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Colorado State NFL player earnings

$21,902,422 earned in the NFL by 5 players from Colorado State, led by Trey McBride on $6,732,422.

That is 154th 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 $21.9m
PER PLAYER $4.4m
PLAYERS 5
IN THE LEAGUE NOW 2
FIRST ROUND PICKS 0

The richest Colorado State careers in the NFL

Money paid across a whole career

Trey McBride $6.7m

Trey McBride $6.7m Trent Sieg $6.7m Mohamed Kamara $3.2m Dallin Holker $2.8m Ryan Stonehouse $2.5m

Trey McBride alone holds 30.7% of everything Colorado State has earned in the league. None of the 2 with a round on record went in the first.

Every Colorado State player ranked by NFL earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

5 careers

# Player Position Franchise Seasons Contracted Career earnings
001 Trey McBride Tight End Arizona Cardinals 4 $6,732,422$6.7m
002 Trent Sieg Long Snapper Dallas Cowboys 7 $6,718,850$6.7m
003 Mohamed Kamara Outside Linebacker Miami Dolphins 4 $1.2m $3,150,872$3.2m
004 Dallin Holker Tight End New Orleans Saints 3 $2,840,000$2.8m
005 Ryan Stonehouse Punter Tennessee Titans 3 $2,460,278$2.5m

The table holds every one of the 5 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 Colorado State produces

NFL earnings of its alumni, by position

4 positions

Tight End $9.6m Long Snapper $6.7m Outside Linebacker $3.2m Punter $2.5m

Tight End is where the programme's NFL money is, $9,572,422 across 2 players. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Where Colorado State players are drafted

Career earnings by the round they went in

2 with a round on record

Round Players Per career Earned
Round 2 1 $6.7m $6,732,422$6.7m
Round 5 1 $3.2m $3,150,872$3.2m

None of the 2 with a round on record went in the first. The whole draft is ranked here.

Where the Colorado State alumni are now

The franchises holding them, and what those careers are worth

5 franchises

# Franchise Players Career earnings
01 Arizona Cardinals 1 $6,732,422$6.7m
02 Dallas Cowboys 1 $6,718,850$6.7m
03 Miami Dolphins 1 $3,150,872$3.2m
04 New Orleans Saints 1 $2,840,000$2.8m
05 Tennessee Titans 1 $2,460,278$2.5m

What Colorado State 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 $5,486,149 across 5 players. The whole 2024 payroll is ranked by player here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid NFL player from Colorado State?

Trey McBride, $6,732,422, a second-round pick in 2022, 55th overall. Trent Sieg is second on $6,718,850.

How much have Colorado State players earned in the NFL?

$21,902,422 across 5 careers, which is 154th of the 253 colleges on record and below the 8 players the per man ranking needs.

Which position does Colorado State send to the NFL?

Tight End more than any other on money, $9,572,422 across 2 players. The programme has put men into 4 positions in all.

How many Colorado State players are in the NFL now?

2 men of the 5 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 Colorado State players?

Arizona Cardinals, one player worth $6,732,422 between them.

Where to next

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

Alabama · Ohio State · Texas-San Antonio · Indiana · San Diego State · Marshall · William & Mary · Troy · Every college · NFL career earnings

Colorado State in the NFL

Colleges near this one

By season

Elsewhere in American football