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Baylor NFL player earnings

$78,014,080 earned in the NFL by 12 players from Baylor, led by Andrew Billings on $18,421,125.

That is 101st of the 253 colleges the file names, and 77th 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 $78.0m
PER PLAYER $6.5m
PLAYERS 12
IN THE LEAGUE NOW 1
FIRST ROUND PICKS 0

The richest Baylor careers in the NFL

Money paid across a whole career

Andrew Billings $18.4m

Andrew Billings $18m Jon Weeks $14m Jalen Pitre $9.0m Ross Matiscik $7.4m Tyquan Thornton $7.1m Terrel Bernard $5.1m James Lynch $5.1m JaMycal Hasty $4.4m Grayland Arnold $2.8m Ben Sims $2.7m Xavier Newman-Johnson $1.5m Connor Galvin $686k

Andrew Billings alone holds 23.6% of everything Baylor has earned in the league. None of the 5 with a round on record went in the first.

Every Baylor player ranked by NFL earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

12 careers

# Player Position Franchise Seasons Contracted Career earnings
001 Andrew Billings Defensive Tackle Chicago Bears 10 $18,421,125$18.4m
002 Jon Weeks Long Snapper Houston Texans 15 $13,867,912$13.9m
003 Jalen Pitre Safety Houston Texans 4 $8,954,440$9.0m
004 Ross Matiscik Long Snapper Jacksonville Jaguars 7 $7,411,810$7.4m
005 Tyquan Thornton Wide Receiver New England Patriots 4 $7,053,860$7.1m
006 Terrel Bernard Inside Linebacker Buffalo Bills 4 $5,132,864$5.1m
007 James Lynch Defensive Tackle Tennessee Titans 5 $5,089,780$5.1m
008 JaMycal Hasty Running Back New England Patriots 5 $4,394,151$4.4m
009 Grayland Arnold Cornerback Pittsburgh Steelers 5 $2,789,637$2.8m
010 Ben Sims Tight End Green Bay Packers 3 $2,695,000$2.7m
011 Xavier Newman-Johnson Guard New York Jets 4 $1,517,501$1.5m
012 Connor Galvin Right Tackle Detroit Lions 2 $686,000

The table holds every one of the 12 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 Baylor produces

NFL earnings of its alumni, by position

10 positions

Defensive Tackle $24m Long Snapper $21m Safety $9.0m Wide Receiver $7.1m Inside Linebacker $5.1m Running Back $4.4m Cornerback $2.8m Tight End $2.7m Guard $1.5m Right Tackle $686k

Defensive Tackle is where the programme's NFL money is, $23,510,905 across 2 players. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Where Baylor players are drafted

Career earnings by the round they went in

5 with a round on record

Round Players Per career Earned
Round 2 2 $8.0m $16,008,300$16.0m
Round 3 1 $5.1m $5,132,864$5.1m
Round 4 2 $11.8m $23,510,905$23.5m

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

Where the Baylor alumni are now

The franchises holding them, and what those careers are worth

10 franchises

# Franchise Players Career earnings
01 Houston Texans 2 $22,822,352$22.8m
02 Chicago Bears 1 $18,421,125$18.4m
03 New England Patriots 2 $11,448,011$11.4m
04 Jacksonville Jaguars 1 $7,411,810$7.4m
05 Buffalo Bills 1 $5,132,864$5.1m
06 Tennessee Titans 1 $5,089,780$5.1m
07 Pittsburgh Steelers 1 $2,789,637$2.8m
08 Green Bay Packers 1 $2,695,000$2.7m
09 New York Jets 1 $1,517,501$1.5m
10 Detroit Lions 1 $686,000

What Baylor 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 $15,631,500 across 10 players. The whole 2022 payroll is ranked by player here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid NFL player from Baylor?

Andrew Billings, $18,421,125, a fourth-round pick in 2016. Jon Weeks is second on $13,867,912.

How much have Baylor players earned in the NFL?

$78,014,080 across 12 careers, which is 101st of the 253 colleges on record and 77th of the 78 schools with 8 players or more on money per man.

Which position does Baylor send to the NFL?

Defensive Tackle more than any other on money, $23,510,905 across 2 players. The programme has put men into 10 positions in all.

How many Baylor players are in the NFL now?

one man of the 12 here was on a roster in 2026.

Which NFL team has the most Baylor players?

Houston Texans, 2 players worth $22,822,352 between them.

Where to next

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

Rutgers · South Dakota State · Syracuse · Toledo · Rice · Northern Iowa · Kansas · Appalachian State · Every college · NFL career earnings

Baylor in the NFL

Colleges near this one

By season

Elsewhere in American football