Big Ten player salaries in the 2025 NFL season

What Big Ten schools had the most and highest paid NFL players in 2025?
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	College	#	Salary
1.	Ohio State	56	$318.4M
2.	Michigan	43	$187.8M
3.	Oregon	35	$162.5M
4.	Penn State	37	$158.1M
5.	Southern California	26	$139.4M
6.	Wisconsin	24	$135.3M
7.	Iowa	29	$116.3M
8.	Washington	23	$103.8M
9.	Maryland	19	$63.6M
10.	UCLA	23	$61M
11.	Michigan State	13	$60.3M
12.	Illinois	22	$57M
13.	Minnesota	19	$47.7M
14.	Nebraska	10	$27.5M
15.	Northwestern	5	$22.3M
16.	Purdue	8	$15.9M
17.	Rutgers	8	$15M
18.	Indiana	7	$10.5M

Illinois

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Devon Witherspoon	Illinois	Seahawks	CB	$8.7M
2.	Ted Karras	Illinois	Bengals	C	$6.3M
3.	Nate Hobbs	Illinois	Packers	CB	$6M
4.	Kerby Joseph	Illinois	Lions	S	$3.9M
5.	Nick Allegretti	Illinois	Commanders	G	$3.7M
6.	Chase McLaughlin	Illinois	Buccaneers	K	$3.5M
7.	Vederian Lowe	Illinois	Patriots	LT	$3.4M
8.	Tony Adams	Illinois	Jets	S	$3.3M
9.	Johnny Newton	Illinois	Commanders	DL	$2.2M
10.	Jartavius Martin	Illinois	Commanders	S	$2.1M
11.	Jake Hansen	Illinois	Texans	LB	$1.7M
12.	Sydney Brown	Illinois	Eagles	S	$1.6M
13.	Dawuane Smoot	Illinois	Jaguars	ED	$1.5M
14.	Isaiah Adams	Illinois	Cardinals	G	$1.4M
15.	Tip Reiman	Illinois	Cardinals	TE	$1.3M
16.	Pat Bryant	Illinois	Broncos	WR	$1.2M
17.	Jihad Ward	Illinois	Titans	DL	$1.2M
18.	Chase Brown	Illinois	Bengals	RB	$1.1M
19.	Tommy DeVito	Illinois	Patriots	QB	$1M
20.	Casey Washington	Illinois	Falcons	WR	$1M
21.	Alex Palczewski	Illinois	Broncos	G	$975.5K
22.	Del'Shawn Phillips	Illinois	Rams	ED	N/A

Indiana

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Micah McFadden	Indiana	Giants	LB	$3.5M
2.	Nick Westbrook	Indiana	Dolphins	WR	$1.6M
3.	Ian Thomas	Indiana	Raiders	TE	$1.5M
4.	CJ West	Indiana	49ers	DL	$1.1M
5.	Cam Jones	Indiana	Jets	LB	$1M
5.	Marcelino McCrary-Ball	Indiana	Jets	LB	$1M
7.	Myles Price	Indiana	Vikings	WR	$843.7K

