Big Ten player salaries in the 2026 NFL season

What Big Ten schools have the most and highest paid NFL players in 2026?
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	College	#	Salary
1.	Ohio State	55	$300.7M
2.	Oregon	36	$236.7M
3.	Southern California	25	$194.2M
4.	Michigan	39	$181.3M
5.	Iowa	31	$179.4M
6.	Penn State	34	$168M
7.	Wisconsin	18	$135.6M
8.	Washington	23	$108.6M
9.	Minnesota	18	$92M
10.	UCLA	19	$83M
11.	Illinois	21	$60.7M
12.	Northwestern	5	$47.6M
13.	Maryland	13	$42.3M
14.	Indiana	17	$32.9M
15.	Michigan State	12	$30.6M
16.	Purdue	6	$24.4M
17.	Nebraska	7	$17.2M
18.	Rutgers	10	$15.8M

Illinois

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Devon Witherspoon	Illinois	Seahawks	CB	$15.3M
2.	Ted Karras	Illinois	Bengals	C	$4.5M
3.	Jartavius Martin	Illinois	Commanders	S	$4.3M
4.	Nick Allegretti	Illinois	Commanders	C	$3.8M
5.	Chase McLaughlin	Illinois	Buccaneers	K	$3.8M
6.	Chase Brown	Illinois	Bengals	RB	$3.8M
7.	Alex Palczewski	Illinois	Broncos	G	$3.3M
8.	Del'Shawn Phillips	Illinois	Rams	ED	$2.8M
9.	Vederian Lowe	Illinois	49ers	LT	$2.3M
10.	Jake Hansen	Illinois	Texans	LB	$2.3M
11.	Tony Adams	Illinois	Titans	S	$2M
12.	Isaiah Adams	Illinois	Cardinals	G	$1.6M
13.	Gabe Jacas	Illinois	Patriots	ED	$1.6M
14.	Tommy DeVito	Illinois	Patriots	QB	$1.6M
15.	Sydney Brown	Illinois	Falcons	S	$1.5M
16.	Pat Bryant	Illinois	Broncos	WR	$1.5M
17.	Isaiah Williams	Illinois	Jets	WR	$1.1M
18.	J.C. Davis	Illinois	Giants	T	$957.2K
19.	James Thompson	Illinois	49ers	DL	$895K
20.	Tanner Arkin	Illinois	Patriots	TE	$890.8K
21.	TeRah Edwards	Illinois	Panthers	DL	$885K

Indiana

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Fernando Mendoza	Indiana	Raiders	QB	$10.4M
2.	Omar Cooper Jr.	Indiana	Jets	WR	$3.2M
3.	Micah McFadden	Indiana	Giants	LB	$3M
4.	D'Angelo Ponds	Indiana	Jets	CB	$1.8M
5.	Ian Thomas	Indiana	Raiders	TE	$1.6M
6.	Dan Feeney	Indiana	Buccaneers	G	$1.3M
7.	CJ West	Indiana	49ers	DL	$1.3M
8.	Kaelon Black	Indiana	49ers	RB	$1.2M
9.	Elijah Sarratt	Indiana	Ravens	WR	$1.2M
10.	Marcelino McCrary-Ball	Indiana	Jets	LB	$1.1M
11.	Ke’Shawn Williams	Indiana	Bengals	WR	$1M
12.	Myles Price	Indiana	Vikings	WR	$1M
12.	Luke Haggard	Indiana	Buccaneers	G	$1M
14.	Riley Nowakowski	Indiana	Steelers	TE	$995.8K
15.	Pat Coogan	Indiana	Titans	C	$954.7K
16.	Aiden Fisher	Indiana	Texans	LB	$920.3K
17.	Kurtis Rourke	Indiana	49ers	QB	$918.6K

