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Central Florida NFL player earnings

$203,129,557 earned in the NFL by 12 players from Central Florida, led by Matt Prater on $44,999,786.

That is 56th of the 253 colleges the file names, and 48th 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 $203.1m
PER PLAYER $16.9m
PLAYERS 12
IN THE LEAGUE NOW 3
FIRST ROUND PICKS 1

The richest Central Florida careers in the NFL

Money paid across a whole career

Matt Prater $45.0m

Matt Prater $45m Gabriel Davis $45m Shaquill Griffin $39m Mike Hughes $19m Charley Hughlett $13m Richie Grant $10m Jordan Akins $10.0m Tre'quan Smith $9.1m Javon Baker $3.6m Kalia Davis $3.3m Jacob Harris $3.3m Alex Ward $2.6m

Matt Prater alone holds 22.2% of everything Central Florida has earned in the league. one man of the 8 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $19.2m a career against $16.7m for everybody else.

Every Central Florida player ranked by NFL earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

12 careers

# Player Position Franchise Seasons Contracted Career earnings
001 Matt Prater Kicker Arizona Cardinals 18 $44,999,786$45.0m
002 Gabriel Davis Wide Receiver Jacksonville Jaguars 7 $44,774,690$44.8m
003 Shaquill Griffin Cornerback Minnesota Vikings 9 $38,909,882$38.9m
004 Mike Hughes Cornerback Atlanta Falcons 7 $19,185,942$19.2m
005 Charley Hughlett Long Snapper Cleveland Browns 16 $13,207,629$13.2m
006 Richie Grant Safety Atlanta Falcons 4 $10,090,856$10.1m
007 Jordan Akins Tight End Cleveland Browns 9 $9,982,806$10.0m
008 Tre'quan Smith Wide Receiver Detroit Lions 7 $9,116,359$9.1m
009 Javon Baker Wide Receiver New England Patriots 4 $1.2m $3,616,748$3.6m
010 Kalia Davis Defensive Tackle San Francisco 49ers 4 $3,347,016$3.3m
011 Jacob Harris Wide Receiver Philadelphia Eagles 5 $3,264,510$3.3m
012 Alex Ward Long Snapper Los Angeles Rams 3 $2,633,333$2.6m

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 Central Florida produces

NFL earnings of its alumni, by position

7 positions

Wide Receiver $61m Cornerback $58m Kicker $45m Long Snapper $16m Safety $10m Tight End $10.0m Defensive Tackle $3.3m

Wide Receiver is where the programme's NFL money is, $60,772,307 across 4 players. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Where Central Florida players are drafted

Career earnings by the round they went in

8 with a round on record

Round Players Per career Earned
Round 1 1 $19.2m $19,185,942$19.2m
Round 2 1 $10.1m $10,090,856$10.1m
Round 3 3 $19.3m $58,009,047$58.0m
Round 4 3 $17.2m $51,655,948$51.7m

one man of the 8 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $19.2m a career against $16.7m for everybody else. The whole draft is ranked here.

Where the Central Florida alumni are now

The franchises holding them, and what those careers are worth

10 franchises

# Franchise Players Career earnings
01 Arizona Cardinals 1 $44,999,786$45.0m
02 Jacksonville Jaguars 1 $44,774,690$44.8m
03 Minnesota Vikings 1 $38,909,882$38.9m
04 Atlanta Falcons 2 $29,276,798$29.3m
05 Cleveland Browns 2 $23,190,435$23.2m
06 Detroit Lions 1 $9,116,359$9.1m
07 New England Patriots 1 $3,616,748$3.6m
08 San Francisco 49ers 1 $3,347,016$3.3m
09 Philadelphia Eagles 1 $3,264,510$3.3m
10 Los Angeles Rams 1 $2,633,333$2.6m

What Central Florida 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 $35,597,513 across 12 players. The whole 2024 payroll is ranked by player here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid NFL player from Central Florida?

Matt Prater, $44,999,786. Gabriel Davis is second on $44,774,690.

How much have Central Florida players earned in the NFL?

$203,129,557 across 12 careers, which is 56th of the 253 colleges on record and 48th of the 78 schools with 8 players or more on money per man.

Which position does Central Florida send to the NFL?

Wide Receiver more than any other on money, $60,772,307 across 4 players. The programme has put men into 7 positions in all.

How many Central Florida players are in the NFL now?

3 men of the 12 here was on a roster in 2026, with $1,190,000 written into contracts for seasons not yet played.

Which NFL team has the most Central Florida players?

Arizona Cardinals, one player worth $44,999,786 between them.

Where to next

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

Southern Methodist · Cincinnati · Temple · Illinois · Nebraska · Buffalo · Missouri · North Carolina · Every college · NFL career earnings

Central Florida in the NFL

Colleges near this one

By season

Elsewhere in American football