Updated by Dan on Sep 1, 2025

FCS player salaries in the 2025 NFL season

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

College # Salary
1. Eastern Washington 3 $20.7M
2. South Dakota State 5 $15.4M
3. Northern Iowa 4 $15M
4. Yale 4 $14.9M
5. Idaho 3 $14.3M
6. Albany 1 $14.3M
7. North Dakota State 8 $14.1M
8. Weber State 2 $12.5M
9. Alabama State 1 $11.6M
10. South Carolina State 2 $11.4M
11. Stephen F Austin 2 $11M
12. Montana State 3 $9M
13. Murray State 1 $8.4M
14. Southern Utah 2 $8M
15. Southern Illinois 2 $7.5M
16. Holy Cross 1 $7M
17. Marist 1 $6.8M
18. Penn 2 $6.3M
19. South Dakota 3 $5.6M
20. Dayton 1 $4.5M
21. Harvard 2 $4M
22. Illinois State 2 $3.8M
23. Sacramento State 3 $3.7M
24. Wagner 1 $3.3M
25. Florida A&M 2 $3.3M
26. Alcorn State 2 $3.2M
27. Youngstown State 3 $3.2M
28. Eastern Illinois 1 $3.1M
29. Central Arkansas 1 $3M
30. San Diego 2 $2.9M
31. William & Mary 2 $2.7M
32. Villanova 1 $2.7M
33. Maine 2 $2.3M
34. Western Illinois 2 $2.3M
35. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 1 $2.1M
36. Southeast Missouri State 1 $1.9M
37. Northern Arizona 1 $1.5M
38. VCU 1 $1.4M
39. Duquesne 1 $1.3M
40. Northern Colorado 1 $1.3M
41. Canisius 1 $1.2M
41. Drake 1 $1.2M
41. Grambling State 1 $1.2M
44. Idaho State 1 $1.1M
44. Sacred Heart 1 $1.1M
46. Princeton 1 $1.1M
47. Indiana State 1 $1M
48. Elon 1 $1M
48. UC Davis 1 $1M
50. Campbell 1 $1M
51. Jackson State 1 $1M
52. New Hampshire 1 $998.8K
53. North Carolina Central 1 $968.5K
54. Alabama A&M 1 $962.6K
55. Furman 1 $960K
56. Tennessee-Chattanooga 1 $845.2K
57. Cal Poly 1 $845K
58. Morgan State 1 $840K

Alabama A&M

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Carson Vinson Alabama A&M Ravens RT $962.6K

Alabama State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Tytus Howard Alabama State Texans RT $11.6M

Albany

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Grover Stewart Albany Colts DL $14.3M

Alcorn State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Khadarel Hodge Alcorn State Falcons WR $2.1M
2. Claudin Cherelus Alcorn State Panthers LB $1M

Arkansas-Pine Bluff

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Jamie Gillan Arkansas-Pine Bluff Giants P $2.1M

Cal Poly

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Elijah Ponder Cal Poly Patriots ED $845K

Campbell

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Julian Hill Campbell Dolphins TE $1M

Canisius

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Chris Manhertz Canisius Giants TE $1.2M

Central Arkansas

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Tremon Smith Central Arkansas Texans CB $3M

Dayton

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Adam Trautman Dayton Broncos TE $4.5M

Drake

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Eric Saubert Drake Seahawks TE $1.2M

Duquesne

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Christian Kuntz Duquesne Steelers LS $1.3M

Eastern Illinois

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Jimmy Garoppolo Eastern Illinois Rams QB $3.1M

Eastern Washington

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Samson Ebukam Eastern Washington Colts ED $10.5M
2. Cooper Kupp Eastern Washington Seahawks WR $9.4M
3. Efton Chism III Eastern Washington Patriots WR $848.3K

Elon

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Olisaemeka Udoh Elon Titans LT $1M

Florida A&M

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Markquese Bell Florida A&M Cowboys S $2.3M
2. Xavier Smith Florida A&M Rams WR $960K

Furman

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Ryan Miller Furman Buccaneers WR $960K

Grambling State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Trenton Scott Grambling State Commanders RT $1.2M

Harvard

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Kyle Juszczyk Harvard 49ers FB $2.5M
2. Tyler Ott Harvard Commanders LS $1.5M

Holy Cross

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Kalif Raymond Holy Cross Lions WR $7M

Idaho

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Kaden Elliss Idaho Falcons LB $8.5M
2. Christian Elliss Idaho Patriots LB $4.8M
3. Hogan Hatten Idaho Lions LS $967.9K

Idaho State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Tanner Conner Idaho State Dolphins WR $1.1M

Illinois State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Shelby Harris Illinois State Browns DL $2.8M
2. Cam Grandy Illinois State Bengals TE $980K

Indiana State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Robert Tonyan Jr. Indiana State Chiefs TE $1M

Jackson State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. James Houston Jackson State Cowboys ED $1M

