Updated by Dan on Sep 1, 2025

Sun Belt player salaries in the 2025 NFL season

What Sun Belt schools have the most and highest paid NFL players in 2025?
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College # Salary
1. Louisiana-Lafayette 7 $47.3M
2. Georgia Southern 4 $12.5M
3. Appalachian State 6 $10.9M
4. Southern Mississippi 4 $9M
5. Texas State 1 $8.1M
6. South Alabama 3 $8M
7. Arkansas State 1 $6.9M
8. Georgia State 2 $6.4M
9. Troy 4 $3.9M
10. Coastal Carolina 1 $3.5M
11. Marshall 3 $3.4M
12. Old Dominion 1 $1.4M
13. James Madison 1 $1.2M

Appalachian State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Akeem Davis-Gaither Appalachian State Cardinals LB $3.8M
2. Ryan Neuzil Appalachian State Falcons C $3.3M
3. Sam Martin Appalachian State Panthers P $1.6M
4. Nick Hampton Appalachian State Rams ED $1.1M
5. D'Marco Jackson Appalachian State Bears LB $1.1M
6. Kendall Lamm Appalachian State Dolphins RT N/A

Arkansas State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Demario Davis Arkansas State Saints LB $6.9M

Coastal Carolina

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Isaiah Likely Coastal Carolina Ravens TE $3.5M

Georgia Southern

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Younghoe Koo Georgia Southern Falcons K $5.5M
2. Tyler Bass Georgia Southern Bills K $4.7M
3. Kindle Vildor Georgia Southern Buccaneers CB $1.2M
4. Darrell Baker Jr. Georgia Southern Titans CB $1.1M

Georgia State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Wil Lutz Georgia State Broncos K $5.5M
2. Benjamin Chukwuma Georgia State Buccaneers RT $858.3K

James Madison

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Aaron Stinnie James Madison Giants G $1.2M

Louisiana-Lafayette

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Robert Hunt Louisiana-Lafayette Panthers G $21.7M
2. Kevin Dotson Louisiana-Lafayette Rams G $17.9M
3. Percy Butler Louisiana-Lafayette Commanders S $2.9M
4. Elijah Mitchell Louisiana-Lafayette Chiefs RB $1.8M
5. Max Mitchell Louisiana-Lafayette Jets LT $1.3M
6. Nathan Thomas Louisiana-Lafayette Cowboys LT $876.6K
7. Keyon Martin Louisiana-Lafayette Ravens S $845.2K

Marshall

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Mike Green Marshall Ravens ED $1.4M
2. Rasheen Ali Marshall Ravens RB $1M
3. Dalton Tucker Marshall Colts G $982.2K

Old Dominion

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Stone Smartt Old Dominion Jets TE $1.4M

South Alabama

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Jalen Tolbert South Alabama Cowboys WR $3.6M
2. Jeremy Reaves South Alabama Commanders S $3.2M
3. Darrell Luter Jr. South Alabama 49ers CB $1.1M

Southern Mississippi

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Rakeem Nunez-Roches Southern Mississippi Giants DL $5M
2. Nick Mullens Southern Mississippi Jaguars QB $2M
3. Jason Brownlee Southern Mississippi Chiefs WR $969.1K
4. Natrone Brooks Southern Mississippi Falcons CB $968.8K

Texas State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Aaron Brewer Texas State Dolphins C $8.1M

Troy

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Jake Andrews Troy Texans C $1M
2. Javon Solomon Troy Bills ED $1M
3. Dell Pettus Troy Patriots S $963K
4. Reddy Steward Troy Cowboys CB $840K