NFL
NFL Colleges
Ranking colleges/universities by active NFL players & earnings.
| Rank | College | Players Active | Combined Earnings Active Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | 52 | $388,622,254 |
| 2 | Georgia | 46 | $163,331,826 |
| 3 | Michigan | 43 | $139,245,727 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 40 | $252,892,811 |
| 5 | Louisiana State | 39 | $224,946,853 |
| 6 | Penn State | 33 | $124,967,300 |
| 7 | Notre Dame | 31 | $103,506,236 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 29 | $258,103,298 |
| 9 | Clemson | 27 | $206,053,384 |
| 10 | Texas | 27 | $61,585,912 |
| 11 | Washington | 27 | $76,700,669 |
| 12 | Oregon | 25 | $157,571,352 |
| 13 | Southern California | 25 | $120,195,570 |
| 14 | California-Los Angeles | 24 | $62,527,930 |
| 15 | Texas A&M | 24 | $161,410,113 |
| 16 | Florida State | 23 | $95,928,494 |
| 17 | Wisconsin | 23 | $95,131,610 |
| 18 | Auburn | 22 | $70,543,954 |
| 19 | Iowa | 22 | $104,767,047 |
| 20 | Tennessee | 22 | $41,154,053 |
| 21 | Mississippi State | 21 | $189,396,637 |
| 22 | Texas Christian | 21 | $21,088,438 |
| 23 | Florida | 20 | $89,727,013 |
| 24 | Illinois | 20 | $34,296,341 |
| 25 | Mississippi | 19 | $108,283,907 |
| 26 | South Carolina | 19 | $67,445,148 |
| 27 | Arkansas | 18 | $41,435,829 |
| 28 | Maryland | 17 | $45,696,117 |
| 29 | Miami (FL) | 17 | $62,079,318 |
| 30 | North Carolina State | 17 | $98,181,657 |
| 31 | Pittsburgh | 17 | $47,571,350 |
| 32 | Utah | 17 | $59,159,208 |
| 33 | Kentucky | 16 | $64,261,935 |
| 34 | North Carolina | 16 | $24,785,330 |
| 35 | Stanford | 16 | $75,580,406 |
| 36 | Louisville | 15 | $82,316,856 |
| 37 | Minnesota | 15 | $44,653,642 |
| 38 | Missouri | 15 | $21,118,277 |
| 39 | Virginia Tech | 15 | $81,235,000 |
| 40 | Brigham Young | 14 | $47,016,887 |
| 41 | Cincinnati | 14 | $41,070,999 |
| 42 | Michigan State | 13 | $54,948,923 |
| 43 | Oregon State | 13 | $19,579,074 |
| 44 | Kansas State | 12 | $28,428,053 |
| 45 | Boston College | 11 | $63,745,384 |
| 46 | Iowa State | 11 | $33,223,788 |
| 47 | Purdue | 11 | $19,169,565 |
| 48 | Rutgers | 11 | $13,214,014 |
| 49 | Texas Tech | 11 | $84,258,228 |
| 50 | Houston | 10 | $25,468,781 |
| 51 | Nebraska | 10 | $25,410,000 |
| 52 | Oklahoma State | 10 | $14,017,610 |
| 53 | Washington State | 10 | $42,902,766 |
| 54 | Boise State | 9 | $18,145,000 |
| 55 | Tulane | 9 | $20,128,493 |
| 56 | Wake Forest | 9 | $24,280,134 |
| 57 | Western Kentucky | 9 | $19,046,381 |
| 58 | Arizona State | 8 | $35,835,000 |
| 59 | Duke | 8 | $15,927,565 |
| 60 | Fresno State | 8 | $86,000,000 |
| 61 | Kansas | 8 | $13,534,116 |
| 62 | Memphis | 8 | $36,760,000 |
| 63 | Northwestern | 8 | $41,575,484 |
| 64 | San Diego State | 8 | $10,326,501 |
| 65 | Southern Methodist | 8 | $23,005,473 |
| 66 | West Virginia | 8 | $39,967,919 |
| 67 | Wyoming | 8 | $34,092,924 |
| 68 | Appalachian State | 7 | $7,735,000 |
| 69 | Baylor | 7 | $11,910,000 |
| 70 | California | 7 | $71,740,000 |
| 71 | Central Florida | 7 | $18,785,000 |
| 72 | Central Michigan | 7 | $16,120,000 |
| 73 | Indiana | 7 | $8,990,000 |
| 74 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 7 | $39,710,000 |
| 75 | North Dakota State | 7 | $10,435,637 |
