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NFL · 64 CAREERS FROM ONE PROGRAMME

Alabama NFL player earnings

$2,536,215,497 earned in the NFL by 64 players from Alabama, led by Tua Tagovailoa on $179,510,807.

That is 1st of the 253 colleges the file names, and 10th of the 78 schools with 8 players or more on money per man. Nothing here is college money: it is what these men were paid once they reached the league, grouped by where they came from.

EARNED IN THE NFL $2.54bn
PER PLAYER $39.6m
PLAYERS 64
IN THE LEAGUE NOW 37
FIRST ROUND PICKS 23

The richest Alabama careers in the NFL

Money paid across a whole career

Tua Tagovailoa $179.5m

Tua Tagovailoa $180m Marlon Humphrey $120m Amari Cooper $116m Quinnen Williams $113m Daron Payne $113m Minkah Fitzpatrick $110m C.J. Mosley $103m Jonathan Allen $94m Calvin Ridley $92m Dalvin Tomlinson $83m Jaylen Waddle $76m Patrick Surtain II $76m Derrick Henry $72m Cam Robinson $70m Ryan Kelly $68m DeVonta Smith $65m Trevon Diggs $64m Jonah Williams $60m Xavier McKinney $58m Josh Jacobs $58m

Tua Tagovailoa alone holds 7.1% of everything Alabama has earned in the league. 23 men of the 53 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $65.9m a career against $24.9m for everybody else.

Every Alabama player ranked by NFL earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

