NFL
NFL Colleges: Purdue
Ranking colleges/universities by active NFL players & earnings.
* denotes active player
| Rank | Player | Pos | Team | Current Contract | Current AAV | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drew Brees | QB |
 SD |
4 yr, $3,605,000 | $901,250 | $290,785,422 |
| 2 | Kawann Short | DT |
 CAR |
4 yr, $4,630,336 | $1,157,584 | $97,792,220 |
| 3 | Ryan Kerrigan | DE |
 WAS |
4 yr, $8,720,294 | $2,180,074 | $82,690,470 |
| 4 | Cliff Avril | DE |
 SEA |
2 yr, $13,000,000 | $6,500,000 | $55,616,497 |
| 5 | Kyle Orton | QB |
 DAL |
3 yr, $10,500,000 | $3,500,000 | $46,379,000 |
| 6 | Shaun Phillips | DE |
 DEN |
1 yr, $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $39,267,999 |
| 7 | Nick Hardwick | C |
SD |
3 yr, $13,250,000 | $4,416,667 | $32,545,000 |
| 8 | Ricardo Allen | SS |
 ATL |
1 yr, $525,000 | $525,000 | $32,045,463 |
| 9 | Anthony Spencer | OLB |
DAL |
1 yr, $10,627,200 | $10,627,200 | $31,533,075 |
| 10 | Rob Ninkovich | OLB |
 NE |
2 yr, $5,400,000 | $2,700,000 | $31,440,698 |
| 11 | Dennis Kelly | T |
 PHI |
4 yr, $2,288,800 | $572,200 | $31,414,515 |
| 12 | Chike Okeafor | G |
 SF |
1 yr, $563,000 | $563,000 | $30,894,500 |
| 13 | Ray Edwards | DE |
ATL |
1 yr, $4,650,000 | $4,650,000 | $30,433,513 |
| 14 | Raheem Mostert | RB |
 MIA |
1 yr, $127,941 | $127,941 | $28,179,529 |
| 15 | Cris Dishman | CB |
 KC |
1 yr, $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $28,060,000 |
| 16 | Bernard Pollard | S |
 BAL |
2 yr, $2,250,000 | $1,125,000 | $27,303,058 |
| 17 | Ja'whaun Bentley* | ILB |
NE |
2 yr, $13,500,000 | $6,750,000 | $26,101,098 |
| 18 | Anthony Brown | CB |
DAL |
4 yr, $2,474,947 | $618,737 | $22,230,139 |
| 19 | Dustin Keller | TE |
MIA |
1 yr, $4,250,000 | $4,250,000 | $14,750,000 |
| 20 | Niko Koutouvides | ILB |
NE |
1 yr, $25,000 | $25,000 | $12,605,000 |
| 21 | George Karlaftis* | DE |
KC |
4 yr, $11,935,473 | $2,983,868 | $11,935,474 |
| 22 | Michael Neal | OLB |
 GB |
4 yr, $3,100,000 | $775,000 | $11,156,279 |
| 23 | Landon Johnson | LB |
CAR |
1 yr, $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $8,456,000 |
| 24 | Kevin Pamphile | G |
 TB |
4 yr, $2,418,500 | $604,625 | $8,117,688 |
| 25 | David Bell* | WR |
 CLE |
2 yr, $2,444,000 | $1,222,000 | $7,549,570 |
| 26 | Stuart Schweigert | S |
 DET |
1 yr, $605,000 | $605,000 | $7,519,367 |
| 27 | Rondale Moore* | WR |
 ARI |
1 yr, $598,953 | $598,953 | $7,241,843 |
| 28 | Tyler Coyle | S |
GB |
1 yr, $216,000 | $216,000 | $7,005,365 |
| 29 | David Blough | QB |
ARI |
1 yr, $76,250 | $76,250 | $6,987,925 |
| 30 | Jordan Roos | G |
 TEN |
1 yr, $289,800 | $289,800 | $6,656,312 |
| 31 | Grant Hermanns | T |
MIA |
1 yr, $57,500 | $57,500 | $6,380,601 |
| 32 | Derrick Barnes* | OLB |
DET |
4 yr, $4,261,204 | $1,065,301 | $6,322,204 |
| 33 | Michael Otto | LT |
TEN |
2 yr, $3,200,000 | $1,600,000 | $5,684,560 |
| 34 | Craig Terrill | DT |
SEA |
3 yr, $5,000,000 | $1,666,667 | $5,339,423 |
| 35 | DeAngelo Yancey | WR |
GB |
2 yr, $223,900 | $111,950 | $5,055,600 |
| 36 | Markus Bailey | OLB |
ARI |
1 yr, $302,400 | $302,400 | $4,990,478 |
| 37 | Gabe Holmes | TE |
 OAK |
2 yr, $1,140,000 | $570,000 | $4,803,659 |
| 38 | Reese Taylor* | CB |
DEN |
