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Iowa NFL player earnings

$682,497,133 earned in the NFL by 31 players from Iowa, led by Brandon Scherff on $110,726,076.

That is 16th of the 253 colleges the file names, and 29th 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 $682.5m
PER PLAYER $22.0m
PLAYERS 31
IN THE LEAGUE NOW 11
FIRST ROUND PICKS 6

The richest Iowa careers in the NFL

Money paid across a whole career

Brandon Scherff $110.7m

Brandon Scherff $111m Tristan Wirfs $94m George Kittle $78m T.J. Hockenson $77m Noah Fant $41m Amani Hooker $35m Josey Jewell $35m James Daniels $34m Geno Stone $18m A.J. Epenesa $18m Lukas Van Ness $17m Jack Campbell $15m Anthony Nelson $14m Tyler Linderbaum $13m Sam LaPorta $9.5m Casey Kreiter $8.6m Cooper DeJean $7.2m Ben Niemann $6.7m Alaric Jackson $6.6m Riley Moss $5.4m

Brandon Scherff alone holds 16.2% of everything Iowa has earned in the league. 6 men of the 23 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $42.9m a career against $17.0m for everybody else.

Every Iowa player ranked by NFL earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

31 careers

# Player Position Franchise Seasons Contracted Career earnings
001 Brandon Scherff Guard Jacksonville Jaguars 10 $110,726,076$110.7m
002 Tristan Wirfs Left Tackle Tampa Bay Buccaneers 10 $80.6m $94,472,026$94.5m
003 George Kittle Tight End San Francisco 49ers 9 $77,505,903$77.5m
004 T.J. Hockenson Tight End Minnesota Vikings 9 $18.0m $77,233,996$77.2m
005 Noah Fant Tight End Seattle Seahawks 7 $40,624,993$40.6m
006 Amani Hooker Safety Tennessee Titans 7 $35,211,124$35.2m
007 Josey Jewell Inside Linebacker Carolina Panthers 9 $35,092,811$35.1m
008 James Daniels Guard Pittsburgh Steelers 7 $34,469,274$34.5m
009 Geno Stone Safety Cincinnati Bengals 6 $18,076,982$18.1m
010 A.J. Epenesa Defensive End Buffalo Bills 6 $18,051,950$18.1m
011 Lukas Van Ness Defensive End Green Bay Packers 4 $17,388,091$17.4m
012 Jack Campbell Outside Linebacker Detroit Lions 4 $14,721,977$14.7m
013 Anthony Nelson Outside Linebacker Tampa Bay Buccaneers 6 $13,760,040$13.8m
014 Tyler Linderbaum Center Baltimore Ravens 4 $13,238,286$13.2m
015 Sam LaPorta Tight End Detroit Lions 4 $9,465,990$9.5m
016 Casey Kreiter Long Snapper New York Giants 10 $8,605,962$8.6m
017 Cooper DeJean Cornerback Philadelphia Eagles 4 $2.1m $7,222,673$7.2m
018 Ben Niemann Outside Linebacker Detroit Lions 7 $6,720,586$6.7m
019 Alaric Jackson Left Tackle Los Angeles Rams 4 $6,627,222$6.6m
020 Riley Moss Cornerback Denver Broncos 4 $5,447,486$5.4m
021 Chauncey Golston Defensive Tackle Dallas Cowboys 4 $4,916,588$4.9m
022 Dane Belton Safety New York Giants 4 $4,444,488$4.4m
023 Kristian Welch Inside Linebacker Denver Broncos 5 $4,058,734$4.1m
024 Ihmir Smith-Marsette Wide Receiver New York Giants 7 $3,815,011$3.8m
025 Nick Niemann Inside Linebacker Los Angeles Chargers 4 $3,694,004$3.7m
026 Erick All Tight End Cincinnati Bengals 4 $1.2m $3,623,104$3.6m
027 Tory Taylor Punter Chicago Bears 4 $1.2m $3,577,900$3.6m
028 Parker Hesse Tight End Detroit Lions 6 $2,978,784$3.0m
029 Logan Lee Defensive End Pittsburgh Steelers 4 $1.2m $2,725,072$2.7m
030 Kaevon Merriweather Safety Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3 $2,710,000$2.7m
031 Tyler Goodson Running Back Indianapolis Colts 3 $1,290,000

The table holds every one of the 31 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 Iowa produces

NFL earnings of its alumni, by position

14 positions

Tight End $211m Guard $145m Left Tackle $101m Safety $60m Inside Linebacker $43m Defensive End $38m Outside Linebacker $35m Center $13m Cornerback $13m Long Snapper $8.6m Defensive Tackle $4.9m Wide Receiver $3.8m Punter $3.6m Running Back $1.3m

Tight End is where the programme's NFL money is, $211,432,770 across 6 players. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Where Iowa players are drafted

Career earnings by the round they went in

23 with a round on record

Round Players Per career Earned
Round 1 6 $42.9m $257,679,369$257.7m
Round 2 4 $17.3m $69,209,887$69.2m
Round 3 2 $5.2m $10,364,074$10.4m
Round 4 6 $16.0m $95,709,467$95.7m
Round 5 2 $40.7m $81,320,914$81.3m
Round 6 2 $3.2m $6,419,076$6.4m
Round 7 1 $18.1m $18,076,982$18.1m

6 men of the 23 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $42.9m a career against $17.0m for everybody else. The whole draft is ranked here.

Where the Iowa alumni are now

The franchises holding them, and what those careers are worth

21 franchises

# Franchise Players Career earnings
01 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3 $110,942,066$110.9m
02 Jacksonville Jaguars 1 $110,726,076$110.7m
03 San Francisco 49ers 1 $77,505,903$77.5m
04 Minnesota Vikings 1 $77,233,996$77.2m
05 Seattle Seahawks 1 $40,624,993$40.6m
06 Pittsburgh Steelers 2 $37,194,346$37.2m
07 Tennessee Titans 1 $35,211,124$35.2m
08 Carolina Panthers 1 $35,092,811$35.1m
09 Detroit Lions 4 $33,887,337$33.9m
10 Cincinnati Bengals 2 $21,700,086$21.7m
11 Buffalo Bills 1 $18,051,950$18.1m
12 Green Bay Packers 1 $17,388,091$17.4m
13 New York Giants 3 $16,865,461$16.9m
14 Baltimore Ravens 1 $13,238,286$13.2m
15 Denver Broncos 2 $9,506,220$9.5m
16 Philadelphia Eagles 1 $7,222,673$7.2m
17 Los Angeles Rams 1 $6,627,222$6.6m
18 Dallas Cowboys 1 $4,916,588$4.9m
19 Los Angeles Chargers 1 $3,694,004$3.7m
20 Chicago Bears 1 $3,577,900$3.6m
21 Indianapolis Colts 1 $1,290,000

What Iowa 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 $145,923,714 across 32 players. The whole 2024 payroll is ranked by player here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid NFL player from Iowa?

Brandon Scherff, $110,726,076. Tristan Wirfs is second on $94,472,026.

How much have Iowa players earned in the NFL?

$682,497,133 across 31 careers, which is 16th of the 253 colleges on record and 29th of the 78 schools with 8 players or more on money per man.

Which position does Iowa send to the NFL?

Tight End more than any other on money, $211,432,770 across 6 players. The programme has put men into 14 positions in all.

How many Iowa players are in the NFL now?

11 men of the 31 here was on a roster in 2026, with $104,255,949 written into contracts for seasons not yet played.

Which NFL team has the most Iowa players?

Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 3 players worth $110,942,066 between them.

Where to next

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

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Iowa in the NFL

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