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Duke NFL player earnings

$375,770,008 earned in the NFL by 14 players from Duke, led by Daniel Jones on $186,129,056.

That is 38th of the 253 colleges the file names, and 20th 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 $375.8m
PER PLAYER $26.8m
PLAYERS 14
IN THE LEAGUE NOW 7
FIRST ROUND PICKS 3

The richest Duke careers in the NFL

Money paid across a whole career

Daniel Jones $186.1m

Daniel Jones $186m Laken Tomlinson $54m Jamison Crowder $32m Michael Carter II $27m Noah Gray $18m Lucas Patrick $15m Graham Barton $11m Thomas Hennessy $11m Josh Blackwell $5.1m Chris Rumph II $4.2m Victor Dimukeje $4.1m DeWayne Carter $4.0m Jacob Monk $3.1m Evan Deckers $807k

Daniel Jones alone holds 49.5% of everything Duke has earned in the league. 3 men of the 9 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $83.8m a career against $11.3m for everybody else.

Every Duke player ranked by NFL earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

14 careers

# Player Position Franchise Seasons Contracted Career earnings
001 Daniel Jones Quarterback New York Giants 8 $186,129,056$186.1m
002 Laken Tomlinson Guard Seattle Seahawks 10 $53,931,821$53.9m
003 Jamison Crowder Wide Receiver Washington Commanders 11 $32,085,027$32.1m
004 Michael Carter II Cornerback New York Jets 7 $10.2m $26,628,117$26.6m
005 Noah Gray Tight End Kansas City Chiefs 7 $5.5m $18,364,856$18.4m
006 Lucas Patrick Center New Orleans Saints 9 $15,051,067$15.1m
007 Graham Barton Center Tampa Bay Buccaneers 4 $2.7m $11,319,620$11.3m
008 Thomas Hennessy Long Snapper New York Jets 11 $1.3m $10,860,000$10.9m
009 Josh Blackwell Cornerback Chicago Bears 6 $5,120,000$5.1m
010 Chris Rumph II Outside Linebacker Los Angeles Chargers 4 $4,233,544$4.2m
011 Victor Dimukeje Outside Linebacker Arizona Cardinals 4 $4,078,181$4.1m
012 DeWayne Carter Defensive Tackle Buffalo Bills 4 $1.6m $4,030,103$4.0m
013 Jacob Monk Center Green Bay Packers 4 $1.2m $3,131,616$3.1m
014 Evan Deckers Long Snapper Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2 $807,000

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 Duke produces

NFL earnings of its alumni, by position

9 positions

Quarterback $186m Guard $54m Wide Receiver $32m Cornerback $32m Center $30m Tight End $18m Long Snapper $12m Outside Linebacker $8.3m Defensive Tackle $4.0m

Quarterback is where the programme's NFL money is, $186,129,056 across one player. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Where Duke players are drafted

Career earnings by the round they went in

9 with a round on record

Round Players Per career Earned
Round 1 3 $83.8m $251,380,497$251.4m
Round 3 1 $4.0m $4,030,103$4.0m
Round 4 2 $18.2m $36,318,571$36.3m
Round 5 2 $10.7m $21,496,472$21.5m
Round 6 1 $4.1m $4,078,181$4.1m

3 men of the 9 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $83.8m a career against $11.3m for everybody else. The whole draft is ranked here.

Where the Duke alumni are now

The franchises holding them, and what those careers are worth

12 franchises

# Franchise Players Career earnings
01 New York Giants 1 $186,129,056$186.1m
02 Seattle Seahawks 1 $53,931,821$53.9m
03 New York Jets 2 $37,488,117$37.5m
04 Washington Commanders 1 $32,085,027$32.1m
05 Kansas City Chiefs 1 $18,364,856$18.4m
06 New Orleans Saints 1 $15,051,067$15.1m
07 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2 $12,126,620$12.1m
08 Chicago Bears 1 $5,120,000$5.1m
09 Los Angeles Chargers 1 $4,233,544$4.2m
10 Arizona Cardinals 1 $4,078,181$4.1m
11 Buffalo Bills 1 $4,030,103$4.0m
12 Green Bay Packers 1 $3,131,616$3.1m

What Duke alumni are paid each season

Every year of every career, added together

Peak in 2023

2023 is the programme's biggest year on record at $72,094,285 across 13 players. The whole 2023 payroll is ranked by player here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid NFL player from Duke?

Daniel Jones, $186,129,056, a first-round pick in 2019. Laken Tomlinson is second on $53,931,821.

How much have Duke players earned in the NFL?

$375,770,008 across 14 careers, which is 38th of the 253 colleges on record and 20th of the 78 schools with 8 players or more on money per man.

Which position does Duke send to the NFL?

Quarterback more than any other on money, $186,129,056 across one player. The programme has put men into 9 positions in all.

How many Duke players are in the NFL now?

7 men of the 14 here was on a roster in 2026, with $22,549,695 written into contracts for seasons not yet played.

Which NFL team has the most Duke players?

New York Giants, one player worth $186,129,056 between them.

Where to next

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

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