NFL
NFL Colleges
Ranking colleges/universities by active NFL players & earnings.
| Rank | College | Players Active | Combined Earnings Active Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | 67 | $504,893,840 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 55 | $300,241,072 |
| 3 | Georgia | 49 | $212,245,616 |
| 4 | Michigan | 45 | $169,773,476 |
| 5 | Louisiana State | 44 | $323,552,895 |
| 6 | Notre Dame | 43 | $181,318,610 |
| 7 | Penn State | 39 | $143,718,959 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 38 | $312,430,530 |
| 9 | Texas | 37 | $119,019,485 |
| 10 | Florida | 35 | $116,727,515 |
| 11 | Washington | 35 | $154,506,255 |
| 12 | Clemson | 33 | $261,039,472 |
| 13 | Oregon | 32 | $182,123,294 |
| 14 | Southern California | 32 | $175,385,520 |
| 15 | Tennessee | 32 | $77,526,963 |
| 16 | Iowa | 31 | $143,730,380 |
| 17 | Texas A&M | 29 | $166,567,143 |
| 18 | Auburn | 28 | $112,465,620 |
| 19 | California-Los Angeles | 28 | $94,451,695 |
| 20 | Florida State | 27 | $158,844,518 |
| 21 | Illinois | 26 | $54,207,201 |
| 22 | Stanford | 26 | $103,837,312 |
| 23 | Wisconsin | 26 | $110,467,850 |
| 24 | Mississippi | 25 | $108,223,883 |
| 25 | Texas Christian | 24 | $44,380,853 |
| 26 | Miami (FL) | 23 | $48,213,846 |
| 27 | North Carolina State | 22 | $115,505,895 |
| 28 | Utah | 22 | $97,149,471 |
| 29 | Pittsburgh | 21 | $58,633,704 |
| 30 | South Carolina | 21 | $84,354,758 |
| 31 | Virginia Tech | 21 | $88,313,862 |
| 32 | Arkansas | 20 | $58,565,238 |
| 33 | Kentucky | 20 | $56,156,049 |
| 34 | Maryland | 20 | $76,893,665 |
| 35 | Mississippi State | 20 | $205,603,460 |
| 36 | North Carolina | 20 | $50,451,929 |
| 37 | Michigan State | 19 | $90,306,994 |
| 38 | Minnesota | 18 | $61,839,120 |
| 39 | Brigham Young | 17 | $61,693,654 |
| 40 | Missouri | 17 | $41,555,552 |
| 41 | Cincinnati | 16 | $36,302,536 |
| 42 | Houston | 16 | $40,225,040 |
| 43 | Boston College | 15 | $82,805,689 |
| 44 | California | 15 | $174,154,500 |
| 45 | Duke | 14 | $33,948,416 |
| 46 | Louisville | 13 | $73,113,711 |
| 47 | Oregon State | 13 | $39,504,480 |
| 48 | Purdue | 13 | $20,523,207 |
| 49 | Southern Methodist | 13 | $32,243,317 |
| 50 | Boise State | 12 | $33,895,163 |
| 51 | Iowa State | 12 | $29,579,545 |
| 52 | Kansas State | 12 | $41,306,985 |
| 53 | Nebraska | 12 | $27,413,261 |
| 54 | Wake Forest | 12 | $23,692,017 |
| 55 | Washington State | 12 | $44,996,096 |
| 56 | Central Florida | 11 | $34,765,693 |
| 57 | Fresno State | 11 | $47,888,333 |
| 58 | Memphis | 11 | $43,165,382 |
| 59 | North Dakota State | 11 | $20,273,811 |
| 60 | Oklahoma State | 11 | $28,728,240 |
| 61 | Temple | 11 | $38,409,065 |
| 62 | Texas Tech | 11 | $76,651,237 |
| 63 | West Virginia | 11 | $43,518,102 |
| 64 | Appalachian State | 10 | $12,446,110 |
| 65 | Baylor | 10 | $12,479,553 |
| 66 | Rutgers | 10 | $17,158,666 |
| 67 | Toledo | 10 | $16,899,961 |
| 68 | Virginia | 10 | $21,354,640 |
| 69 | Western Michigan | 10 | $33,970,327 |
| 70 | Northwestern | 9 | $14,068,451 |
| 71 | San Diego State | 9 | $12,143,749 |
| 72 | Connecticut | 8 | $12,110,116 |
| 73 | Georgia Tech | 8 | $22,154,933 |
| 74 | Indiana | 8 | $8,098,330 |
| 75 | Tulane | 8 | $26,219,914 |
| 76 | Vanderbilt | 8 | $9,447,389 |
| 77 | Western Kentucky | 8 | $20,987,182 |
| 78 | Wyoming | 8 | $89,078,838 |
| 79 | Arizona State | 7 | $29,618,864 |
| 80 | Buffalo | 7 | $25,319,404 |
| 81 | Colorado | 7 | $18,023,425 |
| 82 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 7 | $47,545,972 |
| 83 | Old Dominion | 7 | $8,393,000 |