64 careers

# Player Position Franchise Seasons Contracted Career earnings
001 Tua Tagovailoa Quarterback Miami Dolphins 9 $86.4m $179,510,807$179.5m
002 Marlon Humphrey Cornerback Baltimore Ravens 10 $119,982,999$120.0m
003 Amari Cooper Wide Receiver Cleveland Browns 9 $116,260,570$116.3m
004 Quinnen Williams Defensive Tackle New York Jets 9 $25.5m $113,058,961$113.1m
005 Daron Payne Defensive Tackle Washington Commanders 9 $112,947,360$112.9m
006 Minkah Fitzpatrick Safety Pittsburgh Steelers 9 $110,110,823$110.1m
007 C.J. Mosley Inside Linebacker New York Jets 12 $102,906,002$102.9m
008 Jonathan Allen Defensive Tackle Washington Commanders 9 $94,045,241$94.0m
009 Calvin Ridley Wide Receiver Tennessee Titans 9 $22.2m $91,995,024$92.0m
010 Dalvin Tomlinson Defensive Tackle Cleveland Browns 10 $82,557,381$82.6m
011 Jaylen Waddle Wide Receiver Miami Dolphins 8 $51.4m $76,051,450$76.1m
012 Patrick Surtain II Cornerback Denver Broncos 9 $61.0m $75,764,678$75.8m
013 Derrick Henry Running Back Baltimore Ravens 10 $72,407,928$72.4m
014 Cam Robinson Left Tackle Jacksonville Jaguars 8 $69,659,323$69.7m
015 Ryan Kelly Center Indianapolis Colts 9 $67,998,507$68.0m
016 DeVonta Smith Wide Receiver Philadelphia Eagles 8 $44.7m $64,732,392$64.7m
017 Trevon Diggs Cornerback Dallas Cowboys 9 $40.5m $63,592,448$63.6m
018 Jonah Williams Right Tackle Arizona Cardinals 7 $60,327,818$60.3m
019 Xavier McKinney Safety Green Bay Packers 8 $16.8m $58,491,041$58.5m
020 Josh Jacobs Running Back Green Bay Packers 9 $13.5m $58,372,775$58.4m
021 Jerry Jeudy Wide Receiver Cleveland Browns 8 $23.0m $57,819,140$57.8m
022 Landon Dickerson Guard Philadelphia Eagles 8 $62.0m $56,206,219$56.2m
023 Christian Barmore Defensive Tackle New England Patriots 8 $40.0m $51,522,244$51.5m
024 A'Shawn Robinson Defensive End Carolina Panthers 11 $51,082,526$51.1m
025 Eddie Jackson Safety Baltimore Ravens 8 $51,029,175$51.0m
026 Bryce Young Quarterback Carolina Panthers 4 $37,955,072$38.0m
027 Jarran Reed Defensive Tackle Seattle Seahawks 9 $36,946,070$36.9m
028 Will Anderson Defensive End Houston Texans 4 $35,213,096$35.2m
029 Jedrick Wills Left Tackle Cleveland Browns 5 $34,046,497$34.0m
030 Evan Neal Right Tackle New York Giants 4 $24,551,258$24.6m
031 JC Latham Left Tackle Tennessee Titans 4 $4.3m $21,698,572$21.7m
032 Raekwon Davis Defensive Tackle Indianapolis Colts 6 $19,920,703$19.9m
033 Mack Wilson Outside Linebacker Arizona Cardinals 8 $19,853,389$19.9m
034 Bradley Bozeman Center Los Angeles Chargers 7 $18,943,687$18.9m
035 Jahmyr Gibbs Running Back Detroit Lions 4 $17,845,134$17.8m
036 Jameson Williams Wide Receiver Detroit Lions 4 $17,206,519$17.2m
037 Anfernee Jennings Outside Linebacker New England Patriots 7 $16,690,794$16.7m
038 Mac Jones Quarterback Jacksonville Jaguars 4 $15,586,352$15.6m
039 Levi Wallace Cornerback Denver Broncos 7 $13,340,679$13.3m
040 Najee Harris Running Back Pittsburgh Steelers 4 $13,047,447$13.0m
041 Dallas Turner Outside Linebacker Minnesota Vikings 4 $2.9m $12,821,836$12.8m
042 Terrion Arnold Cornerback Detroit Lions 4 $2.8m $11,592,749$11.6m
043 Brian Branch Safety Detroit Lions 4 $8,021,728$8.0m
044 John Metchie Wide Receiver Houston Texans 4 $7,960,174$8.0m
045 Phidarian Mathis Defensive Tackle Washington Commanders 4 $7,506,373$7.5m
046 JK Scott Punter Los Angeles Chargers 7 $7,163,528$7.2m
047 Kool-Aid McKinstry Cornerback New Orleans Saints 4 $2.0m $7,113,412$7.1m
048 Da'shawn Hand Defensive End Miami Dolphins 9 $6,686,440$6.7m
049 Tyler Steen Guard Philadelphia Eagles 4 $5,750,442$5.8m
050 Byron Young Defensive Tackle Philadelphia Eagles 4 $5,668,712$5.7m
051 Jordan Battle Safety Cincinnati Bengals 4 $5,325,017$5.3m
052 Christian Harris Outside Linebacker Houston Texans 4 $5,256,587$5.3m
053 Chris Braswell Outside Linebacker Tampa Bay Buccaneers 4 $1.7m $5,064,942$5.1m
054 Brian Robinson Running Back Washington Commanders 4 $4,983,797$5.0m
055 Jalyn Armour-Davis Cornerback Baltimore Ravens 4 $4,313,383$4.3m
056 Jermaine Burton Wide Receiver Cincinnati Bengals 4 $1.6m $4,232,138$4.2m
057 Henry To'oTo'o Outside Linebacker Houston Texans 4 $4,084,976$4.1m
058 DeMarcco Hellams Safety Atlanta Falcons 4 $3,993,899$4.0m
059 Justin Eboigbe Defensive End Los Angeles Chargers 4 $1.2m $3,669,012$3.7m
060 Lester Cotton Guard Miami Dolphins 5 $3,126,263$3.1m
061 Jase McClellan Running Back Atlanta Falcons 4 $1.2m $3,024,368$3.0m
062 Will Reichard Kicker Minnesota Vikings 4 $1.2m $3,000,620$3.0m
063 Eli Ricks Cornerback Philadelphia Eagles 3 $2,705,000$2.7m
064 LaBryan Ray Defensive End Carolina Panthers 3 $1,872,000$1.9m

The table holds every one of the 64 careers the programme has put into the league. Money still written into a future season is in its own column and is not counted in the career figure beside it.

