FCS player salaries in the 2026 NFL season

What FCS schools have the most and highest paid NFL players in 2026?
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	College	#	Salary
1.	Eastern Washington	4	$25.9M
2.	South Dakota State	5	$17.7M
3.	Yale	1	$17.1M
4.	Weber State	3	$16.7M
5.	Stephen F Austin	2	$16M
6.	Idaho	3	$14.9M
7.	Northern Iowa	4	$14.9M
8.	Albany	1	$14.3M
9.	South Carolina State	2	$11.7M
10.	Southern Illinois	2	$10.6M
11.	Montana State	3	$9.3M
12.	Villanova	1	$7.4M
13.	Marist	1	$7.2M
14.	Brown	1	$7M
15.	Holy Cross	2	$7M
16.	Tennessee-Chattanooga	2	$6.5M
17.	Southern Utah	2	$6.1M
18.	Alabama State	1	$6M
19.	Harvard	3	$5.4M
20.	South Dakota	4	$5M
21.	Central Arkansas	2	$4.6M
22.	Penn	1	$4.5M
23.	William & Mary	3	$4.1M
24.	Illinois State	2	$4M
25.	Florida A&M	2	$3.9M
26.	Princeton	1	$3.7M
27.	Dayton	1	$3.3M
28.	Southeast Missouri State	2	$3.2M
29.	Maine	1	$2.8M
30.	Western Illinois	1	$2.7M
31.	Murray State	1	$2.6M
32.	Alcorn State	2	$2.4M
33.	UC Davis	1	$2.4M
34.	Youngstown State	1	$2.3M
35.	Montana	2	$2.2M
36.	Drake	1	$2.1M
37.	Morgan State	2	$1.9M
38.	Northern Arizona	1	$1.7M
39.	VCU	1	$1.5M
40.	Duquesne	1	$1.3M
41.	Canisius	1	$1.3M
41.	Sacred Heart	1	$1.3M
43.	Jackson State	1	$1.2M
44.	Alabama A&M	1	$1.1M
45.	New Hampshire	1	$1.1M
46.	Indiana State	1	$1.1M
47.	East Tennessee State	1	$1M
48.	Cal Poly	1	$1M
48.	Tarleton State	1	$1M

Alabama A&M

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Carson Vinson	Alabama A&M	Ravens	T	$1.1M

Alabama State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Tytus Howard	Alabama State	Browns	RT	$6M

Albany

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Grover Stewart	Albany	Colts	DL	$14.3M

Alcorn State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Claudin Cherelus	Alcorn State	Panthers	LB	$1.3M
2.	Chris Blair	Alcorn State	Falcons	WR	$1.1M

Brown

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Michael Hoecht	Brown	Bills	ED	$7M

Cal Poly

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Elijah Ponder	Cal Poly	Patriots	ED	$1M

Canisius

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Chris Manhertz	Canisius	Giants	TE	$1.3M

Central Arkansas

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Tremon Smith	Central Arkansas	Texans	CB	$3.5M
2.	David Walker	Central Arkansas	Buccaneers	ED	$1.1M

Dayton

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Adam Trautman	Dayton	Broncos	TE	$3.3M

Drake

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Eric Saubert	Drake	Seahawks	TE	$2.1M

Duquesne

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Christian Kuntz	Duquesne	Steelers	LS	$1.3M

East Tennessee State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Jacob Saylors	East Tennessee State	Lions	RB	$1M

Eastern Washington

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Cooper Kupp	Eastern Washington	Seahawks	WR	$17.5M
2.	Kendrick Bourne	Eastern Washington	Cardinals	WR	$4.8M
3.	Samson Ebukam	Eastern Washington	Falcons	DL	$2.6M
4.	Efton Chism III	Eastern Washington	Patriots	WR	$1M

Florida A&M

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Markquese Bell	Florida A&M	Cowboys	S	$2.8M
2.	Xavier Smith	Florida A&M	Rams	WR	$1.1M

Harvard

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Kyle Juszczyk	Harvard	49ers	FB	$2.9M
2.	Tyler Ott	Harvard	Commanders	LS	$1.5M
3.	Truman Jones	Harvard	Titans	ED	$1M

Holy Cross

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Jalen Coker	Holy Cross	Panthers	WR	$3.5M
2.	Kalif Raymond	Holy Cross	Bears	WR	$3.5M

Idaho

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Christian Elliss	Idaho	Patriots	LB	$8.6M
2.	Kaden Elliss	Idaho	Saints	LB	$5.3M
3.	Hogan Hatten	Idaho	Lions	LS	$1.1M

Illinois State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Shelby Harris	Illinois State	Giants	DL	$3M
2.	Keondre Jackson	Illinois State	Ravens	S	$1M