Iowa

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	T.J. Hockenson	Iowa	Vikings	TE	$16.6M
2.	George Kittle	Iowa	49ers	TE	$14.2M
3.	Tristan Wirfs	Iowa	Buccaneers	LT	$11.5M
4.	Amani Hooker	Iowa	Titans	SS	$11.1M
5.	A.J. Epenesa	Iowa	Bills	ED	$7.5M
6.	Alaric Jackson	Iowa	Rams	LT	$7M
7.	Geno Stone	Iowa	Bengals	S	$6.4M
8.	Lukas Van Ness	Iowa	Packers	ED	$4.8M
9.	Tyler Linderbaum	Iowa	Ravens	C	$4.2M
10.	Jack Campbell	Iowa	Lions	LB	$4M
11.	Chauncey Golston	Iowa	Giants	ED	$4M
12.	Noah Fant	Iowa	Bengals	TE	$2.7M
13.	James Daniels	Iowa	Dolphins	G	$2.7M
14.	Sam LaPorta	Iowa	Lions	TE	$2.6M
15.	Cooper DeJean	Iowa	Eagles	CB	$2.1M
16.	Anthony Nelson	Iowa	Buccaneers	ED	$2M
17.	Riley Moss	Iowa	Broncos	CB	$1.5M
18.	Dane Belton	Iowa	Giants	S	$1.3M
19.	Casey Kreiter	Iowa	Giants	LS	$1.2M
20.	Kaleb Johnson	Iowa	Steelers	RB	$1.2M
21.	Tory Taylor	Iowa	Bears	P	$1.2M
22.	Tyler Goodson	Iowa	Colts	RB	$1M
23.	Kaevon Merriweather	Iowa	Buccaneers	S	$1M
24.	Yahya Black	Iowa	Steelers	DL	$935K
25.	Logan Lee	Iowa	Steelers	DL	$895K
26.	Mason Richman	Iowa	Seahawks	G	$871.5K
27.	Connor Colby	Iowa	49ers	G	$865.4K
28.	Jay Higgins	Iowa	Ravens	LB	$851.8K
29.	Nick Niemann	Iowa	Packers	LB	N/A

Maryland

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	D.J. Moore	Maryland	Bears	WR	$24.9M
2.	Stefon Diggs	Maryland	Patriots	WR	$8.7M
3.	Darnell Savage	Maryland	Jaguars	S	$4.7M
4.	Deonte Banks	Maryland	Giants	CB	$3.7M
5.	Nick Cross	Maryland	Colts	S	$3.6M
6.	Chig Okonkwo	Maryland	Titans	TE	$3.5M
7.	Ty Johnson	Maryland	Bills	RB	$2M
8.	Delmar Glaze	Maryland	Raiders	RT	$1.3M
9.	Tai Felton	Maryland	Vikings	WR	$1.1M
10.	Ruben Hyppolite II	Maryland	Bears	LB	$1.1M
11.	Tarheeb Still	Maryland	Rams	CB	$1.1M
12.	Spencer Anderson	Maryland	Steelers	G	$1M
13.	Chad Ryland	Maryland	Cardinals	K	$1M
14.	Jakorian Bennett	Maryland	Eagles	CB	$1M
14.	Sam Okuayinonu	Maryland	49ers	ED	$1M
16.	Beau Brade	Maryland	Giants	S	$960K
17.	Jordan Phillips	Maryland	Dolphins	DL	$954.6K
18.	Dante Trader Jr.	Maryland	Dolphins	S	$943.7K
19.	Corey Bullock	Maryland	Ravens	C	$850.1K

