NFL
NFL Colleges
Ranking colleges/universities by active NFL players & earnings.
| Rank | College | Players Active | Combined Earnings Active Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | 78 | $519,868,577 |
| 2 | Louisiana State | 67 | $355,493,251 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 66 | $301,683,689 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 46 | $283,343,157 |
| 5 | Clemson | 42 | $272,818,620 |
| 6 | Georgia | 62 | $220,664,916 |
| 7 | Southern California | 37 | $186,212,495 |
| 8 | Michigan | 63 | $185,766,294 |
| 9 | Notre Dame | 52 | $182,617,509 |
| 10 | Oregon | 43 | $182,250,237 |
| 11 | Texas A&M | 32 | $176,238,150 |
| 12 | California | 16 | $175,888,112 |
| 13 | Mississippi State | 24 | $168,664,864 |
| 14 | Florida State | 32 | $165,329,412 |
| 15 | Washington | 47 | $159,222,092 |
| 16 | Iowa | 43 | $152,479,013 |
| 17 | Penn State | 48 | $144,456,219 |
| 18 | Auburn | 39 | $127,016,850 |
| 19 | Florida | 42 | $126,153,304 |
| 20 | Mississippi | 35 | $119,216,814 |
| 21 | North Carolina State | 32 | $117,312,830 |
| 22 | Wisconsin | 32 | $114,376,014 |
| 23 | California-Los Angeles | 39 | $109,111,611 |
| 24 | Stanford | 29 | $103,543,414 |
| 25 | Texas | 40 | $101,646,537 |
| 26 | Utah | 30 | $100,419,062 |
| 27 | Virginia Tech | 26 | $100,303,793 |
| 28 | Michigan State | 25 | $99,163,159 |
| 29 | South Carolina | 30 | $88,379,773 |
| 30 | Kentucky | 29 | $82,899,796 |
| 31 | Texas Tech | 17 | $82,225,284 |
| 32 | Boston College | 20 | $81,116,986 |
| 33 | Maryland | 28 | $80,803,006 |
| 34 | Louisville | 20 | $79,963,041 |
| 35 | Tennessee | 40 | $78,907,080 |
| 36 | Minnesota | 24 | $67,976,287 |
| 37 | Duke | 20 | $67,147,144 |
| 38 | Brigham Young | 23 | $66,827,821 |
| 39 | North Carolina | 26 | $64,020,205 |
| 40 | Arkansas | 29 | $63,803,366 |
| 41 | Miami (FL) | 32 | $63,761,288 |
| 42 | Wyoming | 12 | $62,999,283 |
| 43 | Pittsburgh | 30 | $61,665,643 |
| 44 | Fresno State | 17 | $60,783,000 |
| 45 | Illinois | 33 | $60,335,977 |
| 46 | Texas Christian | 34 | $54,885,673 |
| 47 | West Virginia | 16 | $54,296,700 |
| 48 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 10 | $50,501,972 |
| 49 | Memphis | 18 | $50,107,494 |
| 50 | Kansas State | 22 | $49,614,485 |
| 51 | Missouri | 25 | $49,312,012 |
| 52 | Oregon State | 22 | $48,136,541 |
| 53 | Washington State | 15 | $47,473,596 |
| 54 | Central Florida | 22 | $45,754,748 |
| 55 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | $45,200,500 |
| 56 | Houston | 21 | $45,047,537 |
| 57 | Cincinnati | 23 | $45,013,863 |
| 58 | Nebraska | 24 | $43,313,705 |
| 59 | Temple | 13 | $42,403,728 |
| 60 | Louisiana Tech | 8 | $41,386,000 |
| 61 | Southern Methodist | 18 | $37,796,865 |
| 62 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | $37,037,000 |
| 63 | Tulane | 19 | $36,892,854 |
| 64 | Western Michigan | 12 | $36,713,605 |
| 65 | Boise State | 13 | $35,061,000 |
| 66 | Wake Forest | 20 | $32,834,556 |
| 67 | Eastern Washington | 4 | $32,490,000 |
| 68 | Oklahoma State | 23 | $31,896,204 |
| 69 | Toledo | 15 | $31,660,796 |
