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Eastern Michigan NFL player earnings

$142,045,112 earned in the NFL by 4 players from Eastern Michigan, led by Maxx Crosby on $106,253,315.

That is 74th 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 $142.0m
PER PLAYER $35.5m
PLAYERS 4
IN THE LEAGUE NOW 2
FIRST ROUND PICKS 0

The richest Eastern Michigan careers in the NFL

Money paid across a whole career

Maxx Crosby $106.3m

Maxx Crosby $106m Andrew Wylie $30m Sidy Sow $4.6m Jose Ramirez $1.0m

Maxx Crosby alone holds 74.8% of everything Eastern Michigan has earned in the league. None of the 3 with a round on record went in the first.

Every Eastern Michigan player ranked by NFL earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

4 careers

# Player Position Franchise Seasons Contracted Career earnings
001 Maxx Crosby Defensive End Las Vegas Raiders 8 $106,253,315$106.3m
002 Andrew Wylie Right Tackle Washington Commanders 9 $30,176,685$30.2m
003 Sidy Sow Guard New England Patriots 4 $4,604,112$4.6m
004 Jose Ramirez Outside Linebacker Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2 $1,011,000

The table holds every one of the 4 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 Eastern Michigan produces

NFL earnings of its alumni, by position

4 positions

Defensive End $106m Right Tackle $30m Guard $4.6m Outside Linebacker $1.0m

Defensive End is where the programme's NFL money is, $106,253,315 across one player. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Where Eastern Michigan players are drafted

Career earnings by the round they went in

3 with a round on record

Round Players Per career Earned
Round 4 2 $55.4m $110,857,427$110.9m
Round 6 1 $1.0m $1,011,000

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

Where the Eastern Michigan alumni are now

The franchises holding them, and what those careers are worth

4 franchises

# Franchise Players Career earnings
01 Las Vegas Raiders 1 $106,253,315$106.3m
02 Washington Commanders 1 $30,176,685$30.2m
03 New England Patriots 1 $4,604,112$4.6m
04 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1 $1,011,000

What Eastern Michigan 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 $33,842,000 across 4 players. The whole 2024 payroll is ranked by player here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid NFL player from Eastern Michigan?

Maxx Crosby, $106,253,315, a fourth-round pick in 2019, 106th overall. Andrew Wylie is second on $30,176,685.

How much have Eastern Michigan players earned in the NFL?

$142,045,112 across 4 careers, which is 74th of the 253 colleges on record and below the 8 players the per man ranking needs.

Which position does Eastern Michigan send to the NFL?

Defensive End more than any other on money, $106,253,315 across one player. The programme has put men into 4 positions in all.

How many Eastern Michigan players are in the NFL now?

2 men of the 4 here was on a roster in 2026.

Which NFL team has the most Eastern Michigan players?

Las Vegas Raiders, one player worth $106,253,315 between them.

Where to next

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

Western Michigan · Virginia · Louisiana-Lafayette · Northwestern · Middle Tennessee State · Georgia Tech · Wake Forest · Oklahoma State · Every college · NFL career earnings

Eastern Michigan in the NFL

Colleges near this one

By season

Elsewhere in American football