NFL
NFL Colleges
Ranking colleges/universities by active NFL players & earnings.
| Rank | College | Players Active | Combined Earnings Active Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | 65 | $539,917,278 |
| 2 | Louisiana State | 43 | $330,737,032 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 37 | $313,768,467 |
| 4 | Clemson | 34 | $279,312,884 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 54 | $279,183,022 |
| 6 | Georgia | 51 | $213,841,074 |
| 7 | Mississippi State | 20 | $209,456,080 |
| 8 | Notre Dame | 40 | $183,066,597 |
| 9 | Southern California | 33 | $176,065,241 |
| 10 | Michigan | 47 | $174,546,262 |
| 11 | California | 15 | $174,135,612 |
| 12 | Texas A&M | 29 | $172,209,923 |
| 13 | Oregon | 31 | $170,949,754 |
| 14 | Florida State | 27 | $159,982,019 |
| 15 | Iowa | 31 | $145,528,714 |
| 16 | Penn State | 37 | $142,855,626 |
| 17 | Washington | 33 | $142,687,371 |
| 18 | Texas | 37 | $120,374,128 |
| 19 | Florida | 31 | $117,616,649 |
| 20 | Auburn | 25 | $112,178,399 |
| 21 | Mississippi | 26 | $110,151,143 |
| 22 | Wisconsin | 26 | $109,009,514 |
| 23 | North Carolina State | 20 | $105,609,230 |
| 24 | Stanford | 27 | $103,098,414 |
| 25 | California-Los Angeles | 27 | $96,116,611 |
| 26 | Utah | 22 | $93,060,395 |
| 27 | Wyoming | 8 | $90,613,283 |
| 28 | Michigan State | 14 | $88,780,325 |
| 29 | Virginia Tech | 19 | $88,691,000 |
| 30 | South Carolina | 23 | $86,991,968 |
| 31 | Boston College | 16 | $83,424,022 |
| 32 | Utah St | 1 | $79,000,000 |
| 33 | Maryland | 18 | $78,817,001 |
| 34 | Texas Tech | 11 | $76,651,237 |
| 35 | Louisville | 13 | $73,738,711 |
| 36 | Kentucky | 20 | $73,192,908 |
| 37 | Duke | 14 | $69,727,581 |
| 38 | Tennessee | 28 | $67,713,687 |
| 39 | Minnesota | 18 | $62,040,787 |
| 40 | Brigham Young | 16 | $61,511,154 |
| 41 | Arkansas | 19 | $57,837,736 |
| 42 | Fresno State | 11 | $54,765,000 |
| 43 | Illinois | 25 | $54,472,477 |
| 44 | Pittsburgh | 22 | $53,600,927 |
| 45 | Miami (FL) | 20 | $50,915,580 |
| 46 | North Carolina | 19 | $49,966,373 |
| 47 | West Virginia | 11 | $48,914,770 |
| 48 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 7 | $47,545,972 |
| 49 | Memphis | 12 | $45,571,494 |
| 50 | Washington State | 12 | $44,943,596 |
| 51 | Missouri | 19 | $44,710,831 |
| 52 | Texas Christian | 23 | $43,818,353 |
| 53 | Kansas State | 13 | $42,291,985 |
| 54 | Houston | 16 | $40,812,537 |
| 55 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | $39,437,500 |
| 56 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | $38,241,000 |
| 57 | Oregon State | 12 | $38,185,428 |
| 58 | Central Florida | 12 | $35,597,513 |
| 59 | Cincinnati | 14 | $35,479,757 |
| 60 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | $33,842,000 |
| 61 | Boise State | 11 | $33,336,000 |
| 62 | Western Michigan | 9 | $33,325,605 |
| 63 | Southern Methodist | 14 | $33,010,893 |
| 64 | Arizona State | 9 | $32,109,419 |
| 65 | Eastern Washington | 4 | $31,980,000 |
| 66 | Nebraska | 12 | $28,852,951 |
| 67 | Toledo | 10 | $26,649,961 |
| 68 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | $26,335,000 |
| 69 | West Alabama | 1 | $26,250,000 |
| 70 | Tulane | 8 | $26,219,914 |
| 71 | Iowa State | 11 | $26,029,875 |
| 72 | Buffalo | 6 | $24,944,404 |
| 73 | Wake Forest | 12 | $24,814,056 |
| 74 | Central Michigan | 7 | $23,456,500 |
| 75 | Temple | 10 | $23,353,728 |
| 76 | Oklahoma State | 12 | $23,280,660 |
| 77 | Nevada | 3 | $23,235,000 |
| 78 | Georgia Tech | 7 | $22,570,209 |