Maine

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Patrick Ricard Maine Ravens FB $1.4M
2. Zavier Scott Maine Vikings WR $840K

Marist

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Jason Myers Marist Seahawks K $6.8M

Montana State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Alex Singleton Montana State Broncos LB $6.9M
2. Daniel Hardy Montana State Bears ED $1M
3. Ty Okada Montana State Seahawks S $1M

Morgan State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Elijah Williams Morgan State Vikings DL $840K

Murray State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Quincy Williams Murray State Jets LB $8.4M

New Hampshire

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Dylan Laube New Hampshire Raiders RB $998.8K

North Carolina Central

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Brandon Codrington North Carolina Central Bills CB $968.5K

North Dakota State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Grey Zabel North Dakota State Seahawks G $3.4M
2. Chris Board North Dakota State Giants LB $2.4M
3. Dillon Radunz North Dakota State Saints G $2.3M
4. Trey Lance North Dakota State Rams QB $2M
5. Cody Mauch North Dakota State Buccaneers G $2M
6. Hunter Luepke North Dakota State Cowboys FB $1M
7. Jalen Sundell North Dakota State Seahawks C $960K
8. Carson Wentz North Dakota State Vikings QB N/A

Northern Arizona

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Khalil Dorsey Northern Arizona Lions CB $1.5M

Northern Colorado

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Jacob Bobenmoyer Northern Colorado Raiders LS $1.3M

Northern Iowa

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Spencer Brown Northern Iowa Bills RT $8.2M
2. Trevor Penning Northern Iowa Saints LT $4.5M
3. Elijah Campbell Northern Iowa Dolphins S $1.3M
4. Khristian Boyd Northern Iowa Saints DL $1M

Penn

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Greg Van Roten Penn Giants G $3.8M
2. Justin Watson Penn Texans WR $2.5M

Princeton

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Andrei Iosivas Princeton Bengals WR $1.1M

Sacramento State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Marte Mapu Sacramento State Patriots LB $1.5M
2. Deandre Carter Sacramento State Browns WR $1.2M
3. Jackson Slater Sacramento State Titans C $930.2K

Sacred Heart

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Julius Chestnut Sacred Heart Titans RB $1.1M

San Diego

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Jamal Agnew San Diego Falcons WR $1.7M
2. Josh Johnson San Diego Commanders QB $1.2M

South Carolina State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Javon Hargrave South Carolina State Vikings DL $7.9M
2. Decobie Durant South Carolina State Rams CB $3.5M

South Dakota

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Christian Rozeboom South Dakota Panthers LB $2.5M
2. Jack Cochrane South Dakota Chiefs LB $2.1M
3. Myles Harden South Dakota Browns CB $996.1K

South Dakota State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Dallas Goedert South Dakota State Eagles TE $10.7M
2. Tucker Kraft South Dakota State Packers TE $1.5M
3. Mason McCormick South Dakota State Steelers G $1.2M
4. Isaiah Davis South Dakota State Jets RB $1M
5. Isaiah Stalbird South Dakota State Saints LB $960K

Southeast Missouri State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Michael Ford Southeast Missouri State Falcons CB $1.9M

Southern Illinois

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Jeremy Chinn Southern Illinois Raiders S $6.6M
2. P.J. Jules Southern Illinois Bengals S $848.8K

Southern Utah

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Miles Killebrew Southern Utah Steelers S $4.2M
2. Braxton Jones Southern Utah Bears LT $3.7M

Stephen F Austin

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. John Franklin-Myers Stephen F Austin Broncos DL $10M
2. Xavier Gipson Stephen F Austin Jets WR $1M

Tennessee-Chattanooga

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Reuben Lowery III Tennessee-Chattanooga Ravens CB $845.2K

UC Davis

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Daniel Whelan UC Davis Packers P $1M

VCU

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Mo Alie-Cox VCU Colts TE $1.4M

Villanova

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Christian Benford Villanova Bills CB $2.7M

Wagner

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Chris Williams Wagner Bears DL $3.3M

Weber State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Taron Johnson Weber State Bills CB $8M
2. Rashid Shaheed Weber State Saints WR $4.5M

Western Illinois

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Khalen Saunders Western Illinois Jaguars DL $1.3M
2. LaCale London Western Illinois Falcons DL $967.9K

William & Mary

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Luke Rhodes William & Mary Colts LS $1.6M
2. Charles Grant William & Mary Raiders LT $1.1M

Yale

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Foyesade Oluokun Yale Jaguars LB $11.5M
2. Kiran Amegadjie Yale Bears G $1.4M
3. Rodney Thomas Yale Colts S $1.1M
4. Mason Tipton Yale Saints WR $963.3K

Youngstown State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Andrew Ogletree Youngstown State Colts TE $1.2M
2. Jaleel McLaughlin Youngstown State Broncos RB $1M
3. Bryce Oliver Youngstown State Titans WR $960K