NFL Colleges: Illinois

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Rank Player Pos Team Current Contract Current AAV Earnings
1 Whitney Mercilus ED HOU 4 yr, $54,000,000 $13,500,000 $80,344,802
2 Simeon Rice DE TB 5 yr, $34,755,000 $6,951,000 $78,630,394
3 Vontae Davis CB IND 4 yr, $36,000,000 $9,000,000 $70,767,830
4 Corey Liuget DL SD 4 yr, $8,315,744 $2,078,936 $70,056,310
5 Jeff George QB IND 6 yr, $15,000,000 $2,500,000 $52,430,764
6 Ted Karras* G NE 4 yr, $2,440,356 $610,089 $46,092,341
7 Jeff Allen G KC 4 yr, $4,643,822 $1,160,956 $44,585,636
8 Kelvin Hayden CB CHI 1 yr, $890,000 $890,000 $42,050,000
9 Brandon Lloyd WR SF 3 yr, $1,137,000 $379,000 $34,141,999
10 Nate Hobbs* CB LV 4 yr, $3,783,052 $945,763 $33,008,953
11 Devon Witherspoon* CB SEA 4 yr, $31,861,153 $7,965,288 $31,869,657
12 Jon Asamoah G KC 4 yr, $3,545,120 $886,280 $31,446,860
13 Kerby Joseph* S DET 4 yr, $5,044,904 $1,261,226 $30,133,961
14 Nick Allegretti* C KC 4 yr, $2,631,952 $657,988 $28,102,933
15 Brandon Moore G NYJ 4 yr, $16,000,000 $4,000,000 $27,800,819
16 Jihad Ward* ED OAK 4 yr, $5,539,800 $1,384,950 $27,622,008
17 Tony Pashos RT OAK 1 yr, $840,000 $840,000 $27,518,000
18 Akeem Spence DL MIA 3 yr, $9,000,000 $3,000,000 $25,740,579
19 Steve Weatherford P NYJ 2 yr, $1,242,000 $621,000 $25,000,828
20 Pierre Thomas RB NO 4 yr, $11,200,000 $2,800,000 $24,767,501
21 Eugene Wilson CB HOU 3 yr, $11,115,000 $3,705,000 $24,495,000
22 Dawuane Smoot* ED JAX 4 yr, $3,846,263 $961,566 $22,901,357
23 Tavon Wilson SS DET 2 yr, $7,000,000 $3,500,000 $22,679,103
24 Henry Jones S BUF 4 yr, $13,900,000 $3,475,000 $21,450,000
25 David Diehl RT NYG 5 yr, $15,500,000 $3,100,000 $21,368,500
26 Del'Shawn Phillips* LB BAL 1 yr, $780,000 $780,000 $21,122,281
27 Ken Dilger TE IND 5 yr, $2,285,000 $457,000 $19,948,096
28 Chase McLaughlin* K IND 2 yr, $1,170,000 $585,000 $18,702,827
29 Malik Turner* WR DAL 2 yr, $1,670,000 $835,000 $18,541,278
30 Michael Hoomanawanui TE STL 4 yr, $2,005,512 $501,378 $18,020,236
31 Justin Hardee CB NO 2 yr, $1,020,000 $510,000 $16,779,445
32 Clayton Fejedelem SS MIA 3 yr, $8,550,000 $2,850,000 $15,563,104
33 Jeff Cumberland TE NYJ 3 yr, $5,700,000 $1,900,000 $15,028,623
34 Rashard Mendenhall RB PIT 5 yr, $11,005,000 $2,201,000 $13,805,000
35 Neil Rackers K ARI 5 yr, $6,500,000 $1,300,000 $13,245,000
36 Arrelious Benn WR TB 4 yr, $4,640,000 $1,160,000 $12,969,000
37 Hugh Thornton G IND 4 yr, $2,735,380 $683,845 $11,762,760
38 Milo Eifler* LB WAS 1 yr, $825,000 $825,000 $11,598,333
39 Geronimo Allison WR GB 2 yr, $990,000 $495,000 $11,441,705
40 Alan Ball CB CHI 1 yr, $3,000,000 $3,000,000 $11,317,967
41 Christian Dilauro T DEN 2 yr, $1,575,000 $787,500 $10,698,895
42 Jartavius Martin* CB WAS 4 yr, $7,637,818 $1,909,455 $9,530,377
43 Hardy Nickerson Jr. LB CIN 1 yr, $645,000 $645,000 $9,261,976
44 Jake Hansen* LB HOU 3 yr, $2,567,500 $855,833 $8,648,375
45 Matt LaCosse TE NYG 2 yr, $960,000 $480,000 $8,427,176
46 A.J. Jenkins WR KC 4 yr, $6,947,533 $1,736,883 $8,267,533
47 Gimel President ED HOU 3 yr, $1,665,000 $555,000 $8,092,095
48 Jonathan Brown OLB ARI 1 yr, $37,800 $37,800 $8,031,300
49 Vederian Lowe* T MIN 4 yr, $3,857,872 $964,468 $7,979,696
50 Josh Ferguson RB IND 2 yr, $1,170,000 $585,000 $7,907,819
51 Kendrick Green* G PIT 4 yr, $4,875,767 $1,218,942 $7,785,767
