NFL Colleges
Ranking colleges/universities by active NFL players & earnings.
| Rank | College | Players Active | Combined Earnings Active Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 53 | $243,500,017 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 53 | $297,877,938 |
| 3 | Alabama | 51 | $427,617,581 |
| 4 | Michigan | 49 | $190,652,023 |
| 5 | Oregon | 44 | $181,894,648 |
| 6 | Notre Dame | 41 | $198,140,524 |
| 7 | Louisiana State | 38 | $242,935,446 |
| 8 | Texas | 37 | $95,980,965 |
| 9 | Penn State | 32 | $149,410,453 |
| 10 | Southern California | 31 | $191,033,798 |
| 11 | Oklahoma | 30 | $327,331,846 |
| 12 | Iowa | 28 | $127,748,255 |
| 13 | Washington | 28 | $144,027,206 |
| 14 | Florida | 26 | $76,692,275 |
| 15 | Florida State | 26 | $128,993,397 |
| 16 | Mississippi | 26 | $135,256,525 |
| 17 | South Carolina | 26 | $69,199,250 |
| 18 | California-Los Angeles | 25 | $102,452,383 |
| 19 | Auburn | 24 | $88,973,437 |
| 20 | Miami (FL) | 24 | $51,269,091 |
| 21 | Clemson | 23 | $178,842,630 |
| 22 | Texas A&M | 23 | $133,843,467 |
| 23 | Illinois | 22 | $63,227,419 |
| 24 | Pittsburgh | 22 | $55,378,705 |
| 25 | Tennessee | 22 | $74,397,359 |
| 26 | Utah | 22 | $65,529,931 |
| 27 | Wisconsin | 22 | $130,518,971 |
| 28 | Texas Christian | 21 | $50,130,211 |
| 29 | Arkansas | 20 | $39,325,801 |
| 30 | Minnesota | 20 | $61,658,959 |
| 31 | Missouri | 20 | $38,895,515 |
| 32 | North Carolina State | 20 | $128,588,157 |
| 33 | Boston College | 19 | $72,943,344 |
| 34 | Iowa State | 17 | $86,575,127 |
| 35 | Kentucky | 17 | $48,665,639 |
| 36 | Louisville | 17 | $71,541,698 |
| 37 | Maryland | 17 | $65,695,043 |
| 38 | Kansas State | 16 | $35,739,919 |
| 39 | North Carolina | 15 | $32,643,818 |
| 40 | Oklahoma State | 15 | $26,398,258 |
| 41 | Southern Methodist | 15 | $47,630,711 |
| 42 | Stanford | 15 | $94,620,000 |
| 43 | Syracuse | 15 | $28,596,000 |
| 44 | Texas Tech | 15 | $97,239,896 |
| 45 | Nebraska | 14 | $35,250,000 |
| 46 | Michigan State | 13 | $25,409,197 |
| 47 | Mississippi State | 13 | $192,679,032 |
| 48 | Virginia Tech | 13 | $33,335,429 |
| 49 | Cincinnati | 12 | $43,729,000 |
| 50 | Duke | 12 | $65,683,956 |
| 51 | Purdue | 12 | $32,449,000 |
| 52 | Brigham Young | 11 | $36,395,774 |
| 53 | California | 11 | $85,397,978 |
| 54 | Colorado | 11 | $18,935,415 |
| 55 | West Virginia | 11 | $48,965,170 |
| 56 | Arizona | 10 | $12,743,821 |
| 57 | Boise State | 10 | $41,428,628 |
| 58 | North Dakota State | 10 | $21,058,612 |
| 59 | Tulane | 10 | $17,533,504 |
| 60 | Baylor | 9 | $26,419,500 |
| 61 | Houston | 9 | $27,051,218 |
| 62 | Kansas | 9 | $17,533,232 |
| 63 | Oregon State | 9 | $13,587,888 |
| 64 | South Dakota State | 9 | $10,889,000 |
| 65 | Wake Forest | 9 | $30,030,000 |
| 66 | Washington State | 9 | $26,664,708 |
| 67 | Central Florida | 8 | $10,984,531 |
| 68 | Central Michigan | 8 | $49,350,000 |
| 69 | Northwestern | 8 | $27,452,726 |
| 70 | Colorado State | 7 | $17,371,000 |
| 71 | Georgia Tech | 7 | $16,777,628 |
| 72 | Indiana | 7 | $6,935,000 |
| 73 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 7 | $41,450,000 |
| 74 | Rutgers | 7 | $7,153,028 |