Iowa

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Tristan Wirfs	Iowa	Buccaneers	LT	$36.3M
2.	Alaric Jackson	Iowa	Rams	LT	$25.4M
3.	T.J. Hockenson	Iowa	Vikings	TE	$15.6M
4.	George Kittle	Iowa	49ers	TE	$14.1M
5.	Tyler Linderbaum	Iowa	Raiders	C	$14M
6.	Amani Hooker	Iowa	Titans	S	$12M
7.	Chauncey Golston	Iowa	Giants	ED	$6.9M
8.	Sam LaPorta	Iowa	Lions	TE	$6.7M
9.	Lukas Van Ness	Iowa	Packers	LB	$5.5M
10.	Anthony Nelson	Iowa	Buccaneers	ED	$5.4M
11.	Jack Campbell	Iowa	Lions	LB	$4.8M
12.	Dane Belton	Iowa	Jets	S	$4M
13.	Riley Moss	Iowa	Broncos	CB	$3.9M
14.	Noah Fant	Iowa	Saints	TE	$3M
15.	Cooper DeJean	Iowa	Eagles	CB	$2.5M
16.	Nick Niemann	Iowa	Packers	LB	$2.1M
17.	Logan Jones	Iowa	Bears	C	$1.5M
18.	Erick All	Iowa	Bengals	TE	$1.3M
19.	Casey Kreiter	Iowa	Cardinals	LS	$1.3M
20.	Tory Taylor	Iowa	Bears	P	$1.3M
21.	A.J. Epenesa	Iowa	Eagles	DL	$1.3M
22.	Gennings Dunker	Iowa	Steelers	G	$1.2M
23.	Kaden Wetjen	Iowa	Steelers	WR	$1.2M
24.	Kaleb Johnson	Iowa	Packers	RB	$1.1M
25.	Yahya Black	Iowa	Steelers	DL	$1.1M
26.	Connor Colby	Iowa	49ers	G	$1M
27.	Jay Higgins	Iowa	Ravens	LB	$1M
28.	Beau Stephens	Iowa	Seahawks	G	$1M
29.	Karson Sharar	Iowa	Cardinals	LB	$971.9K
30.	Xavier Nwankpa	Iowa	Chiefs	S	$891.7K
31.	Drew Stevens	Iowa	Commanders	K	$890.7K

Maryland

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Stefon Diggs	Maryland	Commanders	WR	$8M
2.	D.J. Moore	Maryland	Bills	WR	$6.8M
3.	Chig Okonkwo	Maryland	Commanders	TE	$5.3M
4.	Nick Cross	Maryland	Commanders	S	$5.3M
5.	Deonte Banks	Maryland	Giants	CB	$4.3M
6.	Ty Johnson	Maryland	Bills	RB	$3.3M
7.	Chad Ryland	Maryland	Cardinals	K	$1.9M
8.	Delmar Glaze	Maryland	Raiders	RT	$1.6M
9.	Tai Felton	Maryland	Vikings	WR	$1.4M
10.	Jalen Huskey	Maryland	Jaguars	S	$1.2M
11.	Tarheeb Still	Maryland	Rams	CB	$1.2M
12.	Spencer Anderson	Maryland	Steelers	G	$1.2M
13.	Corey Bullock	Maryland	Panthers	G	$1M

Michigan

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Mike Onwenu	Michigan	Patriots	G	$17.5M
2.	Nico Collins	Michigan	Texans	WR	$14.9M
3.	Cesar Ruiz	Michigan	Saints	G	$14.2M
4.	Daxton Hill	Michigan	Bengals	CB	$12.7M
5.	Jon Runyan	Michigan	Giants	G	$11.8M
6.	Aidan Hutchinson	Michigan	Lions	ED	$10.1M
7.	Kwity Paye	Michigan	Raiders	ED	$9.4M
8.	Mason Graham	Michigan	Browns	DL	$9.3M
9.	Ben Bredeson	Michigan	Buccaneers	G	$8.8M
10.	Jourdan Lewis	Michigan	Jaguars	CB	$6.6M
11.	Colston Loveland	Michigan	Bears	TE	$6.1M
12.	J.J. McCarthy	Michigan	Vikings	QB	$6M
13.	Josh Metellus	Michigan	Vikings	S	$6M
14.	Rashan Gary	Michigan	Cowboys	ED	$5.7M
15.	Devin Bush	Michigan	Bears	LB	$5.7M
16.	D.J. Turner	Michigan	Bengals	CB	$4M
17.	Kris Jenkins	Michigan	Bengals	DL	$2.2M
18.	Will Johnson	Michigan	Cardinals	CB	$2.1M
19.	Mike Sainristil	Michigan	Commanders	CB	$2.1M
20.	Derrick Moore	Michigan	Lions	ED	$2.1M
21.	Luke Schoonmaker	Michigan	Cowboys	TE	$2M
22.	Zak Zinter	Michigan	Browns	G	$1.6M
23.	Blake Corum	Michigan	Rams	RB	$1.6M
24.	Roman Wilson	Michigan	Steelers	WR	$1.6M
25.	Marlin Klein	Michigan	Texans	TE	$1.5M
26.	Josaiah Stewart	Michigan	Rams	ED	$1.4M
27.	Michael Danna	Michigan	Bills	ED	$1.3M
28.	A.J. Barner	Michigan	Seahawks	TE	$1.3M
29.	Jaishawn Barham	Michigan	Cowboys	ED	$1.2M
30.	Mike Morris	Michigan	Seahawks	DL	$1.2M
31.	Olu Oluwatimi	Michigan	Seahawks	C	$1.2M
32.	Jimmy Rolder	Michigan	Lions	LB	$1.2M
33.	Josh Wallace	Michigan	Rams	CB	$1.1M
34.	Braiden McGregor	Michigan	Jets	ED	$1.1M
35.	Trevor Keegan	Michigan	Vikings	G	$1.1M
36.	William Wagner	Michigan	Bengals	LS	$1M
37.	Max Bredeson	Michigan	Vikings	TE	$1M
38.	Dominic Zvada	Michigan	Giants	K	$893.3K
39.	Myles Hinton	Michigan	Bengals	G	$885K

