NFL
NFL Colleges: North Carolina State
Ranking colleges/universities by active NFL players & earnings.
* denotes active player
| Rank | Player | Pos | Team | Current Contract | Current AAV | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philip Rivers | QB |
 SD |
6 yr, $91,800,000 | $15,300,000 | $261,294,322 |
| 2 | Mario Williams | DE |
 BUF |
6 yr, $96,000,000 | $16,000,000 | $158,300,000 |
| 3 | Bradley Chubb* | OLB |
 MIA |
5 yr, $110,000,000 | $22,000,000 | $120,230,839 |
| 4 | Joe Thuney* | G |
 NE |
4 yr, $3,213,428 | $803,357 | $99,991,395 |
| 5 | Mike Glennon | QB |
 TB |
4 yr, $3,104,062 | $776,016 | $72,049,661 |
| 6 | J.R. Sweezy | G |
 SEA |
4 yr, $2,156,848 | $539,212 | $71,331,184 |
| 7 | Jacoby Brissett* | QB |
NE |
4 yr, $3,410,832 | $852,708 | $60,906,475 |
| 8 | Adrian Wilson | S |
 ARI |
3 yr, $1,436,000 | $478,667 | $56,559,667 |
| 9 | Torry Holt | WR |
NE |
1 yr, $50,000 | $50,000 | $53,900,000 |
| 10 | David Amerson | CB |
 WAS |
4 yr, $3,850,902 | $962,726 | $41,860,534 |
| 11 | Garrett Bradbury* | C |
 MIN |
3 yr, $15,750,000 | $5,250,000 | $41,718,053 |
| 12 | Jakobi Meyers* | WR |
 LV |
3 yr, $33,000,000 | $11,000,000 | $39,360,662 |
| 13 | Justin Jones* | DT |
ARI |
3 yr, $31,165,000 | $10,388,333 | $38,227,681 |
| 14 | Stephen Tulloch | ILB |
 DET |
5 yr, $25,500,000 | $5,100,000 | $36,069,320 |
| 15 | Alim McNeill* | DT |
DET |
4 yr, $97,000,000 | $24,250,000 | $36,001,751 |
| 16 | B.J. Hill* | DT |
 CIN |
3 yr, $30,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $35,182,021 |
| 17 | Nyheim Miller-Hines* | RB |
BUF |
1 yr, $500,000 | $500,000 | $35,078,757 |
| 18 | Steven Hauschka | K |
SEA |
1 yr, $780,000 | $780,000 | $31,309,127 |
| 19 | Jerricho Cotchery | WR |
 PIT |
2 yr, $3,000,000 | $1,500,000 | $29,855,000 |
| 20 | Ikem Ekwonu* | LT |
 CAR |
4 yr, $27,568,052 | $6,892,013 | $27,568,050 |
| 21 | Germaine Pratt* | ILB |
CIN |
3 yr, $20,250,000 | $6,750,000 | $26,698,882 |
| 22 | Brian Williams | CB |
MIN |
3 yr, $1,232,000 | $410,667 | $26,602,700 |
| 23 | Manny Lawson | OLB |
BUF |
4 yr, $12,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $26,577,500 |
| 24 | Sean Locklear | T |
 ATL |
1 yr, $840,000 | $840,000 | $24,808,529 |
| 25 | Willie Young | OLB |
DET |
1 yr, $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $24,415,041 |
| 26 | Ray Agnew | DT |
 STL |
4 yr, $8,100,000 | $2,025,000 | $17,050,000 |
| 27 | Ted Larsen | G |
TB |
4 yr, $2,713,600 | $678,400 | $15,541,440 |
| 28 | A.J. Cole* | P |
LV |
4 yr, $12,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $15,152,024 |
| 29 | Juston Burris | CB |
 NYJ |
4 yr, $2,891,131 | $722,783 | $13,147,319 |
| 30 | T.Y. McGill | DT |
 IND |
3 yr, $1,575,000 | $525,000 | $11,522,190 |
