NFL Salaries by College

Updated by Dan on Sep 1, 2026

2026 NFL Salaries by College

What colleges and conferences had the highest paid NFL players during the 2026 season?
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Overall

Name#Salary
1.SEC449$2.26B
2.Big Ten389$1.95B
3.ACC261$1.21B
4.Big 12180$610.7M
5.FCS85$293.9M

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Name#Salary
1.Alabama55$326.3M
2.Ohio State55$300.7M
3.LSU44$295M
4.Georgia52$273.3M
5.Oklahoma31$242.7M

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Conference
ACC | Big 12 | Big Ten | PAC-12 | SEC
AAC | C-USA | MAC | MWC | Sun Belt
FCS | D-II | D-III | NAIA | International
Independent | Big East | WAC

Position
QBs | Backs | Receivers | Offensive Line
Defensive Line | Linebackers | Secondary
Special Teams

Other Seasons
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026

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Quarterbacks

Name#Salary
1.SEC23$270.5M
2.ACC20$243.2M
3.Big Ten17$155.5M
4.Big 1212$78.2M
5.MWC4$50.8M

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Name#Salary
1.Oklahoma3$73.2M
2.Clemson3$65.4M
3.California2$60.1M
4.Oregon3$58.8M
5.Georgia2$49.6M

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Running Backs

Name#Salary
1.SEC23$83.6M
2.Big Ten25$71.5M
3.Big 1218$54.6M
4.ACC14$41.2M
5.AAC6$26.8M

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Name#Salary
1.Notre Dame4$25.4M
2.Wisconsin3$20M
3.Oklahoma St3$18.3M
4.Alabama4$17.9M
5.Iowa State3$16.7M

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Receivers

Name#Salary
1.Big Ten76$383.4M
2.SEC78$371.2M
3.ACC47$158.5M
4.Big 1232$82.6M
5.FCS20$72M

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Name#Salary
1.Ohio State11$80.6M
2.LSU11$71.9M
3.Penn State8$66.3M
4.Southern Cal6$59.4M
5.Alabama9$55.3M

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Offensive Line

Name#Salary
1.Big Ten82$421.5M
2.SEC75$386.8M
3.ACC34$170.3M
4.Independent12$95.6M
5.Big 1229$82.1M

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Name#Salary
1.Oklahoma8$97.3M
2.Notre Dame9$87.4M
3.Iowa7$80.5M
4.Texas A&M8$63.8M
5.Michigan8$57M

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Defensive Line

Name#Salary
1.SEC111$598.3M
2.Big Ten69$434.3M
3.ACC56$284.6M
4.Big 1228$81.3M
5.MAC9$76.3M

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Name#Salary
1.Alabama17$118.1M
2.Miss St4$93.3M
3.Ohio State13$82.4M
4.Wisconsin4$71M
5.Oregon7$69M

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Linebackers

Name#Salary
1.SEC37$184.4M
2.Big Ten35$119.6M
3.Big 1219$70.7M
4.ACC25$66.5M
5.FCS12$48M

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Name#Salary
1.Georgia5$53.1M
2.LSU6$38.5M
3.Ohio State6$31.2M
4.Missouri3$22.8M
5.South Carolina4$21.8M

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Secondary

Name#Salary
1.Big Ten70$337.9M
2.SEC74$312.2M
3.ACC52$214M
4.Big 1232$147.6M
5.FCS16$49.1M

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Name#Salary
1.Alabama9$69.9M
2.LSU8$62.3M
3.FSU7$51.6M
4.Washington6$48.7M
5.Minnesota6$42.6M

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Special Teams

Name#Salary
1.SEC28$48.6M
2.ACC13$31.8M
3.Big Ten15$27.5M
4.AAC6$20.8M
5.FCS6$15.1M

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Name#Salary
1.Florida7$12.8M
2.Texas2$9.5M
3.Rice2$8.9M
4.Georgia Tech1$7.3M
5.Notre Dame4$7.3M

