NFL
NFL Colleges: Northwestern
Ranking colleges/universities by active NFL players & earnings.
* denotes active player
| Rank | Player | Pos | Team | Current Contract | Current AAV | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luis Castillo | DE |
 SD |
1 yr, $2,175,000 | $2,175,000 | $49,717,000 |
| 2 | Barry Cofield | DT |
 WAS |
6 yr, $36,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $40,412,378 |
| 3 | Dean Lowry* | DE |
 GB |
4 yr, $2,723,393 | $680,848 | $39,959,318 |
| 4 | Napolean Harris | LB |
 OAK |
7 yr, $7,896,000 | $1,128,000 | $31,762,500 |
| 5 | Zach Strief | RT |
 NO |
3 yr, $5,750,000 | $1,916,667 | $27,972,123 |
| 6 | Nick Roach | ILB |
OAK |
4 yr, $13,000,000 | $3,250,000 | $20,117,588 |
| 7 | Rashawn Slater* | LT |
 LAC |
4 yr, $16,631,757 | $4,157,939 | $16,631,758 |
| 8 | Trevor Siemian | QB |
 DEN |
4 yr, $2,332,783 | $583,196 | $14,980,901 |
| 9 | Anthony Walker Jr.* | ILB |
 IND |
4 yr, $2,665,413 | $666,353 | $13,945,259 |
| 10 | Peter Skoronski* | T |
 TEN |
4 yr, $19,673,318 | $4,918,330 | $13,702,110 |
| 11 | Greg Newsome* | CB |
 CLE |
4 yr, $12,748,736 | $3,187,184 | $12,748,736 |
| 12 | Sherrick McManis | CB |
 CHI |
4 yr, $2,132,000 | $533,000 | $11,388,206 |
| 13 | Ifeadi Odenigbo | DE |
 NYJ |
1 yr, $1,080,000 | $1,080,000 | $11,300,095 |
| 14 | Blake Hance* | T |
 JAX |
1 yr, $136,000 | $136,000 | $10,177,978 |
| 15 | Joe Jones | OLB |
TEN |
1 yr, $1,080,000 | $1,080,000 | $8,680,627 |
| 16 | Tyler Lancaster | DE |
DEN |
1 yr, $324,000 | $324,000 | $7,825,142 |
| 17 | Ibraheim Campbell | SS |
IND |
1 yr, $196,000 | $196,000 | $7,637,420 |
| 18 | Joe Gaziano | DE |
LAC |
2 yr, $45,000 | $22,500 | $7,219,463 |
| 19 | Earnest Brown* | DE |
 LAR |
1 yr, $165,600 | $165,600 | $7,105,654 |
| 20 | Nate Hall | LB |
 ARI |
1 yr, $27,600 | $27,600 | $6,919,189 |
| 21 | Justin Jackson | RB |
 DET |
1 yr, $1,080,000 | $1,080,000 | $6,347,886 |
| 22 | Clayton Thorson | QB |
 NYG |
2 yr, $6,000 | $3,000 | $6,152,404 |
| 23 | Godwin Igwebuike | RB |
 ATL |
1 yr, $56,111 | $56,111 | $5,787,339 |
| 24 | Dan Vitale | FB |
 NE |
1 yr, $100,000 | $100,000 | $5,781,815 |
| 25 | Corey Wootton | DT |
CHI |
4 yr, $3,140,072 | $785,018 | $5,173,172 |
| 26 | Mike Kafka | QB |
 PHI |
2 yr, $233,392 | $116,696 | $4,673,468 |
| 27 | Montre Hartage | CB |
NYG |
2 yr, $1,500 | $750 | $4,611,024 |
| 28 | Jason Wright | RB |
ARI |
2 yr, $2,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $4,559,870 |
| 29 | Brian Peters | ILB |
