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Kansas NFL player earnings

$65,843,260 earned in the NFL by 6 players from Kansas, led by Dorance Armstrong on $49,057,892.

That is 107th 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 $65.8m
PER PLAYER $11.0m
PLAYERS 6
IN THE LEAGUE NOW 3
FIRST ROUND PICKS 0

The richest Kansas careers in the NFL

Money paid across a whole career

Dorance Armstrong $49.1m

Dorance Armstrong $49m Dominick Puni $4.1m Steven Sims Jr. $4.0m Hakeem Adeniji $3.8m Austin Booker $3.2m Earl Bostick $1.6m

Dorance Armstrong alone holds 74.5% of everything Kansas has earned in the league. None of the 3 with a round on record went in the first.

Every Kansas player ranked by NFL earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

6 careers

# Player Position Franchise Seasons Contracted Career earnings
001 Dorance Armstrong Defensive End Washington Commanders 9 $49,057,892$49.1m
002 Dominick Puni Guard San Francisco 49ers 4 $1.6m $4,128,200$4.1m
003 Steven Sims Jr. Wide Receiver Houston Texans 6 $4,032,309$4.0m
004 Hakeem Adeniji Left Tackle Cleveland Browns 5 $3,799,719$3.8m
005 Austin Booker Defensive End Chicago Bears 4 $1.2m $3,179,140$3.2m
006 Earl Bostick Right Tackle Dallas Cowboys 3 $1,646,000$1.6m

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 Kansas produces

NFL earnings of its alumni, by position

5 positions

Defensive End $52m Guard $4.1m Wide Receiver $4.0m Left Tackle $3.8m Right Tackle $1.6m

Defensive End is where the programme's NFL money is, $52,237,032 across 2 players. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Where Kansas 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 $4.1m $4,128,200$4.1m
Round 4 1 $49.1m $49,057,892$49.1m
Round 6 1 $3.8m $3,799,719$3.8m

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

Where the Kansas alumni are now

The franchises holding them, and what those careers are worth

6 franchises

# Franchise Players Career earnings
01 Washington Commanders 1 $49,057,892$49.1m
02 San Francisco 49ers 1 $4,128,200$4.1m
03 Houston Texans 1 $4,032,309$4.0m
04 Cleveland Browns 1 $3,799,719$3.8m
05 Chicago Bears 1 $3,179,140$3.2m
06 Dallas Cowboys 1 $1,646,000$1.6m

What Kansas 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 $22,104,992 across 6 players. The whole 2024 payroll is ranked by player here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid NFL player from Kansas?

Dorance Armstrong, $49,057,892, a fourth-round pick in 2018. Dominick Puni is second on $4,128,200.

How much have Kansas players earned in the NFL?

$65,843,260 across 6 careers, which is 107th of the 253 colleges on record and below the 8 players the per man ranking needs.

Which position does Kansas send to the NFL?

Defensive End more than any other on money, $52,237,032 across 2 players. The programme has put men into 5 positions in all.

How many Kansas players are in the NFL now?

3 men of the 6 here was on a roster in 2026, with $2,762,348 written into contracts for seasons not yet played.

Which NFL team has the most Kansas players?

Washington Commanders, one player worth $49,057,892 between them.

Where to next

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

Toledo · Baylor · Rice · Northern Iowa · Appalachian State · Weber State · Vanderbilt · San Jose State · Every college · NFL career earnings

Kansas in the NFL

Colleges near this one

By season

Elsewhere in American football