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Appalachian State NFL player earnings

$63,976,427 earned in the NFL by 9 players from Appalachian State, led by Sam Martin on $24,028,866.

That is 110th of the 253 colleges the file names, and 74th 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 $64.0m
PER PLAYER $7.1m
PLAYERS 9
IN THE LEAGUE NOW 4
FIRST ROUND PICKS 0

The richest Appalachian State careers in the NFL

Money paid across a whole career

Sam Martin $24.0m

Sam Martin $24m Kendall Lamm $14m Akeem Davis-Gaither $7.1m Nick Hampton $4.1m D'Marco Jackson $3.6m Cooper Hodges $3.5m Tyrek Funderburk $2.8m Bucky Williams $2.5m Ryan Neuzil $2.4m

Sam Martin alone holds 37.6% of everything Appalachian State has earned in the league. None of the 5 with a round on record went in the first.

Every Appalachian State player ranked by NFL earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

9 careers

# Player Position Franchise Seasons Contracted Career earnings
001 Sam Martin Punter Buffalo Bills 13 $24,028,866$24.0m
002 Kendall Lamm Right Tackle Miami Dolphins 10 $13,781,801$13.8m
003 Akeem Davis-Gaither Outside Linebacker Cincinnati Bengals 5 $7,123,634$7.1m
004 Nick Hampton Outside Linebacker Los Angeles Rams 4 $4,139,104$4.1m
005 D'Marco Jackson Inside Linebacker New Orleans Saints 4 $3,581,916$3.6m
006 Cooper Hodges Guard Jacksonville Jaguars 4 $3,525,488$3.5m
007 Tyrek Funderburk Cornerback Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3 $2,850,000$2.8m
008 Bucky Williams Guard Los Angeles Chargers 3 $2,507,500$2.5m
009 Ryan Neuzil Center Atlanta Falcons 4 $2,438,118$2.4m

The table holds every one of the 9 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 Appalachian State produces

NFL earnings of its alumni, by position

7 positions

Punter $24m Right Tackle $14m Outside Linebacker $11m Guard $6.0m Inside Linebacker $3.6m Cornerback $2.8m Center $2.4m

Punter is where the programme's NFL money is, $24,028,866 across one player. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Where Appalachian State players are drafted

Career earnings by the round they went in

5 with a round on record

Round Players Per career Earned
Round 4 1 $7.1m $7,123,634$7.1m
Round 5 3 $10.6m $31,749,886$31.7m
Round 7 1 $3.5m $3,525,488$3.5m

None of the 5 with a round on record went in the first. The whole draft is ranked here.

Where the Appalachian State alumni are now

The franchises holding them, and what those careers are worth

9 franchises

# Franchise Players Career earnings
01 Buffalo Bills 1 $24,028,866$24.0m
02 Miami Dolphins 1 $13,781,801$13.8m
03 Cincinnati Bengals 1 $7,123,634$7.1m
04 Los Angeles Rams 1 $4,139,104$4.1m
05 New Orleans Saints 1 $3,581,916$3.6m
06 Jacksonville Jaguars 1 $3,525,488$3.5m
07 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1 $2,850,000$2.8m
08 Los Angeles Chargers 1 $2,507,500$2.5m
09 Atlanta Falcons 1 $2,438,118$2.4m

What Appalachian State 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 $11,490,000 across 9 players. The whole 2024 payroll is ranked by player here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid NFL player from Appalachian State?

Sam Martin, $24,028,866, a fifth-round pick in 2013, 165th overall. Kendall Lamm is second on $13,781,801.

How much have Appalachian State players earned in the NFL?

$63,976,427 across 9 careers, which is 110th of the 253 colleges on record and 74th of the 78 schools with 8 players or more on money per man.

Which position does Appalachian State send to the NFL?

Punter more than any other on money, $24,028,866 across one player. The programme has put men into 7 positions in all.

How many Appalachian State players are in the NFL now?

4 men of the 9 here was on a roster in 2026.

Which NFL team has the most Appalachian State players?

Buffalo Bills, one player worth $24,028,866 between them.

Where to next

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

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Appalachian State in the NFL

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