What Alabama produces

NFL earnings of its alumni, by position

15 positions

Defensive Tackle $524m Wide Receiver $436m Cornerback $298m Safety $237m Quarterback $233m Running Back $170m Left Tackle $125m Inside Linebacker $103m Defensive End $99m Center $87m Right Tackle $85m Guard $65m Outside Linebacker $64m Punter $7.2m Kicker $3.0m

Defensive Tackle is where the programme's NFL money is, $524,173,045 across 9 players. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Where Alabama players are drafted

Career earnings by the round they went in

53 with a round on record

Round Players Per career Earned
Round 1 23 $65.9m $1,515,433,577$1.52bn
Round 2 14 $38.7m $541,846,293$541.8m
Round 3 6 $7.0m $42,238,775$42.2m
Round 4 3 $20.5m $61,384,627$61.4m
Round 5 3 $10.4m $31,101,893$31.1m
Round 6 3 $8.3m $24,968,675$25.0m
Round 7 1 $4.0m $3,993,899$4.0m

23 men of the 53 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $65.9m a career against $24.9m for everybody else. The whole draft is ranked here.

Where the Alabama alumni are now

The franchises holding them, and what those careers are worth

26 franchises

# Franchise Players Career earnings
01 Cleveland Browns 4 $290,683,588$290.7m
02 Miami Dolphins 4 $265,374,960$265.4m
03 Baltimore Ravens 4 $247,733,485$247.7m
04 Washington Commanders 4 $219,482,771$219.5m
05 New York Jets 2 $215,964,963$216.0m
06 Philadelphia Eagles 5 $135,062,765$135.1m
07 Pittsburgh Steelers 2 $123,158,270$123.2m
08 Green Bay Packers 2 $116,863,816$116.9m
09 Tennessee Titans 2 $113,693,596$113.7m
10 Carolina Panthers 3 $90,909,598$90.9m
11 Denver Broncos 2 $89,105,357$89.1m
12 Indianapolis Colts 2 $87,919,210$87.9m
13 Jacksonville Jaguars 2 $85,245,675$85.2m
14 Arizona Cardinals 2 $80,181,207$80.2m
15 New England Patriots 2 $68,213,038$68.2m
16 Dallas Cowboys 1 $63,592,448$63.6m
17 Detroit Lions 4 $54,666,130$54.7m
18 Houston Texans 4 $52,514,833$52.5m
19 Seattle Seahawks 1 $36,946,070$36.9m
20 Los Angeles Chargers 3 $29,776,227$29.8m
21 New York Giants 1 $24,551,258$24.6m
22 Minnesota Vikings 2 $15,822,456$15.8m
23 Cincinnati Bengals 2 $9,557,155$9.6m
24 New Orleans Saints 1 $7,113,412$7.1m
25 Atlanta Falcons 2 $7,018,267$7.0m
26 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1 $5,064,942$5.1m

What Alabama alumni are paid each season

Every year of every career, added together

Peak in 2024

2024 is the programme's biggest year on record at $523,492,278 across 63 players. The whole 2024 payroll is ranked by player here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid NFL player from Alabama?

Tua Tagovailoa, $179,510,807, a first-round pick in 2020, 5th overall. Marlon Humphrey is second on $119,982,999.

How much have Alabama players earned in the NFL?

$2,536,215,497 across 64 careers, which is 1st of the 253 colleges on record and 10th of the 78 schools with 8 players or more on money per man.

Which position does Alabama send to the NFL?

Defensive Tackle more than any other on money, $524,173,045 across 9 players. The programme has put men into 15 positions in all.

How many Alabama players are in the NFL now?

37 men of the 64 here was on a roster in 2026, with $505,926,313 written into contracts for seasons not yet played.

Which NFL team has the most Alabama players?

Cleveland Browns, 4 players worth $290,683,588 between them.

Where to next

The schools either side of this one, and the rest of the money

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