Updated by Dan on Sep 1, 2025

2025 NFL Salaries by College

What colleges and conferences had the highest paid NFL players during the 2025 season?
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Overall

Name # Salary
1. SEC 432 $2,174.6M
2. Big Ten 407 $1,702.4M
3. ACC 263 $1,089.9M
4. Big 12 176 $523.8M
5. FCS 101 $289.3M

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Name # Salary
1. Alabama 60 $406.4M
2. Ohio State 56 $318.4M
3. LSU 39 $262.7M
4. Oklahoma 30 $253.8M
5. Georgia 57 $227.3M

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Quarterbacks

Name # Salary
1. SEC 22 $322.6M
2. ACC 17 $170.1M
3. Big Ten 15 $155.4M
4. Big 12 10 $91M
5. MWC 3 $67.1M

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Name # Salary
1. Oklahoma 3 $89.1M
2. LSU 2 $54.6M
3. Alabama 4 $53.2M
4. Oregon 4 $51M
5. Miss St 1 $50.5M

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Running Backs

Name # Salary
1. SEC 29 $91.3M
2. Big Ten 26 $57.9M
3. Big 12 20 $45.9M
4. ACC 17 $41.4M
5. AAC 5 $22.1M

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Name # Salary
1. Alabama 5 $32.1M
2. Wisconsin 4 $23.1M
3. Georgia 5 $17.5M
4. Memphis 3 $14.8M
5. Oklahoma St 4 $14.4M

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Receivers

Name # Salary
1. SEC 71 $346.9M
2. Big Ten 72 $310.5M
3. ACC 46 $180.9M
4. Big 12 31 $83.6M
5. FCS 26 $61.9M

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Name # Salary
1. Ohio State 11 $65.7M
2. Alabama 8 $61M
3. Ole Miss 8 $55M
4. LSU 6 $51.7M
5. Southern Cal 5 $45.8M

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Offensive Line

Name # Salary
1. SEC 70 $415.7M
2. Big Ten 80 $337.3M
3. ACC 37 $186.3M
4. Independent 11 $87.9M
5. Big 12 29 $75.5M

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Name # Salary
1. Oklahoma 9 $91.5M
2. Notre Dame 8 $83.3M
3. Ohio State 10 $58.6M
4. Alabama 9 $58.2M
5. Michigan 8 $51.9M

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Defensive Line

Name # Salary
1. SEC 108 $541.8M
2. Big Ten 85 $458.8M
3. ACC 46 $203.9M
4. MAC 10 $83.3M
5. AAC 11 $79.3M

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Name # Salary
1. Alabama 15 $116.9M
2. Ohio State 15 $98M
3. Michigan 14 $83.5M
4. Miss St 4 $72.5M
5. Penn State 9 $59.5M

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Linebackers

Name # Salary
1. SEC 36 $131.5M
2. ACC 27 $102.1M
3. Big Ten 41 $85.5M
4. Big 12 17 $54.7M
5. FCS 11 $50.6M

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Name # Salary
1. Georgia 3 $29.1M
2. LSU 5 $24.2M
3. Virginia Tech 2 $22.4M
4. Miami (FL) 4 $17.4M
5. BYU 1 $16.1M

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Secondary

Name # Salary
1. SEC 76 $283.3M
2. Big Ten 74 $274.6M
3. ACC 57 $168.7M
4. Big 12 31 $78M
5. C-USA 12 $60.5M

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Name # Salary
1. Alabama 13 $69.4M
2. Ohio State 9 $57.7M
3. Auburn 8 $41.4M
4. LSU 9 $39.3M
5. Washington 6 $37.6M

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Special Teams

Name # Salary
1. SEC 20 $41.3M
2. ACC 16 $36.4M
3. AAC 7 $23.5M
4. Big Ten 14 $22.3M
5. Big 12 12 $17.6M

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Name # Salary
1. GA Southern 2 $10.2M
2. Florida 3 $9.3M
3. Rice 2 $8.6M
4. Texas 2 $7.5M
5. Marist 1 $6.8M

