M
8.	Jaelan Phillips	Miami	Dolphins	OLB	$4.5M
9.	Divine Deablo	Virginia Tech	Raiders	ILB	$3.4M
10.	Jared Verse	Florida State	Rams	OLB	$2.8M
11.	Denzel Perryman	Miami	Rams	ILB	$2.2M
12.	Isaiah Simmons	Clemson	Giants	ILB	$2M
13.	Patrick Jones	Pittsburgh	Vikings	OLB	$1.5M
14.	Carlos Basham Jr.	Wake Forest	Giants	OLB	$1.4M
15.	Justin Strnad	Wake Forest	Broncos	ILB	$1.3M
16.	YaYa Diaby	Louisville	Buccaneers	OLB	$1.2M
17.	Trenton Simpson	Clemson	Ravens	ILB	$1.2M
18.	Victor Dimukeje	Duke	Cardinals	OLB	$1.1M
19.	Isaiah McDuffie	Boston College	Packers	OLB	$1.1M
20.	Curtis Robinson	Stanford	49ers	OLB	$1.1M
21.	Payton Wilson	North Carolina State	Steelers	ILB	$1M
22.	Baylon Spector	Clemson	Bills	ILB	$1M
23.	Yasir Abdullah	Louisville	Jaguars	OLB	$1M
24.	SirVocea Dennis	Pittsburgh	Buccaneers	ILB	$994.3K
25.	Luke Masterson	Wake Forest	Raiders	OLB	$988.3K
26.	Chazz Surratt	North Carolina	Jets	ILB	$985K
27.	Drake Thomas	North Carolina State	Seahawks	ILB	$915K
28.	Jeremiah Trotter Jr.	Clemson	Eagles	ILB	$877.1K
29.	Tatum Bethune	Florida State	49ers	OLB	$815.5K
30.	Amari Gainer	North Carolina	Raiders	OLB	$801.7K

Big 12

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Fred Warner	BYU	49ers	ILB	$12.6M
2.	Kyzir White	West Virginia	Cardinals	OLB	$6.8M
3.	David Long	West Virginia	Dolphins	ILB	$6.7M
4.	Elandon Roberts	Houston	Steelers	ILB	$4.7M
5.	Kyle Van Noy	BYU	Ravens	OLB	$3.6M
6.	Devin Lloyd	Utah	Jaguars	ILB	$3.5M
7.	Jordyn Brooks	Texas Tech	Dolphins	ILB	$2.8M
8.	Cody Barton	Utah	Broncos	ILB	$2.5M
9.	Amen Ogbongbemiga	Oklahoma State	Bears	OLB	$2.1M
10.	Terrel Bernard	Baylor	Bills	ILB	$1.4M
11.	Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles	Arizona	49ers	ILB	$1.3M
12.	Eric Wilson	Cincinnati	Packers	ILB	$1.2M
13.	Tony Fields	West Virginia	Browns	OLB	$1.1M
14.	Jonah Elliss	Utah	Broncos	OLB	$1.1M
15.	Grant Stuard	Houston	Colts	OLB	$1.1M
16.	Malcolm Rodríguez	Oklahoma State	Lions	ILB	$1M
17.	Jalyx Hunt	Houston	Eagles	OLB	$1M
18.	Jake Hummel	Iowa State	Rams	ILB	$986.7K
19.	Nathan Landman	Colorado	Falcons	ILB	$985K
20.	Dee Winters	TCU	49ers	OLB	$948.3K
21.	Mohamoud Diabate	Utah	Browns	OLB	$923.3K
22.	Ivan Pace	Cincinnati	Vikings	ILB	$921.7K

