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NFL · 23 CAREERS FROM ONE PROGRAMME

Auburn NFL player earnings

$468,851,459 earned in the NFL by 23 players from Auburn, led by Derrick Brown on $84,384,932.

That is 31st of the 253 colleges the file names, and 33rd 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 $468.9m
PER PLAYER $20.4m
PLAYERS 23
IN THE LEAGUE NOW 7
FIRST ROUND PICKS 1

The richest Auburn careers in the NFL

Money paid across a whole career

Derrick Brown $84.4m

Derrick Brown $84m Braden Smith $78m Jamel Dean $57m Carlton Davis $50m Jonathan Jones $45m Daniel Carlson $24m Darius Slayton $16m Josh Harris $14m Montravius Adams $14m Jarrett Stidham $14m Noah Igbinoghene $13m Roger McCreary $9.2m Derick Hall $9.1m Daniel Thomas $7.7m Tank Bigsby $5.4m Marlon Davidson $5.2m Colby Wooden $4.6m Owen Pappoe $4.3m Jamien Sherwood $3.7m K.J. Britt $3.5m

Derrick Brown alone holds 18.0% of everything Auburn has earned in the league. one man of the 19 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $12.7m a career against $20.7m for everybody else.

Every Auburn player ranked by NFL earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

23 careers

# Player Position Franchise Seasons Contracted Career earnings
001 Derrick Brown Defensive Tackle Carolina Panthers 9 $47.0m $84,384,932$84.4m
002 Braden Smith Right Tackle Indianapolis Colts 8 $78,492,939$78.5m
003 Jamel Dean Cornerback Tampa Bay Buccaneers 8 $57,289,195$57.3m
004 Carlton Davis Cornerback Detroit Lions 7 $49,982,353$50.0m
005 Jonathan Jones Cornerback New England Patriots 9 $45,012,618$45.0m
006 Daniel Carlson Kicker Las Vegas Raiders 8 $23,519,159$23.5m
007 Darius Slayton Wide Receiver New York Giants 6 $15,618,988$15.6m
008 Josh Harris Long Snapper Los Angeles Chargers 14 $14,032,121$14.0m
009 Montravius Adams Defensive Tackle Pittsburgh Steelers 10 $13,845,147$13.8m
010 Jarrett Stidham Quarterback Denver Broncos 6 $13,664,452$13.7m
011 Noah Igbinoghene Cornerback Washington Commanders 5 $12,686,536$12.7m
012 Roger McCreary Cornerback Tennessee Titans 4 $9,165,608$9.2m
013 Derick Hall Outside Linebacker Seattle Seahawks 4 $9,115,578$9.1m
014 Daniel Thomas Safety Jacksonville Jaguars 6 $7,688,613$7.7m
015 Tank Bigsby Running Back Jacksonville Jaguars 4 $5,392,916$5.4m
016 Marlon Davidson Defensive Tackle Tennessee Titans 8 $5,201,081$5.2m
017 Colby Wooden Defensive End Green Bay Packers 4 $4,607,928$4.6m
018 Owen Pappoe Outside Linebacker Arizona Cardinals 4 $4,312,324$4.3m
019 Jamien Sherwood Safety New York Jets 4 $3,685,134$3.7m
020 K.J. Britt Inside Linebacker Tampa Bay Buccaneers 4 $3,520,185$3.5m
021 Nehemiah Pritchett Cornerback Seattle Seahawks 4 $1.2m $3,209,072$3.2m
022 Anthony Schwartz Wide Receiver Miami Dolphins 4 $3,176,244$3.2m
023 Eku Leota Outside Linebacker Carolina Panthers 2 $1,248,336

The table holds every one of the 23 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 Auburn produces

NFL earnings of its alumni, by position

12 positions

Cornerback $177m Defensive Tackle $103m Right Tackle $78m Kicker $24m Wide Receiver $19m Outside Linebacker $15m Long Snapper $14m Quarterback $14m Safety $11m Running Back $5.4m Defensive End $4.6m Inside Linebacker $3.5m

Cornerback is where the programme's NFL money is, $177,345,382 across 6 players. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Where Auburn players are drafted

Career earnings by the round they went in

19 with a round on record

Round Players Per career Earned
Round 1 1 $12.7m $12,686,536$12.7m
Round 2 5 $30.4m $151,957,559$152.0m
Round 3 4 $19.9m $79,703,502$79.7m
Round 4 2 $9.1m $18,272,380$18.3m
Round 5 7 $8.8m $61,553,475$61.6m

one man of the 19 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $12.7m a career against $20.7m for everybody else. The whole draft is ranked here.

Where the Auburn alumni are now

The franchises holding them, and what those careers are worth

18 franchises

# Franchise Players Career earnings
01 Carolina Panthers 2 $85,633,268$85.6m
02 Indianapolis Colts 1 $78,492,939$78.5m
03 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2 $60,809,380$60.8m
04 Detroit Lions 1 $49,982,353$50.0m
05 New England Patriots 1 $45,012,618$45.0m
06 Las Vegas Raiders 1 $23,519,159$23.5m
07 New York Giants 1 $15,618,988$15.6m
08 Tennessee Titans 2 $14,366,689$14.4m
09 Los Angeles Chargers 1 $14,032,121$14.0m
10 Pittsburgh Steelers 1 $13,845,147$13.8m
11 Denver Broncos 1 $13,664,452$13.7m
12 Jacksonville Jaguars 2 $13,081,529$13.1m
13 Washington Commanders 1 $12,686,536$12.7m
14 Seattle Seahawks 2 $12,324,650$12.3m
15 Green Bay Packers 1 $4,607,928$4.6m
16 Arizona Cardinals 1 $4,312,324$4.3m
17 New York Jets 1 $3,685,134$3.7m
18 Miami Dolphins 1 $3,176,244$3.2m

What Auburn 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 $110,852,286 across 23 players. The whole 2024 payroll is ranked by player here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid NFL player from Auburn?

Derrick Brown, $84,384,932. Braden Smith is second on $78,492,939.

How much have Auburn players earned in the NFL?

$468,851,459 across 23 careers, which is 31st of the 253 colleges on record and 33rd of the 78 schools with 8 players or more on money per man.

Which position does Auburn send to the NFL?

Cornerback more than any other on money, $177,345,382 across 6 players. The programme has put men into 12 positions in all.

How many Auburn players are in the NFL now?

7 men of the 23 here was on a roster in 2026, with $48,190,000 written into contracts for seasons not yet played.

Which NFL team has the most Auburn players?

Carolina Panthers, 2 players worth $85,633,268 between them.

Where to next

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

Texas · Boston College · Virginia Tech · Louisville · Texas Tech · Miami (FL) · Kentucky · Tennessee · Every college · NFL career earnings

Auburn in the NFL

Colleges near this one

By season

Elsewhere in American football