2025 NFL Salaries by College

Updated by Dan on Sep 1, 2025

Big 12 player salaries in the 2025 NFL season

What Big 12 schools had the most and highest paid NFL players in 2025?
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College#Salary
1.Texas Tech10$73.7M
2.West Virginia9$52.2M
3.Cincinnati11$50.6M
4.Utah17$49.6M
5.Iowa State15$43.8M
6.TCU21$43.6M
7.BYU11$36.5M
8.Houston11$31.8M
9.Oklahoma State11$28M
10.Kansas State13$21M
11.Baylor11$20.2M
12.Colorado11$20.2M
13.Arizona8$19.7M
14.Kansas5$14.3M
15.Arizona State6$9.4M
16.UCF6$9.3M

Conference
ACC | Big 12 | Big Ten | PAC-12 | SEC
AAC | C-USA | MAC | MWC | Sun Belt
FCS | D-II | D-III | NAIA | International
Independent | Big East | WAC

Position
QBs | Backs | Receivers | Offensive Line
Defensive Line | Linebackers | Secondary
Special Teams

Other Seasons
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026

Arizona

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Tet McMillanArizonaPanthersWR$5.1M
2.Roy LopezArizonaLionsDL$3.6M
3.Jordan MorganArizonaPackersLT$3.2M
4.Nick FolkArizonaJetsK$2.7M
5.Jonah SavaiinaeaArizonaDolphinsG$2.1M
6.Demetrius Flannigan-FowlesArizonaGiantsLB$1.2M
7.Tyler LoopArizonaRavensK$906.3K
8.Jacory Croskey-MerrittArizonaCommandersRB$866.4K

Arizona State

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Rachaad WhiteArizona StateBuccaneersRB$3.6M
2.Mitchell FraboniArizona StateBroncosLS$1.3M
3.D.J. DavidsonArizona StateGiantsDL$1.2M
4.Cam SkatteboArizona StateGiantsRB$1.1M
5.Jack JonesArizona StateDolphinsCB$1.1M
6.Chase LucasArizona State49ersCB$1M

BYU

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Fred WarnerBYU49ersLB$16.1M
2.Kyle Van NoyBYURavensED$6.6M
3.Brady ChristensenBYUPanthersLT$2.8M
4.Zach WilsonBYUDolphinsQB$2.2M
5.Khyiris TongaBYUPatriotsDL$2M
6.Kingsley SuamataiaBYUChiefsG$1.5M
7.Tyler AllgeierBYUFalconsRB$1.2M
8.Puka NacuaBYURamsWR$1.1M
9.Chris BrooksBYUPackersRB$1M
9.Zayne AndersonBYUPackersS$1M
11.Ryan RehkowBYUBengalsP$968.5K

Baylor

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Jalen PitreBaylorTexansCB$5.4M
2.Andrew BillingsBaylorBearsDL$3.3M
3.Terrel BernardBaylorBillsLB$2.5M
4.Ross MatiscikBaylorJaguarsLS$1.3M
5.Xavien HowardBaylorColtsCB$1.3M
6.Jon WeeksBaylor49ersLS$1.2M
7.Tyquan ThorntonBaylorChiefsWR$1.1M
8.Xavier Newman-JohnsonBaylorJetsG$1.1M
9.Ben SimsBaylorPackersTE$1M
10.James LynchBaylorTitansDL$1M
11.Gabe HallBaylorEaglesDL$848.5K

Cincinnati

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Travis KelceCincinnatiChiefsTE$19.8M
2.Ahmad GardnerCincinnatiJetsCB$9.4M
3.Alec PierceCincinnatiColtsWR$4.2M
4.James HudsonCincinnatiGiantsLT$3.9M
5.Coby BryantCincinnatiSeahawksS$3.6M
6.Eric WilsonCincinnatiVikingsLB$2.6M
7.Bryan CookCincinnatiChiefsS$1.9M
8.Jerome FordCincinnatiBrownsRB$1.8M
9.Tre TuckerCincinnatiRaidersWR$1.4M
10.Ivan PaceCincinnatiVikingsLB$1M
11.Jowon BriggsCincinnatiJetsDL$960K