| 70 | Iowa State | 18 | $31,309,875 |
| 71 | Rutgers | 24 | $29,684,224 |
| 72 | Western Kentucky | 13 | $28,623,572 |
| 73 | Arizona State | 16 | $28,234,364 |
| 74 | Buffalo | 9 | $28,105,540 |
| 75 | Kansas | 11 | $27,252,492 |
| 76 | Middle Tennessee State | 5 | $27,130,000 |
| 77 | Nevada | 7 | $26,625,000 |
| 78 | Central Michigan | 10 | $26,248,723 |
| 79 | Colorado | 14 | $25,737,500 |
| 80 | Georgia Tech | 14 | $25,325,098 |
| 81 | South Dakota State | 12 | $25,080,896 |
| 82 | Purdue | 17 | $25,028,170 |
| 83 | Syracuse | 10 | $24,319,746 |
| 84 | Arizona | 13 | $23,228,560 |
| 85 | San Diego State | 19 | $23,161,431 |
| 86 | Virginia | 12 | $23,054,560 |
| 87 | Charlotte | 5 | $22,993,000 |
| 88 | North Dakota State | 14 | $22,788,811 |
| 89 | Lenoir-Rhyne | 2 | $21,985,000 |
| 90 | Texas El-Paso | 10 | $21,723,448 |
| 91 | Baylor | 20 | $21,314,299 |
| 92 | West Alabama | 1 | $19,765,000 |
| 93 | Yale | 5 | $19,701,324 |
| 94 | South Carolina State | 4 | $18,843,382 |
| 95 | Northwestern | 12 | $17,813,173 |
| 96 | Appalachian State | 15 | $17,537,500 |
| 97 | Alabama State | 3 | $16,213,000 |
| 98 | Southern Mississippi | 14 | $15,962,500 |
| 99 | South Alabama | 9 | $15,951,884 |
| 100 | Vanderbilt | 13 | $15,810,389 |
| 101 | Indiana | 14 | $15,332,000 |
| 102 | Alabama-Birmingham | 9 | $14,698,962 |
| 103 | Delaware | 3 | $14,630,000 |
| 104 | Albany State | 1 | $14,500,000 |
| 105 | Weber State | 5 | $14,205,000 |
| 106 | Valdosta State | 3 | $13,710,000 |
| 107 | Ferris State | 5 | $12,935,000 |
| 108 | Samford | 5 | $12,925,000 |
| 109 | Connecticut | 8 | $12,770,116 |
| 110 | Hawaii | 5 | $12,715,000 |
| 111 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 3 | $12,705,000 |
| 112 | Rice | 7 | $12,660,044 |
| 113 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 1 | $12,555,000 |
| 114 | Northern Iowa | 9 | $12,381,084 |
| 115 | Texas-San Antonio | 8 | $12,083,500 |
| 116 | San Jose State | 6 | $11,520,000 |
| 117 | Georgia Southern | 6 | $11,397,500 |
| 118 | Marshall | 11 | $11,172,824 |
| 119 | Utah St | 1 | $11,000,000 |
| 120 | Montana State | 6 | $10,919,870 |
| 121 | Arkansas State | 3 | $10,600,000 |
| 122 | Old Dominion | 8 | $10,508,000 |
| 123 | North Carolina Charlotte | 2 | $10,295,000 |
| 124 | Idaho | 5 | $10,146,000 |
| 125 | Utah State | 4 | $10,012,500 |
| 126 | Stephen F. Austin | 4 | $9,625,000 |
| 127 | Northern Illinois | 5 | $9,530,500 |
| 128 | Sioux Falls | 2 | $9,350,000 |
| 129 | South Florida | 8 | $9,197,500 |
| 130 | Illinois State | 6 | $8,743,000 |
| 131 | MIssouri Western State | 4 | $8,580,000 |
| 132 | Tulsa | 6 | $8,577,910 |
| 133 | Manitoba | 1 | $8,500,000 |
| 134 | Minnesota-Mankato | 1 | $8,250,000 |
| 135 | Central Arkansas | 4 | $8,196,000 |
| 136 | Florida International | 5 | $8,067,500 |
| 137 | Army | 6 | $7,940,000 |
| 138 | Harvard | 4 | $7,775,000 |
| 139 | New Mexico | 4 | $7,685,000 |
| 140 | Holy Cross | 5 | $7,579,784 |
| 141 | Grand Valley State | 1 | $7,500,000 |
| 142 | Colorado State | 7 | $7,116,069 |
| 143 | Humboldt State | 1 | $7,000,000 |
| 144 | Texas State | 1 | $7,000,000 |