Michigan

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Rashan Gary	Michigan	Packers	ED	$25.8M
2.	Mike Onwenu	Michigan	Patriots	G	$21M
3.	Kwity Paye	Michigan	Colts	ED	$13.4M
4.	Jon Runyan	Michigan	Giants	G	$11.8M
5.	Aidan Hutchinson	Michigan	Lions	ED	$11.4M
6.	Nico Collins	Michigan	Texans	WR	$8.6M
7.	Michael Danna	Michigan	Chiefs	ED	$8M
8.	Graham Glasgow	Michigan	Lions	C	$7.4M
9.	Mason Graham	Michigan	Browns	DL	$7.4M
10.	Cesar Ruiz	Michigan	Saints	G	$5.9M
11.	Jourdan Lewis	Michigan	Jaguars	CB	$5.8M
12.	J.J. McCarthy	Michigan	Vikings	QB	$5M
13.	Colston Loveland	Michigan	Bears	TE	$4.8M
14.	Josh Metellus	Michigan	Vikings	S	$4.7M
15.	Kenneth Grant	Michigan	Dolphins	DL	$4M
16.	Daxton Hill	Michigan	Bengals	CB	$3.7M
17.	Mazi Smith	Michigan	Cowboys	DL	$3.6M
18.	David Ojabo	Michigan	Ravens	ED	$2.5M
19.	Ben Bredeson	Michigan	Buccaneers	G	$2.4M
20.	Devin Bush	Michigan	Browns	LB	$1.8M
21.	Kris Jenkins	Michigan	Bengals	DL	$1.8M
22.	Mike Sainristil	Michigan	Commanders	CB	$1.8M
23.	Luke Schoonmaker	Michigan	Cowboys	TE	$1.7M
24.	Will Johnson	Michigan	Cardinals	CB	$1.7M
25.	D.J. Turner	Michigan	Bengals	CB	$1.7M
26.	Jake Moody	Michigan	49ers	K	$1.4M
27.	Joshua Uche	Michigan	Eagles	ED	$1.3M
28.	Zak Zinter	Michigan	Browns	G	$1.3M
29.	Blake Corum	Michigan	Rams	RB	$1.3M
30.	Roman Wilson	Michigan	Steelers	WR	$1.3M
31.	A.J. Barner	Michigan	Seahawks	TE	$1.1M
32.	Josaiah Stewart	Michigan	Rams	ED	$1.1M
33.	Mike Morris	Michigan	Seahawks	DL	$1.1M
34.	Olu Oluwatimi	Michigan	Seahawks	C	$1.1M
35.	Cameron McGrone	Michigan	Colts	LB	$1.1M
35.	Hassan Haskins	Michigan	Rams	RB	$1.1M
37.	Jaylen Harrell	Michigan	Titans	ED	$980.2K
38.	Josh Wallace	Michigan	Rams	CB	$980K
39.	Brad Robbins	Michigan	Bills	P	$968.5K
40.	Braiden McGregor	Michigan	Jets	ED	$966.7K
41.	Trevor Keegan	Michigan	Cowboys	G	$960K
42.	Kalel Mullings	Michigan	Titans	RB	$899.6K
43.	William Wagner	Michigan	Bengals	LS	$846.9K

Michigan State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Kirk Cousins	Michigan State	Falcons	QB	$40M
2.	Jack Conklin	Michigan State	Browns	RT	$5.6M
3.	Kenneth Walker	Michigan State	Seahawks	RB	$2.7M
4.	Jayden Reed	Michigan State	Packers	WR	$2M
5.	Naquan Jones	Michigan State	Rams	DL	$1.8M
6.	Jalen Nailor	Michigan State	Vikings	WR	$1.1M
7.	Connor Heyward	Michigan State	Steelers	TE	$1.1M
8.	Bryce Baringer	Michigan State	Patriots	P	$1.1M
9.	Ben VanSumeren	Michigan State	Eagles	FB	$1.1M
10.	Joe Bachie	Michigan State	Colts	LB	$1M
11.	Cody White	Michigan State	Seahawks	WR	$1M
12.	Luke Newman	Michigan State	Bears	G	$901.4K
13.	Nate Carter	Michigan State	Falcons	RB	$849.3K

Minnesota

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Antoine Winfield Jr.	Minnesota	Buccaneers	S	$9.1M
2.	Blake Cashman	Minnesota	Vikings	LB	$7.2M
3.	Rashod Bateman	Minnesota	Ravens	WR	$4.5M
4.	Eric Murray	Minnesota	Jaguars	S	$3.7M
5.	Daniel Faalele	Minnesota	Ravens	G	$3.6M
6.	Boye Mafe	Minnesota	Seahawks	ED	$2.7M
7.	Benjamin St-Juste	Minnesota	Rams	CB	$2.5M
8.	Tyler Nubin	Minnesota	Giants	S	$1.9M
9.	John Michael Schmitz	Minnesota	Giants	C	$1.7M
10.	Aireontae Ersery	Minnesota	Texans	LT	$1.7M
11.	Jack Gibbens	Minnesota	Patriots	LB	$1.4M
12.	Ko Kieft	Minnesota	Buccaneers	TE	$1.1M
13.	Jordan Howden	Minnesota	Saints	S	$1.1M
14.	Esezi Otomewo	Minnesota	Steelers	DL	$1M
15.	Brevyn Spann-Ford	Minnesota	Cowboys	TE	$966.7K
16.	Cody Lindenberg	Minnesota	Raiders	LB	$875.3K
17.	Danny Striggow	Minnesota	Jaguars	ED	$852.1K
18.	Nick Kallerup	Minnesota	Seahawks	TE	$848.3K
19.	Max Brosmer	Minnesota	Vikings	QB	$843.3K