Michigan State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Jalen Nailor	Michigan State	Raiders	WR	$8M
2.	Jayden Reed	Michigan State	Packers	WR	$6.8M
3.	Kenneth Walker III	Michigan State	Chiefs	RB	$5.7M
4.	Connor Heyward	Michigan State	Raiders	TE	$1.7M
5.	Kirk Cousins	Michigan State	Raiders	QB	$1.3M
6.	Ameer Speed	Michigan State	Cowboys	CB	$1.1M
7.	Nick Samac	Michigan State	Vikings	C	$1.1M
8.	Luke Newman	Michigan State	Bears	G	$1.1M
9.	Jordan Turner	Michigan State	Broncos	ED	$1M
10.	Matt Gulbin	Michigan State	Commanders	G	$953.2K
11.	Ryan Eckley	Michigan State	Ravens	P	$950.7K
12.	Montorie Foster	Michigan State	Seahawks	WR	$885K

Minnesota

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Antoine Winfield Jr.	Minnesota	Buccaneers	S	$27.5M
2.	Boye Mafe	Minnesota	Bengals	ED	$17M
3.	Blake Cashman	Minnesota	Vikings	LB	$9.2M
4.	Rashod Bateman	Minnesota	Ravens	WR	$6.2M
5.	John Michael Schmitz	Minnesota	Giants	C	$4.3M
6.	Eric Murray	Minnesota	Jaguars	S	$4.2M
7.	Jordan Howden	Minnesota	Saints	S	$3.8M
8.	Jack Gibbens	Minnesota	Cardinals	LB	$3.7M
9.	Benjamin St-Juste	Minnesota	Packers	CB	$3.5M
10.	Tyler Nubin	Minnesota	Giants	S	$2.2M
11.	Aireontae Ersery	Minnesota	Texans	LT	$2.1M
12.	Ko Kieft	Minnesota	Buccaneers	TE	$1.7M
13.	Justin Walley	Minnesota	Colts	CB	$1.5M
14.	Brevyn Spann-Ford	Minnesota	Cowboys	TE	$1.1M
15.	Daniel Faalele	Minnesota	Jaguars	G	$1.1M
16.	Cody Lindenberg	Minnesota	Raiders	LB	$1M
17.	Nick Kallerup	Minnesota	Seahawks	TE	$1M
18.	Danny Striggow	Minnesota	Jaguars	ED	$1M

Nebraska

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Cam Jurgens	Nebraska	Eagles	C	$5.5M
2.	Maliek Collins	Nebraska	Browns	DL	$5.3M
3.	Luke Gifford	Nebraska	49ers	LB	$2M
4.	Ty Robinson	Nebraska	Eagles	DL	$1.3M
5.	Ameer Abdullah	Nebraska	Jaguars	RB	$1.1M
6.	Thomas Fidone II	Nebraska	Giants	TE	$1M
7.	Emmett Johnson	Nebraska	Chiefs	RB	$1M

Northwestern

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Rashawn Slater	Northwestern	Rams	LT	$23.8M
2.	Peter Skoronski	Northwestern	Titans	G	$13.2M
3.	Greg Newsome	Northwestern	Giants	CB	$8M
4.	Adetomiwa Adebawore	Northwestern	Colts	DL	$1.3M
5.	Caleb Tiernan	Northwestern	Vikings	T	$1.2M

