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Central Michigan NFL player earnings

$99,805,130 earned in the NFL by 6 players from Central Michigan, led by Sean Bunting on $37,415,179.

That is 90th 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 $99.8m
PER PLAYER $16.6m
PLAYERS 6
IN THE LEAGUE NOW 1
FIRST ROUND PICKS 0

The richest Central Michigan careers in the NFL

Money paid across a whole career

Sean Bunting $37.4m

Sean Bunting $37m Tyler Conklin $24m Nick Bellore $18m Cooper Rush $8.8m Luke Goedeke $6.2m Bernhard Raimann $5.3m

Sean Bunting alone holds 37.5% of everything Central Michigan has earned in the league. None of the 3 with a round on record went in the first.

Every Central Michigan player ranked by NFL earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

6 careers

# Player Position Franchise Seasons Contracted Career earnings
001 Sean Bunting Cornerback Arizona Cardinals 8 $37,415,179$37.4m
002 Tyler Conklin Tight End New York Jets 7 $24,028,524$24.0m
003 Nick Bellore Fullback Washington Commanders 14 $18,038,550$18.0m
004 Cooper Rush Quarterback Dallas Cowboys 12 $8,841,929$8.8m
005 Luke Goedeke Right Tackle Tampa Bay Buccaneers 4 $6,178,986$6.2m
006 Bernhard Raimann Left Tackle Indianapolis Colts 4 $5,301,962$5.3m

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 Central Michigan produces

NFL earnings of its alumni, by position

6 positions

Cornerback $37m Tight End $24m Fullback $18m Quarterback $8.8m Right Tackle $6.2m Left Tackle $5.3m

Cornerback is where the programme's NFL money is, $37,415,179 across one player. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Where Central Michigan players are drafted

Career earnings by the round they went in

3 with a round on record

Round Players Per career Earned
Round 2 1 $6.2m $6,178,986$6.2m
Round 3 1 $5.3m $5,301,962$5.3m
Round 5 1 $24.0m $24,028,524$24.0m

None of the 3 with a round on record went in the first. The whole draft is ranked here.

Where the Central Michigan alumni are now

The franchises holding them, and what those careers are worth

6 franchises

# Franchise Players Career earnings
01 Arizona Cardinals 1 $37,415,179$37.4m
02 New York Jets 1 $24,028,524$24.0m
03 Washington Commanders 1 $18,038,550$18.0m
04 Dallas Cowboys 1 $8,841,929$8.8m
05 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1 $6,178,986$6.2m
06 Indianapolis Colts 1 $5,301,962$5.3m

What Central Michigan 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 $22,846,500 across 6 players. The whole 2024 payroll is ranked by player here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid NFL player from Central Michigan?

Sean Bunting, $37,415,179. Tyler Conklin is second on $24,028,524.

How much have Central Michigan players earned in the NFL?

$99,805,130 across 6 careers, which is 90th of the 253 colleges on record and below the 8 players the per man ranking needs.

Which position does Central Michigan send to the NFL?

Cornerback more than any other on money, $37,415,179 across one player. The programme has put men into 6 positions in all.

How many Central Michigan players are in the NFL now?

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

Which NFL team has the most Central Michigan players?

Arizona Cardinals, one player worth $37,415,179 between them.

Where to next

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

Charlotte · Texas El-Paso · Arizona State · Iowa State · Colorado · Tulane · Yale · Rutgers · Every college · NFL career earnings

Central Michigan in the NFL

Colleges near this one

By season

Elsewhere in American football