Nebraska

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Lavonte David	Nebraska	Buccaneers	LB	$9M
2.	Maliek Collins	Nebraska	Browns	DL	$4.2M
3.	Cam Taylor-Britt	Nebraska	Bengals	CB	$4M
4.	Cam Jurgens	Nebraska	Eagles	C	$3.5M
5.	Luke Gifford	Nebraska	49ers	LB	$1.8M
6.	Ty Robinson	Nebraska	Eagles	DL	$1.1M
7.	Travis Vokolek	Nebraska	Cardinals	TE	$1M
8.	Trey Palmer	Nebraska	Saints	WR	$1M
9.	Thomas Fidone II	Nebraska	Giants	TE	$877.4K
10.	John Bullock	Nebraska	Buccaneers	LB	$845.8K

Northwestern

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Greg Newsome	Northwestern	Browns	CB	$13.4M
2.	Peter Skoronski	Northwestern	Titans	G	$5.4M
3.	Adetomiwa Adebawore	Northwestern	Colts	DL	$1.2M
4.	Blake Hance	Northwestern	Titans	G	$1.2M
5.	Cameron Mitchell	Northwestern	Browns	CB	$1.1M

Ohio State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Denzel Ward	Ohio State	Browns	CB	$24.6M
2.	Taylor Decker	Ohio State	Lions	LT	$23.1M
3.	Nick Bosa	Ohio State	49ers	ED	$20.4M
4.	Cameron Heyward	Ohio State	Steelers	DL	$19.7M
5.	Marshon Lattimore	Ohio State	Commanders	CB	$18M
6.	Terry McLaurin	Ohio State	Commanders	WR	$17.5M
7.	Jonah Jackson	Ohio State	Bears	G	$14.8M
8.	DaVon Hamilton	Ohio State	Jaguars	DL	$10.8M
9.	C.J. Stroud	Ohio State	Texans	QB	$9.9M
10.	Garrett Wilson	Ohio State	Jets	WR	$9.4M
11.	Curtis Samuel	Ohio State	Bills	WR	$9.1M
12.	Dre'Mont Jones	Ohio State	Titans	ED	$8.5M
13.	Jonathon Cooper	Ohio State	Broncos	ED	$8.2M
14.	Marvin Harrison Jr.	Ohio State	Cardinals	WR	$8M
15.	Justin Fields	Ohio State	Jets	QB	$8M
16.	Malik Hooker	Ohio State	Cowboys	S	$7.8M
17.	Paris Johnson	Ohio State	Cardinals	LT	$7.7M
18.	Tyquan Lewis	Ohio State	Colts	ED	$7.1M
19.	Chase Young	Ohio State	Saints	ED	$6.8M
20.	Chris Olave	Ohio State	Saints	WR	$6.1M
21.	Baron Browning	Ohio State	Cardinals	LB	$5.5M
22.	Joey Bosa	Ohio State	Bills	ED	$5.3M
23.	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	Ohio State	Seahawks	WR	$3.9M
24.	Emeka Egbuka	Ohio State	Buccaneers	WR	$3.3M
25.	Malik Harrison	Ohio State	Steelers	LB	$3.2M
26.	Donovan Jackson	Ohio State	Vikings	G	$3.1M
27.	Noah Brown	Ohio State	Commanders	WR	$3M
28.	Josh Myers	Ohio State	Jets	C	$3M
29.	Tyliek Williams	Ohio State	Lions	DL	$3M
30.	Pete Werner	Ohio State	Saints	LB	$2.9M
31.	Josh Simmons	Ohio State	Chiefs	LT	$2.7M
32.	Luke Farrell	Ohio State	49ers	TE	$2.5M
33.	Jeff Okudah	Ohio State	Vikings	CB	$2.4M
34.	JK Dobbins	Ohio State	Broncos	RB	$2.1M
35.	TreVeyon Henderson	Ohio State	Patriots	RB	$2M
36.	JT Tuimoloau	Ohio State	Colts	ED	$1.8M
37.	Michael Hall	Ohio State	Browns	DL	$1.6M
38.	Jeremy Ruckert	Ohio State	Jets	TE	$1.6M
39.	Zach Harrison	Ohio State	Falcons	DL	$1.5M
40.	Liam McCullough	Ohio State	Falcons	LS	$1.3M
41.	Tommy Togiai	Ohio State	Texans	DL	$1.3M
42.	Dawand Jones	Ohio State	Browns	LT	$1.2M
43.	Jerome Baker	Ohio State	Browns	LB	$1.2M
44.	Cade Stover	Ohio State	Texans	TE	$1.2M
45.	Jamarco Jones	Ohio State	Lions	RT	$1.1M
46.	Cody Simon	Ohio State	Cardinals	LB	$1.1M
47.	Luke Wypler	Ohio State	Browns	C	$1.1M
48.	Lathan Ransom	Ohio State	Panthers	S	$1.1M
49.	Jack Sawyer	Ohio State	Steelers	ED	$1.1M
50.	Jordan Fuller	Ohio State	Falcons	S	$1.1M
51.	Ronnie Hickman	Ohio State	Browns	S	$1M
52.	Tommy Eichenberg	Ohio State	Raiders	LB	$1M
53.	Ty Hamilton	Ohio State	Rams	DL	$949.6K
54.	Denzel Burke	Ohio State	Cardinals	CB	$924.2K
55.	Jordan Hancock	Ohio State	Bills	CB	$923.9K
56.	Josh Fryar	Ohio State	Cardinals	RT	$855.9K

