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Colorado NFL player earnings

$98,063,106 earned in the NFL by 7 players from Colorado, led by Chidobe Awuzie on $61,975,315.

That is 91st 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 $98.1m
PER PLAYER $14.0m
PLAYERS 7
IN THE LEAGUE NOW 2
FIRST ROUND PICKS 0

The richest Colorado careers in the NFL

Money paid across a whole career

Chidobe Awuzie $62.0m

Chidobe Awuzie $62m Isaiah Oliver $15m Laviska Shenault $9.1m Juwann Winfree $4.7m Nathan Landman $3.1m Xavier Weaver $2.9m Brady Russell $1.7m

Chidobe Awuzie alone holds 63.2% of everything Colorado has earned in the league. None of the 3 with a round on record went in the first.

Every Colorado player ranked by NFL earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

7 careers

# Player Position Franchise Seasons Contracted Career earnings
001 Chidobe Awuzie Cornerback Tennessee Titans 10 $61,975,315$62.0m
002 Isaiah Oliver Cornerback New York Jets 7 $14,561,351$14.6m
003 Laviska Shenault Wide Receiver Seattle Seahawks 5 $9,145,546$9.1m
004 Juwann Winfree Wide Receiver Indianapolis Colts 6 $4,726,081$4.7m
005 Nathan Landman Inside Linebacker Atlanta Falcons 3 $3,125,444$3.1m
006 Xavier Weaver Wide Receiver Arizona Cardinals 3 $2,863,703$2.9m
007 Brady Russell Tight End Seattle Seahawks 5 $1,665,666$1.7m

The table holds every one of the 7 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 produces

NFL earnings of its alumni, by position

4 positions

Cornerback $77m Wide Receiver $17m Inside Linebacker $3.1m Tight End $1.7m

Cornerback is where the programme's NFL money is, $76,536,666 across 2 players. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Where Colorado players are drafted

Career earnings by the round they went in

3 with a round on record

Round Players Per career Earned
Round 2 2 $38.3m $76,536,666$76.5m
Round 6 1 $4.7m $4,726,081$4.7m

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

Where the Colorado alumni are now

The franchises holding them, and what those careers are worth

6 franchises

# Franchise Players Career earnings
01 Tennessee Titans 1 $61,975,315$62.0m
02 New York Jets 1 $14,561,351$14.6m
03 Seattle Seahawks 2 $10,811,212$10.8m
04 Indianapolis Colts 1 $4,726,081$4.7m
05 Atlanta Falcons 1 $3,125,444$3.1m
06 Arizona Cardinals 1 $2,863,703$2.9m

What Colorado 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 $19,091,203 across 7 players. The whole 2024 payroll is ranked by player here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid NFL player from Colorado?

Chidobe Awuzie, $61,975,315, a second-round pick in 2017. Isaiah Oliver is second on $14,561,351.

How much have Colorado players earned in the NFL?

$98,063,106 across 7 careers, which is 91st of the 253 colleges on record and below the 8 players the per man ranking needs.

Which position does Colorado send to the NFL?

Cornerback more than any other on money, $76,536,666 across 2 players. The programme has put men into 4 positions in all.

How many Colorado players are in the NFL now?

2 men of the 7 here was on a roster in 2026.

Which NFL team has the most Colorado players?

Tennessee Titans, one player worth $61,975,315 between them.

Where to next

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

Texas El-Paso · Arizona State · Iowa State · Central Michigan · Tulane · Yale · Rutgers · South Dakota State · Every college · NFL career earnings

Colorado in the NFL

Colleges near this one

By season

Elsewhere in American football