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Top Colleges

College#Salary
1.Alabama55$326.3M
2.Ohio State55$300.7M
3.LSU44$295M
4.Georgia52$273.3M
5.Oklahoma31$242.7M
6.Oregon36$236.7M
7.Notre Dame41$197.2M
8.Southern California25$194.2M
9.Clemson29$191.6M
10.Michigan39$181.3M
11.Iowa31$179.4M
12.Penn State34$168M
13.Mississippi State14$163.8M
14.Texas A&M26$149.9M
15.Texas39$136.1M
16.Wisconsin18$135.6M
17.Florida State19$121.3M
18.Stanford23$120.9M
19.Washington23$108.6M
20.California15$104.2M
21.North Carolina State16$100.8M
22.Florida36$99.6M
23.Miami28$93.4M
24.Tennessee20$93.2M
25.Minnesota18$92M
26.Mississippi26$91.7M
27.South Carolina24$91M
28.Auburn23$86.7M
29.UCLA19$83M
30.Utah22$83M
31.Boston College15$74.2M
32.Texas Tech15$73.3M
33.TCU22$66.4M
34.Kentucky16$63.8M
35.Iowa State14$63.7M
36.Missouri20$63.5M
37.Illinois21$60.7M
38.Wyoming4$58.1M
39.Cincinnati14$54.4M
40.Louisville13$54.1M
41.Arkansas17$52.3M
42.Wake Forest11$51.5M
43.Pittsburgh14$49.9M
44.Louisiana-Lafayette7$49M
45.Boise State9$48.4M
46.Northwestern5$47.6M
47.Virginia Tech12$47.5M
48.Washington State9$46.8M
49.North Carolina16$45.6M
50.Duke13$44.3M
51.Maryland13$42.3M
52.SMU10$39.6M
53.Fresno State5$39.5M
54.BYU10$39.1M
55.Eastern Michigan2$39M
56.Utah State3$38.8M
57.Houston9$37.4M
58.Western Michigan6$37.3M
59.Louisiana Tech4$35.9M
60.Temple6$35.7M
61.Buffalo6$35.2M
62.Kansas State9$33.7M
63.Middle Tennessee State3$33.1M
64.Indiana17$32.9M
65.Oklahoma State10$31.6M
66.North Dakota State10$31.6M
67.Colorado10$31.2M
68.Syracuse13$30.8M
69.Michigan State12$30.6M
70.Florida Atlantic4$29.3M
71.Vanderbilt6$26.8M
72.Memphis5$26M
73.Eastern Washington4$25.9M
74.Arizona11$25.1M
75.Purdue6$24.4M
76.Georgia Tech10$24.3M
77.Tulane10$22M
78.Baylor9$21.7M
79.Oregon State6$21.6M
80.Central Michigan5$20.9M
81.Tulsa4$20.6M
82.West Virginia8$20.4M
83.Charlotte1$20.1M
84.South Dakota State5$17.7M
85.Nebraska7$17.2M
86.Yale1$17.1M
87.Connecticut7$16.9M
88.Weber State3$16.7M
89.Virginia4$16.2M
90.Stephen F Austin2$16M
91.Rutgers10$15.8M
92.Idaho3$14.9M
93.Northern Iowa4$14.9M
94.Albany1$14.3M
95.UCF6$14M
96.Appalachian State4$13.7M
97.Toledo7$13.5M
98.Massachusetts2$11.8M
99.South Carolina State2$11.7M
100.UTEP2$11.5M
101.San Jose State2$11.4M
102.Colorado State3$11.3M
103.Western Kentucky5$11M
104.Nevada3$10.9M
105.Southern Illinois2$10.6M
106.San Diego State4$10.5M
107.Rice3$10.4M
108.East Carolina3$10.4M
109.Arizona State6$10.1M
110.Montana State3$9.3M
111.UW–Whitewater1$9.2M
112.Villanova1$7.4M
113.Bowling Green State3$7.2M
114.Marist1$7.2M
115.Fort Hays State1$7.1M
116.Brown1$7M
117.Troy4$7M
118.Holy Cross2$7M
119.Tennessee-Chattanooga2$6.5M
120.UTSA2$6.5M
121.Sam Houston State2$6.4M
122.Southern Utah2$6.1M
123.Coastal Carolina1$6.1M
124.Florida International2$6M
125.Alabama State1$6M
126.Georgia State4$5.9M
127.Arkansas State2$5.9M
128.Kansas5$5.7M
129.Sioux Falls2$5.6M
130.Harvard3$5.4M
131.South Dakota4$5M
132.Shepherd University1$4.8M
133.Hawaii2$4.7M
134.Central Arkansas2$4.6M
135.Navy4$4.6M
136.South Alabama2$4.5M
137.Manitoba1$4.5M
137.Penn1$4.5M
139.William & Mary3$4.1M
140.Illinois State2$4M
141.Georgia Southern2$3.9M
142.Marshall3$3.9M
143.Florida A&M2$3.9M
144.Virginia State1$3.9M
145.Princeton1$3.7M
146.Liberty1$3.7M
147.Malone University1$3.6M
148.Dayton1$3.3M
149.Delaware1$3.3M
150.Washburn University1$3.3M
151.Southeast Missouri State2$3.2M
152.Tusculum College1$3.2M
153.James Madison3$3.2M
154.Lenoir–Rhyne University2$3M
155.Jacksonville State2$2.9M
156.Miami (Ohio)2$2.8M
157.Maine1$2.8M
158.Western Illinois1$2.7M
159.Murray State1$2.6M
160.Alcorn State2$2.4M
161.Southern Mississippi2$2.4M
162.UC Davis1$2.4M
163.Youngstown State1$2.3M
164.Montana2$2.2M
165.Air Force2$2.2M
166.Drake1$2.1M
167.Cal State Los Angeles1$1.9M
168.Morgan State2$1.9M
169.Northern Arizona1$1.7M
170.Fort Valley State University1$1.6M
171.Azusa Pacific1$1.5M
172.New Mexico1$1.5M
173.VCU1$1.5M
174.Saginaw Valley State University1$1.4M
175.Duquesne1$1.3M
176.Canisius1$1.3M
176.Missouri Western1$1.3M
176.Sacred Heart1$1.3M
179.Wingate University1$1.2M
180.Jackson State1$1.2M
181.Alabama A&M1$1.1M
182.New Hampshire1$1.1M
183.Texas A&M University–Commerce1$1.1M
184.Sacramento State1$1.1M
185.Saint John's (MN)1$1.1M
186.Findlay1$1.1M
187.UAB1$1.1M
188.Barton College1$1.1M
189.Ball State1$1.1M
189.Indiana State1$1.1M
191.East Tennessee State1$1M
191.South Florida1$1M
193.British Columbia1$1M
194.Cal Poly1$1M
194.Tarleton State1$1M
196.UNLV1$1M
197.Delta State University1$896.7K
198.Akron1$896.5K
199.Minnesota State University Moorhead1$894.8K
200.Southern Arkansas University1$885K

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