1 yr, $225,000 | $225,000 | $4,782,167 |
| 39 | Akeem Hunt | RB |
 HOU |
2 yr, $960,000 | $480,000 | $4,739,425 |
| 40 | Zander Horvath | RB |
 LAC |
2 yr, $57,756 | $28,878 | $4,724,008 |
| 41 | Jalen Graham* | LB |
SF |
4 yr, $3,917,776 | $979,444 | $4,452,495 |
| 42 | Austin Larkin | DE |
CAR |
1 yr, $69,000 | $69,000 | $4,408,608 |
| 43 | Kelly Butler | T |
CLE |
2 yr, $0 | $0 | $4,333,640 |
| 44 | David Steinmetz | G |
 WAS |
1 yr, $46,000 | $46,000 | $4,312,917 |
| 45 | Bruce Gaston | DT |
CAR |
1 yr, $13,800 | $13,800 | $4,224,818 |
| 46 | Ryan Russell | DE |
DAL |
2 yr, $152,241 | $76,121 | $4,070,833 |
| 47 | Brycen Hopkins | TE |
 LAR |
4 yr, $3,948,132 | $987,033 | $3,823,027 |
| 48 | Jacob Thieneman | S |
SF |
1 yr, $24,000 | $24,000 | $3,547,000 |
| 49 | Curtis Painter | QB |
 NYG |
1 yr, $630,000 | $630,000 | $3,426,000 |
| 50 | Terry Wright | WR |
SEA |
2 yr, $10,000 | $5,000 | $3,269,000 |
| 51 | Charlie Jones* | WR |
 CIN |
4 yr, $4,518,776 | $1,129,694 | $3,257,109 |
| 52 | Aidan O'Connell* | QB |
 LV |
4 yr, $4,349,380 | $1,087,345 | $3,204,380 |
| 53 | Cole Herdman | TE |
BAL |
2 yr, $4,000 | $2,000 | $3,185,000 |
| 54 | Gilbert Gardner | LB |
DET |
1 yr, $645,000 | $645,000 | $3,007,958 |
| 55 | Payne Durham* | TE |
TB |
4 yr, $4,084,976 | $1,021,244 | $2,939,976 |
| 56 | DaMarcus Mitchell | DE |
NE |
2 yr, $0 | $0 | $2,585,000 |
| 57 | Frankie Williams | CB |
 IND |
2 yr, $990,000 | $495,000 | $2,473,000 |
| 58 | Cory Trice Jr.* | CB |
 PIT |
4 yr, $3,924,436 | $981,109 | $2,455,271 |
| 59 | Brandon Cottom | RB |
SEA |
1 yr, $450,000 | $450,000 | $2,256,000 |
| 60 | Tyrone Tracy* | RB |
NYG |
4 yr, $4,306,352 | $1,076,588 | $2,041,352 |
| 61 | Kyle Adams | TE |
 CHI |
1 yr, $30,979 | $30,979 | $1,985,983 |
| 62 | Jason King | G |
NE |
1 yr, $1,000 | $1,000 | $1,883,565 |
| 63 | Evan Panfil | DE |
TB |
2 yr, $0 | $0 | $1,838,580 |
| 64 | Sanoussi Kane* | S |
BAL |
4 yr, $4,102,932 | $1,025,733 | $1,837,932 |
| 65 | Cam Allen | S |
DEN |
1 yr, $5,000 | $5,000 | $1,765,000 |
| 66 | Ra'Zahn Howard | DT |
HOU |
2 yr, $5,000 | $2,500 | $1,630,000 |
| 67 | David Hedelin | T |
DAL |
2 yr, $5,000 | $2,500 | $1,625,000 |
| 68 | Justin Sinz | TE |
IND |
2 yr, $2,000 | $1,000 | $1,579,000 |
| 69 | Greg Latta | DE |
DEN |
2 yr, $2,000 | $1,000 | $1,559,588 |
| 70 | Brandon King | CB |
IND |
2 yr, $667 | $334 | $1,320,000 |
| 71 | Royce Adams | CB |
 NYJ |
3 yr, $1,440,000 | $480,000 | $1,320,000 |
| 72 | Kory Sheets | RB |
MIA |
2 yr, $716,000 | $358,000 | $1,083,223 |
| 73 | Uche Nwaneri | G |
 JAX |
6 yr, $25,101,000 | $4,183,500 | $985,000 |
| 74 | Josh Johnson | CB |
SD |
2 yr, $3,000 | $1,500 | $711,000 |
| 75 | Greg Orton | WR |
DEN |
1 yr, $84,705 | $84,705 | $387,705 |
| 76 | Nick Mondek | LT |
HOU |
2 yr, $97,432 | $48,716 | $97,432 |
| 77 | Matt Light | T |
NE |
4 yr, $2,735,000 | $683,750 | $0 |
| 78 | Charles Davis | TE |
PIT |
2 yr, $104,001 | $52,001 | $0 |
| 79 | Jacques Reeves | CB |
HOU |
1 yr, $1,600,000 | $1,600,000 | $0 |
| 80 | Stanford Keglar | ILB |
TEN |
2 yr, $192,550 | $96,275 | $0 |
| 81 | Ryan Baker | DT |
MIA |
1 yr, $2,500 | $2,500 | $0 |
| 82 | Chukky Okobi | C |
SD |
2 yr, $2,000 | $1,000 | $0 |
| 83 | Joe Holland | OLB |
SF |
2 yr, $3,498 | $1,749 | $0 |
