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Ferris State NFL player earnings

$57,171,788 earned in the NFL by 4 players from Ferris State, led by Zach Sieler on $41,956,078.

That is 118th 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 $57.2m
PER PLAYER $14.3m
PLAYERS 4
IN THE LEAGUE NOW 1
FIRST ROUND PICKS 0

The richest Ferris State careers in the NFL

Money paid across a whole career

Zach Sieler $42.0m

Zach Sieler $42m Tavierre Thomas $9.8m Malik Taylor $2.7m Caleb Murphy $2.7m

Zach Sieler alone holds 73.4% of everything Ferris State has earned in the league. None of the 1 with a round on record went in the first.

Every Ferris State player ranked by NFL earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

4 careers

# Player Position Franchise Seasons Contracted Career earnings
001 Zach Sieler Defensive End Miami Dolphins 9 $41,956,078$42.0m
002 Tavierre Thomas Cornerback Tampa Bay Buccaneers 7 $9,790,417$9.8m
003 Malik Taylor Wide Receiver New York Jets 6 $2,725,293$2.7m
004 Caleb Murphy Outside Linebacker Tennessee Titans 3 $2,700,000$2.7m

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 Ferris State produces

NFL earnings of its alumni, by position

4 positions

Defensive End $42m Cornerback $9.8m Wide Receiver $2.7m Outside Linebacker $2.7m

Defensive End is where the programme's NFL money is, $41,956,078 across one player. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Where the Ferris State alumni are now

The franchises holding them, and what those careers are worth

4 franchises

# Franchise Players Career earnings
01 Miami Dolphins 1 $41,956,078$42.0m
02 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1 $9,790,417$9.8m
03 New York Jets 1 $2,725,293$2.7m
04 Tennessee Titans 1 $2,700,000$2.7m

What Ferris State 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 $12,422,711 across 4 players. The whole 2023 payroll is ranked by player here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid NFL player from Ferris State?

Zach Sieler, $41,956,078, a seventh-round pick in null, 238th overall. Tavierre Thomas is second on $9,790,417.

How much have Ferris State players earned in the NFL?

$57,171,788 across 4 careers, which is 118th of the 253 colleges on record and below the 8 players the per man ranking needs.

Which position does Ferris State send to the NFL?

Defensive End more than any other on money, $41,956,078 across one player. The programme has put men into 4 positions in all.

How many Ferris State players are in the NFL now?

one man of the 4 here was on a roster in 2026.

Which NFL team has the most Ferris State players?

Miami Dolphins, one player worth $41,956,078 between them.

Where to next

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

Vanderbilt · San Jose State · Alabama-Birmingham · Georgia Southern · South Alabama · Old Dominion · Arizona · Connecticut · Every college · NFL career earnings

Ferris State in the NFL

Colleges near this one

By season

Elsewhere in American football