Ohio State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Nick Bosa	Ohio State	49ers	ED	$23M
2.	Denzel Ward	Ohio State	Browns	CB	$19M
3.	Terry McLaurin	Ohio State	Commanders	WR	$18M
4.	Cameron Heyward	Ohio State	Steelers	DL	$13.7M
5.	Jonah Jackson	Ohio State	Bears	G	$12.8M
6.	DaVon Hamilton	Ohio State	Jaguars	DL	$12.4M
7.	C.J. Stroud	Ohio State	Texans	QB	$11.6M
8.	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	Ohio State	Seahawks	WR	$10.4M
9.	Garrett Wilson	Ohio State	Jets	WR	$10.1M
10.	Marvin Harrison Jr.	Ohio State	Cardinals	WR	$9.7M
11.	Chase Young	Ohio State	Saints	ED	$9.6M
12.	Chris Olave	Ohio State	Saints	WR	$9.6M
13.	Baron Browning	Ohio State	Cardinals	LB	$9.4M
14.	Carnell Tate	Ohio State	Titans	WR	$9.3M
15.	Paris Johnson	Ohio State	Cardinals	LT	$8.9M
16.	Arvell Reese	Ohio State	Giants	LB	$8.7M
17.	Dre'Mont Jones	Ohio State	Patriots	ED	$7.5M
18.	Sonny Styles	Ohio State	Commanders	LB	$6.8M
19.	Malik Hooker	Ohio State	Cowboys	S	$6.6M
20.	JK Dobbins	Ohio State	Broncos	RB	$6M
21.	Caleb Downs	Ohio State	Cowboys	S	$5.3M
22.	Josh Myers	Ohio State	Jets	C	$4.3M
23.	Emeka Egbuka	Ohio State	Buccaneers	WR	$4.1M
24.	Pete Werner	Ohio State	Saints	LB	$3.9M
25.	Donovan Jackson	Ohio State	Vikings	G	$3.9M
26.	Tyliek Williams	Ohio State	Lions	DL	$3.8M
27.	Ronnie Hickman	Ohio State	Browns	S	$3.5M
28.	Jeremy Ruckert	Ohio State	Jets	TE	$3.5M
29.	Josh Simmons	Ohio State	Chiefs	LT	$3.3M
30.	Luke Farrell	Ohio State	49ers	TE	$3.3M
31.	Justin Fields	Ohio State	Chiefs	QB	$3M
32.	Quinshon Judkins	Ohio State	Browns	RB	$2.6M
33.	TreVeyon Henderson	Ohio State	Patriots	RB	$2.5M
34.	Tommy Togiai	Ohio State	Texans	DL	$2.5M
35.	Kayden McDonald	Ohio State	Texans	DL	$2.3M
36.	JT Tuimoloau	Ohio State	Colts	ED	$2.3M
37.	Michael Hall	Ohio State	Browns	DL	$1.9M
38.	Dawand Jones	Ohio State	Browns	LT	$1.5M
39.	Max Klare	Ohio State	Rams	TE	$1.5M
40.	Davison Igbinosun	Ohio State	Bills	CB	$1.4M
41.	Liam McCullough	Ohio State	Falcons	LS	$1.4M
42.	Cade Stover	Ohio State	Texans	TE	$1.3M
43.	Cody Simon	Ohio State	Cardinals	LB	$1.3M
44.	Lathan Ransom	Ohio State	Panthers	S	$1.3M
45.	Jack Sawyer	Ohio State	Steelers	ED	$1.2M
46.	Luke Wypler	Ohio State	Browns	C	$1.2M
47.	Tommy Eichenberg	Ohio State	Raiders	LB	$1.2M
48.	Ty Hamilton	Ohio State	Rams	DL	$1.1M
49.	Denzel Burke	Ohio State	Cardinals	CB	$1.1M
50.	Jordan Hancock	Ohio State	Bills	CB	$1.1M
51.	Cameron Johnston	Ohio State	Steelers	P	$1.1M
52.	Will Howard	Ohio State	Steelers	QB	$1.1M
53.	Josh Fryar	Ohio State	Cardinals	RT	$1M
54.	Caden Curry	Ohio State	Colts	ED	$936.6K
55.	Ethan Onianwa	Ohio State	Falcons	G	$928.8K