| 79 | Syracuse | 8 | $22,522,246 |
| 80 | Kansas | 6 | $22,104,992 |
| 81 | Lenoir-Rhyne | 2 | $21,985,000 |
| 82 | Charlotte | 4 | $21,904,111 |
| 83 | Western Kentucky | 8 | $21,628,572 |
| 84 | Purdue | 14 | $21,602,374 |
| 85 | Virginia | 10 | $21,354,640 |
| 86 | North Dakota State | 11 | $20,273,811 |
| 87 | South Dakota State | 6 | $20,245,896 |
| 88 | Yale | 4 | $18,706,324 |
| 89 | Colorado | 7 | $18,628,425 |
| 90 | Texas El-Paso | 6 | $18,020,948 |
| 91 | South Carolina State | 3 | $17,973,382 |
| 92 | Rutgers | 10 | $17,579,001 |
| 93 | Arizona | 6 | $16,978,560 |
| 94 | Delaware | 3 | $14,630,000 |
| 95 | Alabama State | 1 | $14,500,000 |
| 96 | Albany State | 1 | $14,500,000 |
| 97 | Weber State | 5 | $14,466,388 |
| 98 | San Diego State | 10 | $14,294,696 |
| 99 | Northwestern | 9 | $13,859,006 |
| 100 | Baylor | 11 | $13,825,813 |
| 101 | Valdosta State | 3 | $12,840,555 |
| 102 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 1 | $12,555,000 |
| 103 | Tulsa | 4 | $12,397,273 |
| 104 | Connecticut | 8 | $12,110,116 |
| 105 | Northern Iowa | 4 | $11,964,349 |
| 106 | South Alabama | 4 | $11,941,884 |
| 107 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 2 | $11,910,000 |
| 108 | Appalachian State | 9 | $11,860,000 |
| 109 | Ferris State | 4 | $11,630,000 |
| 110 | Georgia Southern | 6 | $10,967,500 |
| 111 | Rice | 5 | $10,690,044 |
| 112 | Alabama-Birmingham | 5 | $10,602,900 |
| 113 | Samford | 2 | $10,350,000 |
| 114 | Vanderbilt | 8 | $10,197,389 |
| 115 | Hawaii | 2 | $10,000,000 |
| 116 | North Carolina Charlotte | 1 | $9,500,000 |
| 117 | Arkansas State | 2 | $9,480,000 |
| 118 | Sioux Falls | 2 | $9,210,080 |
| 119 | Texas-San Antonio | 5 | $8,955,829 |
| 120 | Stephen F. Austin | 3 | $8,830,000 |
| 121 | Utah State | 3 | $8,818,608 |
| 122 | San Jose State | 3 | $8,635,000 |
| 123 | Idaho | 3 | $8,531,000 |
| 124 | Manitoba | 1 | $8,500,000 |
| 125 | Old Dominion | 7 | $8,393,000 |
| 126 | Minnesota-Mankato | 1 | $8,250,000 |
| 127 | Montana State | 3 | $8,174,870 |
| 128 | Northern Illinois | 2 | $8,133,000 |
| 129 | MIssouri Western State | 3 | $7,620,830 |
| 130 | East Carolina | 6 | $7,523,373 |
| 131 | Grand Valley State | 1 | $7,500,000 |
| 132 | New Mexico | 4 | $7,145,555 |
| 133 | Humboldt State | 1 | $7,000,000 |
| 134 | Indiana | 5 | $7,000,000 |
| 135 | Texas State | 1 | $7,000,000 |
| 136 | Harvard | 3 | $6,803,338 |
| 137 | Marshall | 6 | $6,683,589 |
| 138 | Central Arkansas | 2 | $6,345,000 |
| 139 | Murray State | 1 | $6,250,000 |
| 140 | Virginia Commonwealth | 1 | $5,920,000 |
| 141 | Southern Mississippi | 3 | $5,785,000 |
| 142 | Holy Cross | 3 | $5,642,284 |
| 143 | Colorado State | 5 | $5,486,149 |
| 144 | Georgia State | 2 | $5,476,380 |
| 145 | Florida International | 2 | $5,435,000 |
| 146 | Southern Illinois | 2 | $5,365,000 |
| 147 | Western State Colorado | 1 | $4,820,000 |
| 148 | Miami | 3 | $4,750,044 |
| 149 | Colorado State-Pueblo | 2 | $4,710,000 |
| 150 | Fort Hays State | 1 | $4,600,000 |
| 151 | Dayton | 1 | $4,500,000 |
| 152 | Illinois State | 1 | $4,500,000 |
| 153 | Eastern Illinois | 2 | $4,421,805 |
| 154 | South Florida | 3 | $4,320,000 |
| 155 | Southern Utah | 2 | $4,285,000 |
| 156 | Texas-El Paso | 1 | $4,085,080 |
| 157 | Maine | 1 | $4,000,000 |
| 158 | Tarleton State | 1 | $4,000,000 |
| 159 | Charleston | 2 | $3,795,000 |
| 160 | Western Illinois | 1 | $3,700,000 |
| 161 | Marist | 1 | $3,635,000 |
| 162 | William & Mary | 4 | $3,525,000 |