| 145 | East Carolina | 6 | $6,744,000 |
| 146 | Villanova | 6 | $6,667,500 |
| 147 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 7 | $6,624,679 |
| 148 | Murray State | 1 | $6,250,000 |
| 149 | Southern Illinois | 3 | $6,165,000 |
| 150 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | $6,075,000 |
| 151 | Georgia State | 3 | $5,961,380 |
| 152 | Virginia Commonwealth | 1 | $5,920,000 |
| 153 | Troy | 7 | $5,843,212 |
| 154 | Western Illinois | 3 | $5,410,000 |
| 155 | Southeast Missouri State | 4 | $5,218,388 |
| 156 | Southern Utah | 3 | $5,095,000 |
| 157 | North Texas | 5 | $5,012,500 |
| 158 | Charleston | 3 | $4,850,000 |
| 159 | Western State Colorado | 1 | $4,820,000 |
| 160 | Massachusetts | 4 | $4,808,000 |
| 161 | Maine | 2 | $4,795,000 |
| 162 | Miami | 3 | $4,750,044 |
| 163 | Colorado State-Pueblo | 2 | $4,710,000 |
| 164 | Fort Hays State | 1 | $4,600,000 |
| 165 | Eastern Illinois | 2 | $4,556,250 |
| 166 | Dayton | 1 | $4,500,000 |
| 167 | Florida A&M | 5 | $4,290,000 |
| 168 | Augustana | 3 | $4,107,500 |
| 169 | North Carolina A&T | 4 | $4,105,000 |
| 170 | Texas-El Paso | 1 | $4,075,000 |
| 171 | Tarleton State | 1 | $4,000,000 |
| 172 | Bowling Green | 4 | $3,987,500 |
| 173 | Eastern Kentucky | 4 | $3,873,416 |
| 174 | William & Mary | 4 | $3,850,000 |
| 175 | James Madison | 4 | $3,827,500 |
| 176 | Miami (OH) | 4 | $3,827,000 |
| 177 | Princeton | 4 | $3,820,000 |
| 178 | Alcorn State | 4 | $3,807,500 |
| 179 | Marist | 1 | $3,635,000 |
| 180 | South Dakota | 4 | $3,612,332 |
| 181 | San Diego | 3 | $3,585,000 |
| 182 | Youngstown State | 4 | $3,420,000 |
| 183 | West Florida | 4 | $3,400,000 |
| 184 | British Columbia | 3 | $3,320,656 |
| 185 | Pennsylvania | 2 | $3,315,000 |
| 186 | Malone | 1 | $3,190,000 |
| 187 | Washburn | 2 | $3,085,000 |
| 188 | Brown | 1 | $2,985,000 |
| 189 | Ball State | 3 | $2,934,000 |
| 190 | Jacksonville State | 2 | $2,914,912 |
| 191 | Sam Houston State | 3 | $2,885,000 |
| 192 | Liberty | 3 | $2,884,100 |
| 193 | Wagner | 3 | $2,835,000 |
| 194 | Missouri Science & Tech | 1 | $2,742,500 |
| 195 | Montana | 3 | $2,625,000 |
| 196 | Tennessee-Martin | 3 | $2,625,000 |
| 197 | Assumption | 2 | $2,585,000 |
| 198 | Ohio | 3 | $2,578,000 |
| 199 | Campbell | 3 | $2,528,000 |
| 200 | Air Force | 3 | $2,508,728 |
| 201 | Fordham | 2 | $2,485,000 |
| 202 | Norfolk State | 2 | $2,207,500 |
| 203 | Sacramento State | 2 | $2,202,896 |
| 204 | Grambling State | 2 | $2,185,000 |
| 205 | Indiana State | 2 | $2,110,000 |
| 206 | Furman | 3 | $2,095,000 |
| 207 | Morgan State | 2 | $2,040,000 |
| 208 | Northern Colorado | 2 | $2,040,000 |
| 209 | Minnesota State-Mankato | 2 | $2,020,000 |
| 210 | Elon | 1 | $2,000,000 |
| 211 | Fayetteville State | 2 | $1,970,000 |
| 212 | Akron | 2 | $1,792,000 |
| 213 | Lindenwood | 1 | $1,790,000 |
| 214 | Missouri State | 3 | $1,790,000 |
| 215 | Bryant | 2 | $1,788,000 |
| 216 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 2 | $1,780,000 |
| 217 | Findlay | 2 | $1,751,060 |
| 218 | Virginia State | 2 | $1,720,000 |
| 219 | Jackson State | 2 | $1,710,000 |