Big Ten

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	T.J. Watt	Wisconsin	Steelers	OLB	$30.4M
2.	Joey Bosa	Ohio State	Rams	OLB	$26.1M
3.	Kayvon Thibodeaux	Oregon	Giants	OLB	$8.5M
4.	Lavonte David	Nebraska	Buccaneers	ILB	$8.5M
5.	Brandon Graham	Michigan	Eagles	OLB	$8.2M
6.	Uchenna Nwosu	Southern California	Seahawks	OLB	$7.8M
7.	T.J. Edwards	Wisconsin	Bears	OLB	$7.5M
8.	Jerome Baker	Ohio State	Seahawks	ILB	$6.8M
9.	Ja'whaun Bentley	Purdue	Patriots	ILB	$6.3M
10.	Anthony Nelson	Iowa	Buccaneers	OLB	$5.4M
11.	Odafe Oweh	Penn State	Ravens	OLB	$3.6M
12.	Joe Tryon	Washington	Buccaneers	OLB	$3.6M
13.	Josey Jewell	Iowa	Panthers	ILB	$3.5M
14.	Andrew Van Ginkel	Wisconsin	Vikings	OLB	$3.4M
15.	Jack Campbell	Iowa	Lions	OLB	$3.3M
16.	Baron Browning	Ohio State	Broncos	OLB	$3.3M
17.	Derrick Barnes	Purdue	Lions	OLB	$3.3M
18.	Shaq Thompson	Washington	Panthers	ILB	$3.2M
19.	Blake Cashman	Minnesota	Vikings	ILB	$3.2M
20.	Jonathon Cooper	Ohio State	Broncos	OLB	$3.1M
21.	Eric Kendricks	UCLA	Cowboys	ILB	$2.9M
22.	Josh Uche	Michigan	Patriots	OLB	$2.9M
23.	Pete Werner	Ohio State	Saints	OLB	$2.9M
24.	Chop Robinson	Penn State	Dolphins	OLB	$2.7M
25.	Del'Shawn Phillips	Illinois	Texans	OLB	$2.6M
26.	Arnold Ebiketie	Penn State	Falcons	OLB	$2.4M
27.	Boye Mafe	Minnesota	Seahawks	OLB	$2.3M
28.	De'Vondre Campbell	Minnesota	49ers	OLB	$2.2M
29.	David Ojabo	Michigan	Ravens	OLB	$2.2M
30.	Troy Dye	Oregon	Rams	ILB	$1.8M
30.	Jihad Ward	Illinois	Vikings	OLB	$1.8M
32.	Raekwon McMillan	Ohio State	Patriots	ILB	$1.6M
33.	Zack Baun	Wisconsin	Eagles	OLB	$1.6M
34.	Devin Bush	Michigan	Browns	OLB	$1.5M
35.	Tuli Tuipulotu	Southern California	Rams	OLB	$1.5M
36.	Leo Chenal	Wisconsin	Chiefs	OLB	$1.4M
37.	Malik Harrison	Ohio State	Ravens	ILB	$1.3M
38.	D.J. Johnson	Oregon	Panthers	OLB	$1.3M
39.	Anthony Walker Jr.	Northwestern	Dolphins	ILB	$1.2M
40.	Joe Bachie	Michigan State	Bengals	ILB	$1.1M
41.	Kristian Welch	Iowa	Broncos	ILB	$1.1M
42.	Junior Colson	Michigan	Rams	ILB	$1.1M
43.	Nick Herbig	Wisconsin	Steelers	OLB	$1.1M
44.	Micah McFadden	Indiana	Giants	ILB	$1.1M
45.	Adisa Isaac	Penn State	Ravens	OLB	$1M
46.	Noah Sewell	Oregon	Bears	OLB	$996.2K
47.	Jack Sanborn	Wisconsin	Bears	OLB	$987.5K
47.	Jake Hansen	Illinois	Texans	OLB	$987.5K
49.	Jesse Luketa	Penn State	Cardinals	LB	$985K
49.	Krys Barnes	UCLA	Cardinals	ILB	$985K
49.	Ben Niemann	Iowa	Lions	OLB	$985K
49.	Jack Gibbens	Minnesota	Titans	ILB	$985K
53.	Cam Jones	Indiana	Chiefs	OLB	$920K
54.	Josh Ross	Michigan	Ravens	ILB	$915K
54.	Kana’i Mauga	Southern California	Raiders	ILB	$915K
54.	Ben VanSumeren	Michigan State	Eagles	ILB	$915K
57.	Tommy Eichenberg	Ohio State	Raiders	ILB	$879.4K
58.	Edefuan Ulofoshio	Washington	Bills	OLB	$873.5K
59.	Darius Muasau	UCLA	Giants	ILB	$845.2K
60.	Jamal Hill	Oregon	Texans	OLB	$842.3K
61.	Jaylen Harrell	Michigan	Titans	OLB	$815.2K
62.	Maema Njongmeta	Wisconsin	Bengals	OLB	$800K
63.	Curtis Jacobs	Penn State	Patriots	ILB	$795K

C-USA

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	DeAngelo Malone	Western Kentucky	Falcons	OLB	$1.4M
2.	Tyrice Knight	UTEP	Seahawks	ILB	$988.1K

