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Kansas State NFL player earnings

$264,893,449 earned in the NFL by 13 players from Kansas State, led by Tyler Lockett on $106,099,057.

That is 45th of the 253 colleges the file names, and 34th 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 $264.9m
PER PLAYER $20.4m
PLAYERS 13
IN THE LEAGUE NOW 7
FIRST ROUND PICKS 0

The richest Kansas State careers in the NFL

Money paid across a whole career

Tyler Lockett $106.1m

Tyler Lockett $106m Cody Whitehair $48m D.J. Reed $36m Cornelius Lucas $17m Dalton Risner $14m Felix Anudike-Uzomah $12m Julius Brents $8.2m Ben Sinnott $5.4m Cooper Beebe $4.3m Josh Hayes $4.0m Deuce Vaughn $4.0m Skylar Thompson $3.7m KT Leveston $2.6m

Tyler Lockett alone holds 40.1% of everything Kansas State has earned in the league. None of the 9 with a round on record went in the first.

Every Kansas State player ranked by NFL earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

13 careers

# Player Position Franchise Seasons Contracted Career earnings
001 Tyler Lockett Wide Receiver Seattle Seahawks 11 $106,099,057$106.1m
002 Cody Whitehair Center Las Vegas Raiders 9 $47,957,305$48.0m
003 D.J. Reed Cornerback New York Jets 7 $35,775,467$35.8m
004 Cornelius Lucas Left Tackle Washington Commanders 12 $16,845,218$16.8m
005 Dalton Risner Guard Minnesota Vikings 6 $14,090,573$14.1m
006 Felix Anudike-Uzomah Defensive End Kansas City Chiefs 4 $11,817,816$11.8m
007 Julius Brents Cornerback Indianapolis Colts 4 $8,196,936$8.2m
008 Ben Sinnott Tight End Washington Commanders 4 $1.8m $5,447,321$5.4m
009 Cooper Beebe Center Dallas Cowboys 4 $1.6m $4,334,757$4.3m
010 Josh Hayes Safety Tampa Bay Buccaneers 4 $4,044,372$4.0m
011 Deuce Vaughn Running Back Dallas Cowboys 4 $3,956,675$4.0m
012 Skylar Thompson Quarterback Miami Dolphins 4 $3,742,216$3.7m
013 KT Leveston Guard Los Angeles Rams 4 $1.2m $2,585,736$2.6m

The table holds every one of the 13 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 Kansas State produces

NFL earnings of its alumni, by position

10 positions

Wide Receiver $106m Center $52m Cornerback $44m Left Tackle $17m Guard $17m Defensive End $12m Tight End $5.4m Safety $4.0m Running Back $4.0m Quarterback $3.7m

Wide Receiver is where the programme's NFL money is, $106,099,057 across one player. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Where Kansas State players are drafted

Career earnings by the round they went in

9 with a round on record

Round Players Per career Earned
Round 2 3 $20.5m $61,601,562$61.6m
Round 3 2 $55.2m $110,433,814$110.4m
Round 4 1 $35.8m $35,775,467$35.8m
Round 6 2 $4.0m $8,001,047$8.0m
Round 7 1 $3.7m $3,742,216$3.7m

None of the 9 with a round on record went in the first. The whole draft is ranked here.

Where the Kansas State alumni are now

The franchises holding them, and what those careers are worth

11 franchises

# Franchise Players Career earnings
01 Seattle Seahawks 1 $106,099,057$106.1m
02 Las Vegas Raiders 1 $47,957,305$48.0m
03 New York Jets 1 $35,775,467$35.8m
04 Washington Commanders 2 $22,292,539$22.3m
05 Minnesota Vikings 1 $14,090,573$14.1m
06 Kansas City Chiefs 1 $11,817,816$11.8m
07 Dallas Cowboys 2 $8,291,432$8.3m
08 Indianapolis Colts 1 $8,196,936$8.2m
09 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1 $4,044,372$4.0m
10 Miami Dolphins 1 $3,742,216$3.7m
11 Los Angeles Rams 1 $2,585,736$2.6m

What Kansas 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 $49,522,208 across 10 players. The whole 2023 payroll is ranked by player here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid NFL player from Kansas State?

Tyler Lockett, $106,099,057, a third-round pick in 2015, 69th overall. Cody Whitehair is second on $47,957,305.

How much have Kansas State players earned in the NFL?

$264,893,449 across 13 careers, which is 45th of the 253 colleges on record and 34th of the 78 schools with 8 players or more on money per man.

Which position does Kansas State send to the NFL?

Wide Receiver more than any other on money, $106,099,057 across one player. The programme has put men into 10 positions in all.

How many Kansas State players are in the NFL now?

7 men of the 13 here was on a roster in 2026, with $4,575,590 written into contracts for seasons not yet played.

Which NFL team has the most Kansas State players?

Seattle Seahawks, one player worth $106,099,057 between them.

Where to next

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

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Kansas State in the NFL

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