Updated by Dan on Sep 1, 2025

Conference USA player salaries in the 2025 NFL season

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

College # Salary
1. Louisiana Tech 4 $46M
2. Middle Tennessee State 3 $19.4M
3. UTEP 6 $14.9M
4. Western Kentucky 6 $13.6M
5. Florida International 2 $9.6M
6. Sam Houston State 2 $4.5M
7. Delaware 2 $3.9M
8. Liberty 2 $2.5M
9. Jacksonville State 1 $1.7M
10. Missouri State 1 $1.1M

Delaware

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Joe Flacco Delaware Browns QB $2.9M
2. Troy Reeder Delaware Rams LB $1M

Florida International

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Jonnu Smith Florida International Steelers TE $5.1M
2. Teair Tart Florida International Rams DL $4.5M

Jacksonville State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Siran Neal Jacksonville State 49ers S $1.7M

Liberty

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Malik Willis Liberty Packers QB $1.4M
2. Demario Douglas Liberty Patriots WR $1.1M

Louisiana Tech

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. L'Jarius Sneed Louisiana Tech Titans CB $22.6M
2. Milton Williams Louisiana Tech Patriots DL $14M
3. Amik Robertson Louisiana Tech Lions CB $6.4M
4. Xavier Woods Louisiana Tech Titans S $3M

Middle Tennessee State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Charvarius Ward Middle Tennessee State Colts CB $9M
2. Kevin Byard Middle Tennessee State Bears S $8.5M
3. Reed Blankenship Middle Tennessee State Eagles S $1.9M

Missouri State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Eric Johnson Missouri State Colts DL $1.1M

Sam Houston State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Zyon McCollum Sam Houston State Buccaneers CB $3.5M
2. Tristin McCollum Sam Houston State Raiders CB $1M

UTEP

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Aaron Jones UTEP Vikings RB $6.8M
2. Roy Robertson-Harris UTEP Giants DL $3.5M
3. Will Hernandez UTEP Cardinals G $1.6M
4. Tyrice Knight UTEP Seahawks LB $1.2M
5. Elijah Klein UTEP Buccaneers G $994.6K
6. Rashad Wisdom UTEP Buccaneers S $840K

Western Kentucky

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Tyler Higbee Western Kentucky Rams TE $8.8M
2. DeAngelo Malone Western Kentucky Falcons LB $1.7M
3. Upton Stout Western Kentucky 49ers CB $1.1M
4. Jordan Meredith Western Kentucky Raiders C $1M
5. Devon Key Western Kentucky Broncos S $968.5K
6. George Fant Western Kentucky Commanders RT N/A