FCS

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Foyesade Oluokun	Yale	Jaguars	ILB	$15.8M
2.	Kaden Elliss	Idaho	Falcons	ILB	$8.5M
3.	Alex Singleton	Montana State	Broncos	ILB	$7.3M
4.	E.J. Speed	Tarleton State	Colts	OLB	$5.5M
5.	Quincy Williams	Murray State	Jets	OLB	$3.3M
6.	Mike Hoecht	Brown	Rams	OLB	$3M
7.	Troy Andersen	Montana State	Falcons	ILB	$1.7M
8.	Christian Rozeboom	South Dakota	Rams	ILB	$1.4M
9.	Caleb Johnson	Houston Baptist	Jaguars	ILB	$1.4M
10.	Chris Board	North Dakota State	Ravens	ILB	$1.2M
10.	Kamu Grugier-Hill	Eastern Illinois	Vikings	ILB	$1.2M
12.	Jack Cochrane	South Dakota	Chiefs	OLB	$985K
12.	Troy Reeder	Delaware	Rams	ILB	$985K
12.	Quinton Bell	Prairie View A&M	Dolphins	OLB	$985K
12.	Christian Elliss	Idaho	Patriots	OLB	$985K
12.	Benton Whitley	Holy Cross	Giants	OLB	$985K
17.	Claudin Cherelus	Alcorn State	Panthers	ILB	$915K
17.	James Houston	Jackson State	Lions	OLB	$915K

Independent

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah	Notre Dame	Browns	OLB	$3.8M
2.	Drue Tranquill	Notre Dame	Chiefs	OLB	$3M
3.	Marist Liufau	Notre Dame	Cowboys	OLB	$1M
4.	JD Bertrand	Notre Dame	Falcons	ILB	$882.5K

MAC

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Khalil Mack	Buffalo	Rams	OLB	$25.6M
2.	Robert Spillane	Western Michigan	Raiders	OLB	$5.3M
3.	Zaire Barnes	Western Michigan	Jets	OLB	$964.1K
4.	Joe Andreessen	Buffalo	Bills	ILB	$795.8K
5.	Jose Ramirez	Eastern Michigan	Buccaneers	OLB	$795K

MWC

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Logan Wilson	Wyoming	Bengals	OLB	$7.1M
2.	Bobby Wagner	Utah State	Commanders	ILB	$6.5M
3.	Jahlani Tavai	Hawaii	Patriots	OLB	$3.5M
4.	Chad Muma	Wyoming	Jaguars	ILB	$1.5M
5.	Mykal Walker	Fresno State	Commanders	OLB	$985K
6.	Arron Mosby	Fresno State	Packers	OLB	$915K
6.	Segun Olubi	San Diego State	Colts	ILB	$915K
8.	Mohamed Kamara	Colorado State	Dolphins	OLB	$875.2K

PAC-12

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Frankie Luvu	Washington State	Commanders	OLB	$3.9M
2.	Daiyan Henley	Washington State	Rams	ILB	$1.2M
3.	Brennan Jackson	Washington State	Rams	OLB	$877.3K

