Updated by Dan on Sep 1, 2025
What colleges and conferences had the highest paid NFL players during the 2025 season?
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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 |
| 6. | Michigan | 43 | $187.8M |
| 7. | Notre Dame | 40 | $176.5M |
| 8. | Miss St | 13 | $165.9M |
| 9. | Oregon | 35 | $162.5M |
| 10. | Penn State | 37 | $158.1M |
| 11. | Texas A&M | 27 | $156.6M |
| 12. | Southern Cal | 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. | Ole Miss | 20 | $97.7M |
| 21. | Texas | 35 | $95.1M |
| 22. | California | 18 | $88.9M |
| 23. | FSU | 20 | $88.6M |
| 24. | Louisville | 17 | $81.7M |
| 25. | NC State | 15 | $79.3M |
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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 |
| 6. | Georgia | 2 | $48.7M |
| 7. | California | 2 | $46.8M |
| 8. | Louisville | 3 | $46.5M |
| 9. | Michigan St | 1 | $40M |
| 9. | West Virginia | 1 | $40M |
| 11. | Wyoming | 1 | $36.3M |
| 12. | Utah State | 1 | $29.7M |
| 13. | Texas Tech | 1 | $28.1M |
| 14. | Southern Cal | 2 | $22.4M |
| 15. | Ohio State | 2 | $17.9M |
| 16. | Clemson | 1 | $17M |
| 17. | Duke | 1 | $14.5M |
| 18. | UNC | 3 | $12.7M |
| 19. | Wisconsin | 1 | $11M |
| 20. | Florida | 2 | $10.2M |
| 21. | Iowa State | 1 | $9.1M |
| 22. | Miami (FL) | 1 | $8.9M |
| 23. | Virginia Tech | 1 | $6.8M |
| 24. | Washington | 2 | $6.2M |
| 25. | Stanford | 2 | $6.1M |
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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 |
| 6. | Iowa State | 3 | $14M |
| 7. | Tennessee | 3 | $12.3M |
| 8. | Boise State | 4 | $9.8M |
| 9. | Texas | 4 | $9.4M |
| 10. | UNC | 4 | $8.4M |
| 11. | Stanford | 1 | $8.4M |
| 12. | Penn State | 2 | $7.9M |
| 13. | Clemson | 2 | $7.3M |
| 14. | Oklahoma | 2 | $7.1M |
| 15. | UTEP | 1 | $6.8M |
| 16. | Pittsburgh | 1 | $6.5M |
| 17. | Notre Dame | 1 | $6.3M |
| 18. | Florida Atl | 1 | $6.3M |
| 19. | Western State College Colorado | 1 | $5M |
| 20. | Arizona St | 2 | $4.7M |
| 21. | Michigan St | 3 | $4.6M |
| 22. | Ohio State | 2 | $4.1M |
| 23. | South Carolina | 2 | $3.6M |
| 24. | Michigan | 3 | $3.3M |
| 25. | Toledo | 2 | $2.8M |
| Full List | |||
| 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 |
| 6. | Penn State | 9 | $43.6M |
| 7. | Oklahoma | 5 | $42.5M |
| 8. | Stanford | 9 | $40.5M |
| 9. | Maryland | 4 | $38.3M |
| 10. | Iowa | 4 | $36.2M |
| 11. | Texas A&M | 4 | $33.8M |
| 12. | Clemson | 5 | $32.5M |
| 13. | West Alabama | 1 | $27.7M |
| 14. | Notre Dame | 8 | $26.6M |
| 15. | Cincinnati | 3 | $25.4M |
| 16. | Georgia | 10 | $21.2M |
| 17. | Washington | 6 | $19.6M |
| 18. | Michigan | 5 | $17.6M |
| 19. | UNC | 4 | $16.7M |
| 20. | Florida | 4 | $16.5M |
| 21. | SMU | 3 | $16.4M |
| 22. | Miami (FL) | 4 | $15.8M |
| 23. | NC State | 1 | $15M |
| 24. | Arkansas | 3 | $14.1M |
| 25. | Tennessee | 6 | $13.9M |
| Full List | |||
| 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 |
| 6. | LSU | 7 | $50.2M |
| 7. | W Michigan | 4 | $44.8M |
| 8. | Texas A&M | 6 | $43.8M |
| 9. | Wisconsin | 9 | $43M |
| 10. | LA Lafayette | 4 | $41.7M |
| 11. | Florida | 7 | $35.2M |
| 12. | Penn State | 8 | $31.2M |
| 13. | Virginia Tech | 5 | $29.3M |
| 14. | Georgia | 11 | $28.1M |
