NFL
NFL Colleges
Ranking colleges/universities by active NFL players & earnings.
| Rank | College | Players Active | Combined Earnings Active Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | 68 | $507,581,340 |
| 2 | Louisiana State | 45 | $328,279,841 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 37 | $312,224,587 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 52 | $291,556,778 |
| 5 | Clemson | 33 | $262,106,417 |
| 6 | Georgia | 49 | $212,237,741 |
| 7 | Mississippi State | 20 | $201,642,111 |
| 8 | Oregon | 32 | $182,488,569 |
| 9 | Notre Dame | 41 | $181,197,990 |
| 10 | Southern California | 32 | $175,150,241 |
| 11 | California | 16 | $174,604,500 |
| 12 | Michigan | 47 | $172,212,645 |
| 13 | Texas A&M | 29 | $169,388,533 |
| 14 | Florida State | 27 | $159,607,019 |
| 15 | Penn State | 38 | $143,543,126 |
| 16 | Iowa | 29 | $143,038,714 |
| 17 | Washington | 33 | $141,597,089 |
| 18 | Illinois | 25 | $120,718,035 |
| 19 | Florida | 34 | $117,701,683 |
| 20 | Texas | 37 | $117,109,405 |
| 21 | North Carolina State | 20 | $115,416,172 |
| 22 | Auburn | 25 | $111,820,341 |
| 23 | Mississippi | 25 | $108,833,885 |
| 24 | Wisconsin | 26 | $108,567,850 |
| 25 | Stanford | 28 | $103,555,911 |
| 26 | California-Los Angeles | 27 | $95,616,611 |
| 27 | Utah | 22 | $93,267,062 |
| 28 | Michigan State | 17 | $89,953,658 |
| 29 | Wyoming | 7 | $88,608,283 |
| 30 | Virginia Tech | 21 | $88,438,784 |
| 31 | South Carolina | 23 | $85,030,189 |
| 32 | Boston College | 15 | $82,805,689 |
| 33 | Utah St | 1 | $79,000,000 |
| 34 | Tennessee | 29 | $77,454,738 |
| 35 | Maryland | 20 | $76,893,665 |
| 36 | Texas Tech | 11 | $76,651,237 |
| 37 | Louisville | 13 | $73,113,711 |
| 38 | Duke | 14 | $69,727,581 |
| 39 | Minnesota | 18 | $62,040,787 |
| 40 | Brigham Young | 16 | $61,541,154 |
| 41 | Arkansas | 20 | $58,962,736 |
| 42 | Kentucky | 18 | $55,824,384 |
| 43 | Pittsburgh | 21 | $52,604,539 |
| 44 | Miami (FL) | 22 | $52,020,856 |
| 45 | North Carolina | 20 | $50,655,261 |
| 46 | Fresno State | 11 | $48,104,167 |
| 47 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 7 | $47,545,972 |
| 48 | Washington State | 12 | $44,943,596 |
| 49 | Texas Christian | 25 | $44,822,523 |
| 50 | Memphis | 10 | $43,696,494 |
| 51 | Missouri | 18 | $43,437,496 |
| 52 | West Virginia | 9 | $43,359,770 |
| 53 | Kansas State | 13 | $42,291,985 |
| 54 | Houston | 16 | $40,225,040 |
| 55 | Oregon State | 13 | $39,504,480 |
| 56 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | $38,923,333 |
| 57 | Temple | 11 | $38,409,065 |
| 58 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | $38,241,000 |
| 59 | Cincinnati | 15 | $36,081,701 |
| 60 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | $34,592,000 |
| 61 | Central Florida | 10 | $34,532,513 |
| 62 | Western Michigan | 10 | $33,970,327 |
| 63 | Boise State | 12 | $33,895,163 |
| 64 | Southern Methodist | 14 | $33,010,893 |
| 65 | Eastern Washington | 4 | $31,980,000 |
| 66 | Arizona State | 6 | $29,306,364 |
| 67 | Iowa State | 11 | $29,286,490 |
| 68 | Oklahoma State | 11 | $28,728,240 |
| 69 | Nebraska | 12 | $27,413,261 |
| 70 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | $26,335,000 |
| 71 | West Alabama | 1 | $26,250,000 |
| 72 | Tulane | 8 | $26,219,914 |
| 73 | Buffalo | 6 | $24,944,404 |
| 74 | Central Michigan | 8 | $23,956,500 |
| 75 | Wake Forest | 11 | $23,387,019 |
| 76 | Nevada | 3 | $23,235,000 |
| 77 | Kansas | 6 | $22,104,992 |
| 78 | Lenoir-Rhyne | 2 | $21,985,000 |