SEC

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Joshua Hines-Allen	Kentucky	Jaguars	OLB	$11.2M
2.	Travon Walker	Georgia	Jaguars	OLB	$10.2M
3.	Roquan Smith	Georgia	Ravens	ILB	$9.8M
4.	Alex Anzalone	Florida	Lions	ILB	$7.4M
5.	C.J. Mosley	Alabama	Jets	ILB	$7.2M
6.	Patrick Queen	LSU	Steelers	ILB	$6.1M
7.	Jadeveon Clowney	South Carolina	Panthers	OLB	$6M
8.	Jonathan Greenard	Florida	Vikings	OLB	$5.7M
9.	Kenneth Murray	Oklahoma	Titans	ILB	$5.4M
10.	Lorenzo Carter	Georgia	Falcons	OLB	$4.8M
11.	Jamin Davis	Kentucky	Commanders	OLB	$4.4M
12.	Tyrel Dodson	Texas A&M	Seahawks	ILB	$4.3M
13.	Arden Key	LSU	Titans	OLB	$4.2M
14.	Quay Walker	Georgia	Packers	OLB	$3.8M
15.	Anfernee Jennings	Alabama	Patriots	OLB	$3.6M
16.	Nick Bolton	Missouri	Chiefs	ILB	$3.5M
17.	Mack Wilson	Alabama	Cardinals	LB	$3.4M
18.	Darrell Taylor	Tennessee	Bears	OLB	$3.1M
18.	Ernest Jones	South Carolina	Titans	ILB	$3.1M
20.	Duke Riley	LSU	Dolphins	ILB	$3.1M
21.	Willie Gay Jr.	Mississippi State	Saints	OLB	$3M
22.	Dallas Turner	Alabama	Vikings	OLB	$2.9M
23.	Jalen Reeves-Maybin	Tennessee	Lions	OLB	$2.8M
24.	Nolan Smith	Georgia	Eagles	OLB	$2.7M
25.	Bud Dupree	Kentucky	Rams	OLB	$2.4M
26.	Azeez Ojulari	Georgia	Giants	OLB	$2.2M
27.	Derick Hall	Auburn	Seahawks	OLB	$2.1M
28.	Jordan Hicks	Texas	Browns	ILB	$1.9M
29.	Devin White	LSU	Eagles	ILB	$1.7M
30.	Nik Bonitto	Oklahoma	Broncos	OLB	$1.6M
31.	Edgerrin Cooper	Texas A&M	Packers	ILB	$1.6M
32.	Brian Asamoah	Oklahoma	Vikings	ILB	$1.5M
33.	Nakobe Dean	Georgia	Eagles	ILB	$1.4M
34.	Channing Tindall	Georgia	Dolphins	ILB	$1.4M
35.	Byron Young	Tennessee	Rams	OLB	$1.3M
36.	Chris Braswell	Alabama	Buccaneers	OLB	$1.2M
37.	DeMarvion Overshown	Texas	Cowboys	OLB	$1.2M
38.	Oren Burks	Vanderbilt	Eagles	ILB	$1.1M
39.	K.J. Britt	Auburn	Buccaneers	ILB	$1.1M
40.	Tavius Robinson	Mississippi	Ravens	OLB	$1.1M
41.	Trevin Wallace	Kentucky	Panthers	ILB	$1.1M
42.	Damone Clark	LSU	Cowboys	OLB	$1M
43.	Ty'Ron Hopper	Missouri	Packers	OLB	$1M
44.	Mark Robinson	Mississippi	Steelers	ILB	$1M
45.	Curtis Bolton	Oklahoma	Giants	LB	$985K
46.	Ventrell Miller	Florida	Jaguars	ILB	$979.2K
47.	Owen Pappoe	Auburn	Cardinals	ILB	$976.2K
47.	Henry To'oTo'o	Alabama	Texans	OLB	$976.2K
49.	Amari Burney	Florida	Raiders	ILB	$956.3K
50.	Eku Leota	Auburn	Panthers	OLB	$915K
50.	Buddy Johnson	Texas A&M	Cowboys	OLB	$915K
50.	Otis Reese	Mississippi	Titans	ILB	$915K
53.	Jaylan Ford	Texas	Saints	ILB	$858.6K
54.	Nathaniel Watson	Mississippi State	Browns	OLB	$835.7K
55.	Omar Speights	LSU	Rams	ILB	$798K
56.	Anfernee Orji	Vanderbilt	Saints	OLB	$795K

Sun Belt

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Demario Davis	Arkansas State	Saints	ILB	$9M
2.	Akeem Davis-Gaither	Appalachian State	Bengals	OLB	$2.5M
3.	Neville Hewitt	Marshall	Texans	ILB	$2.3M
4.	D'Marco Jackson	Appalachian State	Saints	ILB	$1.1M
5.	Nick Hampton	Appalachian State	Rams	OLB	$989.8K
6.	Oshane Ximines	Old Dominion	Patriots	OLB	$985K
7.	Elias Neal	Marshall	Rams	ILB	$798K

Alabama

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	C.J. Mosley	Alabama	Jets	ILB	$7.2M
2.	Anfernee Jennings	Alabama	Patriots	OLB	$3.6M
3.	Mack Wilson	Alabama	Cardinals	LB	$3.4M
4.	Dallas Turner	Alabama	Vikings	OLB	$2.9M
5.	Chris Braswell	Alabama	Buccaneers	OLB	$1.2M
6.	Henry To'oTo'o	Alabama	Texans	OLB	$976.2K

Alcorn State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Claudin Cherelus	Alcorn State	Panthers	ILB	$915K

Appalachian State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Akeem Davis-Gaither	Appalachian State	Bengals	OLB	$2.5M
2.	D'Marco Jackson	Appalachian State	Saints	ILB	$1.1M
3.	Nick Hampton	Appalachian State	Rams	OLB	$989.8K

Arizona

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles	Arizona	49ers	ILB	$1.3M

Arkansas State

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

Army

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Jon Rhattigan	Army	Panthers	ILB	$1.3M

Auburn

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Derick Hall	Auburn	Seahawks	OLB	$2.1M
2.	K.J. Britt	Auburn	Buccaneers	ILB	$1.1M
3.	Owen Pappoe	Auburn	Cardinals	ILB	$976.2K
4.	Eku Leota	Auburn	Panthers	OLB	$915K