| 76 | South Dakota State | 7 | $21,573,449 |
| 77 | Syracuse | 7 | $12,888,491 |
| 78 | Arizona | 6 | $6,139,800 |
| 79 | Colorado | 6 | $16,580,000 |
| 80 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | $34,538,000 |
| 81 | Georgia Tech | 6 | $18,603,196 |
| 82 | Marshall | 6 | $4,680,000 |
| 83 | Middle Tennessee State | 6 | $11,140,000 |
| 84 | Rice | 6 | $10,249,378 |
| 85 | South Alabama | 6 | $13,975,000 |
| 86 | Temple | 6 | $24,150,000 |
| 87 | Texas El-Paso | 6 | $10,320,000 |
| 88 | Texas-San Antonio | 6 | $11,080,000 |
| 89 | Buffalo | 5 | $4,426,000 |
| 90 | Colorado State | 5 | $8,720,000 |
| 91 | Connecticut | 5 | $5,858,762 |
| 92 | Georgia Southern | 5 | $10,850,000 |
| 93 | Holy Cross | 5 | $8,880,000 |
| 94 | Nevada | 5 | $19,680,000 |
| 95 | Northern Iowa | 5 | $25,314,634 |
| 96 | Troy | 5 | $4,750,000 |
| 97 | Vanderbilt | 5 | $4,135,000 |
| 98 | Virginia | 5 | $10,860,000 |
| 99 | Western Michigan | 5 | $22,080,188 |
| 100 | Yale | 5 | $17,053,833 |
| 101 | Alabama-Birmingham | 4 | $12,870,000 |
| 102 | Army | 4 | $4,560,000 |
| 103 | Charlotte | 4 | $21,870,000 |
| 104 | Florida A&M | 4 | $3,910,000 |
| 105 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | $31,530,000 |
| 106 | Hawaii | 4 | $6,680,000 |
| 107 | Montana State | 4 | $9,527,305 |
| 108 | Old Dominion | 4 | $3,740,000 |
| 109 | Toledo | 4 | $4,698,550 |
| 110 | East Carolina | 3 | $2,830,000 |
| 111 | Eastern Washington | 3 | $34,500,000 |
| 112 | Harvard | 3 | $6,890,000 |
| 113 | James Madison | 3 | $3,020,000 |
| 114 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | $24,920,000 |
| 115 | New Mexico | 3 | $7,030,000 |
| 116 | Northern Illinois | 3 | $3,884,118 |
| 117 | Southern Mississippi | 3 | $5,730,000 |
| 118 | Stephen F. Austin | 3 | $10,060,000 |
| 119 | Tulsa | 3 | $7,685,789 |
| 120 | Western Illinois | 3 | $4,840,000 |
| 121 | William & Mary | 3 | $3,330,000 |
| 122 | Youngstown State | 3 | $3,090,000 |
| 123 | Air Force | 2 | $1,920,000 |
| 124 | Alabama State | 2 | $17,030,000 |
| 125 | Alcorn State | 2 | $1,990,000 |
| 126 | Arkansas State | 2 | $9,210,000 |
| 127 | British Columbia | 2 | $1,800,000 |
| 128 | Bryant | 2 | $840,000 |
| 129 | Campbell | 2 | $1,990,000 |
| 130 | Charleston | 2 | $960,000 |
| 131 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | $4,100,000 |
| 132 | Ferris State | 2 | $8,885,000 |
| 133 | Florida International | 2 | $4,090,000 |
| 134 | Furman | 2 | $1,800,000 |
| 135 | Georgia State | 2 | $4,850,000 |
| 136 | Howard | 2 | $1,800,000 |
| 137 | Idaho | 2 | $7,710,000 |
| 138 | Illinois State | 2 | $5,340,000 |
| 139 | Lenoir-Rhyne | 2 | $12,100,000 |
| 140 | Liberty | 2 | $2,438,650 |
| 141 | MIssouri Western State | 2 | $6,000,000 |
| 142 | Miami | 2 | $2,079,378 |
| 143 | Miami (OH) | 2 | $1,940,000 |
| 144 | Missouri State | 2 | $1,940,000 |
| 145 | Montana | 2 | $1,990,000 |
| 146 | North Texas | 2 | $2,060,000 |
| 147 | Northern Colorado | 2 | $2,215,000 |
| 148 | Princeton | 2 | $1,870,000 |
| 149 | Rhode Island | 2 | $1,680,000 |
| 150 | Sam Houston State | 2 | $4,030,000 |
| 151 | Samford | 2 | $5,600,000 |
| 152 | San Jose State | 2 | $8,000,000 |
| 153 | Shepherd | 2 | $1,870,000 |
| 154 | South Carolina State | 2 | $5,950,000 |
