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NFL · 6 CAREERS FROM ONE PROGRAMME

Buffalo NFL player earnings

$188,384,767 earned in the NFL by 6 players from Buffalo, led by Khalil Mack on $169,545,498.

That is 58th of the 253 colleges the file names, and below the 8 players the per man ranking needs. 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 $188.4m
PER PLAYER $31.4m
PLAYERS 6
IN THE LEAGUE NOW 1
FIRST ROUND PICKS 1

The richest Buffalo careers in the NFL

Money paid across a whole career

Khalil Mack $169.5m

Khalil Mack $170m Cam Lewis $6.1m Malcolm Koonce $5.0m Joe Andreessen $2.8m Kayode Awosika $2.6m Ja'Marcus Ingram $2.3m

Khalil Mack alone holds 90.0% of everything Buffalo has earned in the league. one man of the 2 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $169.5m a career against $3.8m for everybody else.

Every Buffalo player ranked by NFL earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

6 careers

# Player Position Franchise Seasons Contracted Career earnings
001 Khalil Mack Outside Linebacker Los Angeles Chargers 11 $169,545,498$169.5m
002 Cam Lewis Cornerback Buffalo Bills 7 $6,106,384$6.1m
003 Malcolm Koonce Defensive End Las Vegas Raiders 4 $4,997,960$5.0m
004 Joe Andreessen Inside Linebacker Buffalo Bills 3 $2,836,364$2.8m
005 Kayode Awosika Guard Detroit Lions 4 $2,580,561$2.6m
006 Ja'Marcus Ingram Cornerback Buffalo Bills 4 $2,318,000$2.3m

The table holds every one of the 6 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 Buffalo produces

NFL earnings of its alumni, by position

5 positions

Outside Linebacker $170m Cornerback $8.4m Defensive End $5.0m Inside Linebacker $2.8m Guard $2.6m

Outside Linebacker is where the programme's NFL money is, $169,545,498 across one player. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Where Buffalo players are drafted

Career earnings by the round they went in

2 with a round on record

Round Players Per career Earned
Round 1 1 $169.5m $169,545,498$169.5m
Round 3 1 $5.0m $4,997,960$5.0m

one man of the 2 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $169.5m a career against $3.8m for everybody else. The whole draft is ranked here.

Where the Buffalo alumni are now

The franchises holding them, and what those careers are worth

4 franchises

# Franchise Players Career earnings
01 Los Angeles Chargers 1 $169,545,498$169.5m
02 Buffalo Bills 3 $11,260,748$11.3m
03 Las Vegas Raiders 1 $4,997,960$5.0m
04 Detroit Lions 1 $2,580,561$2.6m

What Buffalo alumni are paid each season

Every year of every career, added together

Peak in 2023

2023 is the programme's biggest year on record at $26,188,688 across 5 players. The whole 2023 payroll is ranked by player here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid NFL player from Buffalo?

Khalil Mack, $169,545,498, a first-round pick in 2014. Cam Lewis is second on $6,106,384.

How much have Buffalo players earned in the NFL?

$188,384,767 across 6 careers, which is 58th of the 253 colleges on record and below the 8 players the per man ranking needs.

Which position does Buffalo send to the NFL?

Outside Linebacker more than any other on money, $169,545,498 across one player. The programme has put men into 5 positions in all.

How many Buffalo players are in the NFL now?

one man of the 6 here was on a roster in 2026.

Which NFL team has the most Buffalo players?

Los Angeles Chargers, one player worth $169,545,498 between them.

Where to next

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

Temple · Illinois · Central Florida · Nebraska · Missouri · North Carolina · Washington State · West Virginia · Every college · NFL career earnings

Buffalo in the NFL

Colleges near this one

By season

Elsewhere in American football