Updated by Dan on Sep 1, 2025

American Athletic Conference player salaries in the 2025 NFL season

What American Athletic Conference schools have the most and highest paid NFL players in 2025?
How it works

College # Salary
1. Temple 8 $35.5M
2. Florida Atlantic 3 $33.2M
3. Memphis 7 $32M
4. Charlotte 2 $19.6M
5. Tulane 7 $18.9M
6. UAB 3 $13.8M
7. UTSA 3 $13.1M
8. Tulsa 3 $11.5M
9. Rice 3 $9.8M
10. East Carolina 3 $4.4M
11. Navy 2 $2.1M
12. Army 1 $1.2M
13. South Florida 2 $848.8K

Army

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Brett Toth Army Eagles G $1.2M

Charlotte

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Alex Highsmith Charlotte Steelers ED $18.6M
2. Markees Watts Charlotte Buccaneers ED $1M

East Carolina

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Zay Jones East Carolina Cardinals WR $2.3M
2. Keaton Mitchell East Carolina Ravens RB $1M
3. Ja’Quan McMillian East Carolina Broncos CB $1M

Florida Atlantic

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Trey Hendrickson Florida Atlantic Bengals ED $21.7M
2. Devin Singletary Florida Atlantic Giants RB $6.3M
3. Azeez Al-Shaair Florida Atlantic Texans LB $5.3M

Memphis

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Tony Pollard Memphis Titans RB $8.5M
2. Bryce Huff Memphis 49ers ED $8M
3. Antonio Gibson Memphis Patriots RB $4.5M
4. Jake Elliott Memphis Eagles K $4.2M
5. Dylan Parham Memphis Raiders G $3.9M
6. Kenneth Gainwell Memphis Steelers RB $1.8M
7. Calvin Austin Memphis Steelers WR $1.2M
Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Joe Cardona Navy Dolphins LS $1.2M
2. Rayuan Lane III Navy Jaguars S $901K

Rice

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Chris Boswell Rice Steelers K $4.7M
2. Jack Fox Rice Lions P $3.9M
3. Luke McCaffrey Rice Commanders WR $1.3M

South Florida

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Donovan Jennings South Florida Packers G $848.8K
2. Marquez Valdes-Scantling South Florida 49ers WR N/A

Temple

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Haason Reddick Temple Buccaneers ED $13.2M
2. Dion Dawkins Temple Bills LT $12.1M
3. Brandon McManus Temple Packers K $3.5M
4. Jake Martin Temple Commanders LB $2.4M
5. Matt Hennessy Temple 49ers C $1.2M
6. Jordan Magee Temple Commanders LB $1.1M
7. Rock Ya-Sin Temple Lions CB $1M
8. David Martin-Robinson Temple Titans TE $962.5K

Tulane

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Darnell Mooney Tulane Falcons WR $8.5M
2. Cairo Santos Tulane Bears K $4.3M
3. Ryan Wright Tulane Vikings P $1.8M
4. Dorian Williams Tulane Bills LB $1.5M
5. Cameron Sample Tulane Bengals ED $1.2M
6. Johnathan Edwards Tulane Colts S $853.5K
7. Adin Huntington Tulane Browns DL $850.7K

Tulsa

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Zaven Collins Tulsa Cardinals ED $6.1M
2. Tyler Smith Tulsa Cowboys G $4.3M
3. Chris Paul Tulsa Commanders G $1.1M

UAB

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Darious Williams UAB Rams CB $9.2M
2. Alex Wright UAB Browns ED $3.7M
3. Dondrea Tillman UAB Broncos ED $968.8K

UTSA

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Tariq Woolen UTSA Seahawks CB $5.4M
2. Marcus Davenport UTSA Lions ED $4.1M
3. Spencer Burford UTSA 49ers LT $3.6M