| 75 | South Alabama | 7 | $8,335,000 |
| 76 | Wyoming | 7 | $73,170,000 |
| 77 | Connecticut | 6 | $15,287,524 |
| 78 | Fresno State | 6 | $41,040,000 |
| 79 | Marshall | 6 | $6,412,246 |
| 80 | Memphis | 6 | $33,245,000 |
| 81 | Rice | 6 | $10,923,756 |
| 82 | Southern Mississippi | 6 | $7,465,000 |
| 83 | Temple | 6 | $26,290,000 |
| 84 | Toledo | 6 | $7,934,467 |
| 85 | Virginia | 6 | $16,077,873 |
| 86 | Western Kentucky | 6 | $5,700,054 |
| 87 | Appalachian State | 5 | $8,585,000 |
| 88 | Arizona State | 5 | $31,230,000 |
| 89 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | $37,392,000 |
| 90 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | $19,645,000 |
| 91 | Nevada | 5 | $3,850,000 |
| 92 | San Jose State | 5 | $11,382,500 |
| 93 | Texas El-Paso | 5 | $17,255,000 |
| 94 | Western Michigan | 5 | $40,465,000 |
| 95 | William & Mary | 5 | $5,610,054 |
| 96 | Arkansas State | 4 | $2,655,000 |
| 97 | Army | 4 | $4,133,500 |
| 98 | Bowling Green | 4 | $5,825,495 |
| 99 | Florida A&M | 4 | $5,225,000 |
| 100 | Holy Cross | 4 | $4,300,000 |
| 101 | Illinois State | 4 | $2,965,000 |
| 102 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | $40,770,000 |
| 103 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 4 | $3,900,000 |
| 104 | Northern Iowa | 4 | $17,845,000 |
| 105 | Troy | 4 | $6,829,000 |
| 106 | Utah State | 4 | $4,505,000 |
| 107 | Vanderbilt | 4 | $24,810,000 |
| 108 | Alabama-Birmingham | 3 | $16,905,000 |
| 109 | Buffalo | 3 | $3,225,000 |
| 110 | Central Arkansas | 3 | $4,520,000 |
| 111 | Charlotte | 3 | $15,385,000 |
| 112 | East Carolina | 3 | $7,907,761 |
| 113 | Georgia State | 3 | $4,173,333 |
| 114 | Harvard | 3 | $6,030,000 |
| 115 | Hawaii | 3 | $7,505,000 |
| 116 | Jacksonville State | 3 | $3,510,000 |
| 117 | Northern Illinois | 3 | $2,775,000 |
| 118 | Ohio | 3 | $1,770,000 |
| 119 | Old Dominion | 3 | $3,105,000 |
| 120 | Princeton | 3 | $5,824,000 |
| 121 | San Diego State | 3 | $3,225,000 |
| 122 | South Dakota | 3 | $2,845,000 |
| 123 | Texas State | 3 | $8,770,000 |
| 124 | Texas-San Antonio | 3 | $2,775,000 |
| 125 | Yale | 3 | $12,407,666 |
| 126 | Alcorn State | 2 | $3,815,000 |
| 127 | California-Davis | 2 | $2,655,000 |
| 128 | Chattanooga | 2 | $2,080,000 |
| 129 | Eastern Washington | 2 | $14,505,000 |
| 130 | Florida International | 2 | $11,095,000 |
| 131 | Georgia Southern | 2 | $5,025,000 |
| 132 | Idaho | 2 | $8,454,000 |
| 133 | Jackson State | 2 | $2,030,000 |
| 134 | James Madison | 2 | $1,890,000 |
| 135 | Louisiana | 2 | $1,890,000 |
| 136 | Massachusetts | 2 | $6,005,000 |
| 137 | Miami | 2 | $2,448,756 |
| 138 | Middle Tennessee State | 2 | $13,490,000 |
| 139 | Montana | 2 | $1,960,000 |
| 140 | Montana State | 2 | $2,682,305 |
| 141 | Morgan State | 2 | $2,220,000 |
| 142 | New Hampshire | 2 | $1,960,000 |
| 143 | North Carolina A&T | 2 | $2,220,000 |
| 144 | North Carolina Central | 2 | $1,985,000 |
| 145 | Rhode Island | 2 | $1,890,000 |
| 146 | Sacramento State | 2 | $2,513,687 |
| 147 | Sam Houston State | 2 | $14,594,000 |
| 148 | San Diego | 2 | $1,970,000 |
| 149 | South Florida | 2 | $1,960,000 |
| 150 | Southeast Missouri State | 2 | $2,980,000 |