| 31 | Dontae Johnson | CB |
 SF |
4 yr, $2,620,544 | $655,136 | $11,008,128 |
| 32 | Nate Irving | ILB |
 DEN |
4 yr, $2,735,000 | $683,750 | $9,485,000 |
| 33 | Josh Jones | S |
SEA |
1 yr, $1,085,000 | $1,085,000 | $8,961,329 |
| 34 | John McCargo | DT |
TB |
1 yr, $685,000 | $685,000 | $8,605,156 |
| 35 | Audie Cole | ILB |
MIN |
1 yr, $282,343 | $282,343 | $8,429,533 |
| 36 | Kentavius Street* | DE |
ATL |
1 yr, $1,765,000 | $1,765,000 | $7,147,202 |
| 37 | Cory Durden* | DT |
DET |
2 yr, $40,000 | $20,000 | $6,964,334 |
| 38 | Zonovan Knight* | RB |
NYJ |
1 yr, $225,000 | $225,000 | $6,703,388 |
| 39 | Will Richardson | T |
 JAX |
1 yr, $975,000 | $975,000 | $6,351,136 |
| 40 | T.J. Graham | WR |
BUF |
4 yr, $2,901,252 | $725,313 | $6,258,231 |
| 41 | Kelvin Harmon* | WR |
 DAL |
1 yr, $225,000 | $225,000 | $5,993,840 |
| 42 | Larrell Murchison* | DT |
 LAR |
1 yr, $1,175,000 | $1,175,000 | $5,884,018 |
| 43 | Tanner Ingle* | S |
LAR |
1 yr, $225,000 | $225,000 | $5,741,000 |
| 44 | Earl Wolff | SS |
 PHI |
4 yr, $2,372,000 | $593,000 | $5,635,200 |
| 45 | Vi Jones* | ILB |
ARI |
1 yr, $915,000 | $915,000 | $5,128,999 |
| 46 | Trenton Gill | P |
 CHI |
1 yr, $38,504 | $38,504 | $4,893,948 |
| 47 | Thayer Thomas* | WR |
MIN |
1 yr, $225,000 | $225,000 | $4,891,000 |
| 48 | Jaylen Samuels | RB |
 HOU |
1 yr, $70,000 | $70,000 | $4,730,621 |
| 49 | James Smith-Williams* | DE |
ATL |
1 yr, $1,292,500 | $1,292,500 | $4,685,200 |
| 50 | Andre Brown | RB |
 NYG |
1 yr, $2,023,000 | $2,023,000 | $4,533,588 |
| 51 | Jack Tocho | CB |
MIN |
1 yr, $115,098 | $115,098 | $4,297,784 |
| 52 | Terrell Manning | ILB |
 GB |
2 yr, $128,610 | $64,305 | $4,067,704 |
| 53 | Ryan Finley | QB |
CIN |
1 yr, $394,828 | $394,828 | $3,873,678 |
| 54 | Matt Dayes | RB |
 CLE |
2 yr, $48,201 | $24,101 | $3,832,846 |
| 55 | Chandler Zavala* | G |
CAR |
4 yr, $4,611,736 | $1,152,934 | $3,366,736 |
| 56 | Markus Kuhn | DT |
NYG |
4 yr, $2,145,896 | $536,474 | $3,304,627 |
| 57 | Ricky Person Jr. | RB |
 BAL |
1 yr, $3,334 | $3,334 | $3,240,000 |
| 58 | Tyler Jones | T |
DAL |
1 yr, $16,000 | $16,000 | $3,217,000 |
| 59 | Brayden Narveson | K |
GB |
1 yr, $265,002 | $265,002 | $3,195,836 |
| 60 | Derrek Pitts | CB |
TB |
2 yr, $0 | $0 | $3,192,003 |
| 61 | Cary Angeline | TE |
ARI |
2 yr, $30,000 | $15,000 | $3,145,000 |
| 62 | Pharoah McKever | TE |
CLE |
1 yr, $22,800 | $22,800 | $2,904,000 |
| 63 | Dylan McMahon* | C |
LAR |
1 yr, $795,000 | $795,000 | $2,890,533 |
| 64 | Tony Adams | T |
JAX |
2 yr, $5,000 | $2,500 | $2,815,200 |
| 65 | Payton Wilson* | LB |
PIT |
4 yr, $5,596,312 | $1,399,078 | $2,734,422 |
| 66 | David Grinnage | TE |
JAX |
1 yr, $141,175 | $141,175 | $2,725,395 |
