NFL Colleges: Purdue
Ranking colleges/universities by active NFL players & earnings.
* denotes active player
| Rank | Player | Pos | Team | Current Contract | Current AAV | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drew Brees | QB |
|
6 yr, $60,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $301,904,422 |
| 2 | Kawann Short | DL |
|
4 yr, $4,630,336 | $1,157,584 | $99,444,003 |
| 3 | Ryan Kerrigan | ED |
|
5 yr, $57,500,000 | $11,500,000 | $82,690,470 |
| 4 | George Karlaftis* | ED |
|
4 yr, $11,935,473 | $2,983,868 | $59,390,294 |
| 5 | Cliff Avril | ED |
|
1 yr, $2,611,000 | $2,611,000 | $55,925,497 |
| 6 | Ricardo Allen | SS |
|
1 yr, $525,000 | $525,000 | $54,551,480 |
| 7 | Kyle Orton | QB |
|
2 yr, $11,621,000 | $5,810,500 | $51,579,000 |
| 8 | Rob Ninkovich | LB |
|
1 yr, $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | $51,284,448 |
| 9 | Dennis Kelly | RT |
|
1 yr, $790,000 | $790,000 | $47,630,815 |
| 10 | Matt Light | T |
|
4 yr, $2,735,000 | $683,750 | $44,645,000 |
| 11 | Shaun Phillips | DL |
|
2 yr, $5,000,000 | $2,500,000 | $42,527,999 |
| 12 | Anthony Spencer | LB |
|
1 yr, $8,856,000 | $8,856,000 | $39,451,950 |
| 13 | Nick Hardwick | C |
|
3 yr, $13,250,000 | $4,416,667 | $33,155,000 |
| 14 | Anthony Brown | CB |
|
4 yr, $2,474,947 | $618,737 | $31,795,559 |
| 15 | Bernard Pollard | S |
|
4 yr, $3,010,000 | $752,500 | $31,105,116 |
| 16 | Chike Okeafor | G |
|
5 yr, $25,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $30,894,500 |
| 17 | Ray Edwards | ED |
|
5 yr, $27,500,000 | $5,500,000 | $30,433,513 |
| 18 | Raheem Mostert* | RB |
|
3 yr, $1,580,000 | $526,667 | $29,737,404 |
| 19 | Cris Dishman | CB |
|
2 yr, $3,900,000 | $1,950,000 | $28,060,000 |
| 20 | Ja'whaun Bentley | LB |
|
4 yr, $2,763,954 | $690,989 | $27,944,696 |
| 21 | Derrick Barnes* | LB |
|
4 yr, $4,261,204 | $1,065,301 | $22,828,189 |
| 22 | Jacques Reeves | CB |
|
5 yr, $20,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $17,987,333 |
| 23 | Dustin Keller | TE |
|
5 yr, $11,750,000 | $2,350,000 | $15,777,500 |
| 24 | Niko Koutouvides | ILB |
|
2 yr, $2,100,000 | $1,050,000 | $15,525,000 |
| 25 | Jordan Roos | G |
|
3 yr, $1,685,000 | $561,667 | $11,716,176 |
| 26 | Michael Neal | ED |
|
4 yr, $3,100,000 | $775,000 | $11,606,279 |
| 27 | Michael Otto | LT |
|
2 yr, $3,200,000 | $1,600,000 | $11,533,680 |
| 28 | Akeem Hunt | RB |
|
2 yr, $960,000 | $480,000 | $11,447,112 |
| 29 | Stuart Schweigert | S |
|
6 yr, $3,420,004 | $570,001 | $11,332,904 |
| 30 | Grant Hermanns | T |
|
2 yr, $60,000 | $30,000 | $10,929,303 |
| 31 | Kevin Pamphile | G |
|
4 yr, $2,418,500 | $604,625 | $10,678,376 |
| 32 | David Blough | QB |
|
1 yr, $965,000 | $965,000 | $10,429,013 |
| 33 | Gabe Holmes | TE |
|
2 yr, $1,170,000 | $585,000 | $10,310,539 |
| 34 | Tyler Coyle | S |
|
1 yr, $660,000 | $660,000 | $10,004,262 |
| 35 | Austin Larkin | DL |
|
2 yr, $1,525,000 | $762,500 | $9,745,207 |
| 36 | DeAngelo Yancey | WR |
|
2 yr, $223,900 | $111,950 | $9,451,200 |
| 37 | Landon Johnson | LB |
|
3 yr, $1,331,000 | $443,667 | $9,402,000 |
| 38 | David Bell | WR |
|
4 yr, $5,094,904 | $1,273,726 | $8,451,104 |
| 39 | Rondale Moore | WR |
|
4 yr, $6,924,241 | $1,731,060 | $8,106,843 |
| 40 | Craig Terrill | DT |