| 220 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | $1,710,000 |
| 221 | Saginaw Valley State | 2 | $1,710,000 |
| 222 | Shepherd | 2 | $1,710,000 |
| 223 | Howard | 2 | $1,647,500 |
| 224 | Rhode Island | 2 | $1,617,000 |
| 225 | Cortland | 2 | $1,607,000 |
| 226 | Louisiana College | 2 | $1,602,500 |
| 227 | Albany | 2 | $1,595,000 |
| 228 | Monmouth | 2 | $1,595,000 |
| 229 | Central Missouri | 2 | $1,593,000 |
| 230 | Mercer | 2 | $1,590,000 |
| 231 | Southeastern Louisiana | 2 | $1,590,000 |
| 232 | Greenville | 1 | $1,500,000 |
| 233 | Northern Arizona | 1 | $1,400,000 |
| 234 | Duquesne | 1 | $1,380,000 |
| 235 | Canisius | 1 | $1,377,500 |
| 236 | Houston Baptist | 1 | $1,350,000 |
| 237 | Navy | 1 | $1,303,000 |
| 238 | Bemidji State | 1 | $1,292,500 |
| 239 | Southern Arkansas | 1 | $1,292,500 |
| 240 | Western Carolina | 2 | $1,290,000 |
| 241 | Drake | 1 | $1,263,161 |
| 242 | California (PA) | 1 | $1,210,000 |
| 243 | Azusa Pacific | 1 | $1,125,000 |
| 244 | East Central | 1 | $1,125,000 |
| 245 | Kutztown | 1 | $1,125,000 |
| 246 | Saint John | 1 | $1,125,000 |
| 247 | Stetson | 1 | $1,125,000 |
| 248 | Wayne State | 1 | $1,105,000 |
| 249 | Austin Peay | 1 | $985,000 |
| 250 | Idaho State | 1 | $985,000 |
| 251 | Northwest Missouri State | 1 | $985,000 |
| 252 | Ouachita Baptist | 1 | $985,000 |
| 253 | Pittsburgh State | 1 | $985,000 |
| 254 | Prairie View A&M | 1 | $985,000 |
| 255 | Sacred Heart | 1 | $985,000 |
| 256 | Southern | 1 | $985,000 |
| 257 | Stony Brook | 1 | $985,000 |
| 258 | Tennessee State | 1 | $985,000 |
| 259 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 1 | $985,000 |
| 260 | Tusculum | 1 | $985,000 |
| 261 | New Hampshire | 1 | $950,192 |
| 262 | Baldwin-Wallace | 1 | $915,000 |
| 263 | Berry College | 1 | $915,000 |
| 264 | California-Davis | 2 | $915,000 |
| 265 | Chattanooga | 1 | $915,000 |
| 266 | Citadel | 1 | $915,000 |
| 267 | Culver-Stockton | 1 | $915,000 |
| 268 | Dartmouth | 1 | $915,000 |
| 269 | Fort Valley State | 1 | $915,000 |
| 270 | Indiana (PA) | 1 | $915,000 |
| 271 | Lane | 1 | $915,000 |
| 272 | Minot State | 1 | $915,000 |
| 273 | North Dakota | 1 | $915,000 |
| 274 | Ole Miss | 1 | $915,000 |
| 275 | Wingate | 1 | $915,000 |
| 276 | Texas A&M University–Commerce | 1 | $900,988 |
| 277 | Pittsburg State | 1 | $810,000 |
| 278 | Barton | 1 | $805,000 |
| 279 | Lock Haven | 1 | $800,000 |
| 280 | Kent State | 1 | $797,500 |
| 281 | Towson | 1 | $797,500 |
| 282 | Wisconsin-Platteville | 1 | $796,000 |
| 283 | East Tennessee State | 1 | $795,000 |
| 284 | Framingham State | 1 | $795,000 |
| 285 | Ithaca | 1 | $795,000 |
| 286 | Lafayette | 1 | $795,000 |
| 287 | Laval | 1 | $795,000 |
| 288 | Minnesota-Duluth | 1 | $795,000 |
| 289 | New Haven | 1 | $795,000 |
| 290 | North Carolina Central | 1 | $795,000 |
| 291 | North Carolina Pembroke | 1 | $795,000 |
| 292 | North Missouri State | 1 | $795,000 |
| 293 | Northern Michigan | 1 | $795,000 |
| 294 | Portland State | 1 | $795,000 |
| 295 | Randolph-Macon | 1 | $795,000 |
| 296 | Slippery Rock | 1 | $795,000 |