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Top Colleges

College # Salary
1. Alabama 60 $406.4M
2. Ohio State 56 $318.4M
3. LSU 39 $262.7M
4. Oklahoma 30 $253.8M
5. Georgia 57 $227.3M
6. Michigan 43 $187.8M
7. Notre Dame 40 $176.5M
8. Mississippi State 13 $165.9M
9. Oregon 35 $162.5M
10. Penn State 37 $158.1M
11. Texas A&M 27 $156.6M
12. Southern California 26 $139.4M
13. Clemson 25 $138.6M
14. Florida 32 $136M
15. Wisconsin 24 $135.3M
16. Stanford 26 $125.2M
17. Iowa 29 $116.3M
18. Washington 23 $103.8M
19. Auburn 23 $102.9M
20. Mississippi 20 $97.7M
21. Texas 35 $95.1M
22. California 18 $88.9M
23. Florida State 20 $88.6M
24. Louisville 17 $81.7M
25. North Carolina State 15 $79.3M
26. Tennessee 26 $78.7M
27. Texas Tech 10 $73.7M
28. Boston College 16 $73.5M
29. Miami 22 $69.2M
30. Virginia Tech 16 $68.7M
31. Maryland 19 $63.6M
32. South Carolina 23 $62.8M
33. UCLA 23 $61M
34. Michigan State 13 $60.3M
35. Western Michigan 8 $57.9M
36. Wyoming 6 $57.5M
37. Pittsburgh 14 $57.3M
38. Illinois 22 $57M
39. West Virginia 9 $52.2M
40. Cincinnati 11 $50.6M
41. Utah 17 $49.6M
42. North Carolina 17 $48.7M
43. Minnesota 19 $47.7M
44. Louisiana-Lafayette 7 $47.3M
45. Louisiana Tech 4 $46M
46. Eastern Michigan 3 $45.9M
47. Washington State 12 $44M
48. Iowa State 15 $43.8M
49. TCU 21 $43.6M
50. Buffalo 7 $43M
51. Arkansas 15 $42.7M
52. Duke 12 $41.1M
53. Utah State 3 $39.7M
54. Wake Forest 8 $38.9M
55. BYU 11 $36.5M
56. Temple 8 $35.5M
57. SMU 11 $34.7M
58. Kentucky 12 $33.4M
59. Florida Atlantic 3 $33.2M
60. Missouri 13 $32.1M
61. Memphis 7 $32M
62. Houston 11 $31.8M
63. Oregon State 12 $30.9M
64. Boise State 9 $30.8M
65. Oklahoma State 11 $28M
66. West Alabama 1 $27.7M
67. Nebraska 10 $27.5M
68. Syracuse 11 $26.1M
69. Northwestern 5 $22.3M
70. Nevada 4 $22M
71. Kansas State 13 $21M
72. Eastern Washington 3 $20.7M
73. Vanderbilt 7 $20.5M
74. Baylor 11 $20.2M
75. Colorado 11 $20.2M
76. Fresno State 4 $19.8M
77. Arizona 8 $19.7M
78. Charlotte 2 $19.6M
79. Middle Tennessee State 3 $19.4M
80. Tulane 7 $18.9M
81. Central Michigan 6 $17.8M
82. Manitoba 1 $16.9M
83. Lenoir–Rhyne University 2 $16.4M
84. Purdue 8 $15.9M
85. South Dakota State 5 $15.4M
86. Rutgers 8 $15M
87. Northern Iowa 4 $15M
88. Virginia 8 $15M
89. UTEP 6 $14.9M
90. Yale 4 $14.9M
91. Georgia Tech 7 $14.4M
92. Idaho 3 $14.3M
93. Kansas 5 $14.3M
94. Albany 1 $14.3M
95. North Dakota State 8 $14.1M
96. UAB 3 $13.8M
97. Western Kentucky 6 $13.6M
98. UTSA 3 $13.1M
99. Colorado State 4 $12.8M
100. Georgia Southern 4 $12.5M
101. Weber State 2 $12.5M
102. San Diego State 8 $11.7M
103. Alabama State 1 $11.6M
104. Tulsa 3 $11.5M
105. South Carolina State 2 $11.4M
106. Connecticut 5 $11.2M
107. Stephen F Austin 2 $11M
108. Sioux Falls 2 $11M
109. Ferris State 3 $10.9M
110. Appalachian State 6 $10.9M
111. Toledo 7 $10.8M
112. Valdosta State (GA) 1 $10.7M
113. Indiana 7 $10.5M
114. Rice 3 $9.8M
115. Florida International 2 $9.6M