| 84 | Syracuse | 7 | $21,537,246 |
| 85 | Alabama-Birmingham | 6 | $11,409,566 |
| 86 | Arizona | 6 | $16,978,560 |
| 87 | Central Michigan | 6 | $22,846,500 |
| 88 | Colorado State | 6 | $5,839,485 |
| 89 | East Carolina | 6 | $7,673,376 |
| 90 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | $38,923,333 |
| 91 | Georgia Southern | 6 | $10,967,500 |
| 92 | South Dakota State | 6 | $20,245,896 |
| 93 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | $34,592,000 |
| 94 | Florida A&M | 5 | $3,037,505 |
| 95 | Kansas | 5 | $20,779,992 |
| 96 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | $38,241,000 |
| 97 | Marshall | 5 | $5,879,589 |
| 98 | Rice | 5 | $8,531,987 |
| 99 | South Alabama | 5 | $12,118,552 |
| 100 | Southern Mississippi | 5 | $6,700,836 |
| 101 | Texas El-Paso | 5 | $11,703,104 |
| 102 | Texas-San Antonio | 5 | $8,515,835 |
| 103 | Weber State | 5 | $13,997,499 |
| 104 | Army | 4 | $2,652,500 |
| 105 | Charlotte | 4 | $21,976,335 |
| 106 | Eastern Washington | 4 | $31,980,000 |
| 107 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | $26,335,000 |
| 108 | Northern Iowa | 4 | $11,964,349 |
| 109 | Troy | 4 | $3,350,712 |
| 110 | Tulsa | 4 | $12,397,273 |
| 111 | Utah State | 4 | $9,201,663 |
| 112 | William & Mary | 4 | $3,525,000 |
| 113 | Yale | 4 | $18,706,324 |
| 114 | Air Force | 3 | $2,104,282 |
| 115 | Alcorn State | 3 | $2,360,000 |
| 116 | Bowling Green | 3 | $3,192,500 |
| 117 | Central Arkansas | 3 | $6,813,888 |
| 118 | Delaware | 3 | $14,630,000 |
| 119 | Ferris State | 3 | $10,715,000 |
| 120 | Holy Cross | 3 | $5,642,284 |
| 121 | Idaho | 3 | $8,531,000 |
| 122 | MIssouri Western State | 3 | $7,020,830 |
| 123 | Miami | 3 | $4,750,044 |
| 124 | Miami (OH) | 3 | $3,025,000 |
| 125 | Montana State | 3 | $8,174,870 |
| 126 | Nevada | 3 | $23,240,985 |
| 127 | New Mexico | 3 | $6,526,666 |
| 128 | North Texas | 3 | $2,297,220 |
| 129 | San Jose State | 3 | $8,635,000 |
| 130 | South Carolina State | 3 | $17,973,382 |
| 131 | South Florida | 3 | $2,757,500 |
| 132 | Stephen F. Austin | 3 | $8,830,000 |
| 133 | Valdosta State | 3 | $12,840,555 |
| 134 | Wagner | 3 | $1,985,555 |
| 135 | Youngstown State | 3 | $2,271,670 |
| 136 | Arkansas State | 2 | $9,480,000 |
| 137 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 2 | $11,910,000 |
| 138 | Campbell | 2 | $1,395,000 |
| 139 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | $1,691,672 |
| 140 | Colorado State-Pueblo | 2 | $4,887,265 |
| 141 | Eastern Illinois | 2 | $4,421,805 |
| 142 | Eastern Kentucky | 2 | $745,000 |
| 143 | Fayetteville State | 2 | $1,505,000 |
| 144 | Florida International | 2 | $5,435,000 |
| 145 | Fordham | 2 | $2,485,000 |
| 146 | Furman | 2 | $980,837 |
| 147 | Georgia State | 2 | $5,476,380 |
| 148 | Harvard | 2 | $6,185,000 |
| 149 | Hawaii | 2 | $10,006,300 |
| 150 | Illinois State | 2 | $4,853,336 |
| 151 | Jackson State | 2 | $967,503 |
| 152 | Jacksonville State | 2 | $2,698,247 |
| 153 | Lenoir-Rhyne | 2 | $21,985,000 |
| 154 | Liberty | 2 | $2,089,100 |
| 155 | Massachusetts | 2 | $2,063,333 |
| 156 | Northern Illinois | 2 | $8,133,000 |
| 157 | Princeton | 2 | $1,512,500 |
| 158 | Sacramento State | 2 | $2,202,896 |
| 159 | Sam Houston State | 2 | $1,900,000 |
| 160 | Samford | 2 | $10,350,000 |
| 161 | San Diego | 2 | $2,670,000 |
| 162 | Sioux Falls | 2 | $9,210,080 |
| 163 | South Dakota | 2 | $1,655,611 |
| 164 | Southeast Missouri State | 2 | $1,929,777 |
| 165 | Southern Illinois | 2 | $5,365,000 |
| 166 | Southern Utah | 2 | $4,285,000 |
| 167 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 2 | $2,319,179 |