Oregon

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Justin Herbert	Oregon	Rams	QB	$46.3M
2.	Penei Sewell	Oregon	Lions	LT	$28M
3.	DeForest Buckner	Oregon	Colts	DL	$26.6M
4.	Arik Armstead	Oregon	Jaguars	DL	$19.4M
5.	Jevon Holland	Oregon	Giants	S	$18.5M
6.	Kayvon Thibodeaux	Oregon	Giants	ED	$14.8M
7.	Deommodore Lenoir	Oregon	49ers	CB	$8.9M
8.	Juwan Johnson	Oregon	Saints	TE	$7.6M
9.	Marcus Mariota	Oregon	Commanders	QB	$7.3M
10.	T.J. Bass	Oregon	Cowboys	C	$5.8M
11.	Bo Nix	Oregon	Broncos	QB	$5.1M
12.	Christian Gonzalez	Oregon	Patriots	CB	$4.8M
13.	Derrick Harmon	Oregon	Steelers	DL	$4.1M
14.	Kenyon Sadiq	Oregon	Jets	TE	$4.1M
15.	Josh Conerly Jr.	Oregon	Commanders	RT	$3.6M
16.	Dillon Thieneman	Oregon	Bears	S	$3.6M
17.	Troy Dye	Oregon	Rams	LB	$3.4M
18.	Jackson Powers-Johnson	Oregon	Raiders	G	$2.4M
19.	Terrence Ferguson	Oregon	Rams	TE	$2.2M
20.	Jordan Burch	Oregon	Cardinals	ED	$1.5M
21.	Jamaree Caldwell	Oregon	Rams	DL	$1.4M
22.	Johnny Mundt	Oregon	Eagles	TE	$1.3M
23.	Troy Franklin	Oregon	Broncos	WR	$1.3M
24.	Brandon Dorlus	Oregon	Falcons	DL	$1.3M
25.	Evan Williams	Oregon	Packers	S	$1.3M
26.	Bucky Irving	Oregon	Buccaneers	RB	$1.3M
27.	Emmanuel Pregnon	Oregon	Jaguars	G	$1.2M
28.	Jadon Canady	Oregon	Chiefs	S	$1.2M
29.	Alex Forsyth	Oregon	Broncos	C	$1.2M
30.	Jordan James	Oregon	49ers	RB	$1.1M
31.	Jeffrey Bassa	Oregon	Chiefs	LB	$1.1M
32.	Bryce Boettcher	Oregon	Colts	LB	$1.1M
33.	Ajani Cornelius	Oregon	Cowboys	RT	$1.1M
34.	Tez Johnson	Oregon	Buccaneers	WR	$1M
35.	Malik Benson	Oregon	Raiders	WR	$954.4K
36.	Alex Harkey	Oregon	Rams	G	$949.9K

Penn State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Chris Godwin	Penn State	Buccaneers	WR	$33.7M
2.	Will Fries	Penn State	Vikings	G	$17.2M
3.	Abdul Carter	Penn State	Giants	ED	$10.3M
4.	Saquon Barkley	Penn State	Eagles	RB	$9.9M
5.	Odafe Oweh	Penn State	Commanders	ED	$9.2M
6.	Mike Gesicki	Penn State	Bengals	TE	$7.6M
7.	Pat Freiermuth	Penn State	Steelers	TE	$6.9M
8.	Olu Fashanu	Penn State	Jets	LT	$5.6M
9.	Jaquan Brisker	Penn State	Steelers	S	$5.5M
10.	Connor McGovern	Penn State	Bills	C	$5.3M
11.	Jahan Dotson	Penn State	Falcons	WR	$5M
12.	Joey Porter Jr.	Penn State	Steelers	CB	$4.9M
13.	Tyler Warren	Penn State	Colts	TE	$4.8M
14.	Olaivavega Ioane	Penn State	Ravens	G	$4.4M
15.	Rasheed Walker	Penn State	Panthers	LT	$4M
16.	Ji'Ayir Brown	Penn State	49ers	S	$3.9M
17.	Parker Washington	Penn State	Jaguars	WR	$3.7M
18.	Brenton Strange	Penn State	Jaguars	TE	$3.3M
19.	Jordan Stout	Penn State	Giants	P	$2.7M
20.	Nick Scott	Penn State	Panthers	S	$2M
21.	Arnold Ebiketie	Penn State	Eagles	ED	$1.9M
22.	Blake Gillikin	Penn State	Cardinals	P	$1.7M
23.	Juice Scruggs	Penn State	Lions	C	$1.6M
24.	Kevin Winston Jr.	Penn State	Titans	S	$1.5M
25.	Chris Stoll	Penn State	Seahawks	LS	$1.4M
26.	Drew Allar	Penn State	Steelers	QB	$1.3M
27.	Theo Johnson	Penn State	Giants	TE	$1.3M
28.	Drew Shelton	Penn State	Cowboys	T	$1.2M
29.	Dani Dennis-Sutton	Penn State	Packers	ED	$1.2M
30.	Hunter Nourzad	Penn State	Chiefs	C	$1.2M
31.	Zakee Wheatley	Penn State	Panthers	S	$1M
32.	Jaylen Reed	Penn State	Patriots	S	$1M
33.	Nicholas Singleton	Penn State	Titans	RB	$1M
34.	Kaytron Allen	Penn State	Commanders	RB	$965.8K

