2026 NFL Salaries by College

Updated by Dan on Sep 1, 2026

NFL Quarterback Salaries by College

What colleges and conferences have the highest paid NFL players at Quarterback?
How it works

Top Conferences

Conference#Salary
1.SEC23$270.5M
2.ACC20$243.2M
3.Big Ten17$155.5M
4.Big 1212$78.2M
5.MWC4$50.8M
6.PAC-122$41.8M
7.C-USA1$3.3M
8.Independent2$2M
9.MAC1$1.1M

Top Colleges

College#Salary
1.Oklahoma3$73.2M
2.Clemson3$65.4M
3.California2$60.1M
4.Oregon3$58.8M
5.Georgia2$49.6M
6.LSU3$48.8M
7.Southern California2$48.7M
8.Mississippi State1$44.6M
9.Wyoming1$44.2M
10.Louisville2$36.8M
11.Utah State1$36.1M
12.Texas Tech2$35.6M
13.Iowa State1$23.7M
14.Alabama5$22.5M
15.Duke1$19.2M
16.North Carolina3$16.8M
17.Ohio State3$15.6M
18.Miami2$12.5M
19.Indiana2$11.3M
20.Florida1$10.8M
21.North Carolina State1$10.4M
22.Stanford2$9.3M
23.Auburn1$8M
24.North Dakota State3$6.5M
25.Washington1$6.3M
26.Michigan1$6M
27.Washington State1$5.7M
28.Florida State1$5M
29.Shepherd University1$4.8M
30.Oklahoma State1$4.6M
31.Houston2$4.1M
32.Pittsburgh1$4M
33.Mississippi1$3.9M
34.Purdue1$3.8M
35.Delaware1$3.3M
36.West Virginia1$3.3M
37.Texas2$3M
38.Virginia Tech1$2.9M
39.Missouri1$2.8M
40.Utah1$2.2M
41.Illinois1$1.6M
42.TCU1$1.5M
43.Michigan State1$1.3M
44.Penn State1$1.3M
45.BYU1$1.3M
46.Tennessee1$1.2M
47.South Carolina1$1.2M
48.Colorado1$1.1M
49.Central Michigan1$1.1M
50.Notre Dame1$1.1M
51.Arkansas1$973.7K
52.Rutgers1$930.8K
53.Minnesota State University Moorhead1$894.8K
54.Kansas1$893.3K
55.Georgia Tech1$892.3K
56.Connecticut1$890K

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

ACC

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Deshaun WatsonClemsonBrownsQB$40.2M
2.Jared GoffCaliforniaLionsQB$37.6M
3.Lamar JacksonLouisvilleRavensQB$34.4M
4.Trevor LawrenceClemsonJaguarsQB$24M
5.Aaron RodgersCaliforniaSteelersQB$22.5M
6.Daniel JonesDukeColtsQB$19.2M
7.Cameron WardMiamiTitansQB$11.1M
8.Jacoby BrissettNorth Carolina StateCardinalsQB$10.4M
9.Drake MayeNorth CarolinaPatriotsQB$10M
10.Davis MillsStanfordTexansQB$8.1M
11.Jameis WinstonFlorida StateGiantsQB$5M
12.Mitchell TrubiskyNorth CarolinaTitansQB$4.3M
13.Kenny PickettPittsburghPanthersQB$4M
14.Tyrod TaylorVirginia TechPackersQB$2.9M
15.Sam HowellNorth CarolinaCowboysQB$2.5M
16.Tyler ShoughLouisvilleSaintsQB$2.5M
17.Carson BeckMiamiCardinalsQB$1.4M
18.Tanner McKeeStanfordEaglesQB$1.2M
19.Cade KlubnikClemsonJetsQB$1.2M
20.Haynes KingGeorgia TechPanthersQB$892.3K

Big 12

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Patrick MahomesTexas TechChiefsQB$34.7M
2.Brock PurdyIowa State49ersQB$23.7M
3.Mason RudolphOklahoma StateSteelersQB$4.6M
4.Geno SmithWest VirginiaJetsQB$3.3M
5.Case KeenumHoustonBearsQB$2.2M
6.Tyler HuntleyUtahRavensQB$2.2M
7.Kyle AllenHoustonBillsQB$1.9M
8.Andy DaltonTCUEaglesQB$1.5M
9.Zach WilsonBYUSaintsQB$1.3M
10.Shedeur SandersColoradoBrownsQB$1.1M
11.Behren MortonTexas TechPatriotsQB$922.3K
12.Jalon DanielsKansasBuccaneersQB$893.3K

