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NFL · 14 CAREERS FROM ONE PROGRAMME

Cincinnati NFL player earnings

$215,971,507 earned in the NFL by 14 players from Cincinnati, led by Travis Kelce on $111,193,975.

That is 53rd of the 253 colleges the file names, and 53rd 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 $216.0m
PER PLAYER $15.4m
PLAYERS 14
IN THE LEAGUE NOW 3
FIRST ROUND PICKS 1

The richest Cincinnati careers in the NFL

Money paid across a whole career

Travis Kelce $111.2m

Travis Kelce $111m Ahmad Gardner $33m Eric Wilson $11m Chris Moore $9.9m Mike Boone $8.5m Alec Pierce $6.6m Darrick Forrest $5.7m Tre Tucker $5.3m Tyler Scott $4.5m Coby Bryant $4.3m James Hudson $4.3m Josh Whyle $4.1m Jerome Ford $3.9m Ivan Pace $2.7m

Travis Kelce alone holds 51.5% of everything Cincinnati has earned in the league. one man of the 11 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $33.5m a career against $14.0m for everybody else.

Every Cincinnati player ranked by NFL earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

14 careers

# Player Position Franchise Seasons Contracted Career earnings
001 Travis Kelce Tight End Kansas City Chiefs 13 $111,193,975$111.2m
002 Ahmad Gardner Cornerback New York Jets 4 $33,450,802$33.5m
003 Eric Wilson Inside Linebacker Green Bay Packers 10 $11,350,625$11.4m
004 Chris Moore Wide Receiver Arizona Cardinals 9 $9,938,340$9.9m
005 Mike Boone Running Back Carolina Panthers 8 $8,524,440$8.5m
006 Alec Pierce Wide Receiver Indianapolis Colts 4 $6,601,342$6.6m
007 Darrick Forrest Safety Washington Commanders 4 $5,743,184$5.7m
008 Tre Tucker Wide Receiver Las Vegas Raiders 4 $5,304,084$5.3m
009 Tyler Scott Wide Receiver Chicago Bears 4 $4,503,452$4.5m
010 Coby Bryant Cornerback Seattle Seahawks 4 $4,336,137$4.3m
011 James Hudson Right Tackle Cleveland Browns 4 $4,272,416$4.3m
012 Josh Whyle Tight End Tennessee Titans 4 $4,131,947$4.1m
013 Jerome Ford Running Back Cleveland Browns 4 $3,905,763$3.9m
014 Ivan Pace Inside Linebacker Minnesota Vikings 3 $2,715,000$2.7m

The table holds every one of the 14 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 Cincinnati produces

NFL earnings of its alumni, by position

7 positions

Tight End $115m Cornerback $38m Wide Receiver $26m Inside Linebacker $14m Running Back $12m Safety $5.7m Right Tackle $4.3m

Tight End is where the programme's NFL money is, $115,325,922 across 2 players. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Where Cincinnati players are drafted

Career earnings by the round they went in

11 with a round on record

Round Players Per career Earned
Round 1 1 $33.5m $33,450,802$33.5m
Round 2 1 $6.6m $6,601,342$6.6m
Round 3 2 $58.2m $116,498,059$116.5m
Round 4 4 $5.8m $23,050,345$23.1m
Round 5 3 $4.6m $13,780,894$13.8m

one man of the 11 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $33.5m a career against $14.0m for everybody else. The whole draft is ranked here.

Where the Cincinnati alumni are now

The franchises holding them, and what those careers are worth

13 franchises

# Franchise Players Career earnings
01 Kansas City Chiefs 1 $111,193,975$111.2m
02 New York Jets 1 $33,450,802$33.5m
03 Green Bay Packers 1 $11,350,625$11.4m
04 Arizona Cardinals 1 $9,938,340$9.9m
05 Carolina Panthers 1 $8,524,440$8.5m
06 Cleveland Browns 2 $8,178,179$8.2m
07 Indianapolis Colts 1 $6,601,342$6.6m
08 Washington Commanders 1 $5,743,184$5.7m
09 Las Vegas Raiders 1 $5,304,084$5.3m
10 Chicago Bears 1 $4,503,452$4.5m
11 Seattle Seahawks 1 $4,336,137$4.3m
12 Tennessee Titans 1 $4,131,947$4.1m
13 Minnesota Vikings 1 $2,715,000$2.7m

What Cincinnati 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 $42,816,499 across 11 players. The whole 2022 payroll is ranked by player here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid NFL player from Cincinnati?

Travis Kelce, $111,193,975, a third-round pick in 2013, 63rd overall. Ahmad Gardner is second on $33,450,802.

How much have Cincinnati players earned in the NFL?

$215,971,507 across 14 careers, which is 53rd of the 253 colleges on record and 53rd of the 78 schools with 8 players or more on money per man.

Which position does Cincinnati send to the NFL?

Tight End more than any other on money, $115,325,922 across 2 players. The programme has put men into 7 positions in all.

How many Cincinnati players are in the NFL now?

3 men of the 14 here was on a roster in 2026.

Which NFL team has the most Cincinnati players?

Kansas City Chiefs, one player worth $111,193,975 between them.

Where to next

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

Boise State · North Dakota State · Eastern Washington · Southern Methodist · Temple · Illinois · Central Florida · Nebraska · Every college · NFL career earnings

Cincinnati in the NFL

Colleges near this one

By season

Elsewhere in American football