Oregon

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Justin Herbert	Oregon	Rams	QB	$37.3M
2.	DeForest Buckner	Oregon	Colts	DL	$26.6M
3.	Kayvon Thibodeaux	Oregon	Giants	ED	$10M
4.	Jevon Holland	Oregon	Giants	S	$9.9M
5.	Penei Sewell	Oregon	Lions	RT	$9.5M
6.	Marcus Mariota	Oregon	Commanders	QB	$8.3M
7.	Arik Armstead	Oregon	Jaguars	DL	$7.4M
8.	Deommodore Lenoir	Oregon	49ers	CB	$5.8M
9.	Juwan Johnson	Oregon	Saints	TE	$5.2M
10.	Bo Nix	Oregon	Broncos	QB	$4.2M
11.	Christian Gonzalez	Oregon	Patriots	CB	$4.1M
12.	Derrick Harmon	Oregon	Steelers	DL	$3.3M
13.	Josh Conerly Jr.	Oregon	Commanders	RT	$2.9M
14.	Johnny Mundt	Oregon	Jaguars	TE	$2.3M
14.	Troy Dye	Oregon	Rams	LB	$2.3M
16.	Jackson Powers-Johnson	Oregon	Raiders	G	$2M
17.	Terrence Ferguson	Oregon	Rams	TE	$1.8M
18.	D.J. Johnson	Oregon	Panthers	ED	$1.5M
19.	Troy Franklin	Oregon	Broncos	WR	$1.2M
20.	Jordan Burch	Oregon	Cardinals	ED	$1.2M
21.	Brandon Dorlus	Oregon	Falcons	DL	$1.2M
22.	Evan Williams	Oregon	Packers	S	$1.2M
23.	Jamarree Caldwell	Oregon	Rams	DL	$1.1M
24.	Bucky Irving	Oregon	Buccaneers	RB	$1.1M
25.	Ugo Amadi	Oregon	Saints	S	$1.1M
26.	Dillon Gabriel	Oregon	Browns	QB	$1.1M
27.	Noah Sewell	Oregon	Bears	LB	$1.1M
28.	Alex Forsyth	Oregon	Broncos	C	$1.1M
29.	T.J. Bass	Oregon	Cowboys	G	$1M
30.	Jamal Hill	Oregon	Texans	LB	$1M
31.	Jordan James	Oregon	49ers	RB	$949.9K
32.	Jeffrey Bassa	Oregon	Chiefs	LB	$947K
33.	Ajani Cornelius	Oregon	Cowboys	RT	$898.3K
34.	Tez Johnson	Oregon	Buccaneers	WR	$871K
35.	Nikko Reed	Oregon	Rams	CB	$845K