Big Ten

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Justin HerbertOregonRamsQB$46.3M
2.Sam DarnoldSouthern CaliforniaSeahawksQB$37.9M
3.C.J. StroudOhio StateTexansQB$11.6M
4.Caleb WilliamsSouthern CaliforniaBearsQB$10.8M
5.Fernando MendozaIndianaRaidersQB$10.4M
6.Marcus MariotaOregonCommandersQB$7.3M
7.Michael Penix Jr.WashingtonFalconsQB$6.3M
8.J.J. McCarthyMichiganVikingsQB$6M
9.Bo NixOregonBroncosQB$5.1M
10.Aidan O'ConnellPurdueRaidersQB$3.8M
11.Justin FieldsOhio StateChiefsQB$3M
12.Tommy DeVitoIllinoisPatriotsQB$1.6M
13.Kirk CousinsMichigan StateRaidersQB$1.3M
14.Drew AllarPenn StateSteelersQB$1.3M
15.Will HowardOhio StateSteelersQB$1.1M
16.Athan KaliakmanisRutgersCommandersQB$930.8K
17.Kurtis RourkeIndiana49ersQB$918.6K

C-USA

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Joe FlaccoDelawareBengalsQB$3.3M

Independent

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Riley LeonardNotre DameColtsQB$1.1M
2.Joe FagnanoConnecticutRavensQB$890K

MAC

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Cooper RushCentral MichiganFalconsQB$1.1M

MWC

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Josh AllenWyomingBillsQB$44.2M
2.Carson WentzNorth Dakota StateVikingsQB$3.1M
3.Trey LanceNorth Dakota StateRamsQB$2.5M
4.Cole PaytonNorth Dakota StateEaglesQB$979.9K

PAC-12

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Jordan LoveUtah StatePackersQB$36.1M
2.Gardner MinshewWashington StateCardinalsQB$5.7M

SEC

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Matthew StaffordGeorgiaRamsQB$48.3M
2.Dak PrescottMississippi StateCowboysQB$44.6M
3.Baker MayfieldOklahomaBuccaneersQB$40M
4.Joe BurrowLSUBengalsQB$37.6M
5.Jalen HurtsOklahomaEaglesQB$32M
6.Bryce YoungAlabamaPanthersQB$12.1M
7.Anthony RichardsonFloridaColtsQB$10.8M
8.Jayden DanielsLSUCommandersQB$10.3M
9.Jarrett StidhamAuburnBroncosQB$8M
10.Ty SimpsonAlabamaRamsQB$4.6M
11.Jaxson DartMississippiGiantsQB$3.9M
12.Mac JonesAlabama49ersQB$3.1M
13.Drew LockMissouriSeahawksQB$2.8M
14.Sam EhlingerTexasBroncosQB$2M
15.Jalen MilroeAlabamaSeahawksQB$1.4M
16.Stetson BennettGeorgiaRamsQB$1.3M
17.Kyler MurrayOklahomaVikingsQB$1.3M
18.Tua TagovailoaAlabamaFalconsQB$1.2M
19.Joshua DobbsTennesseeLionsQB$1.2M
20.Spencer RattlerSouth CarolinaSaintsQB$1.2M
21.Quinn EwersTexasJaguarsQB$1M
22.Taylen GreenArkansasBrownsQB$973.7K
23.Garrett NussmeierLSUChiefsQB$915.1K

Alabama

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Bryce YoungAlabamaPanthersQB$12.1M
2.Ty SimpsonAlabamaRamsQB$4.6M
3.Mac JonesAlabama49ersQB$3.1M
4.Jalen MilroeAlabamaSeahawksQB$1.4M
5.Tua TagovailoaAlabamaFalconsQB$1.2M

Arkansas

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Taylen GreenArkansasBrownsQB$973.7K

Auburn

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Jarrett StidhamAuburnBroncosQB$8M

BYU

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Zach WilsonBYUSaintsQB$1.3M

California

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Jared GoffCaliforniaLionsQB$37.6M
2.Aaron RodgersCaliforniaSteelersQB$22.5M

Central Michigan

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Cooper RushCentral MichiganFalconsQB$1.1M

Clemson

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Deshaun WatsonClemsonBrownsQB$40.2M
2.Trevor LawrenceClemsonJaguarsQB$24M
3.Cade KlubnikClemsonJetsQB$1.2M

Colorado

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Shedeur SandersColoradoBrownsQB$1.1M

Connecticut

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Joe FagnanoConnecticutRavensQB$890K

Delaware

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Joe FlaccoDelawareBengalsQB$3.3M

Duke

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Daniel JonesDukeColtsQB$19.2M

Florida

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Anthony RichardsonFloridaColtsQB$10.8M

Florida State

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Jameis WinstonFlorida StateGiantsQB$5M

Georgia

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Matthew StaffordGeorgiaRamsQB$48.3M
2.Stetson BennettGeorgiaRamsQB$1.3M