BYU

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Fred Warner	BYU	49ers	ILB	$12.6M
2.	Kyle Van Noy	BYU	Ravens	OLB	$3.6M

Baylor

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Terrel Bernard	Baylor	Bills	ILB	$1.4M

Boston College

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Harold Landry	Boston College	Titans	OLB	$23.8M
2.	Isaiah McDuffie	Boston College	Packers	OLB	$1.1M

Brown

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Mike Hoecht	Brown	Rams	OLB	$3M

Buffalo

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Khalil Mack	Buffalo	Rams	OLB	$25.6M
2.	Joe Andreessen	Buffalo	Bills	ILB	$795.8K

Charlotte

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Alex Highsmith	Charlotte	Steelers	OLB	$6.9M
2.	Markees Watts	Charlotte	Buccaneers	OLB	$915.3K

Cincinnati

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Eric Wilson	Cincinnati	Packers	ILB	$1.2M
2.	Ivan Pace	Cincinnati	Vikings	ILB	$921.7K

Clemson

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Isaiah Simmons	Clemson	Giants	ILB	$2M
2.	Trenton Simpson	Clemson	Ravens	ILB	$1.2M
3.	Baylon Spector	Clemson	Bills	ILB	$1M
4.	Jeremiah Trotter Jr.	Clemson	Eagles	ILB	$877.1K

Colorado

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Nathan Landman	Colorado	Falcons	ILB	$985K

Colorado State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Mohamed Kamara	Colorado State	Dolphins	OLB	$875.2K

Delaware

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Troy Reeder	Delaware	Rams	ILB	$985K

Duke

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Victor Dimukeje	Duke	Cardinals	OLB	$1.1M

Eastern Illinois

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Kamu Grugier-Hill	Eastern Illinois	Vikings	ILB	$1.2M

Eastern Michigan

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Jose Ramirez	Eastern Michigan	Buccaneers	OLB	$795K

Ferris State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Caleb Murphy	Ferris State	Titans	OLB	$916.7K

Florida

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Alex Anzalone	Florida	Lions	ILB	$7.4M
2.	Jonathan Greenard	Florida	Vikings	OLB	$5.7M
3.	Ventrell Miller	Florida	Jaguars	ILB	$979.2K
4.	Amari Burney	Florida	Raiders	ILB	$956.3K

Florida Atlantic

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Azeez Al-Shaair	Florida Atlantic	Texans	ILB	$4.2M

Florida State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Brian Burns	Florida State	Giants	OLB	$15.5M
2.	Josh Sweat	Florida State	Eagles	OLB	$8.1M
3.	Jared Verse	Florida State	Rams	OLB	$2.8M
4.	Tatum Bethune	Florida State	49ers	OLB	$815.5K

Fresno State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Mykal Walker	Fresno State	Commanders	OLB	$985K
2.	Arron Mosby	Fresno State	Packers	OLB	$915K

Georgia

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Travon Walker	Georgia	Jaguars	OLB	$10.2M
2.	Roquan Smith	Georgia	Ravens	ILB	$9.8M
3.	Lorenzo Carter	Georgia	Falcons	OLB	$4.8M
4.	Quay Walker	Georgia	Packers	OLB	$3.8M
5.	Nolan Smith	Georgia	Eagles	OLB	$2.7M
6.	Azeez Ojulari	Georgia	Giants	OLB	$2.2M
7.	Nakobe Dean	Georgia	Eagles	ILB	$1.4M
8.	Channing Tindall	Georgia	Dolphins	ILB	$1.4M

Grand Valley State University

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Matt Judon	Grand Valley State University	Falcons	OLB	$6.7M

Greenville

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Nicholas Morrow	Greenville	Bills	OLB	$1.5M

Hawaii

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Jahlani Tavai	Hawaii	Patriots	OLB	$3.5M

Holy Cross

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Benton Whitley	Holy Cross	Giants	OLB	$985K

Houston

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Elandon Roberts	Houston	Steelers	ILB	$4.7M
2.	Grant Stuard	Houston	Colts	OLB	$1.1M
3.	Jalyx Hunt	Houston	Eagles	OLB	$1M

Houston Baptist

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Caleb Johnson	Houston Baptist	Jaguars	ILB	$1.4M

Idaho

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Kaden Elliss	Idaho	Falcons	ILB	$8.5M
2.	Christian Elliss	Idaho	Patriots	OLB	$985K