| 79 | Charlotte | 4 | $21,904,111 |
| 80 | Georgia Tech | 6 | $21,629,098 |
| 81 | Syracuse | 7 | $21,537,246 |
| 82 | Virginia | 10 | $21,354,640 |
| 83 | Western Kentucky | 8 | $21,315,516 |
| 84 | Purdue | 13 | $20,890,708 |
| 85 | North Dakota State | 11 | $20,273,811 |
| 86 | South Dakota State | 6 | $20,245,896 |
| 87 | Colorado | 8 | $19,315,925 |
| 88 | Yale | 4 | $18,706,324 |
| 89 | South Carolina State | 3 | $17,973,382 |
| 90 | Toledo | 10 | $17,274,961 |
| 91 | Rutgers | 10 | $17,158,666 |
| 92 | Arizona | 6 | $16,978,560 |
| 93 | Delaware | 3 | $14,630,000 |
| 94 | Alabama State | 1 | $14,500,000 |
| 95 | Albany State | 1 | $14,500,000 |
| 96 | Northwestern | 9 | $14,068,451 |
| 97 | Weber State | 4 | $13,645,833 |
| 98 | San Diego State | 10 | $13,309,692 |
| 99 | Appalachian State | 11 | $12,938,610 |
| 100 | Valdosta State | 3 | $12,840,555 |
| 101 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 1 | $12,555,000 |
| 102 | Baylor | 10 | $12,479,553 |
| 103 | Tulsa | 4 | $12,397,273 |
| 104 | Connecticut | 8 | $12,110,116 |
| 105 | Northern Iowa | 5 | $12,019,071 |
| 106 | South Alabama | 4 | $11,941,884 |
| 107 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 2 | $11,910,000 |
| 108 | Texas El-Paso | 5 | $11,703,104 |
| 109 | Alabama-Birmingham | 6 | $11,409,566 |
| 110 | Georgia Southern | 6 | $10,967,500 |
| 111 | Ferris State | 3 | $10,715,000 |
| 112 | Samford | 2 | $10,350,000 |
| 113 | Hawaii | 2 | $10,000,000 |
| 114 | Arkansas State | 2 | $9,480,000 |
| 115 | Sioux Falls | 2 | $9,210,080 |
| 116 | Vanderbilt | 7 | $9,072,389 |
| 117 | Texas-San Antonio | 5 | $8,955,829 |
| 118 | Rice | 4 | $8,915,044 |
| 119 | Stephen F. Austin | 3 | $8,830,000 |
| 120 | Utah State | 3 | $8,818,608 |
| 121 | San Jose State | 3 | $8,635,000 |
| 122 | Idaho | 3 | $8,531,000 |
| 123 | Manitoba | 1 | $8,500,000 |
| 124 | Old Dominion | 7 | $8,393,000 |
| 125 | Minnesota-Mankato | 1 | $8,250,000 |
| 126 | Montana State | 3 | $8,174,870 |
| 127 | Northern Illinois | 2 | $8,133,000 |
| 128 | Indiana | 7 | $7,934,164 |
| 129 | East Carolina | 6 | $7,673,376 |
| 130 | MIssouri Western State | 3 | $7,620,830 |
| 131 | Grand Valley State | 1 | $7,500,000 |
| 132 | Humboldt State | 1 | $7,000,000 |
| 133 | Texas State | 1 | $7,000,000 |
| 134 | Central Arkansas | 3 | $6,813,888 |
| 135 | Southern Mississippi | 5 | $6,700,836 |
| 136 | New Mexico | 3 | $6,526,666 |
| 137 | Murray State | 1 | $6,250,000 |
| 138 | Harvard | 2 | $6,185,000 |
| 139 | Holy Cross | 4 | $5,995,620 |
| 140 | Virginia Commonwealth | 1 | $5,920,000 |
| 141 | Marshall | 5 | $5,879,589 |
| 142 | Colorado State | 6 | $5,839,485 |
| 143 | Georgia State | 2 | $5,476,380 |
| 144 | Florida International | 2 | $5,435,000 |
| 145 | Southern Illinois | 2 | $5,365,000 |
| 146 | Colorado State-Pueblo | 2 | $4,887,265 |
| 147 | Illinois State | 2 | $4,853,336 |
| 148 | Western State Colorado | 1 | $4,820,000 |
| 149 | Miami | 3 | $4,750,044 |
| 150 | Fort Hays State | 1 | $4,600,000 |
| 151 | Dayton | 1 | $4,500,000 |
| 152 | Eastern Illinois | 2 | $4,421,805 |
| 153 | Southern Utah | 2 | $4,285,000 |
| 154 | Texas-El Paso | 1 | $4,085,080 |
| 155 | Maine | 1 | $4,000,000 |
| 156 | Tarleton State | 1 | $4,000,000 |
| 157 | Western Illinois | 1 | $3,700,000 |
| 158 | Marist | 1 | $3,635,000 |
| 159 | William & Mary | 4 | $3,525,000 |
| 160 | Villanova | 2 | $3,494,450 |
| 161 | Troy | 4 | $3,350,712 |
| 162 | Bowling Green | 3 | $3,192,500 |
| 163 | Malone | 1 | $3,190,000 |