| 151 | Southeastern Louisiana | 2 | $1,890,000 |
| 152 | Southern Arkansas | 2 | $2,355,000 |
| 153 | Southern Illinois | 2 | $8,634,000 |
| 154 | Tulsa | 2 | $28,575,517 |
| 155 | Villanova | 2 | $16,441,000 |
| 156 | Weber State | 2 | $9,835,000 |
| 157 | Alabama A&M | 1 | $1,005,000 |
| 158 | Alabama State | 1 | $18,000,000 |
| 159 | Albany State | 1 | $12,250,000 |
| 160 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 1 | $2,650,000 |
| 161 | Azusa Pacific | 1 | $1,315,000 |
| 162 | Ball State | 1 | $1,075,000 |
| 163 | Barton | 1 | $1,075,000 |
| 164 | Bemidji State | 1 | $0 |
| 165 | Berry College | 1 | $1,145,000 |
| 166 | British Columbia | 1 | $1,075,000 |
| 167 | Brown | 1 | $6,650,000 |
| 168 | Cal Poly | 1 | $1,005,000 |
| 169 | California State-Los Angeles | 1 | $1,222,504 |
| 170 | Central Missouri | 1 | $885,000 |
| 171 | Cortland | 1 | $885,000 |
| 172 | Culver-Stockton | 1 | $1,075,000 |
| 173 | Delaware | 1 | $885,000 |
| 174 | Delta State | 1 | $895,000 |
| 175 | Dickinson | 1 | $885,000 |
| 176 | Drake | 1 | $2,006,000 |
| 177 | Duquesne | 1 | $1,215,000 |
| 178 | East Tennessee State | 1 | $1,005,000 |
| 179 | Elon | 1 | $885,000 |
| 180 | Fayetteville State | 1 | $1,145,000 |
| 181 | Ferris State | 1 | $16,745,000 |
| 182 | Findlay | 1 | $1,075,000 |
| 183 | Fordham | 1 | $1,215,000 |
| 184 | Fort Hays State | 1 | $3,969,000 |
| 185 | Humboldt State | 1 | $5,010,000 |
| 186 | Idaho State | 1 | $1,215,000 |
| 187 | Kent State | 1 | $885,000 |
| 188 | Lane | 1 | $1,005,000 |
| 189 | Liberty | 1 | $3,674,000 |
| 190 | Lock Haven | 1 | $1,005,000 |
| 191 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | $885,000 |
| 192 | MIssouri Western State | 1 | $1,005,000 |
| 193 | Malone | 1 | $3,050,000 |
| 194 | Marist | 1 | $5,350,000 |
| 195 | Mercer | 1 | $885,000 |
| 196 | Miami (OH) | 1 | $885,000 |
| 197 | Minnesota State-Mankato | 1 | $885,000 |
| 198 | Minot State | 1 | $1,075,000 |
| 199 | Missouri Science & Tech | 1 | $14,050,000 |
| 200 | Missouri State | 1 | $885,000 |
| 201 | Monmouth | 1 | $1,005,000 |
| 202 | Navy | 1 | $1,005,000 |
| 203 | New Mexico | 1 | $4,250,000 |
| 204 | North Dakota | 1 | $1,075,000 |
| 205 | Northern Arizona | 1 | $1,625,000 |
| 206 | Ole Miss | 1 | $3,674,000 |
| 207 | Pennsylvania | 1 | $2,500,000 |
| 208 | Pittsburg State | 1 | $1,075,000 |
| 209 | Pittsburgh State | 1 | $1,215,000 |
| 210 | Robert Morris | 1 | $885,000 |
| 211 | Saginaw Valley State | 1 | $1,005,000 |
| 212 | Samford | 1 | $885,000 |
| 213 | Shepherd | 1 | $4,250,000 |
| 214 | South Carolina State | 1 | $15,000,000 |
| 215 | Southern | 1 | $1,075,000 |
| 216 | Southern Utah | 1 | $885,000 |
| 217 | Stephen F. Austin | 1 | $1,145,000 |
| 218 | Tarleton State | 1 | $1,005,000 |
| 219 | Tennessee-Martin | 1 | $1,075,000 |
| 220 | Texas A&M University–Commerce | 1 | $1,075,000 |
| 221 | Towson | 1 | $1,005,000 |
| 222 | Utah St | 1 | $51,000,000 |
| 223 | Valdosta State | 1 | $10,000,000 |
| 224 | Washburn | 1 | $2,750,000 |
| 225 | West Florida | 1 | $885,000 |
| 226 | Western Illinois | 1 | $885,000 |
| 227 | Wingate | 1 | $3,674,000 |
| 228 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 1 | $15,366,000 |