| 15. | UCLA | 6 | $27.4M |
| 16. | Pittsburgh | 2 | $27.4M |
| 17. | Iowa | 6 | $27.1M |
| 18. | Southern Cal | 6 | $26.5M |
| 19. | Stanford | 3 | $25.8M |
| 20. | Miss St | 2 | $24.4M |
| 21. | NC State | 5 | $24.1M |
| 22. | Tennessee | 3 | $23.4M |
| 23. | Ole Miss | 2 | $22.4M |
| 24. | Boston College | 5 | $20.3M |
| 25. | Texas Tech | 2 | $19.3M |
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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 |
| 6. | Georgia | 16 | $58.8M |
| 7. | Clemson | 8 | $54.7M |
| 8. | Texas A&M | 8 | $53.7M |
| 9. | Oregon | 8 | $52.3M |
| 10. | FSU | 9 | $41.7M |
| 11. | LSU | 8 | $40.3M |
| 12. | Wisconsin | 5 | $39.3M |
| 13. | E Michigan | 2 | $39.3M |
| 14. | Florida | 7 | $39M |
| 15. | Buffalo | 2 | $36.9M |
| 16. | Texas | 10 | $30.6M |
| 17. | Southern Cal | 4 | $29.7M |
| 18. | Washington | 3 | $27.9M |
| 19. | Boston College | 3 | $24.7M |
| 20. | Auburn | 3 | $22.5M |
| 21. | NC State | 3 | $22M |
| 22. | Florida Atl | 1 | $21.7M |
| 23. | South Carolina | 6 | $20.7M |
| 24. | Kentucky | 3 | $20.4M |
| 25. | Iowa | 6 | $20.1M |
| Full List | |||
| 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 |
| 6. | Boston College | 2 | $15.2M |
| 7. | Washington St | 3 | $15M |
| 8. | Ohio State | 6 | $14.9M |
| 9. | Wisconsin | 4 | $14.9M |
| 10. | Stanford | 1 | $14.5M |
| 11. | Idaho | 2 | $13.4M |
| 12. | Alabama | 4 | $12.5M |
| 13. | Notre Dame | 4 | $12M |
| 14. | Nebraska | 3 | $11.6M |
| 15. | Yale | 1 | $11.5M |
| 16. | Texas Tech | 1 | $11.1M |
| 17. | Texas A&M | 3 | $10.3M |
| 18. | Wyoming | 2 | $10.2M |
| 19. | Utah | 4 | $10.1M |
| 20. | Florida | 3 | $9.6M |
| 21. | Minnesota | 3 | $9.5M |
| 22. | Utah State | 1 | $9M |
| 22. | W Michigan | 1 | $9M |
| 24. | Auburn | 5 | $9M |
| 25. | Oklahoma | 2 | $8.5M |
| Full List | |||
| 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 |
| 6. | Notre Dame | 9 | $37.3M |
| 7. | FSU | 5 | $32.7M |
| 8. | LA Tech | 3 | $32M |
| 9. | Texas | 7 | $26.7M |
| 10. | Illinois | 6 | $25.5M |
| 11. | Iowa | 6 | $23.4M |
| 12. | Wake Forest | 2 | $23.4M |
| 13. | Oregon | 6 | $23M |
| 14. | Georgia | 9 | $22.8M |
| 15. | Michigan | 7 | $20.4M |
| 16. | MTSU | 3 | $19.4M |
| 17. | Washington St | 4 | $19.3M |
| 18. | Utah | 4 | $18.9M |
| 19. | Stanford | 5 | $18.5M |
| 20. | Minnesota | 5 | $18.3M |
| 21. | California | 9 | $17.6M |
| 22. | South Carolina | 3 | $16.3M |
| 23. | Maryland | 7 | $16M |
| 24. | Lenoir–Rhyne University | 1 | $15.3M |
| 25. | Florida | 5 | $14.9M |
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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 |
| 6. | FSU | 2 | $6.5M |
| 7. | Tulane | 2 | $6M |
| 8. | Georgia St | 1 | $5.5M |
| 9. | Notre Dame | 5 | $5.5M |
| 10. | Georgia Tech | 1 | $5.2M |
| 11. | Auburn | 1 | $5.2M |
| 12. | NC State | 1 | $4.9M |
| 13. | Penn State | 3 | $4.4M |
| 14. | Utah | 1 | $4.3M |
| 15. | Memphis | 1 | $4.2M |
| 16. | UCLA | 1 | $4M |
| 17. | Miss St | 2 | $4M |
| 18. | Syracuse | 2 | $3.8M |
| 19. | Arizona | 2 | $3.6M |
| 20. | Stanford | 2 | $3.5M |
| 21. | Illinois | 1 | $3.5M |
| 22. | Temple | 1 | $3.5M |
| 23. | Michigan | 3 | $3.3M |
| 24. | Alabama | 2 | $3.2M |
| 25. | Clemson | 1 | $3.2M |
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