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East Carolina NFL player earnings

$111,257,575 earned in the NFL by 6 players from East Carolina, led by Linval Joseph on $73,564,501.

That is 83rd 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 $111.3m
PER PLAYER $18.5m
PLAYERS 6
IN THE LEAGUE NOW 1
FIRST ROUND PICKS 0

The richest East Carolina careers in the NFL

Money paid across a whole career

Linval Joseph $73.6m

Linval Joseph $74m Zay Jones $27m D'ante Smith $3.9m Julius Wood $2.8m Keaton Mitchell $2.2m Ja’Quan McMillian $1.9m

Linval Joseph alone holds 66.1% of everything East Carolina has earned in the league. None of the 3 with a round on record went in the first.

Every East Carolina player ranked by NFL earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

6 careers

# Player Position Franchise Seasons Contracted Career earnings
001 Linval Joseph Defensive Tackle Dallas Cowboys 15 $73,564,501$73.6m
002 Zay Jones Wide Receiver Arizona Cardinals 8 $26,936,070$26.9m
003 D'ante Smith Left Tackle Cincinnati Bengals 4 $3,856,838$3.9m
004 Julius Wood Safety Tennessee Titans 3 $2,830,000$2.8m
005 Keaton Mitchell Running Back Baltimore Ravens 3 $2,209,666$2.2m
006 Ja’Quan McMillian Cornerback Denver Broncos 3 $1,860,500$1.9m

The table holds every one of the 6 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 East Carolina produces

NFL earnings of its alumni, by position

6 positions

Defensive Tackle $74m Wide Receiver $27m Left Tackle $3.9m Safety $2.8m Running Back $2.2m Cornerback $1.9m

Defensive Tackle is where the programme's NFL money is, $73,564,501 across one player. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Where East Carolina 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 $50.3m $100,500,571$100.5m
Round 4 1 $3.9m $3,856,838$3.9m

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

Where the East Carolina alumni are now

The franchises holding them, and what those careers are worth

6 franchises

# Franchise Players Career earnings
01 Dallas Cowboys 1 $73,564,501$73.6m
02 Arizona Cardinals 1 $26,936,070$26.9m
03 Cincinnati Bengals 1 $3,856,838$3.9m
04 Tennessee Titans 1 $2,830,000$2.8m
05 Baltimore Ravens 1 $2,209,666$2.2m
06 Denver Broncos 1 $1,860,500$1.9m

What East Carolina 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 $11,795,817 across 5 players. The whole 2023 payroll is ranked by player here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid NFL player from East Carolina?

Linval Joseph, $73,564,501, a second-round pick in 2010, 46th overall. Zay Jones is second on $26,936,070.

How much have East Carolina players earned in the NFL?

$111,257,575 across 6 careers, which is 83rd of the 253 colleges on record and below the 8 players the per man ranking needs.

Which position does East Carolina send to the NFL?

Defensive Tackle more than any other on money, $73,564,501 across one player. The programme has put men into 6 positions in all.

How many East Carolina players are in the NFL now?

one man of the 6 here was on a roster in 2026.

Which NFL team has the most East Carolina players?

Dallas Cowboys, one player worth $73,564,501 between them.

Where to next

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

Oklahoma State · Purdue · Western Kentucky · Louisiana Tech · Charlotte · Texas El-Paso · Arizona State · Iowa State · Every college · NFL career earnings

East Carolina in the NFL

Colleges near this one

By season

Elsewhere in American football