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NFL · 18 CAREERS FROM ONE PROGRAMME

Arkansas NFL player earnings

$307,477,753 earned in the NFL by 18 players from Arkansas, led by Hunter Henry on $81,360,070.

That is 43rd of the 253 colleges the file names, and 47th 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 $307.5m
PER PLAYER $17.1m
PLAYERS 18
IN THE LEAGUE NOW 7
FIRST ROUND PICKS 1

The richest Arkansas careers in the NFL

Money paid across a whole career

Hunter Henry $81.4m

Hunter Henry $81m Frank Ragnow $79m Deatrich Wise $28m Dre Greenlaw $22m Hjalte Froholdt $20m Kamren Curl $14m Treylon Burks $14m Brandon Allen $8.4m Armon Watts $8.4m Drew Sanders $5.7m Jeremiah Ledbetter $4.0m Montaric Brown $3.8m Dan Skipper $3.7m John Ridgeway $3.6m Beaux Limmer $3.0m Cam Little $3.0m Dwight McGlothern $2.8m Jake Bates $2.0m

Hunter Henry alone holds 26.5% of everything Arkansas has earned in the league. one man of the 11 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $78.7m a career against $13.5m for everybody else.

Every Arkansas player ranked by NFL earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

18 careers

# Player Position Franchise Seasons Contracted Career earnings
001 Hunter Henry Tight End New England Patriots 11 $81,360,070$81.4m
002 Frank Ragnow Center Detroit Lions 9 $78,734,930$78.7m
003 Deatrich Wise Defensive End New England Patriots 8 $28,421,280$28.4m
004 Dre Greenlaw Outside Linebacker San Francisco 49ers 6 $21,531,136$21.5m
005 Hjalte Froholdt Center Arizona Cardinals 8 $20,276,172$20.3m
006 Kamren Curl Safety Los Angeles Rams 6 $14,390,328$14.4m
007 Treylon Burks Wide Receiver Tennessee Titans 4 $14,369,591$14.4m
008 Brandon Allen Quarterback San Francisco 49ers 9 $8,415,904$8.4m
009 Armon Watts Defensive Tackle New England Patriots 6 $8,399,631$8.4m
010 Drew Sanders Inside Linebacker Denver Broncos 4 $5,734,728$5.7m
011 Jeremiah Ledbetter Defensive End Jacksonville Jaguars 9 $4,048,189$4.0m
012 Montaric Brown Cornerback Jacksonville Jaguars 4 $3,775,980$3.8m
013 Dan Skipper Left Tackle Detroit Lions 11 $3,681,366$3.7m
014 John Ridgeway Defensive Tackle New Orleans Saints 4 $3,581,672$3.6m
015 Beaux Limmer Center Los Angeles Rams 4 $1.2m $2,968,388$3.0m
016 Cam Little Kicker Jacksonville Jaguars 4 $1.2m $2,968,388$3.0m
017 Dwight McGlothern Cornerback Minnesota Vikings 3 $2,840,000$2.8m
018 Jake Bates Kicker Detroit Lions 2 $1,980,000$2.0m

The table holds every one of the 18 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 Arkansas produces

NFL earnings of its alumni, by position

12 positions

Center $102m Tight End $81m Defensive End $32m Outside Linebacker $22m Safety $14m Wide Receiver $14m Defensive Tackle $12m Quarterback $8.4m Cornerback $6.6m Inside Linebacker $5.7m Kicker $4.9m Left Tackle $3.7m

Center is where the programme's NFL money is, $101,979,490 across 3 players. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Where Arkansas players are drafted

Career earnings by the round they went in

11 with a round on record

Round Players Per career Earned
Round 1 1 $78.7m $78,734,930$78.7m
Round 2 1 $81.4m $81,360,070$81.4m
Round 3 1 $5.7m $5,734,728$5.7m
Round 4 1 $28.4m $28,421,280$28.4m
Round 5 2 $12.6m $25,112,808$25.1m
Round 6 4 $6.0m $23,832,112$23.8m
Round 7 1 $3.8m $3,775,980$3.8m

one man of the 11 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $78.7m a career against $13.5m for everybody else. The whole draft is ranked here.

Where the Arkansas alumni are now

The franchises holding them, and what those careers are worth

10 franchises

# Franchise Players Career earnings
01 New England Patriots 3 $118,180,981$118.2m
02 Detroit Lions 3 $84,396,296$84.4m
03 San Francisco 49ers 2 $29,947,040$29.9m
04 Arizona Cardinals 1 $20,276,172$20.3m
05 Los Angeles Rams 2 $17,358,716$17.4m
06 Tennessee Titans 1 $14,369,591$14.4m
07 Jacksonville Jaguars 3 $10,792,557$10.8m
08 Denver Broncos 1 $5,734,728$5.7m
09 New Orleans Saints 1 $3,581,672$3.6m
10 Minnesota Vikings 1 $2,840,000$2.8m

What Arkansas alumni are paid each season

Every year of every career, added together

Peak in 2022

2022 is the programme's biggest year on record at $59,601,487 across 13 players. The whole 2022 payroll is ranked by player here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid NFL player from Arkansas?

Hunter Henry, $81,360,070, a second-round pick in 2016, 35th overall. Frank Ragnow is second on $78,734,930.

How much have Arkansas players earned in the NFL?

$307,477,753 across 18 careers, which is 43rd of the 253 colleges on record and 47th of the 78 schools with 8 players or more on money per man.

Which position does Arkansas send to the NFL?

Center more than any other on money, $101,979,490 across 3 players. The programme has put men into 12 positions in all.

How many Arkansas players are in the NFL now?

7 men of the 18 here was on a roster in 2026, with $2,380,000 written into contracts for seasons not yet played.

Which NFL team has the most Arkansas players?

New England Patriots, 3 players worth $118,180,981 between them.

Where to next

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

Utah · Texas Christian · Brigham Young · Pittsburgh · Oregon State · Kansas State · Minnesota · Houston · Every college · NFL career earnings

Arkansas in the NFL

Colleges near this one

By season

Elsewhere in American football