52 Johnny Newton* DL WAS 4 yr, $9,757,990 $2,439,498 $7,641,175
53 Chase Brown* RB CIN 4 yr, $4,126,156 $1,031,539 $7,312,264
54 Tony Adams* S NYJ 3 yr, $2,570,000 $856,667 $7,273,080
55 Michael Buchanan ED NE 4 yr, $2,213,612 $553,403 $6,792,224
56 Doug Kramer C CHI 1 yr, $915,000 $915,000 $6,661,666
57 Carroll Phillips LB JAX 2 yr, $1,020,000 $510,000 $6,596,681
58 Owen Carney DE MIA 2 yr, $40,000 $20,000 $5,957,000
59 Justin Staples ED TEN 2 yr, $930,000 $465,000 $5,804,487
60 Sydney Brown* S PHI 4 yr, $5,744,441 $1,436,110 $5,754,534
61 James McCourt K LAC 2 yr, $5,000 $2,500 $5,411,333
62 Josh Imatorbhebhe WR JAX 2 yr, $70,000 $35,000 $5,371,600
63 Tommy DeVito* QB NYG 2 yr, $1,665,000 $832,500 $5,337,747
64 Roderick Perry DT CLE 2 yr, $55,000 $27,500 $5,074,671
65 Isaiah Williams* WR CIN 3 yr, $2,845,000 $948,333 $5,005,055
66 Josh Brent DL DAL 2 yr, $1,390,000 $695,000 $4,785,000
67 Isaiah Adams* T ARI 4 yr, $5,974,778 $1,493,695 $4,756,623
68 Tip Reiman* TE ARI 4 yr, $5,789,912 $1,447,478 $4,688,017
69 Oluwole Betiku Jr. DE NYG 2 yr, $5,000 $2,500 $4,422,500
70 Martez Wilson OLB NO 4 yr, $2,876,324 $719,081 $4,310,145
71 Mikel Leshoure RB DET 4 yr, $3,434,178 $858,545 $4,173,574
72 Denzel Daxon DT DAL 2 yr, $6,000 $3,000 $4,143,520
73 Julian Pearl LT BAL 2 yr, $5,000 $2,500 $3,792,500
74 Derek Dimke K DET 2 yr, $500 $250 $3,724,000
75 Graham Pocic RT CHI 1 yr, $420,000 $420,000 $3,678,000
76 Keith Randolph Jr. DT CHI 2 yr, $220,000 $110,000 $3,650,487
77 Seth Coleman* ED MIA 2 yr, $1,935,000 $967,500 $3,636,694
78 John Paddock QB ATL 2 yr, $5,000 $2,500 $3,635,000
79 Duke Preston G BUF 4 yr, $1,800,000 $450,000 $3,549,056
80 Isaac Darkangelo LB LV 1 yr, $12,000 $12,000 $3,469,000
81 Pat Bryant* WR DEN 4 yr, $6,581,080 $1,645,270 $3,410,210
82 Brandon Peters QB LAC 2 yr, $7,000 $3,500 $3,293,000
83 Casey Washington* WR ATL 4 yr, $4,213,596 $1,053,399 $3,091,647
84 TeRah Edwards* DL LAC 1 yr, $885,000 $885,000 $2,992,936
85 Tarique Barnes ILB HOU 2 yr, $95,000 $47,500 $2,935,000
86 Khalan Tolson LB CAR 2 yr, $85,000 $42,500 $2,925,000
87 Ryan Lankford WR MIA 1 yr, $3,500 $3,500 $2,889,100
88 Alex Pihlstrom C NO 2 yr, $60,000 $30,000 $2,765,000
89 Calvin Avery DT MIN 2 yr, $45,000 $22,500 $2,750,000
90 V'Angelo Bentley CB NE 2 yr, $17,500 $8,750 $2,727,500
91 Kendall Smith S WAS 2 yr, $7,000 $3,500 $2,709,000
92 Wes Lunt QB MIN 2 yr, $5,000 $2,500 $2,705,000
93 Nathan Bussey LB NO 4 yr, $2,085,900 $521,475 $2,686,800
94 Justin Green CB DAL 2 yr, $900,000 $450,000 $2,579,717
95 James Crawford LB GB 3 yr, $1,710,000 $570,000 $2,553,102
96 Aaron Moorehead WR IND 1 yr, $721,600 $721,600 $2,496,600
97 Glenn Foster DL NO 3 yr, $1,492,000 $497,333 $2,399,000
98 Will Davis LB ARI 3 yr, $1,250,916 $416,972 $2,281,832
99 Alex Palczewski* T DEN 3 yr, $2,715,000 $905,000 $2,250,487
100 Xavier Fulton T TB 4 yr, $1,931,000 $482,750 $2,158,250
101 Christian Morton CB NE 2 yr, $22,000 $11,000 $2,114,000
102 Zakhari Franklin WR LV 2 yr, $0 $0 $1,875,000
103 Brit Miller RB STL 1 yr, $615,000 $615,000 $1,688,492
104 Jack Cornell G OAK 1 yr, $107,472 $107,472 $1,198,372
105 Sean Bubin T JAX 2 yr, $0 $0 $1,004,388
106 Evan Wilson TE MIA 1 yr, $6,300 $6,300 $895,400
107 Clay Nurse DT NE 2 yr, $5,000 $2,500 $0
108 Terry Hawthorne CB PIT 2 yr, $190,052 $95,026 $0
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