Penn State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Odafe Oweh	Penn State	Ravens	ED	$13.3M
2.	Chris Godwin	Penn State	Buccaneers	WR	$12.9M
3.	Pat Freiermuth	Penn State	Steelers	TE	$12.9M
4.	Micah Parsons	Penn State	Packers	ED	$10M
5.	Yetur Gross-Matos	Penn State	49ers	ED	$9.5M
6.	DaQuan Jones	Penn State	Bills	DL	$9.4M
7.	Connor McGovern	Penn State	Bills	C	$9.4M
8.	Abdul Carter	Penn State	Giants	ED	$8.2M
9.	Mike Gesicki	Penn State	Bengals	TE	$7.7M
10.	Saquon Barkley	Penn State	Eagles	RB	$6.7M
11.	Will Fries	Penn State	Vikings	G	$5.6M
12.	Olu Fashanu	Penn State	Jets	LT	$4.7M
13.	Jaquan Brisker	Penn State	Bears	S	$4M
14.	Ryan Bates	Penn State	Bears	C	$4M
15.	Tyler Warren	Penn State	Colts	TE	$3.8M
16.	Rasheed Walker	Penn State	Packers	LT	$3.4M
17.	Chop Robinson	Penn State	Dolphins	ED	$3.4M
18.	Arnold Ebiketie	Penn State	Falcons	ED	$2.8M
19.	Joey Porter Jr.	Penn State	Steelers	CB	$2.6M
20.	Blake Gillikin	Penn State	Cardinals	P	$2.1M
21.	Austin Johnson	Penn State	Jaguars	DL	$2M
22.	Brenton Strange	Penn State	Jaguars	TE	$1.7M
23.	Juice Scruggs	Penn State	Texans	G	$1.7M
24.	Ji'Ayir Brown	Penn State	49ers	S	$1.5M
25.	Jahan Dotson	Penn State	Eagles	WR	$1.4M
26.	Caedan Wallace	Penn State	Patriots	G	$1.4M
27.	Jordan Stout	Penn State	Ravens	P	$1.3M
28.	Miles Sanders	Penn State	Cowboys	RB	$1.2M
29.	Nick Scott	Penn State	Panthers	S	$1.2M
30.	Theo Johnson	Penn State	Giants	TE	$1.2M
31.	Kevin Winston Jr.	Penn State	Titans	S	$1.2M
32.	Parker Washington	Penn State	Jaguars	WR	$1.1M
33.	Hunter Nourzad	Penn State	Chiefs	C	$1M
34.	Chris Stoll	Penn State	Seahawks	LS	$1M
35.	P.J. Mustipher	Penn State	Cardinals	DL	$968.8K
36.	Mitchell Tinsley	Penn State	Bengals	WR	$968.5K
37.	Kobe King	Penn State	Vikings	LB	$894.8K

Purdue

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	George Karlaftis	Purdue	Chiefs	ED	$6.6M
2.	Derrick Barnes	Purdue	Lions	LB	$2.5M
3.	Raheem Mostert	Purdue	Raiders	RB	$1.6M
4.	Charlie Jones	Purdue	Bengals	WR	$1.2M
5.	Payne Durham	Purdue	Buccaneers	TE	$1.1M
6.	Tyrone Tracy	Purdue	Giants	RB	$1M
7.	Sanoussi Kane	Purdue	Ravens	S	$990.2K
8.	Marcus Mbow	Purdue	Giants	RT	$944.6K