116. Arizona State 6 $9.4M
117. UCF 6 $9.3M
118. Montana State 3 $9M
119. Southern Mississippi 4 $9M
120. Murray State 1 $8.4M
121. Texas State 1 $8.1M
122. South Alabama 3 $8M
123. Southern Utah 2 $8M
124. Southern Illinois 2 $7.5M
125. Holy Cross 1 $7M
126. Arkansas State 1 $6.9M
127. Marist 1 $6.8M
128. Missouri-Science & Technology 1 $6.5M
129. Georgia State 2 $6.4M
130. Penn 2 $6.3M
131. San Jose State 2 $5.6M
132. South Dakota 3 $5.6M
133. UW–Whitewater 1 $5.5M
134. Humboldt State (CA) 1 $5M
135. Western State College Colorado 1 $5M
136. Massachusetts 2 $4.8M
137. MSU Mankato 1 $4.7M
138. Fayetteville State 2 $4.6M
139. Sam Houston State 2 $4.5M
140. Dayton 1 $4.5M
141. East Carolina 3 $4.4M
142. Tarleton State 2 $4.3M
143. Harvard 2 $4M
144. Delaware 2 $3.9M
145. Troy 4 $3.9M
146. Illinois State 2 $3.8M
147. Sacramento State 3 $3.7M
148. Fort Hays State 1 $3.6M
149. Coastal Carolina 1 $3.5M
150. Bowling Green State 3 $3.5M
151. Marshall 3 $3.4M
152. Wagner 1 $3.3M
153. Florida A&M 2 $3.3M
154. Alcorn State 2 $3.2M
155. Youngstown State 3 $3.2M
156. Eastern Illinois 1 $3.1M
157. Central Arkansas 1 $3M
158. San Diego 2 $2.9M
159. Missouri Western 2 $2.8M
160. Malone University 1 $2.7M
161. William & Mary 2 $2.7M
162. Villanova 1 $2.7M
163. Washburn University 1 $2.5M
164. Hawaii 1 $2.5M
165. Liberty 2 $2.5M
166. New Mexico 1 $2.4M
167. Ball State 2 $2.3M
168. Miami (Ohio) 2 $2.3M
169. Maine 2 $2.3M
170. Western Illinois 2 $2.3M
171. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 1 $2.1M
172. Navy 2 $2.1M
173. British Columbia 2 $2M
174. Air Force 2 $1.9M
175. Southeast Missouri State 1 $1.9M
176. Jacksonville State 1 $1.7M
177. Tusculum College 1 $1.5M
178. Northern Arizona 1 $1.5M
179. VCU 1 $1.4M
180. Old Dominion 1 $1.4M
181. Duquesne 1 $1.3M
182. Northern Colorado 1 $1.3M
183. Virginia State 1 $1.2M
184. East Central Oklahoma University 1 $1.2M
185. Canisius 1 $1.2M
185. Drake 1 $1.2M
185. Grambling State 1 $1.2M
185. James Madison 1 $1.2M
185. Saint John's (MN) 1 $1.2M
190. Kutztown University 1 $1.2M
191. Army 1 $1.2M
192. Azusa Pacific 1 $1.2M
193. Minnesota State 1 $1.1M
194. Missouri State 1 $1.1M
195. Idaho State 1 $1.1M
195. Sacred Heart 1 $1.1M
197. San Joaquin Delta 1 $1.1M
198. Princeton 1 $1.1M
199. Wingate University 1 $1.1M
200. Shepherd University 1 $1M
201. Indiana State 1 $1M
202. Elon 1 $1M
202. Saginaw Valley State University 1 $1M
202. UC Davis 1 $1M
205. Fort Valley State University 1 $1M
206. Southern Arkansas University 1 $1M
207. Campbell 1 $1M
208. Bemidji State University 1 $1M
208. Jackson State 1 $1M
210. New Hampshire 1 $998.8K
211. Texas A&M University–Commerce 1 $986.5K
212. North Carolina Central 1 $968.5K
213. Barton College 1 $963.3K
214. Alabama A&M 1 $962.6K
215. Findlay 1 $960K
215. Furman 1 $960K
215. Ohio 1 $960K
218. South Florida 2 $848.8K
219. Tennessee-Chattanooga 1 $845.2K
220. Cal Poly 1 $845K
221. Morgan State 1 $840K