Purdue

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Derrick Barnes	Purdue	Lions	LB	$9.8M
2.	George Karlaftis	Purdue	Chiefs	ED	$7.4M
3.	Aidan O'Connell	Purdue	Raiders	QB	$3.8M
4.	Payne Durham	Purdue	Buccaneers	TE	$1.2M
5.	Tyrone Tracy	Purdue	Giants	RB	$1.1M
6.	Marcus Mbow	Purdue	Giants	RT	$1.1M

Rutgers

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Sebastian Joseph	Rutgers	Steelers	DL	$3.7M
2.	Max Melton	Rutgers	Cardinals	CB	$2.4M
3.	Christian Izien	Rutgers	Lions	S	$2M
4.	Andrew DePaola	Rutgers	Vikings	LS	$1.5M
5.	Bo Melton	Rutgers	Packers	CB	$1.2M
6.	Christian Braswell	Rutgers	Jaguars	CB	$1.1M
7.	Michael Burton	Rutgers	Browns	FB	$1.1M
8.	Kyle Monangai	Rutgers	Bears	RB	$1M
9.	Athan Kaliakmanis	Rutgers	Commanders	QB	$930.8K
10.	Eric O'Neill	Rutgers	Lions	DL	$892.6K

Southern California

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Sam Darnold	Southern California	Seahawks	QB	$37.9M
2.	Amon-Ra St. Brown	Southern California	Lions	WR	$33.1M
3.	Leonard Williams	Southern California	Seahawks	DL	$22M
4.	Uchenna Nwosu	Southern California	Seahawks	ED	$20M
5.	Talanoa Hufanga	Southern California	Broncos	S	$13.5M
6.	Caleb Williams	Southern California	Bears	QB	$10.8M
7.	Michael Pittman Jr.	Southern California	Steelers	WR	$8.9M
8.	Drake London	Southern California	Falcons	WR	$8M
9.	Tuli Tuipulotu	Southern California	Rams	ED	$6.2M
10.	Isaiah Pola-Mao	Southern California	Raiders	S	$4.9M
11.	Alijah Vera-Tucker	Southern California	Patriots	G	$4.8M
12.	Jordan Addison	Southern California	Vikings	WR	$4.3M
13.	Makai Lemon	Southern California	Eagles	WR	$3.8M
14.	Andrew Vorhees	Southern California	Ravens	G	$1.7M
15.	Brandon Pili	Southern California	Seahawks	DL	$1.7M
16.	Calen Bullock	Southern California	Texans	S	$1.6M
17.	Marshawn Lloyd	Southern California	Packers	RB	$1.6M
18.	Jaylin Smith	Southern California	Texans	CB	$1.4M
19.	Mekhi Blackmon	Southern California	Browns	CB	$1.3M
20.	Ja'Kobi Lane	Southern California	Ravens	WR	$1.3M
21.	Woody Marks	Southern California	Texans	RB	$1.3M
22.	Christian Roland-Wallace	Southern California	Chiefs	S	$1.1M
23.	Jonah Monheim	Southern California	Jaguars	C	$1M
24.	Kamari Ramsey	Southern California	Texans	S	$1M
25.	Easton Mascarenas-Arnold	Southern California	Browns	LB	$1M