|
3 yr, $5,000,000 | $1,666,667 | $8,074,423 |
| 41 | Jacob Thieneman | S |
|
1 yr, $24,000 | $24,000 | $7,923,000 |
| 42 | Cole Herdman | TE |
|
2 yr, $4,000 | $2,000 | $7,593,000 |
| 43 | Markus Bailey | LB |
|
4 yr, $3,408,696 | $852,174 | $7,495,423 |
| 44 | Jalen Graham* | LB |
|
1 yr, $915,000 | $915,000 | $7,156,981 |
| 45 | Bruce Gaston | DL |
|
2 yr, $1,110,000 | $555,000 | $6,921,040 |
| 46 | Aidan O'Connell* | QB |
|
4 yr, $4,349,380 | $1,087,345 | $6,888,460 |
| 47 | Ryan Russell | ED |
|
2 yr, $1,170,000 | $585,000 | $6,738,566 |
| 48 | David Steinmetz | G |
|
2 yr, $1,390,000 | $695,000 | $6,462,751 |
| 49 | Alex Magee | DT |
|
4 yr, $2,645,000 | $661,250 | $6,115,000 |
| 50 | Reese Taylor* | CB |
|
2 yr, $1,845,000 | $922,500 | $5,516,230 |
| 51 | Zander Horvath | RB |
|
4 yr, $3,737,008 | $934,252 | $5,506,016 |
| 52 | Sanoussi Kane* | S |
|
4 yr, $4,102,932 | $1,025,733 | $5,104,710 |
| 53 | Ra'Zahn Howard | DT |
|
2 yr, $5,000 | $2,500 | $4,890,000 |
| 54 | Curtis Painter | QB |
|
4 yr, $1,841,000 | $460,250 | $4,746,000 |
| 55 | Justin Sinz | TE |
|
2 yr, $2,000 | $1,000 | $4,737,000 |
| 56 | Brandon Cottom | RB |
|
1 yr, $450,000 | $450,000 | $4,608,000 |
| 57 | Terry Wright | WR |
|
2 yr, $10,000 | $5,000 | $4,587,000 |
| 58 | Charlie Jones* | WR |
|
4 yr, $4,518,776 | $1,129,694 | $4,473,096 |
| 59 | Kelly Butler | T |
|
3 yr, $998,640 | $332,880 | $4,333,640 |
| 60 | Payne Durham* | TE |
|
4 yr, $4,084,976 | $1,021,244 | $4,093,796 |
| 61 | Gilbert Gardner | LB |
|
1 yr, $850,000 | $850,000 | $3,857,958 |
| 62 | Brycen Hopkins | TE |
|
4 yr, $3,948,132 | $987,033 | $3,823,027 |
| 63 | Kyle Adams | TE |
|
1 yr, $555,000 | $555,000 | $3,622,941 |
| 64 | Cory Trice Jr.* | CB |
|
4 yr, $3,924,436 | $981,109 | $3,609,091 |
| 65 | Evan Panfil | DE |
|
2 yr, $0 | $0 | $3,593,580 |
| 66 | Royce Adams | CB |
|
3 yr, $1,440,000 | $480,000 | $3,570,000 |
| 67 | DaMarcus Mitchell | ED |
|
3 yr, $2,585,000 | $861,667 | $3,315,000 |
| 68 | Jason King | T |
|
1 yr, $14,400 | $14,400 | $3,310,295 |
| 69 | Tyrone Tracy* | RB |
|
4 yr, $4,306,352 | $1,076,588 | $3,126,432 |
| 70 | Brandon King | CB |
|
3 yr, $1,215,000 | $405,000 | $2,850,000 |
| 71 | Cam Allen | S |
|
1 yr, $5,000 | $5,000 | $2,840,000 |
| 72 | Greg Latta | DE |
|
2 yr, $2,000 | $1,000 | $2,609,176 |
| 73 | David Hedelin | T |
|
2 yr, $5,000 | $2,500 | $2,535,000 |
| 74 | Kory Sheets | RB |
|
2 yr, $716,000 | $358,000 | $2,287,023 |
| 75 | Marcus Mbow* | RT |
|
4 yr, $4,618,384 | $1,154,596 | $2,267,731 |
| 76 | Uche Nwaneri | G |
|
6 yr, $25,101,000 | $4,183,500 | $1,970,000 |
| 77 | Corey Stewart | T |
|
2 yr, $0 | $0 | $1,884,508 |
| 78 | Stanford Keglar | ILB |
|
4 yr, $2,090,100 | $522,525 | $1,745,200 |
| 79 | Gus Hartwig* | C |
|
3 yr, $2,975,000 | $991,667 | $1,385,000 |
| 80 | Greg Orton | WR |
|
1 yr, $84,705 | $84,705 | $1,078,410 |
| 81 | Josh Johnson | CB |
|
2 yr, $3,000 | $1,500 | $1,059,000 |
| 82 | Charles Davis | TE |
|
2 yr, $104,001 | $52,001 | $312,000 |
| 83 | Nick Mondek | LT |
|
2 yr, $97,432 | $48,716 | $292,296 |
| 84 | Ryan Baker | DT |
|
3 yr, $1,185,000 | $395,000 | $0 |
| 85 | Joe Holland | OLB |
|
2 yr, $3,498 | $1,749 | $0 |
| 86 | Chukky Okobi | C |
|
2 yr, $2,000 | $1,000 | $0 |