Illinois

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Del'Shawn Phillips	Illinois	Texans	OLB	$2.6M
2.	Jihad Ward	Illinois	Vikings	OLB	$1.8M
3.	Jake Hansen	Illinois	Texans	OLB	$987.5K

Indiana

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Micah McFadden	Indiana	Giants	ILB	$1.1M
2.	Cam Jones	Indiana	Chiefs	OLB	$920K

Iowa

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Anthony Nelson	Iowa	Buccaneers	OLB	$5.4M
2.	Josey Jewell	Iowa	Panthers	ILB	$3.5M
3.	Jack Campbell	Iowa	Lions	OLB	$3.3M
4.	Kristian Welch	Iowa	Broncos	ILB	$1.1M
5.	Ben Niemann	Iowa	Lions	OLB	$985K

Iowa State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Jake Hummel	Iowa State	Rams	ILB	$986.7K

Jackson State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	James Houston	Jackson State	Lions	OLB	$915K

Kentucky

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Joshua Hines-Allen	Kentucky	Jaguars	OLB	$11.2M
2.	Jamin Davis	Kentucky	Commanders	OLB	$4.4M
3.	Bud Dupree	Kentucky	Rams	OLB	$2.4M
4.	Trevin Wallace	Kentucky	Panthers	ILB	$1.1M

LSU

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Patrick Queen	LSU	Steelers	ILB	$6.1M
2.	Arden Key	LSU	Titans	OLB	$4.2M
3.	Duke Riley	LSU	Dolphins	ILB	$3.1M
4.	Devin White	LSU	Eagles	ILB	$1.7M
5.	Damone Clark	LSU	Cowboys	OLB	$1M
6.	Omar Speights	LSU	Rams	ILB	$798K

Louisville

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	YaYa Diaby	Louisville	Buccaneers	OLB	$1.2M
2.	Yasir Abdullah	Louisville	Jaguars	OLB	$1M

Marshall

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Neville Hewitt	Marshall	Texans	ILB	$2.3M
2.	Elias Neal	Marshall	Rams	ILB	$798K

Memphis

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Bryce Huff	Memphis	Eagles	OLB	$4.4M
2.	J.J. Russell	Memphis	Buccaneers	ILB	$985K

Miami

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Jaelan Phillips	Miami	Dolphins	OLB	$4.5M
2.	Denzel Perryman	Miami	Rams	ILB	$2.2M

Michigan

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Brandon Graham	Michigan	Eagles	OLB	$8.2M
2.	Josh Uche	Michigan	Patriots	OLB	$2.9M
3.	David Ojabo	Michigan	Ravens	OLB	$2.2M
4.	Devin Bush	Michigan	Browns	OLB	$1.5M
5.	Junior Colson	Michigan	Rams	ILB	$1.1M
6.	Josh Ross	Michigan	Ravens	ILB	$915K
7.	Jaylen Harrell	Michigan	Titans	OLB	$815.2K

Michigan State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Joe Bachie	Michigan State	Bengals	ILB	$1.1M
2.	Ben VanSumeren	Michigan State	Eagles	ILB	$915K

Minnesota

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Blake Cashman	Minnesota	Vikings	ILB	$3.2M
2.	Boye Mafe	Minnesota	Seahawks	OLB	$2.3M
3.	De'Vondre Campbell	Minnesota	49ers	OLB	$2.2M
4.	Jack Gibbens	Minnesota	Titans	ILB	$985K

Mississippi

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Tavius Robinson	Mississippi	Ravens	OLB	$1.1M
2.	Mark Robinson	Mississippi	Steelers	ILB	$1M
3.	Otis Reese	Mississippi	Titans	ILB	$915K

Mississippi State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Willie Gay Jr.	Mississippi State	Saints	OLB	$3M
2.	Nathaniel Watson	Mississippi State	Browns	OLB	$835.7K

Missouri

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Nick Bolton	Missouri	Chiefs	ILB	$3.5M
2.	Ty'Ron Hopper	Missouri	Packers	OLB	$1M

Montana State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Alex Singleton	Montana State	Broncos	ILB	$7.3M
2.	Troy Andersen	Montana State	Falcons	ILB	$1.7M

Murray State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Quincy Williams	Murray State	Jets	OLB	$3.3M

Nebraska

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Lavonte David	Nebraska	Buccaneers	ILB	$8.5M

North Carolina

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Chazz Surratt	North Carolina	Jets	ILB	$985K
2.	Amari Gainer	North Carolina	Raiders	OLB	$801.7K

