2025 NFL Salaries by College

Updated by Dan on Sep 1, 2025

NFL Quarterback Salaries by College

What colleges and conferences have the highest paid NFL players at Quarterback?
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Top Conferences

	Conference	#	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
6.	FCS	4	$6.4M
7.	C-USA	2	$4.3M
8.	Sun Belt	1	$2M
9.	MAC	1	$1.9M
10.	PAC-12	1	$1.2M
11.	Independent	1	$898.8K

Top Colleges

	College	#	Salary
1.	Oklahoma	3	$89.1M
2.	LSU	2	$54.6M
3.	Alabama	4	$53.2M
4.	Oregon	4	$51M
5.	Mississippi State	1	$50.5M
6.	Georgia	2	$48.7M
7.	California	2	$46.8M
8.	Louisville	3	$46.5M
9.	Michigan State	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 California	2	$22.4M
15.	Ohio State	2	$17.9M
16.	Clemson	1	$17M
17.	Duke	1	$14.5M
18.	North Carolina	3	$12.7M
19.	Wisconsin	1	$11M
20.	Florida	2	$10.2M
21.	Iowa State	1	$9.1M
22.	Miami	1	$8.9M
23.	Virginia Tech	1	$6.8M
24.	Washington	2	$6.2M
25.	Stanford	2	$6.1M
26.	North Carolina State	1	$5.3M
27.	Michigan	1	$5M
28.	Auburn	1	$4M
29.	Tennessee	2	$3.9M
30.	Houston	2	$3.4M
31.	TCU	1	$3.2M
32.	Eastern Illinois	1	$3.1M
33.	Mississippi	1	$3.1M
34.	Florida State	1	$3M
34.	Oklahoma State	1	$3M
36.	Delaware	1	$2.9M
37.	Pittsburgh	1	$2.6M
38.	Missouri	1	$2.3M
39.	BYU	1	$2.2M
40.	North Dakota State	2	$2M
41.	Southern Mississippi	1	$2M
42.	Central Michigan	1	$1.9M
43.	Liberty	1	$1.4M
44.	Arkansas	1	$1.2M
44.	San Diego	1	$1.2M
46.	Washington State	1	$1.2M
47.	Kansas State	1	$1.1M
48.	Shepherd University	1	$1M
49.	South Carolina	1	$1M
50.	Fresno State	1	$1M
50.	Illinois	1	$1M
52.	Colorado	1	$955.5K
53.	Notre Dame	1	$898.8K
54.	Texas	1	$872.9K
55.	Minnesota	1	$843.3K

ACC

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Lamar Jackson	Louisville	Ravens	QB	$43.5M
2.	Jared Goff	California	Lions	QB	$32.6M
3.	Trevor Lawrence	Clemson	Jaguars	QB	$17M
4.	Daniel Jones	Duke	Colts	QB	$14.5M
5.	Aaron Rodgers	California	Steelers	QB	$14.2M
6.	Cameron Ward	Miami	Titans	QB	$8.9M
7.	Drake Maye	North Carolina	Patriots	QB	$8.3M
8.	Tyrod Taylor	Virginia Tech	Jets	QB	$6.8M
9.	Jacoby Brissett	North Carolina State	Cardinals	QB	$5.3M
10.	Davis Mills	Stanford	Texans	QB	$5M
11.	Mitchell Trubisky	North Carolina	Bills	QB	$3.3M
12.	Jameis Winston	Florida State	Giants	QB	$3M
13.	Kenny Pickett	Pittsburgh	Raiders	QB	$2.6M
14.	Tyler Shough	Louisville	Saints	QB	$2M
15.	Sam Howell	North Carolina	Eagles	QB	$1.1M
16.	Tanner McKee	Stanford	Eagles	QB	$1.1M
17.	Teddy Bridgewater	Louisville	Buccaneers	QB	$1M

Big 12

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Geno Smith	West Virginia	Raiders	QB	$40M
2.	Patrick Mahomes	Texas Tech	Chiefs	QB	$28.1M
3.	Brock Purdy	Iowa State	49ers	QB	$9.1M
4.	Andy Dalton	TCU	Panthers	QB	$3.2M
5.	Mason Rudolph	Oklahoma State	Steelers	QB	$3M
6.	Case Keenum	Houston	Bears	QB	$2.3M
7.	Zach Wilson	BYU	Dolphins	QB	$2.2M
8.	Kyle Allen	Houston	Lions	QB	$1.1M
9.	Skylar Thompson	Kansas State	Steelers	QB	$1.1M
10.	Shedeur Sanders	Colorado	Browns	QB	$955.5K

