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NFL · 6 CAREERS FROM ONE PROGRAMME

Indiana NFL player earnings

$47,829,288 earned in the NFL by 6 players from Indiana, led by Dan Feeney on $17,516,099.

That is 127th 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 $47.8m
PER PLAYER $8.0m
PLAYERS 6
IN THE LEAGUE NOW 0
FIRST ROUND PICKS 0

The richest Indiana careers in the NFL

Money paid across a whole career

Dan Feeney $17.5m

Dan Feeney $18m Ian Thomas $16m Nick Westbrook $5.5m Micah McFadden $4.0m Cam Jones $2.7m Peyton Hendershot $2.3m

Dan Feeney alone holds 36.6% of everything Indiana has earned in the league. None of the 3 with a round on record went in the first.

Every Indiana player ranked by NFL earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

6 careers

# Player Position Franchise Seasons Contracted Career earnings
001 Dan Feeney Center Minnesota Vikings 9 $17,516,099$17.5m
002 Ian Thomas Tight End Carolina Panthers 7 $15,777,813$15.8m
003 Nick Westbrook Wide Receiver Tennessee Titans 5 $5,509,117$5.5m
004 Micah McFadden Inside Linebacker New York Giants 4 $4,015,708$4.0m
005 Cam Jones Outside Linebacker Kansas City Chiefs 3 $2,710,000$2.7m
006 Peyton Hendershot Tight End Kansas City Chiefs 3 $2,300,551$2.3m

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 Indiana produces

NFL earnings of its alumni, by position

5 positions

Tight End $18m Center $18m Wide Receiver $5.5m Inside Linebacker $4.0m Outside Linebacker $2.7m

Tight End is where the programme's NFL money is, $18,078,364 across 2 players. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Where Indiana players are drafted

Career earnings by the round they went in

3 with a round on record

Round Players Per career Earned
Round 3 1 $17.5m $17,516,099$17.5m
Round 4 1 $15.8m $15,777,813$15.8m
Round 5 1 $4.0m $4,015,708$4.0m

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

Where the Indiana alumni are now

The franchises holding them, and what those careers are worth

5 franchises

# Franchise Players Career earnings
01 Minnesota Vikings 1 $17,516,099$17.5m
02 Carolina Panthers 1 $15,777,813$15.8m
03 Tennessee Titans 1 $5,509,117$5.5m
04 Kansas City Chiefs 2 $5,010,551$5.0m
05 New York Giants 1 $4,015,708$4.0m

What Indiana alumni are paid each season

Every year of every career, added together

Peak in 2022

2022 is the programme's biggest year on record at $12,093,060 across 5 players. The whole 2022 payroll is ranked by player here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid NFL player from Indiana?

Dan Feeney, $17,516,099, a third-round pick in 2017. Ian Thomas is second on $15,777,813.

How much have Indiana players earned in the NFL?

$47,829,288 across 6 careers, which is 127th of the 253 colleges on record and below the 8 players the per man ranking needs.

Which position does Indiana send to the NFL?

Tight End more than any other on money, $18,078,364 across 2 players. The programme has put men into 5 positions in all.

How many Indiana players are in the NFL now?

0 men of the 6 here was on a roster in 2026.

Which NFL team has the most Indiana players?

Minnesota Vikings, one player worth $17,516,099 between them.

Where to next

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

Arizona · Connecticut · Tulsa · Texas-San Antonio · San Diego State · Marshall · Colorado State · William & Mary · Every college · NFL career earnings

Indiana in the NFL

Colleges near this one

By season

Elsewhere in American football