| 168 | Villanova | 2 | $3,494,450 |
| 169 | Washburn | 2 | $3,085,000 |
| 170 | Alabama State | 1 | $14,500,000 |
| 171 | Albany State | 1 | $14,500,000 |
| 172 | Assumption | 1 | $1,292,500 |
| 173 | Augustana | 1 | $2,500,000 |
| 174 | Azusa Pacific | 1 | $1,125,000 |
| 175 | Ball State | 1 | $1,222,500 |
| 176 | Barton | 1 | $606,391 |
| 177 | Bemidji State | 1 | $1,292,500 |
| 178 | Berry College | 1 | $254,165 |
| 179 | British Columbia | 1 | $1,520,656 |
| 180 | Brown | 1 | $2,985,000 |
| 181 | Bryant | 1 | $164,166 |
| 182 | California-Davis | 1 | $915,000 |
| 183 | Canisius | 1 | $1,377,500 |
| 184 | Charleston | 1 | $3,000,000 |
| 185 | Culver-Stockton | 1 | $915,000 |
| 186 | Dayton | 1 | $4,500,000 |
| 187 | Drake | 1 | $1,263,162 |
| 188 | Duquesne | 1 | $1,380,000 |
| 189 | East Central | 1 | $1,125,000 |
| 190 | Elon | 1 | $2,000,000 |
| 191 | Findlay | 1 | $955,060 |
| 192 | Fort Hays State | 1 | $4,600,000 |
| 193 | Fort Valley State | 1 | $915,000 |
| 194 | Framingham State | 1 | $470,000 |
| 195 | Grambling State | 1 | $1,380,000 |
| 196 | Grand Valley State | 1 | $7,500,000 |
| 197 | Houston Baptist | 1 | $1,350,000 |
| 198 | Howard | 1 | $477,500 |
| 199 | Humboldt State | 1 | $7,000,000 |
| 200 | Idaho State | 1 | $985,000 |
| 201 | Indiana (PA) | 1 | $915,000 |
| 202 | James Madison | 1 | $1,292,500 |
| 203 | Kutztown | 1 | $1,125,000 |
| 204 | Lafayette | 1 | $470,000 |
| 205 | Lindenwood | 1 | $644,722 |
| 206 | Lock Haven | 1 | $132,501 |
| 207 | Maine | 1 | $4,000,000 |
| 208 | Malone | 1 | $3,190,000 |
| 209 | Manitoba | 1 | $8,500,000 |
| 210 | Marist | 1 | $3,635,000 |
| 211 | Minnesota State | 1 | $492,498 |
| 212 | Minnesota-Mankato | 1 | $8,250,000 |
| 213 | Missouri Science & Tech | 1 | $2,742,500 |
| 214 | Missouri State | 1 | $985,000 |
| 215 | Monmouth | 1 | $470,000 |
| 216 | Montana | 1 | $304,998 |
| 217 | Murray State | 1 | $6,250,000 |
| 218 | Navy | 1 | $1,303,000 |
| 219 | New Hampshire | 1 | $950,192 |
| 220 | Norfolk State | 1 | $495,000 |
| 221 | North Carolina A&T | 1 | $1,062,500 |
| 222 | North Carolina Central | 1 | $795,000 |
| 223 | North Dakota | 1 | $915,000 |
| 224 | Northern Arizona | 1 | $1,400,000 |
| 225 | Northern Colorado | 1 | $1,125,000 |
| 226 | Northwest Missouri State | 1 | $218,888 |
| 227 | Ohio | 1 | $795,000 |
| 228 | Ole Miss | 1 | $915,000 |
| 229 | Pennsylvania | 1 | $2,400,000 |
| 230 | Pittsburg State | 1 | $810,000 |
| 231 | Prairie View A&M | 1 | $985,000 |
| 232 | Richmond | 1 | $470,000 |
| 233 | Sacred Heart | 1 | $985,000 |
| 234 | Saginaw Valley State | 1 | $915,000 |
| 235 | Saint John | 1 | $1,125,000 |
| 236 | Shepherd | 1 | $915,000 |
| 237 | Southern | 1 | $470,000 |
| 238 | Southern Arkansas | 1 | $1,292,500 |
| 239 | Stony Brook | 1 | $437,776 |
| 240 | Tarleton State | 1 | $4,000,000 |
| 241 | Tennessee-Martin | 1 | $495,000 |
| 242 | Texas A&M University–Commerce | 1 | $900,988 |
| 243 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 1 | $985,000 |
| 244 | Texas State | 1 | $7,000,000 |
| 245 | Texas-El Paso | 1 | $4,085,080 |
| 246 | Tusculum | 1 | $985,000 |
| 247 | Utah St | 1 | $79,000,000 |
| 248 | Virginia Commonwealth | 1 | $5,920,000 |
| 249 | Wayne State | 1 | $175,833 |
| 250 | West Alabama | 1 | $26,450,000 |
| 251 | West Florida | 1 | $985,000 |
| 252 | Western Carolina | 1 | $495,000 |
| 253 | Western Illinois | 1 | $3,700,000 |
| 254 | Western State Colorado | 1 | $4,820,000 |
| 255 | Wingate | 1 | $915,000 |
| 256 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 1 | $12,555,000 |