Big Ten

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Kirk Cousins	Michigan State	Falcons	QB	$40M
2.	Justin Herbert	Oregon	Rams	QB	$37.3M
3.	Sam Darnold	Southern California	Seahawks	QB	$13.4M
4.	Russell Wilson	Wisconsin	Giants	QB	$11M
5.	C.J. Stroud	Ohio State	Texans	QB	$9.9M
6.	Caleb Williams	Southern California	Bears	QB	$9M
7.	Marcus Mariota	Oregon	Commanders	QB	$8.3M
8.	Justin Fields	Ohio State	Jets	QB	$8M
9.	Michael Penix Jr.	Washington	Falcons	QB	$5.2M
10.	J.J. McCarthy	Michigan	Vikings	QB	$5M
11.	Bo Nix	Oregon	Broncos	QB	$4.2M
12.	Dillon Gabriel	Oregon	Browns	QB	$1.1M
13.	Jake Browning	Washington	Bengals	QB	$1M
14.	Tommy DeVito	Illinois	Patriots	QB	$1M
15.	Max Brosmer	Minnesota	Vikings	QB	$843.3K

C-USA

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Joe Flacco	Delaware	Browns	QB	$2.9M
2.	Malik Willis	Liberty	Packers	QB	$1.4M

FCS

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Jimmy Garoppolo	Eastern Illinois	Rams	QB	$3.1M
2.	Trey Lance	North Dakota State	Rams	QB	$2M
3.	Josh Johnson	San Diego	Commanders	QB	$1.2M
4.	Carson Wentz	North Dakota State	Vikings	QB	N/A

Independent

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Riley Leonard	Notre Dame	Colts	QB	$898.8K

MAC

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Cooper Rush	Central Michigan	Ravens	QB	$1.9M

MWC

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Josh Allen	Wyoming	Bills	QB	$36.3M
2.	Jordan Love	Utah State	Packers	QB	$29.7M
3.	Jake Haener	Fresno State	Saints	QB	$1M

PAC-12

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Gardner Minshew	Washington State	Chiefs	QB	$1.2M

SEC

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Dak Prescott	Mississippi State	Cowboys	QB	$50.5M
2.	Matthew Stafford	Georgia	Rams	QB	$47.5M
3.	Joe Burrow	LSU	Bengals	QB	$46M
4.	Kyler Murray	Oklahoma	Cardinals	QB	$43.3M
5.	Tua Tagovailoa	Alabama	Dolphins	QB	$39.2M
6.	Baker Mayfield	Oklahoma	Buccaneers	QB	$23.9M
7.	Jalen Hurts	Oklahoma	Eagles	QB	$21.9M
8.	Bryce Young	Alabama	Panthers	QB	$10.4M
9.	Anthony Richardson	Florida	Colts	QB	$9.3M
10.	Jayden Daniels	LSU	Commanders	QB	$8.6M
11.	Jarrett Stidham	Auburn	Broncos	QB	$4M
12.	Jaxson Dart	Mississippi	Giants	QB	$3.1M
13.	Joshua Dobbs	Tennessee	Patriots	QB	$2.9M
14.	Mac Jones	Alabama	49ers	QB	$2.6M
15.	Drew Lock	Missouri	Seahawks	QB	$2.3M
16.	Stetson Bennett	Georgia	Rams	QB	$1.2M
17.	Brandon Allen	Arkansas	Titans	QB	$1.2M
18.	Jalen Milroe	Alabama	Seahawks	QB	$1.1M
19.	Spencer Rattler	South Carolina	Saints	QB	$1M
20.	Joe Milton III	Tennessee	Cowboys	QB	$970.1K
21.	Graham Mertz	Florida	Texans	QB	$900.7K
22.	Quinn Ewers	Texas	Dolphins	QB	$872.9K

Sun Belt

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Nick Mullens	Southern Mississippi	Jaguars	QB	$2M

Alabama

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Tua Tagovailoa	Alabama	Dolphins	QB	$39.2M
2.	Bryce Young	Alabama	Panthers	QB	$10.4M
3.	Mac Jones	Alabama	49ers	QB	$2.6M
4.	Jalen Milroe	Alabama	Seahawks	QB	$1.1M

Arkansas

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Brandon Allen	Arkansas	Titans	QB	$1.2M

Auburn

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Jarrett Stidham	Auburn	Broncos	QB	$4M

BYU

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Zach Wilson	BYU	Dolphins	QB	$2.2M

California

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Jared Goff	California	Lions	QB	$32.6M
2.	Aaron Rodgers	California	Steelers	QB	$14.2M

Central Michigan

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Cooper Rush	Central Michigan	Ravens	QB	$1.9M

Clemson

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Trevor Lawrence	Clemson	Jaguars	QB	$17M

Colorado

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Shedeur Sanders	Colorado	Browns	QB	$955.5K

Delaware

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Joe Flacco	Delaware	Browns	QB	$2.9M

Duke

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Daniel Jones	Duke	Colts	QB	$14.5M

Eastern Illinois

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

Florida

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Anthony Richardson	Florida	Colts	QB	$9.3M
2.	Graham Mertz	Florida	Texans	QB	$900.7K

Florida State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Jameis Winston	Florida State	Giants	QB	$3M