UCLA

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Kolton Miller	UCLA	Raiders	LT	$22.5M
2.	Quentin Lake	UCLA	Rams	S	$11.7M
3.	Kenny Clark	UCLA	Cowboys	DL	$6.7M
4.	Sean Rhyan	UCLA	Packers	C	$6.7M
5.	Ka'imi Fairbairn	UCLA	Texans	K	$5.8M
6.	Osa Odighizuwa	UCLA	49ers	DL	$5.1M
7.	Laiatu Latu	UCLA	Colts	ED	$4.6M
8.	Jake Brendel	UCLA	49ers	C	$3.1M
9.	Carson Schwesinger	UCLA	Browns	LB	$2.7M
10.	Alec Anderson	UCLA	Bills	G	$2.5M
11.	Otito Ogbonnia	UCLA	Cowboys	DL	$2.4M
12.	Jon Gaines II	UCLA	Cardinals	C	$1.3M
13.	Matt Dickerson	UCLA	Jaguars	DL	$1.2M
14.	Atonio Mafi	UCLA	Raiders	G	$1.1M
15.	Fabian Moreau	UCLA	Commanders	CB	$1.1M
16.	Colson Yankoff	UCLA	Commanders	TE	$1.1M
17.	Josh Woods	UCLA	Falcons	LB	$1.1M
17.	Darius Muasau	UCLA	Patriots	LB	$1.1M
19.	Kain Medrano	UCLA	Commanders	LB	$1.1M

Washington

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Budda Baker	Washington	Cardinals	S	$19.2M
2.	Vita Vea	Washington	Buccaneers	DL	$10.8M
3.	Trent McDuffie	Washington	Rams	CB	$10.8M
4.	Coleman Shelton	Washington	Rams	C	$9.5M
5.	Byron Murphy	Washington	Vikings	CB	$8.3M
6.	Elijah Molden	Washington	Rams	S	$7.9M
7.	Michael Penix Jr.	Washington	Falcons	QB	$6.3M
8.	Rome Odunze	Washington	Bears	WR	$6.2M
9.	Cade Otton	Washington	Buccaneers	TE	$4.1M
10.	Troy Fautanu	Washington	Steelers	LT	$4.1M
11.	Luke Wattenberg	Washington	Broncos	C	$3.6M
12.	Drew Sample	Washington	Bengals	TE	$2.9M
13.	Denzel Boston	Washington	Browns	WR	$2.3M
14.	Roger Rosengarten	Washington	Ravens	RT	$1.8M
15.	Jalen McMillan	Washington	Buccaneers	WR	$1.5M
16.	Tacario Davis	Washington	Bengals	CB	$1.3M
17.	Greg Gaines	Washington	Bills	DL	$1.3M
18.	Levi Onwuzurike	Washington	Lions	DL	$1.2M
19.	Jonah Coleman	Washington	Broncos	RB	$1.2M
20.	Carver Willis	Washington	49ers	G	$1.2M
21.	Ephesians Prysock	Washington	49ers	CB	$1.1M
22.	Carson Bruener	Washington	Steelers	LB	$1M
23.	Keleki Latu	Washington	Bills	TE	$1M

Wisconsin

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	T.J. Watt	Wisconsin	Steelers	ED	$42M
2.	Andrew Van Ginkel	Wisconsin	Vikings	ED	$19.3M
3.	Jonathan Taylor	Wisconsin	Colts	RB	$15.6M
4.	Zack Baun	Wisconsin	Eagles	LB	$7.6M
5.	T.J. Edwards	Wisconsin	Bears	LB	$7.5M
6.	David Edwards	Wisconsin	Saints	G	$6.3M
7.	Jake Ferguson	Wisconsin	Cowboys	TE	$5.6M
8.	Nick Herbig	Wisconsin	Steelers	ED	$5.4M
9.	Cole Van Lanen	Wisconsin	Jaguars	LT	$5.2M
10.	Leo Chenal	Wisconsin	Commanders	LB	$4.3M
11.	Keeanu Benton	Wisconsin	Steelers	DL	$4.3M
12.	Joe Tippmann	Wisconsin	Jets	G	$3.8M
13.	Alec Ingold	Wisconsin	Rams	FB	$3.3M
14.	Tanor Bortolini	Wisconsin	Colts	C	$1.3M
15.	Braelon Allen	Wisconsin	Jets	RB	$1.2M
16.	Jack Sanborn	Wisconsin	Bears	LB	$1.1M
17.	Joe Huber	Wisconsin	Vikings	G	$1M
18.	Hunter Wohler	Wisconsin	Colts	S	$917.8K

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