| 67 | Tobais Palmer | WR |
JAX |
1 yr, $47,824 | $47,824 | $2,711,724 |
| 68 | Tyler Baker-Williams | S |
 LAC |
2 yr, $2,000 | $1,000 | $2,699,000 |
| 69 | Dylan Parham | TE |
DEN |
2 yr, $20,000 | $10,000 | $2,601,500 |
| 70 | Isaiah Moore | LB |
 KC |
2 yr, $148,000 | $74,000 | $2,585,000 |
| 71 | Daniel Joseph | DE |
BUF |
2 yr, $2,500 | $1,250 | $2,565,000 |
| 72 | Drake Thomas* | LB |
LV |
2 yr, $100,000 | $50,000 | $2,560,003 |
| 73 | Savion Jackson | OLB |
LAC |
2 yr, $5,000 | $2,500 | $2,560,000 |
| 74 | Joe Sculthorpe | G |
ATL |
2 yr, $3,000 | $1,500 | $2,513,800 |
| 75 | Rob Crisp | LT |
ARI |
2 yr, $15,000 | $7,500 | $2,077,800 |
| 76 | C.J. Wilson | CB |
CHI |
3 yr, $1,485,500 | $495,167 | $2,013,241 |
| 77 | Asa Watson | TE |
NE |
1 yr, $18,000 | $18,000 | $1,973,000 |
| 78 | Brandon Bishop | S |
MIN |
2 yr, $3,000 | $1,500 | $1,899,300 |
| 79 | Pat Thomas | LB |
JAX |
1 yr, $22,667 | $22,667 | $1,838,000 |
| 80 | Eurndraus Bryant | DT |
LAC |
1 yr, $8,500 | $8,500 | $1,772,000 |
| 81 | Joe Shimko | LS |
ARI |
2 yr, $5,000 | $2,500 | $1,765,000 |
| 82 | Robert Kennedy | CB |
LAC |
2 yr, $5,000 | $2,500 | $1,765,000 |
| 83 | Dexter Wright | S |
HOU |
1 yr, $1,000 | $1,000 | $1,757,000 |
| 84 | Mike Rose | DE |
NYG |
2 yr, $12,000 | $6,000 | $1,637,000 |
| 85 | Brock Miller | P |
LAR |
1 yr, $207,000 | $207,000 | $1,553,200 |
| 86 | Carlos Gray | DE |
GB |
2 yr, $4,000 | $2,000 | $1,538,000 |
| 87 | Quinton Schooley | C |
PIT |
2 yr, $4,000 | $2,000 | $1,507,000 |
| 88 | Trent Pennix | RB |
IND |
1 yr, $25,000 | $25,000 | $1,487,500 |
| 89 | Tyson Chandler | RT |
BUF |
1 yr, $5,000 | $5,000 | $1,390,500 |
| 90 | Chris Colmer | T |
TB |
2 yr, $465,000 | $232,500 | $1,355,000 |
| 91 | Brock Hekking | OLB |
SD |
3 yr, $1,582,500 | $527,500 | $1,123,500 |
| 92 | Andre Maddox | CB |
NYJ |
2 yr, $118,500 | $59,250 | $388,000 |
| 93 | Emeka Emezie | WR |
ATL |
1 yr, $207,000 | $207,000 | $92,000 |
| 94 | Jake Vermiglio | G |
ARI |
2 yr, $3,000 | $1,500 | $3,000 |
| 95 | Scott Kooistra | T |
CIN |
3 yr, $951,000 | $317,000 | $0 |
| 96 | A.J. Davis | CB |
DET |
2 yr, $359,850 | $179,925 | $0 |
| 97 | T.J. Williams | TE |
TB |
2 yr, $58,500 | $29,250 | $0 |
| 98 | DaJuan Morgan | S |
KC |
1 yr, $181,667 | $181,667 | $0 |
| 99 | Marcus Hudson | CB |
CAR |
1 yr, $630,000 | $630,000 | $0 |
| 100 | Tank Tyler | DT |
CAR |
1 yr, $1,101,000 | $1,101,000 | $0 |
| 101 | DeMario Pressley | DT |
CHI |
1 yr, $540,000 | $540,000 | $0 |
| 102 | George Bryan | TE |
DAL |
2 yr, $4,000 | $2,000 | $0 |
| 103 | Leroy Harris | C |
DET |
2 yr, $3,000,000 | $1,500,000 | $0 |
| 104 | Taylor Gentry | FB |
KC |
1 yr, $2,334 | $2,334 | $0 |
| 105 | Zach Allen | G |
SEA |
1 yr, $24,000 | $24,000 | $0 |