Fresno State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Jake Haener	Fresno State	Saints	QB	$1M

Georgia

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Matthew Stafford	Georgia	Rams	QB	$47.5M
2.	Stetson Bennett	Georgia	Rams	QB	$1.2M

Houston

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Case Keenum	Houston	Bears	QB	$2.3M
2.	Kyle Allen	Houston	Lions	QB	$1.1M

Illinois

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Tommy DeVito	Illinois	Patriots	QB	$1M

Iowa State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Brock Purdy	Iowa State	49ers	QB	$9.1M

Kansas State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Skylar Thompson	Kansas State	Steelers	QB	$1.1M

LSU

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Joe Burrow	LSU	Bengals	QB	$46M
2.	Jayden Daniels	LSU	Commanders	QB	$8.6M

Liberty

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Malik Willis	Liberty	Packers	QB	$1.4M

Louisville

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Lamar Jackson	Louisville	Ravens	QB	$43.5M
2.	Tyler Shough	Louisville	Saints	QB	$2M
3.	Teddy Bridgewater	Louisville	Buccaneers	QB	$1M

Miami

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Cameron Ward	Miami	Titans	QB	$8.9M

Michigan

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	J.J. McCarthy	Michigan	Vikings	QB	$5M

Michigan State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Kirk Cousins	Michigan State	Falcons	QB	$40M

Minnesota

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Max Brosmer	Minnesota	Vikings	QB	$843.3K

Mississippi

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Jaxson Dart	Mississippi	Giants	QB	$3.1M

Mississippi State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Dak Prescott	Mississippi State	Cowboys	QB	$50.5M

Missouri

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Drew Lock	Missouri	Seahawks	QB	$2.3M

North Carolina

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Drake Maye	North Carolina	Patriots	QB	$8.3M
2.	Mitchell Trubisky	North Carolina	Bills	QB	$3.3M
3.	Sam Howell	North Carolina	Eagles	QB	$1.1M

North Carolina State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Jacoby Brissett	North Carolina State	Cardinals	QB	$5.3M

North Dakota State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Trey Lance	North Dakota State	Rams	QB	$2M
2.	Carson Wentz	North Dakota State	Vikings	QB	N/A

Notre Dame

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Riley Leonard	Notre Dame	Colts	QB	$898.8K

Ohio State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	C.J. Stroud	Ohio State	Texans	QB	$9.9M
2.	Justin Fields	Ohio State	Jets	QB	$8M

Oklahoma

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Kyler Murray	Oklahoma	Cardinals	QB	$43.3M
2.	Baker Mayfield	Oklahoma	Buccaneers	QB	$23.9M
3.	Jalen Hurts	Oklahoma	Eagles	QB	$21.9M

Oklahoma State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Mason Rudolph	Oklahoma State	Steelers	QB	$3M

Oregon

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Justin Herbert	Oregon	Rams	QB	$37.3M
2.	Marcus Mariota	Oregon	Commanders	QB	$8.3M
3.	Bo Nix	Oregon	Broncos	QB	$4.2M
4.	Dillon Gabriel	Oregon	Browns	QB	$1.1M

Pittsburgh

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Kenny Pickett	Pittsburgh	Raiders	QB	$2.6M

San Diego

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Josh Johnson	San Diego	Commanders	QB	$1.2M

Shepherd University

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Tyson Bagent	Shepherd University	Bears	QB	$1M

South Carolina

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Spencer Rattler	South Carolina	Saints	QB	$1M

Southern California

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Sam Darnold	Southern California	Seahawks	QB	$13.4M
2.	Caleb Williams	Southern California	Bears	QB	$9M

Southern Mississippi

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Nick Mullens	Southern Mississippi	Jaguars	QB	$2M

Stanford

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Davis Mills	Stanford	Texans	QB	$5M
2.	Tanner McKee	Stanford	Eagles	QB	$1.1M

TCU

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Andy Dalton	TCU	Panthers	QB	$3.2M

Tennessee

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Joshua Dobbs	Tennessee	Patriots	QB	$2.9M
2.	Joe Milton III	Tennessee	Cowboys	QB	$970.1K

Texas

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Quinn Ewers	Texas	Dolphins	QB	$872.9K

Texas Tech

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Patrick Mahomes	Texas Tech	Chiefs	QB	$28.1M

Utah State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Jordan Love	Utah State	Packers	QB	$29.7M

Virginia Tech

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Tyrod Taylor	Virginia Tech	Jets	QB	$6.8M

Washington

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Michael Penix Jr.	Washington	Falcons	QB	$5.2M
2.	Jake Browning	Washington	Bengals	QB	$1M

Washington State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Gardner Minshew	Washington State	Chiefs	QB	$1.2M

West Virginia

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Geno Smith	West Virginia	Raiders	QB	$40M

Wisconsin

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Russell Wilson	Wisconsin	Giants	QB	$11M

Wyoming

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Josh Allen	Wyoming	Bills	QB	$36.3M

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