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Houston NFL player earnings

$240,566,809 earned in the NFL by 15 players from Houston, led by Ed Oliver on $83,713,022.

That is 47th of the 253 colleges the file names, and 50th 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 $240.6m
PER PLAYER $16.0m
PLAYERS 15
IN THE LEAGUE NOW 5
FIRST ROUND PICKS 2

The richest Houston careers in the NFL

Money paid across a whole career

Ed Oliver $83.7m

Ed Oliver $84m Case Keenum $51m Payton Turner $26m Elandon Roberts $18m Logan Hall $9.3m Josh Jones $8.1m Kyle Allen $7.4m Matthew Adams $6.5m Tank Dell $5.6m Marcus Jones $5.2m Patrick Paul $5.2m Clayton Tune $4.2m Jalyx Hunt $4.1m Grant Stuard $3.6m Nick Thurman $2.5m

Ed Oliver alone holds 34.8% of everything Houston has earned in the league. 2 men of the 12 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $54.8m a career against $10.1m for everybody else.

Every Houston player ranked by NFL earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

15 careers

# Player Position Franchise Seasons Contracted Career earnings
001 Ed Oliver Defensive Tackle Buffalo Bills 9 $15.3m $83,713,022$83.7m
002 Case Keenum Quarterback Houston Texans 13 $51,422,877$51.4m
003 Payton Turner Defensive End New Orleans Saints 5 $25,911,737$25.9m
004 Elandon Roberts Inside Linebacker Pittsburgh Steelers 9 $17,873,426$17.9m
005 Logan Hall Defensive End Tampa Bay Buccaneers 4 $9,316,455$9.3m
006 Josh Jones Guard Baltimore Ravens 5 $8,143,470$8.1m
007 Kyle Allen Quarterback Pittsburgh Steelers 7 $7,391,906$7.4m
008 Matthew Adams Inside Linebacker New York Giants 7 $6,516,232$6.5m
009 Tank Dell Wide Receiver Houston Texans 4 $5,605,771$5.6m
010 Marcus Jones Cornerback New England Patriots 4 $5,176,952$5.2m
011 Patrick Paul Left Tackle Miami Dolphins 4 $1.7m $5,174,192$5.2m
012 Clayton Tune Quarterback Arizona Cardinals 4 $4,228,356$4.2m
013 Jalyx Hunt Outside Linebacker Philadelphia Eagles 4 $1.6m $4,069,893$4.1m
014 Grant Stuard Outside Linebacker Indianapolis Colts 4 $3,556,244$3.6m
015 Nick Thurman Defensive Tackle Carolina Panthers 6 $2,466,276$2.5m

The table holds every one of the 15 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 Houston produces

NFL earnings of its alumni, by position

9 positions

Defensive Tackle $86m Quarterback $63m Defensive End $35m Inside Linebacker $24m Guard $8.1m Outside Linebacker $7.6m Wide Receiver $5.6m Cornerback $5.2m Left Tackle $5.2m

Defensive Tackle is where the programme's NFL money is, $86,179,298 across 2 players. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Where Houston players are drafted

Career earnings by the round they went in

12 with a round on record

Round Players Per career Earned
Round 1 2 $54.8m $109,624,759$109.6m
Round 2 2 $7.2m $14,490,647$14.5m
Round 3 4 $5.7m $22,996,086$23.0m
Round 5 1 $4.2m $4,228,356$4.2m
Round 6 1 $17.9m $17,873,426$17.9m
Round 7 2 $5.0m $10,072,476$10.1m

2 men of the 12 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $54.8m a career against $10.1m for everybody else. The whole draft is ranked here.

Where the Houston alumni are now

The franchises holding them, and what those careers are worth

13 franchises

# Franchise Players Career earnings
01 Buffalo Bills 1 $83,713,022$83.7m
02 Houston Texans 2 $57,028,648$57.0m
03 New Orleans Saints 1 $25,911,737$25.9m
04 Pittsburgh Steelers 2 $25,265,332$25.3m
05 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1 $9,316,455$9.3m
06 Baltimore Ravens 1 $8,143,470$8.1m
07 New York Giants 1 $6,516,232$6.5m
08 New England Patriots 1 $5,176,952$5.2m
09 Miami Dolphins 1 $5,174,192$5.2m
10 Arizona Cardinals 1 $4,228,356$4.2m
11 Philadelphia Eagles 1 $4,069,893$4.1m
12 Indianapolis Colts 1 $3,556,244$3.6m
13 Carolina Panthers 1 $2,466,276$2.5m

What Houston 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 $39,937,537 across 15 players. The whole 2024 payroll is ranked by player here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid NFL player from Houston?

Ed Oliver, $83,713,022, a first-round pick in null. Case Keenum is second on $51,422,877.

How much have Houston players earned in the NFL?

$240,566,809 across 15 careers, which is 47th of the 253 colleges on record and 50th of the 78 schools with 8 players or more on money per man.

Which position does Houston send to the NFL?

Defensive Tackle more than any other on money, $86,179,298 across 2 players. The programme has put men into 9 positions in all.

How many Houston players are in the NFL now?

5 men of the 15 here was on a roster in 2026, with $18,625,645 written into contracts for seasons not yet played.

Which NFL team has the most Houston players?

Buffalo Bills, one player worth $83,713,022 between them.

Where to next

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

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Houston in the NFL

Colleges near this one

By season

Elsewhere in American football