North Carolina State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Germaine Pratt	North Carolina State	Bengals	ILB	$7.1M
2.	Payton Wilson	North Carolina State	Steelers	ILB	$1M
3.	Drake Thomas	North Carolina State	Seahawks	ILB	$915K

North Dakota State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Chris Board	North Dakota State	Ravens	ILB	$1.2M

Northwestern

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

Notre Dame

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah	Notre Dame	Browns	OLB	$3.8M
2.	Drue Tranquill	Notre Dame	Chiefs	OLB	$3M
3.	Marist Liufau	Notre Dame	Cowboys	OLB	$1M
4.	JD Bertrand	Notre Dame	Falcons	ILB	$882.5K

Ohio State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Joey Bosa	Ohio State	Rams	OLB	$26.1M
2.	Jerome Baker	Ohio State	Seahawks	ILB	$6.8M
3.	Baron Browning	Ohio State	Broncos	OLB	$3.3M
4.	Jonathon Cooper	Ohio State	Broncos	OLB	$3.1M
5.	Pete Werner	Ohio State	Saints	OLB	$2.9M
6.	Raekwon McMillan	Ohio State	Patriots	ILB	$1.6M
7.	Malik Harrison	Ohio State	Ravens	ILB	$1.3M
8.	Tommy Eichenberg	Ohio State	Raiders	ILB	$879.4K

Oklahoma

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Kenneth Murray	Oklahoma	Titans	ILB	$5.4M
2.	Nik Bonitto	Oklahoma	Broncos	OLB	$1.6M
3.	Brian Asamoah	Oklahoma	Vikings	ILB	$1.5M
4.	Curtis Bolton	Oklahoma	Giants	LB	$985K

Oklahoma State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Amen Ogbongbemiga	Oklahoma State	Bears	OLB	$2.1M
2.	Malcolm Rodríguez	Oklahoma State	Lions	ILB	$1M

Old Dominion

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Oshane Ximines	Old Dominion	Patriots	OLB	$985K

Oregon

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Kayvon Thibodeaux	Oregon	Giants	OLB	$8.5M
2.	Troy Dye	Oregon	Rams	ILB	$1.8M
3.	D.J. Johnson	Oregon	Panthers	OLB	$1.3M
4.	Noah Sewell	Oregon	Bears	OLB	$996.2K
5.	Jamal Hill	Oregon	Texans	OLB	$842.3K

Penn State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Odafe Oweh	Penn State	Ravens	OLB	$3.6M
2.	Chop Robinson	Penn State	Dolphins	OLB	$2.7M
3.	Arnold Ebiketie	Penn State	Falcons	OLB	$2.4M
4.	Adisa Isaac	Penn State	Ravens	OLB	$1M
5.	Jesse Luketa	Penn State	Cardinals	LB	$985K
6.	Curtis Jacobs	Penn State	Patriots	ILB	$795K

Pittsburgh

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Patrick Jones	Pittsburgh	Vikings	OLB	$1.5M
2.	SirVocea Dennis	Pittsburgh	Buccaneers	ILB	$994.3K

Prairie View A&M

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Quinton Bell	Prairie View A&M	Dolphins	OLB	$985K

Purdue

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Ja'whaun Bentley	Purdue	Patriots	ILB	$6.3M
2.	Derrick Barnes	Purdue	Lions	OLB	$3.3M

Saginaw Valley State University

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Trevor Nowaske	Saginaw Valley State University	Lions	LB	$915K

San Diego State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Segun Olubi	San Diego State	Colts	ILB	$915K

Sioux Falls

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Dennis Gardeck	Sioux Falls	Cardinals	OLB	$3.8M

South Carolina

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Jadeveon Clowney	South Carolina	Panthers	OLB	$6M
2.	Ernest Jones	South Carolina	Titans	ILB	$3.1M

South Dakota

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Christian Rozeboom	South Dakota	Rams	ILB	$1.4M
2.	Jack Cochrane	South Dakota	Chiefs	OLB	$985K

Southern California

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Uchenna Nwosu	Southern California	Seahawks	OLB	$7.8M
2.	Tuli Tuipulotu	Southern California	Rams	OLB	$1.5M
3.	Kana’i Mauga	Southern California	Raiders	ILB	$915K

Stanford

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Bobby Okereke	Stanford	Giants	ILB	$11.2M
2.	Curtis Robinson	Stanford	49ers	OLB	$1.1M

Syracuse

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Zaire Franklin	Syracuse	Colts	ILB	$8.6M

TCU

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Dee Winters	TCU	49ers	OLB	$948.3K

Tarleton State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	E.J. Speed	Tarleton State	Colts	OLB	$5.5M