 HOU |
1 yr, $900,000 | $900,000 | $4,073,273 |
| 30 | Kain Colter | WR |
 MIN |
2 yr, $8,000 | $4,000 | $4,053,100 |
| 31 | Corbin Bryant | DT |
 BUF |
2 yr, $900,000 | $450,000 | $3,956,703 |
| 32 | Rashad Lawrence | WR |
JAX |
1 yr, $62,100 | $62,100 | $3,898,317 |
| 33 | John Raine | TE |
ATL |
1 yr, $207,000 | $207,000 | $3,859,100 |
| 34 | Kyle Queiro | LB |
 DAL |
1 yr, $129,200 | $129,200 | $2,919,200 |
| 35 | Terrell Sinkfield | WR |
 MIA |
1 yr, $2,500 | $2,500 | $2,590,000 |
| 36 | Evan Hull | RB |
IND |
4 yr, $4,084,976 | $1,021,244 | $2,564,142 |
| 37 | Paddy Fisher | LB |
LAC |
1 yr, $9,200 | $9,200 | $2,535,400 |
| 38 | Adetomiwa Adebawore* | DT |
IND |
4 yr, $4,636,908 | $1,159,227 | $2,461,908 |
| 39 | JR Pace | S |
ATL |
2 yr, $16,500 | $8,250 | $2,448,000 |
| 40 | Riley Lees | WR |
 CIN |
2 yr, $1,500 | $750 | $2,428,000 |
| 41 | Jordan Thompson | DT |
IND |
1 yr, $5,000 | $5,000 | $2,260,000 |
| 42 | Austin Carr | WR |
NO |
1 yr, $60,000 | $60,000 | $2,074,627 |
| 43 | Jimmy Hall | ILB |
OAK |
2 yr, $20,000 | $10,000 | $1,943,200 |
| 44 | Cameron Mitchell* | CB |
CLE |
4 yr, $4,177,232 | $1,044,308 | $1,935,570 |
| 45 | Garrett Dickerson | TE |
NYG |
1 yr, $234,706 | $234,706 | $1,925,621 |
| 46 | Jordan Mabin | CB |
ATL |
1 yr, $12,600 | $12,600 | $1,902,600 |
| 47 | Chi Chi Ariguzo | ILB |
SD |
1 yr, $2,667 | $2,667 | $1,762,000 |
| 48 | Jeremy Ebert | WR |
JAX |
1 yr, $137,296 | $137,296 | $1,752,376 |
| 49 | Hunter Niswander | P |
DAL |
2 yr, $1,390,000 | $695,000 | $1,639,501 |
| 50 | Deonte Gibson | DT |
 TB |
1 yr, $6,900 | $6,900 | $1,626,900 |
| 51 | Brandon Vitabile | C |
IND |
2 yr, $3,500 | $1,750 | $1,582,000 |
| 52 | Tony Jones | WR |
WAS |
2 yr, $114,635 | $57,318 | $1,575,135 |
| 53 | Tyler Scott | DE |
MIN |
2 yr, $2,500 | $1,250 | $1,535,000 |
| 54 | Damien Anderson | RB |
ARI |
2 yr, $465,000 | $232,500 | $1,016,000 |
| 55 | Al Netter | RT |
 SF |
2 yr, $7,500 | $3,750 | $944,400 |
| 56 | Cam Johnson | WR |
DAL |
2 yr, $10,000 | $5,000 | $827,500 |
| 57 | Brian Arnfelt | DE |
 PIT |
1 yr, $102,000 | $102,000 | $753,805 |
| 58 | Drake Dunsmore | TE |
TB |
2 yr, $49,000 | $24,500 | $49,000 |
| 59 | Noah Herron | RB |
GB |
3 yr, $955,100 | $318,367 | $0 |
| 60 | Tim McGarigle | LB |
 STL |
3 yr, $1,121,000 | $373,667 | $0 |
| 61 | John Gill | DT |
IND |
3 yr, $1,110,000 | $370,000 | $0 |
| 62 | Trai Essex | T |
PIT |
1 yr, $65,000 | $65,000 | $0 |
| 63 | Marquice Cole | CB |
NE |
1 yr, $602,059 | $602,059 | $0 |