Indiana State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Robert Tonyan Jr.	Indiana State	Steelers	TE	$1.1M

Jackson State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	James Houston	Jackson State	Cowboys	ED	$1.2M

Maine

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Patrick Ricard	Maine	Giants	FB	$2.8M

Marist

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Jason Myers	Marist	Seahawks	K	$7.2M

Montana

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Patrick O'Connell	Montana	Seahawks	LB	$1.1M
2.	Dylan Cook	Montana	Steelers	TE	$1.1M

Montana State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Alex Singleton	Montana State	Broncos	LB	$6M
2.	Daniel Hardy	Montana State	Bears	ED	$2.1M
3.	Ty Okada	Montana State	Seahawks	S	$1.1M

Morgan State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Elijah Williams	Morgan State	Vikings	DL	$1M
2.	Erick Hunter	Morgan State	Patriots	LB	$885K

Murray State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Quincy Williams	Murray State	Browns	LB	$2.6M

New Hampshire

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Dylan Laube	New Hampshire	Raiders	RB	$1.1M

Northern Arizona

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Khalil Dorsey	Northern Arizona	Lions	CB	$1.7M

Northern Iowa

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Spencer Brown	Northern Iowa	Bills	RT	$9M
2.	Trevor Penning	Northern Iowa	Rams	G	$3.5M
3.	Elijah Campbell	Northern Iowa	Giants	S	$1.3M
4.	Khristian Boyd	Northern Iowa	Saints	DL	$1.1M

Penn

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Greg Van Roten	Penn	Patriots	G	$4.5M

Princeton

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Andrei Iosivas	Princeton	Bengals	WR	$3.7M

Sacred Heart

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Julius Chestnut	Sacred Heart	Titans	RB	$1.3M

South Carolina State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Javon Hargrave	South Carolina State	Packers	DL	$7.7M
2.	Decobie Durant	South Carolina State	Cowboys	CB	$4M

South Dakota

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Christian Rozeboom	South Dakota	Buccaneers	LB	$1.6M
2.	Jack Cochrane	South Dakota	Chiefs	LB	$1.4M
3.	Myles Harden	South Dakota	Browns	CB	$1.1M
4.	Michael Reid	South Dakota	Saints	CB	$885K

South Dakota State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Dallas Goedert	South Dakota State	Eagles	TE	$10.3M
2.	Tucker Kraft	South Dakota State	Packers	TE	$3.9M
3.	Mason McCormick	South Dakota State	Steelers	G	$1.3M
4.	Isaiah Davis	South Dakota State	Jets	RB	$1.1M
5.	Isaiah Stalbird	South Dakota State	Saints	LB	$1.1M

Southeast Missouri State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Michael Ford	Southeast Missouri State	Falcons	CB	$2.2M
2.	Ryan Flournoy	Southeast Missouri State	Cowboys	WR	$1.1M

Southern Illinois

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Jeremy Chinn	Southern Illinois	Raiders	S	$9.6M
2.	P.J. Jules	Southern Illinois	Bengals	S	$1M

Southern Utah

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Braxton Jones	Southern Utah	Bears	LT	$4.3M
2.	Miles Killebrew	Southern Utah	Buccaneers	S	$1.8M

Stephen F Austin

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	John Franklin-Myers	Stephen F Austin	Titans	DL	$15M
2.	Charles Demmings	Stephen F Austin	Vikings	CB	$1M

Tarleton State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Darius Cooper	Tarleton State	Eagles	WR	$1M

Tennessee-Chattanooga

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Cole Strange	Tennessee-Chattanooga	Rams	G	$5.3M
2.	Corey Levin	Tennessee-Chattanooga	Falcons	C	$1.3M

UC Davis

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Daniel Whelan	UC Davis	Packers	P	$2.4M

VCU

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Mo Alie-Cox	VCU	Colts	TE	$1.5M

Villanova

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Christian Benford	Villanova	Bills	CB	$7.4M

Weber State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Taron Johnson	Weber State	Raiders	CB	$8.7M
2.	Rashid Shaheed	Weber State	Seahawks	WR	$7M
3.	Winston Reid	Weber State	Browns	LB	$1M

Western Illinois

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	LaCale London	Western Illinois	Falcons	DL	$2.7M

William & Mary

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Luke Rhodes	William & Mary	Colts	LS	$1.6M
2.	Charles Grant	William & Mary	Raiders	LT	$1.4M
3.	Bill Murray	William & Mary	Rams	G	$1.1M

Yale

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Foyesade Oluokun	Yale	Jaguars	LB	$17.1M

Youngstown State

	Name	College	NFL	Pos	Salary
1.	Andrew Ogletree	Youngstown State	Colts	TE	$2.3M

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