Temple

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Tyler Matakevich	Temple	Steelers	ILB	$985K

Tennessee

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Darrell Taylor	Tennessee	Bears	OLB	$3.1M
2.	Jalen Reeves-Maybin	Tennessee	Lions	OLB	$2.8M
3.	Byron Young	Tennessee	Rams	OLB	$1.3M

Texas

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Jordan Hicks	Texas	Browns	ILB	$1.9M
2.	DeMarvion Overshown	Texas	Cowboys	OLB	$1.2M
3.	Jaylan Ford	Texas	Saints	ILB	$858.6K

Texas A&M

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Tyrel Dodson	Texas A&M	Seahawks	ILB	$4.3M
2.	Edgerrin Cooper	Texas A&M	Packers	ILB	$1.6M
3.	Buddy Johnson	Texas A&M	Cowboys	OLB	$915K

Texas Tech

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Jordyn Brooks	Texas Tech	Dolphins	ILB	$2.8M

Tulane

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Dorian Williams	Tulane	Bills	OLB	$1.2M
2.	Patrick Johnson	Tulane	Eagles	OLB	$1.1M

Tulsa

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Trevis Gipson	Tulsa	Seahawks	OLB	$1.1M

UCLA

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Eric Kendricks	UCLA	Cowboys	ILB	$2.9M
2.	Krys Barnes	UCLA	Cardinals	ILB	$985K
3.	Darius Muasau	UCLA	Giants	ILB	$845.2K

UTEP

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Tyrice Knight	UTEP	Seahawks	ILB	$988.1K

Utah

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Devin Lloyd	Utah	Jaguars	ILB	$3.5M
2.	Cody Barton	Utah	Broncos	ILB	$2.5M
3.	Jonah Elliss	Utah	Broncos	OLB	$1.1M
4.	Mohamoud Diabate	Utah	Browns	OLB	$923.3K

Utah State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Bobby Wagner	Utah State	Commanders	ILB	$6.5M

Vanderbilt

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Oren Burks	Vanderbilt	Eagles	ILB	$1.1M
2.	Anfernee Orji	Vanderbilt	Saints	OLB	$795K

Virginia Tech

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Tremaine Edmunds	Virginia Tech	Bears	ILB	$22.4M
2.	Divine Deablo	Virginia Tech	Raiders	ILB	$3.4M

Wake Forest

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Carlos Basham Jr.	Wake Forest	Giants	OLB	$1.4M
2.	Justin Strnad	Wake Forest	Broncos	ILB	$1.3M
3.	Luke Masterson	Wake Forest	Raiders	OLB	$988.3K

Washington

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Joe Tryon	Washington	Buccaneers	OLB	$3.6M
2.	Shaq Thompson	Washington	Panthers	ILB	$3.2M
3.	Edefuan Ulofoshio	Washington	Bills	OLB	$873.5K

Washington State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Frankie Luvu	Washington State	Commanders	OLB	$3.9M
2.	Daiyan Henley	Washington State	Rams	ILB	$1.2M
3.	Brennan Jackson	Washington State	Rams	OLB	$877.3K

West Virginia

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Kyzir White	West Virginia	Cardinals	OLB	$6.8M
2.	David Long	West Virginia	Dolphins	ILB	$6.7M
3.	Tony Fields	West Virginia	Browns	OLB	$1.1M

Western Kentucky

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	DeAngelo Malone	Western Kentucky	Falcons	OLB	$1.4M

Western Michigan

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Robert Spillane	Western Michigan	Raiders	OLB	$5.3M
2.	Zaire Barnes	Western Michigan	Jets	OLB	$964.1K

Wisconsin

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	T.J. Watt	Wisconsin	Steelers	OLB	$30.4M
2.	T.J. Edwards	Wisconsin	Bears	OLB	$7.5M
3.	Andrew Van Ginkel	Wisconsin	Vikings	OLB	$3.4M
4.	Zack Baun	Wisconsin	Eagles	OLB	$1.6M
5.	Leo Chenal	Wisconsin	Chiefs	OLB	$1.4M
6.	Nick Herbig	Wisconsin	Steelers	OLB	$1.1M
7.	Jack Sanborn	Wisconsin	Bears	OLB	$987.5K
8.	Maema Njongmeta	Wisconsin	Bengals	OLB	$800K

Wyoming

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Logan Wilson	Wyoming	Bengals	OLB	$7.1M
2.	Chad Muma	Wyoming	Jaguars	ILB	$1.5M

Yale

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Foyesade Oluokun	Yale	Jaguars	ILB	$15.8M

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