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Connecticut NFL player earnings

$52,562,103 earned in the NFL by 8 players from Connecticut, led by Foley Fatukasi on $31,135,172.

That is 123rd of the 253 colleges the file names, and 76th 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 $52.6m
PER PLAYER $6.6m
PLAYERS 8
IN THE LEAGUE NOW 2
FIRST ROUND PICKS 0

The richest Connecticut careers in the NFL

Money paid across a whole career

Foley Fatukasi $31.1m

Foley Fatukasi $31m Matt Peart $5.6m Travis Jones $5.3m Christian Haynes $4.2m Eric Watts $2.8m Ryan Van Demark $2.1m Brandon Bouyer-Randle $694k Robert Burns $686k

Foley Fatukasi alone holds 59.2% of everything Connecticut has earned in the league. None of the 2 with a round on record went in the first.

Every Connecticut player ranked by NFL earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

8 careers

# Player Position Franchise Seasons Contracted Career earnings
001 Foley Fatukasi Defensive Tackle Houston Texans 7 $31,135,172$31.1m
002 Matt Peart Left Tackle Denver Broncos 5 $5,622,064$5.6m
003 Travis Jones Defensive Tackle Baltimore Ravens 4 $5,302,389$5.3m
004 Christian Haynes Guard Seattle Seahawks 4 $1.6m $4,216,478$4.2m
005 Eric Watts Defensive End New York Jets 3 $2,850,000$2.8m
006 Ryan Van Demark Left Tackle Buffalo Bills 3 $2,056,000$2.1m
007 Brandon Bouyer-Randle Outside Linebacker Cleveland Browns 3 $694,000
008 Robert Burns Fullback Atlanta Falcons 2 $686,000

The table holds every one of the 8 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 Connecticut produces

NFL earnings of its alumni, by position

6 positions

Defensive Tackle $36m Left Tackle $7.7m Guard $4.2m Defensive End $2.8m Outside Linebacker $694k Fullback $686k

Defensive Tackle is where the programme's NFL money is, $36,437,561 across 2 players. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Where Connecticut players are drafted

Career earnings by the round they went in

2 with a round on record

Round Players Per career Earned
Round 3 1 $4.2m $4,216,478$4.2m
Round 6 1 $31.1m $31,135,172$31.1m

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

Where the Connecticut alumni are now

The franchises holding them, and what those careers are worth

8 franchises

# Franchise Players Career earnings
01 Houston Texans 1 $31,135,172$31.1m
02 Denver Broncos 1 $5,622,064$5.6m
03 Baltimore Ravens 1 $5,302,389$5.3m
04 Seattle Seahawks 1 $4,216,478$4.2m
05 New York Jets 1 $2,850,000$2.8m
06 Buffalo Bills 1 $2,056,000$2.1m
07 Cleveland Browns 1 $694,000
08 Atlanta Falcons 1 $686,000

What Connecticut 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 $15,513,226 across 4 players. The whole 2022 payroll is ranked by player here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid NFL player from Connecticut?

Foley Fatukasi, $31,135,172, a sixth-round pick in 2018, 180th overall. Matt Peart is second on $5,622,064.

How much have Connecticut players earned in the NFL?

$52,562,103 across 8 careers, which is 123rd of the 253 colleges on record and 76th of the 78 schools with 8 players or more on money per man.

Which position does Connecticut send to the NFL?

Defensive Tackle more than any other on money, $36,437,561 across 2 players. The programme has put men into 6 positions in all.

How many Connecticut players are in the NFL now?

2 men of the 8 here was on a roster in 2026, with $1,586,286 written into contracts for seasons not yet played.

Which NFL team has the most Connecticut players?

Houston Texans, one player worth $31,135,172 between them.

Where to next

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

Ferris State · South Alabama · Old Dominion · Arizona · Tulsa · Texas-San Antonio · Indiana · San Diego State · Every college · NFL career earnings

Connecticut in the NFL

Colleges near this one

By season

Elsewhere in American football