| 155 | South Dakota | 2 | $1,800,000 |
| 156 | South Florida | 2 | $1,680,000 |
| 157 | Southeast Missouri State | 2 | $2,060,000 |
| 158 | Southern | 2 | $1,990,000 |
| 159 | Southern Utah | 2 | $6,450,000 |
| 160 | Villanova | 2 | $3,000,000 |
| 161 | Weber State | 2 | $14,310,000 |
| 162 | Albany | 1 | $840,000 |
| 163 | Albany State | 1 | $12,250,000 |
| 164 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 1 | $14,300,000 |
| 165 | Augustana | 1 | $2,650,000 |
| 166 | Austin Peay | 1 | $1,030,000 |
| 167 | Azusa Pacific | 1 | $1,170,000 |
| 168 | Ball State | 1 | $0 |
| 169 | Barton | 1 | $960,000 |
| 170 | Berry College | 1 | $1,030,000 |
| 171 | Bowling Green | 1 | $1,030,000 |
| 172 | Bucknell | 1 | $1,170,000 |
| 173 | Central Arkansas | 1 | $2,755,000 |
| 174 | Chattanooga | 1 | $1,030,000 |
| 175 | Cortland | 1 | $840,000 |
| 176 | Dayton | 1 | $3,000,000 |
| 177 | Delaware | 1 | $5,995,000 |
| 178 | Duquesne | 1 | $1,170,000 |
| 179 | Eastern Kentucky | 1 | $840,000 |
| 180 | Fayetteville State | 1 | $3,000,000 |
| 181 | Findlay | 1 | $960,000 |
| 182 | Fordham | 1 | $1,100,000 |
| 183 | Fort Hays State | 1 | $4,820,000 |
| 184 | Gardner-Webb | 1 | $840,000 |
| 185 | Humboldt State | 1 | $8,000,000 |
| 186 | Idaho State | 1 | $1,100,000 |
| 187 | Indiana State | 1 | $1,030,000 |
| 188 | Jackson State | 1 | $960,000 |
| 189 | Jacksonville State | 1 | $960,000 |
| 190 | Kennesaw State | 1 | $960,000 |
| 191 | Lafayette | 1 | $960,000 |
| 192 | Lane | 1 | $960,000 |
| 193 | Lindenwood | 1 | $1,170,000 |
| 194 | Lock Haven | 1 | $960,000 |
| 195 | Louisiana College | 1 | $840,000 |
| 196 | Maine | 1 | $840,000 |
| 197 | Manitoba | 1 | $10,500,000 |
| 198 | Marist | 1 | $4,200,000 |
| 199 | Minnesota-Mankato | 1 | $6,750,000 |
| 200 | Minot State | 1 | $1,030,000 |
| 201 | Morgan State | 1 | $960,000 |
| 202 | Murray State | 1 | $6,000,000 |
| 203 | Navy | 1 | $1,348,000 |
| 204 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 1 | $840,000 |
| 205 | New Hampshire | 1 | $960,000 |
| 206 | North Carolina Central | 1 | $960,000 |
| 207 | North Carolina Pembroke | 1 | $840,000 |
| 208 | North Dakota | 1 | $1,100,000 |
| 209 | Northwest Missouri State | 1 | $1,100,000 |
| 210 | Ohio | 1 | $0 |
| 211 | Ole Miss | 1 | $1,030,000 |
| 212 | Pittsburg State | 1 | $960,000 |
| 213 | Pittsburgh State | 1 | $1,100,000 |
| 214 | Sacramento State | 1 | $1,255,791 |
| 215 | San Diego | 1 | $960,000 |
| 216 | Sioux Falls | 1 | $6,750,000 |
| 217 | Southeastern Louisiana | 1 | $960,000 |
| 218 | Southern Illinois | 1 | $840,000 |
| 219 | Stony Brook | 1 | $1,100,000 |
| 220 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 1 | $2,376,269 |
| 221 | Tennessee-Martin | 1 | $1,030,000 |
| 222 | Texas A&M University–Commerce | 1 | $960,000 |
| 223 | Texas State | 1 | $7,000,000 |
| 224 | Utah St | 1 | $13,000,000 |
| 225 | Valdosta State | 1 | $8,500,000 |
| 226 | Wagner | 1 | $960,000 |
| 227 | West Alabama | 1 | $28,650,000 |
| 228 | West Florida | 1 | $840,000 |
| 229 | Western Carolina | 1 | $960,000 |
| 230 | Western State Colorado | 1 | $3,610,000 |
| 231 | Wingate | 1 | $1,030,000 |
| 232 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 1 | $11,445,000 |