| 164 | Washburn | 2 | $3,085,000 |
| 165 | Miami (OH) | 3 | $3,025,000 |
| 166 | Charleston | 1 | $3,000,000 |
| 167 | Brown | 1 | $2,985,000 |
| 168 | Florida A&M | 4 | $2,905,004 |
| 169 | South Florida | 3 | $2,757,500 |
| 170 | Missouri Science & Tech | 1 | $2,742,500 |
| 171 | San Diego | 2 | $2,670,000 |
| 172 | Jacksonville State | 2 | $2,644,079 |
| 173 | Army | 3 | $2,500,000 |
| 174 | Augustana | 1 | $2,500,000 |
| 175 | Fordham | 2 | $2,485,000 |
| 176 | Pennsylvania | 1 | $2,400,000 |
| 177 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 2 | $2,319,179 |
| 178 | North Texas | 2 | $2,297,220 |
| 179 | Youngstown State | 3 | $2,271,670 |
| 180 | Alcorn State | 2 | $2,207,500 |
| 181 | Sacramento State | 2 | $2,202,896 |
| 182 | Air Force | 3 | $2,104,282 |
| 183 | Liberty | 2 | $2,089,100 |
| 184 | Massachusetts | 2 | $2,063,333 |
| 185 | Ball State | 2 | $2,019,000 |
| 186 | Elon | 1 | $2,000,000 |
| 187 | Wagner | 3 | $1,985,555 |
| 188 | Southeast Missouri State | 2 | $1,929,777 |
| 189 | Sam Houston State | 2 | $1,900,000 |
| 190 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | $1,691,672 |
| 191 | South Dakota | 2 | $1,583,387 |
| 192 | Jackson State | 2 | $1,577,505 |
| 193 | British Columbia | 1 | $1,520,656 |
| 194 | Princeton | 2 | $1,512,500 |
| 195 | Fayetteville State | 2 | $1,505,000 |
| 196 | Greenville | 1 | $1,500,000 |
| 197 | Northern Arizona | 1 | $1,400,000 |
| 198 | Campbell | 2 | $1,395,000 |
| 199 | Duquesne | 1 | $1,380,000 |
| 200 | Grambling State | 1 | $1,380,000 |
| 201 | Canisius | 1 | $1,377,500 |
| 202 | Houston Baptist | 1 | $1,350,000 |
| 203 | Navy | 1 | $1,303,000 |
| 204 | Assumption | 1 | $1,292,500 |
| 205 | Bemidji State | 1 | $1,292,500 |
| 206 | James Madison | 1 | $1,292,500 |
| 207 | Southern Arkansas | 1 | $1,292,500 |
| 208 | Drake | 1 | $1,263,162 |
| 209 | Azusa Pacific | 1 | $1,125,000 |
| 210 | East Central | 1 | $1,125,000 |
| 211 | Kutztown | 1 | $1,125,000 |
| 212 | Northern Colorado | 1 | $1,125,000 |
| 213 | Saint John | 1 | $1,125,000 |
| 214 | North Carolina A&T | 1 | $1,062,500 |
| 215 | Idaho State | 1 | $985,000 |
| 216 | Missouri State | 1 | $985,000 |
| 217 | Prairie View A&M | 1 | $985,000 |
| 218 | Sacred Heart | 1 | $985,000 |
| 219 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 1 | $985,000 |
| 220 | Tusculum | 1 | $985,000 |
| 221 | West Florida | 1 | $985,000 |
| 222 | Furman | 2 | $980,837 |
| 223 | Findlay | 1 | $955,060 |
| 224 | New Hampshire | 1 | $950,192 |
| 225 | California-Davis | 1 | $915,000 |
| 226 | Culver-Stockton | 1 | $915,000 |
| 227 | Fort Valley State | 1 | $915,000 |
| 228 | Indiana (PA) | 1 | $915,000 |
| 229 | North Dakota | 1 | $915,000 |
| 230 | Ole Miss | 1 | $915,000 |
| 231 | Saginaw Valley State | 1 | $915,000 |
| 232 | Shepherd | 1 | $915,000 |
| 233 | Wingate | 1 | $915,000 |
| 234 | Texas A&M University–Commerce | 1 | $900,988 |
| 235 | Pittsburg State | 1 | $810,000 |
| 236 | North Carolina Central | 1 | $795,000 |
| 237 | Lindenwood | 1 | $644,722 |
| 238 | Barton | 1 | $606,391 |
| 239 | Eastern Kentucky | 1 | $495,000 |
| 240 | Norfolk State | 1 | $495,000 |
| 241 | Tennessee-Martin | 1 | $495,000 |
| 242 | Western Carolina | 1 | $495,000 |
| 243 | Minnesota State | 1 | $492,498 |
| 244 | Howard | 1 | $477,500 |
| 245 | Framingham State | 1 | $470,000 |
| 246 | Lafayette | 1 | $470,000 |
| 247 | Monmouth | 1 | $470,000 |
| 248 | Richmond | 1 | $470,000 |
| 249 | Southern | 1 | $470,000 |
| 250 | Stony Brook | 1 | $437,776 |