Rutgers

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Sebastian Joseph	Rutgers	Titans	DL	$6.5M
2.	Max Melton	Rutgers	Cardinals	CB	$2M
3.	Andrew DePaola	Rutgers	Vikings	LS	$1.4M
4.	Isiah Pacheco	Rutgers	Chiefs	RB	$1.1M
5.	Christian Braswell	Rutgers	Jaguars	CB	$1M
6.	Bo Melton	Rutgers	Packers	CB	$1M
7.	Christian Izien	Rutgers	Buccaneers	S	$1M
8.	Kyle Monangai	Rutgers	Bears	RB	$875.9K

Southern California

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Michael Pittman Jr.	Southern California	Colts	WR	$23M
2.	Alijah Vera-Tucker	Southern California	Jets	G	$15.3M
3.	Leonard Williams	Southern California	Seahawks	DL	$15M
4.	Amon-Ra St. Brown	Southern California	Lions	WR	$13.9M
5.	Sam Darnold	Southern California	Seahawks	QB	$13.4M
6.	Uchenna Nwosu	Southern California	Seahawks	ED	$11.8M
7.	Caleb Williams	Southern California	Bears	QB	$9M
8.	Drake London	Southern California	Falcons	WR	$6.9M
9.	Austin Jackson	Southern California	Dolphins	RT	$5.7M
10.	Isaiah Pola-Mao	Southern California	Raiders	S	$3.6M
11.	Talanoa Hufanga	Southern California	Broncos	S	$3.4M
12.	Chuma Edoga	Southern California	Jaguars	G	$2.5M
13.	Tuli Tuipulotu	Southern California	Rams	ED	$1.8M
14.	Adoree' Jackson	Southern California	Eagles	CB	$1.4M
15.	Calen Bullock	Southern California	Texans	S	$1.3M
16.	Mekhi Blackmon	Southern California	Colts	CB	$1.2M
17.	JuJu Smith-Schuster	Southern California	Chiefs	WR	$1.2M
18.	Jaylin Smith	Southern California	Texans	CB	$1.1M
19.	Woody Marks	Southern California	Texans	RB	$1.1M
20.	Andrew Vorhees	Southern California	Ravens	G	$1.1M
21.	Jay Tufele	Southern California	Jets	DL	$1M
22.	Christian Roland-Wallace	Southern California	Chiefs	S	$971.1K
23.	Justin Dedich	Southern California	Rams	G	$960K
24.	Jonah Monheim	Southern California	Jaguars	C	$881.6K
25.	Tahj Washington	Southern California	Dolphins	WR	$862.6K
26.	Easton Mascarenas-Arnold	Southern California	Browns	LB	$847.4K

UCLA

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Kolton Miller	UCLA	Raiders	LT	$18.6M
2.	Osa Odighizuwa	UCLA	Cowboys	DL	$6.3M
3.	Ka'imi Fairbairn	UCLA	Texans	K	$4M
4.	Laiatu Latu	UCLA	Colts	ED	$3.9M
5.	Jake Brendel	UCLA	49ers	C	$3.8M
6.	Quentin Lake	UCLA	Rams	S	$3.4M
7.	Kenny Clark	UCLA	Cowboys	DL	$2.3M
8.	Carson Schwesinger	UCLA	Browns	LB	$2.1M
9.	Zach Charbonnet	UCLA	Seahawks	RB	$1.9M
10.	Sean Rhyan	UCLA	Packers	C	$1.6M
11.	Jon Gaines II	UCLA	Cardinals	G	$1.2M
12.	Otito Ogbonnia	UCLA	Rams	DL	$1.2M
13.	Andre James	UCLA	Rams	C	$1.2M
14.	Darnay Holmes	UCLA	Raiders	CB	$1.1M
15.	Josh Woods	UCLA	Falcons	LB	$1M
16.	Alec Anderson	UCLA	Bills	G	$1M
17.	Jake Bobo	UCLA	Seahawks	WR	$1M
18.	Darius Muasau	UCLA	Giants	LB	$1M
19.	Colson Yankoff	UCLA	Commanders	TE	$963.3K
20.	Kain Medrano	UCLA	Commanders	LB	$892.1K
21.	Jay Toia	UCLA	Cowboys	DL	$883.1K
22.	Moliki Matavao	UCLA	Saints	TE	$865.4K
23.	Ale Kaho	UCLA	Commanders	LB	$843.3K