Georgia Tech

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Haynes KingGeorgia TechPanthersQB$892.3K

Houston

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Case KeenumHoustonBearsQB$2.2M
2.Kyle AllenHoustonBillsQB$1.9M

Illinois

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Tommy DeVitoIllinoisPatriotsQB$1.6M

Indiana

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Fernando MendozaIndianaRaidersQB$10.4M
2.Kurtis RourkeIndiana49ersQB$918.6K

Iowa State

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Brock PurdyIowa State49ersQB$23.7M

Kansas

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Jalon DanielsKansasBuccaneersQB$893.3K

LSU

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Joe BurrowLSUBengalsQB$37.6M
2.Jayden DanielsLSUCommandersQB$10.3M
3.Garrett NussmeierLSUChiefsQB$915.1K

Louisville

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Lamar JacksonLouisvilleRavensQB$34.4M
2.Tyler ShoughLouisvilleSaintsQB$2.5M

Miami

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Cameron WardMiamiTitansQB$11.1M
2.Carson BeckMiamiCardinalsQB$1.4M

Michigan

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.J.J. McCarthyMichiganVikingsQB$6M

Michigan State

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Kirk CousinsMichigan StateRaidersQB$1.3M

Minnesota State University Moorhead

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Jack StrandMinnesota State University MoorheadFalconsQB$894.8K

Mississippi

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Jaxson DartMississippiGiantsQB$3.9M

Mississippi State

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Dak PrescottMississippi StateCowboysQB$44.6M

Missouri

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Drew LockMissouriSeahawksQB$2.8M

North Carolina

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Drake MayeNorth CarolinaPatriotsQB$10M
2.Mitchell TrubiskyNorth CarolinaTitansQB$4.3M
3.Sam HowellNorth CarolinaCowboysQB$2.5M

North Carolina State

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Jacoby BrissettNorth Carolina StateCardinalsQB$10.4M

North Dakota State

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Carson WentzNorth Dakota StateVikingsQB$3.1M
2.Trey LanceNorth Dakota StateRamsQB$2.5M
3.Cole PaytonNorth Dakota StateEaglesQB$979.9K

Notre Dame

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Riley LeonardNotre DameColtsQB$1.1M

Ohio State

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.C.J. StroudOhio StateTexansQB$11.6M
2.Justin FieldsOhio StateChiefsQB$3M
3.Will HowardOhio StateSteelersQB$1.1M

Oklahoma

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Baker MayfieldOklahomaBuccaneersQB$40M
2.Jalen HurtsOklahomaEaglesQB$32M
3.Kyler MurrayOklahomaVikingsQB$1.3M

Oklahoma State

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Mason RudolphOklahoma StateSteelersQB$4.6M

Oregon

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Justin HerbertOregonRamsQB$46.3M
2.Marcus MariotaOregonCommandersQB$7.3M
3.Bo NixOregonBroncosQB$5.1M

Penn State

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Drew AllarPenn StateSteelersQB$1.3M

Pittsburgh

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Kenny PickettPittsburghPanthersQB$4M

Purdue

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Aidan O'ConnellPurdueRaidersQB$3.8M

Rutgers

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Athan KaliakmanisRutgersCommandersQB$930.8K

Shepherd University

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Tyson BagentShepherd UniversityBearsQB$4.8M

South Carolina

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Spencer RattlerSouth CarolinaSaintsQB$1.2M

Southern California

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Sam DarnoldSouthern CaliforniaSeahawksQB$37.9M
2.Caleb WilliamsSouthern CaliforniaBearsQB$10.8M

Stanford

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Davis MillsStanfordTexansQB$8.1M
2.Tanner McKeeStanfordEaglesQB$1.2M

TCU

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Andy DaltonTCUEaglesQB$1.5M

Tennessee

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Joshua DobbsTennesseeLionsQB$1.2M

Texas

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Sam EhlingerTexasBroncosQB$2M
2.Quinn EwersTexasJaguarsQB$1M

Texas Tech

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Patrick MahomesTexas TechChiefsQB$34.7M
2.Behren MortonTexas TechPatriotsQB$922.3K

Utah

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Tyler HuntleyUtahRavensQB$2.2M

Utah State

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Jordan LoveUtah StatePackersQB$36.1M

Virginia Tech

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Tyrod TaylorVirginia TechPackersQB$2.9M

Washington

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Michael Penix Jr.WashingtonFalconsQB$6.3M

Washington State

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Gardner MinshewWashington StateCardinalsQB$5.7M

West Virginia

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Geno SmithWest VirginiaJetsQB$3.3M

Wyoming

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Josh AllenWyomingBillsQB$44.2M

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