Colorado

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Travis HunterColoradoJaguarsWR$8.5M
2.Isaiah OliverColoradoJetsS$2.5M
3.Chidobe AwuzieColoradoRavensCB$1.3M
4.Ahkello WitherspoonColoradoRamsCB$1.3M
5.Nathan LandmanColoradoRamsLB$1.1M
6.Brady RussellColoradoSeahawksTE$1M
7.Xavier WeaverColoradoCardinalsWR$978.8K
8.Shedeur SandersColoradoBrownsQB$955.5K
9.LaJohntay WesterColoradoRavensWR$898.9K
10.Jimmy Horn Jr.ColoradoPanthersWR$892.4K
11.B.J. GreenColoradoJaguarsED$846.3K

Houston

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Ed OliverHoustonBillsDL$11.2M
2.Josh JonesHoustonSeahawksRT$4M
3.Elandon RobertsHoustonRaidersLB$3M
4.Logan HallHoustonBuccaneersDL$3M
5.Case KeenumHoustonBearsQB$2.3M
6.Grant StuardHoustonLionsLB$1.7M
7.Marcus JonesHoustonPatriotsCB$1.6M
8.Patrick PaulHoustonDolphinsLT$1.6M
9.Jalyx HuntHoustonEaglesED$1.3M
10.Kyle AllenHoustonLionsQB$1.1M
11.Art GreenHoustonGiantsCB$960K

Iowa State

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Brock PurdyIowa State49ersQB$9.1M
2.David MontgomeryIowa StateLionsRB$8.3M
3.Allen LazardIowa StateJetsWR$4.6M
4.Will McDonaldIowa StateJetsED$4.5M
5.Breece HallIowa StateJetsRB$4.3M
6.Jayden HigginsIowa StateTexansWR$2.1M
7.Kene NwangwuIowa StateJetsRB$1.4M
8.Charlie KolarIowa StateRavensTE$1.3M
9.Eyioma UwazurikeIowa StateBroncosDL$1.2M
10.Darien PorterIowa StateRaidersCB$1.2M
11.Jake HummelIowa StateRavensLB$1.2M
12.Jaylin NoelIowa StateTexansWR$1.2M
13.T.J. TampaIowa StateRavensCB$1.1M
14.Xavier HutchinsonIowa StateTexansWR$1.1M
15.Jalen TravisIowa StateColtsRT$1.1M

Kansas

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Dorance ArmstrongKansasCommandersED$10.2M
2.Dominick PuniKansas49ersG$1.3M
3.Hakeem AdenijiKansasCowboysLT$1M
4.Devin NealKansasSaintsRB$902.8K
5.Bryce CabeldueKansasSeahawksG$898.1K

Kansas State

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.D.J. ReedKansas StateLionsCB$4.7M
2.Tyler LockettKansas StateTitansWR$4M
3.Cornelius LucasKansas StateBrownsLT$1.7M
4.Ben SinnottKansas StateCommandersTE$1.6M
5.Julius BrentsKansas StateDolphinsCB$1.5M
6.Cooper BeebeKansas StateCowboysC$1.4M
7.Jacob ParrishKansas StateBuccaneersCB$1.2M
8.Skylar ThompsonKansas StateSteelersQB$1.1M
9.Josh HayesKansas StateBuccaneersS$1.1M
10.DJ GiddensKansas StateColtsRB$949.7K
11.Marques SigleKansas State49ersS$940.6K
12.KT LevestonKansas StateBrownsG$840K
13.Dalton RisnerKansas StateBengalsGN/A

Oklahoma State

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Chuba HubbardOklahoma StatePanthersRB$5.8M
2.Jaylen WarrenOklahoma StateSteelersRB$5.3M
3.Emmanuel OgbahOklahoma StateJaguarsED$3.2M
4.Mason RudolphOklahoma StateSteelersQB$3M
5.Justice HillOklahoma StateRavensRB$2.4M
6.Teven JenkinsOklahoma StateBrownsG$2.3M
7.Jelani WoodsOklahoma StateJetsTE$1.4M
8.Tylan WallaceOklahoma StateRavensWR$1.4M
9.Nick MartinOklahoma State49ersLB$1.2M
10.Tyler LacyOklahoma StateLionsDL$1M
11.Ollie Gordon IIOklahoma StateDolphinsRB$908.2K