| 163 | Villanova | 2 | $3,494,450 |
| 164 | Army | 4 | $3,375,555 |
| 165 | Troy | 4 | $3,350,712 |
| 166 | Bowling Green | 3 | $3,192,500 |
| 167 | Malone | 1 | $3,190,000 |
| 168 | Washburn | 2 | $3,085,000 |
| 169 | Miami (OH) | 3 | $3,025,000 |
| 170 | Brown | 1 | $2,985,000 |
| 171 | Missouri Science & Tech | 1 | $2,742,500 |
| 172 | San Diego | 2 | $2,670,000 |
| 173 | Jacksonville State | 2 | $2,644,079 |
| 174 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | $2,567,224 |
| 175 | Liberty | 3 | $2,559,100 |
| 176 | Augustana | 1 | $2,500,000 |
| 177 | Fordham | 2 | $2,485,000 |
| 178 | Pennsylvania | 1 | $2,400,000 |
| 179 | Florida A&M | 3 | $2,375,000 |
| 180 | Assumption | 2 | $2,230,000 |
| 181 | Alcorn State | 2 | $2,207,500 |
| 182 | Sacramento State | 2 | $2,202,896 |
| 183 | Massachusetts | 2 | $2,063,333 |
| 184 | Ball State | 2 | $2,019,000 |
| 185 | Elon | 1 | $2,000,000 |
| 186 | Southeast Missouri State | 2 | $1,929,777 |
| 187 | Sam Houston State | 2 | $1,900,000 |
| 188 | Youngstown State | 2 | $1,830,000 |
| 189 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 1 | $1,819,179 |
| 190 | North Texas | 1 | $1,750,000 |
| 191 | Air Force | 2 | $1,618,449 |
| 192 | South Dakota | 2 | $1,583,387 |
| 193 | Jackson State | 2 | $1,577,505 |
| 194 | British Columbia | 1 | $1,520,656 |
| 195 | Princeton | 2 | $1,512,500 |
| 196 | Fayetteville State | 2 | $1,505,000 |
| 197 | Greenville | 1 | $1,500,000 |
| 198 | Northern Arizona | 1 | $1,400,000 |
| 199 | Campbell | 2 | $1,395,000 |
| 200 | Duquesne | 1 | $1,380,000 |
| 201 | Grambling State | 1 | $1,380,000 |
| 202 | Canisius | 1 | $1,377,500 |
| 203 | Houston Baptist | 1 | $1,350,000 |
| 204 | Navy | 1 | $1,303,000 |
| 205 | Bemidji State | 1 | $1,292,500 |
| 206 | James Madison | 1 | $1,292,500 |
| 207 | Southern Arkansas | 1 | $1,292,500 |
| 208 | Drake | 1 | $1,263,162 |
| 209 | Azusa Pacific | 1 | $1,125,000 |
| 210 | East Central | 1 | $1,125,000 |
| 211 | Kutztown | 1 | $1,125,000 |
| 212 | Northern Colorado | 1 | $1,125,000 |
| 213 | Saint John | 1 | $1,125,000 |
| 214 | North Carolina A&T | 1 | $1,062,500 |
| 215 | Idaho State | 1 | $985,000 |
| 216 | Missouri State | 1 | $985,000 |
| 217 | Prairie View A&M | 1 | $985,000 |
| 218 | Sacred Heart | 1 | $985,000 |
| 219 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 1 | $985,000 |
| 220 | Tusculum | 1 | $985,000 |
| 221 | Wagner | 1 | $985,000 |
| 222 | West Florida | 1 | $985,000 |
| 223 | Findlay | 1 | $955,060 |
| 224 | New Hampshire | 1 | $950,192 |
| 225 | California-Davis | 1 | $915,000 |
| 226 | Culver-Stockton | 1 | $915,000 |
| 227 | Fort Valley State | 1 | $915,000 |
| 228 | Indiana (PA) | 1 | $915,000 |
| 229 | Montana | 1 | $915,000 |
| 230 | North Dakota | 1 | $915,000 |
| 231 | Ole Miss | 1 | $915,000 |
| 232 | Saginaw Valley State | 1 | $915,000 |
| 233 | Shepherd | 1 | $915,000 |
| 234 | Wingate | 1 | $915,000 |
| 235 | Texas A&M University–Commerce | 1 | $900,988 |
| 236 | Pittsburg State | 1 | $810,000 |
| 237 | Barton | 1 | $805,000 |
| 238 | North Carolina Central | 1 | $795,000 |
| 239 | Eastern Kentucky | 1 | $495,000 |
| 240 | Furman | 1 | $495,000 |
| 241 | Norfolk State | 1 | $495,000 |
| 242 | Tennessee-Martin | 1 | $495,000 |
| 243 | Western Carolina | 1 | $495,000 |
| 244 | Howard | 1 | $477,500 |
| 245 | Framingham State | 1 | $470,000 |
| 246 | Lafayette | 1 | $470,000 |
| 247 | Monmouth | 1 | $470,000 |
| 248 | Richmond | 1 | $470,000 |
| 249 | Southern | 1 | $470,000 |