Washington

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Vita Vea	Washington	Buccaneers	DL	$22.5M
2.	Budda Baker	Washington	Cardinals	S	$10.8M
3.	Byron Murphy	Washington	Vikings	CB	$10.3M
4.	Will Dissly	Washington	Rams	TE	$5.9M
5.	Michael Penix Jr.	Washington	Falcons	QB	$5.2M
6.	Rome Odunze	Washington	Bears	WR	$5.2M
7.	Kyler Gordon	Washington	Bears	CB	$4.6M
8.	Coleman Shelton	Washington	Rams	C	$4.5M
9.	Trent McDuffie	Washington	Chiefs	CB	$4.5M
10.	Cade Otton	Washington	Buccaneers	TE	$3.9M
11.	Taylor Rapp	Washington	Bills	S	$3.7M
11.	Elijah Molden	Washington	Rams	S	$3.7M
13.	Greg Gaines	Washington	Buccaneers	DL	$3.5M
14.	Troy Fautanu	Washington	Steelers	RT	$3.4M
15.	Drew Sample	Washington	Bengals	TE	$2.8M
16.	Joe Tryon	Washington	Browns	ED	$1.9M
17.	Roger Rosengarten	Washington	Ravens	RT	$1.5M
18.	Luke Wattenberg	Washington	Broncos	C	$1.2M
19.	Jake Browning	Washington	Bengals	QB	$1M
20.	Shaq Thompson	Washington	Bills	LB	$1M
21.	Devin Culp	Washington	Buccaneers	TE	$981.5K
22.	Jack Westover	Washington	Patriots	TE	$960K
23.	Carson Bruener	Washington	Steelers	LB	$874.2K

Wisconsin

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	T.J. Watt	Wisconsin	Steelers	ED	$23.4M
2.	Jonathan Taylor	Wisconsin	Colts	RB	$15.4M
3.	Andrew Van Ginkel	Wisconsin	Vikings	ED	$11.4M
4.	Rob Havenstein	Wisconsin	Rams	RT	$11.4M
5.	Russell Wilson	Wisconsin	Giants	QB	$11M
6.	Tyler Biadasz	Wisconsin	Commanders	C	$9.2M
7.	Kevin Zeitler	Wisconsin	Titans	G	$9M
8.	T.J. Edwards	Wisconsin	Bears	LB	$5.3M
9.	David Edwards	Wisconsin	Bills	G	$4.9M
10.	Alec Ingold	Wisconsin	Dolphins	FB	$4.8M
11.	Zack Baun	Wisconsin	Eagles	LB	$4.4M
12.	Jake Ferguson	Wisconsin	Cowboys	TE	$4M
13.	Leo Chenal	Wisconsin	Chiefs	LB	$3.6M
14.	Cole Van Lanen	Wisconsin	Jaguars	RT	$3.4M
15.	Joe Tippmann	Wisconsin	Jets	C	$2.3M
16.	Keeanu Benton	Wisconsin	Steelers	DL	$2M
17.	Dare Ogunbowale	Wisconsin	Texans	RB	$1.8M
18.	Jack Sanborn	Wisconsin	Cowboys	LB	$1.5M
19.	Isaiahh Loudermilk	Wisconsin	Steelers	DL	$1.3M
20.	Nick Herbig	Wisconsin	Steelers	ED	$1.2M
21.	Tanor Bortolini	Wisconsin	Colts	C	$1.2M
22.	Braelon Allen	Wisconsin	Jets	RB	$1.1M
23.	Jack Nelson	Wisconsin	Falcons	RT	$882.5K
24.	Joe Huber	Wisconsin	Vikings	G	$843.3K

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