TCU

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Trevon MoehrigTCUPanthersS$7.2M
2.Quentin JohnstonTCURamsWR$3.9M
3.Andy DaltonTCUPanthersQB$3.2M
4.Kavontae TurpinTCUCowboysWR$3.1M
5.L.J. CollierTCUCardinalsDL$3M
6.Tyler GuytonTCUCowboysLT$3M
7.Steve AvilaTCURamsG$2.5M
8.Joseph NoteboomTCURavensLT$2M
9.Kendre MillerTCUSaintsRB$1.5M
10.Austin SchlottmannTCUGiantsC$1.4M
11.Brandon ColemanTCUCommandersG$1.4M
12.Jack BechTCURaidersWR$1.4M
13.Matt PryorTCUEaglesG$1.3M
14.Dylan HortonTCUTexansED$1.2M
15.Derius DavisTCURamsWR$1.2M
16.Savion WilliamsTCUPackersWR$1.1M
17.Jared WileyTCUChiefsTE$1.1M
18.Dee WintersTCU49ersLB$1.1M
19.Josh NewtonTCUBengalsCB$1.1M
20.Emari DemercadoTCUCardinalsRB$1M
21.Cooper McDonaldTCUChiefsLB$843.5K

Texas Tech

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Patrick MahomesTexas TechChiefsQB$28.1M
2.Terence SteeleTexas TechCowboysRT$18.1M
3.Jordyn BrooksTexas TechDolphinsLB$11.1M
4.Tyree WilsonTexas TechRaidersED$6.8M
5.Broderick WashingtonTexas TechRavensDL$4.6M
6.Dadrion Taylor-DemersonTexas TechCardinalsS$1.2M
7.Caleb RogersTexas TechRaidersG$1.1M
8.Tyler OwensTexas TechCommandersS$966.7K
9.Tahj BrooksTexas TechBengalsRB$901.3K
10.Austin McNamaraTexas TechJetsP$840K

UCF

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Mike HughesUCFFalconsCB$3.6M
2.RJ HarveyUCFBroncosRB$1.3M
3.Charley HughlettUCFEaglesLS$1.2M
4.Kalia DavisUCF49ersDL$1.1M
5.Alex WardUCFRamsLS$1M
6.Mac McWilliamsUCFEaglesCB$953.9K

Utah

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Jaylon JohnsonUtahBearsCB$13M
2.Garett BollesUtahBroncosLT$5.8M
3.Matt GayUtahCommandersK$4.3M
4.Devin LloydUtahJaguarsLB$4.1M
5.Cody BartonUtahTitansLB$4.1M
6.Dalton KincaidUtahBillsTE$3.7M
7.Julian BlackmonUtahSaintsS$3.2M
8.Cole BishopUtahBillsS$1.5M
9.Leki FotuUtahRaidersDL$1.3M
10.Jonah EllissUtahBroncosED$1.3M
11.Tim PatrickUtahJaguarsWR$1.3M
12.Clark Phillips IIIUtahFalconsCB$1.2M
13.Sione VakiUtahLionsRB$1.1M
14.Mohamoud DiabateUtahBrownsLB$1M
15.Devaughn VeleUtahSaintsWR$960K
16.Connor O'TooleUtahSeahawksED$850K
17.Karene ReidUtahBroncosLB$849.8K

West Virginia

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Geno SmithWest VirginiaRaidersQB$40M
2.Colton McKivitzWest Virginia49ersRT$5.3M
3.Zach FrazierWest VirginiaSteelersC$1.7M
4.Wyatt MilumWest VirginiaJaguarsG$1.1M
5.David SillsWest VirginiaFalconsWR$1.1M
6.Dante StillsWest VirginiaCardinalsED$1.1M
7.Rex SunaharaWest VirginiaBrownsLS$968.5K
8.Austin BrinkmanWest VirginiaTexansLS$846.9K
9.Rasul DouglasWest VirginiaDolphinsCBN/A

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