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NFL · 13 CAREERS FROM ONE PROGRAMME

Louisville NFL player earnings

$475,513,577 earned in the NFL by 13 players from Louisville, led by Lamar Jackson on $240,024,549.

That is 30th of the 253 colleges the file names, and 12th 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 $475.5m
PER PLAYER $36.6m
PLAYERS 13
IN THE LEAGUE NOW 9
FIRST ROUND PICKS 4

The richest Louisville careers in the NFL

Money paid across a whole career

Lamar Jackson $240.0m

Lamar Jackson $240m Jaire Alexander $109m Sheldon Rankins $65m Mekhi Becton $21m Geron Christian $6.8m TuTu Atwell $5.9m YaYa Diaby $5.5m Kei'Trel Clark $4.4m Yasir Abdullah $4.2m Isaac Guerendo $3.5m Jarvis Brownlee Jr. $3.2m Jamari Thrash $3.2m Storm Duck $2.8m

Lamar Jackson alone holds 50.5% of everything Louisville has earned in the league. 4 men of the 11 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $109.0m a career against $4.4m for everybody else.

Every Louisville player ranked by NFL earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

13 careers

# Player Position Franchise Seasons Contracted Career earnings
001 Lamar Jackson Quarterback Baltimore Ravens 10 $52.0m $240,024,549$240.0m
002 Jaire Alexander Cornerback Green Bay Packers 9 $109,403,874$109.4m
003 Sheldon Rankins Defensive Tackle Cincinnati Bengals 10 $65,359,273$65.4m
004 Mekhi Becton Right Tackle Philadelphia Eagles 5 $21,196,048$21.2m
005 Geron Christian Left Tackle Los Angeles Rams 12 $6,820,106$6.8m
006 TuTu Atwell Wide Receiver Los Angeles Rams 4 $5,908,698$5.9m
007 YaYa Diaby Outside Linebacker Tampa Bay Buccaneers 4 $5,465,412$5.5m
008 Kei'Trel Clark Cornerback Arizona Cardinals 4 $4,418,429$4.4m
009 Yasir Abdullah Outside Linebacker Jacksonville Jaguars 4 $4,205,216$4.2m
010 Isaac Guerendo Running Back San Francisco 49ers 4 $1.2m $3,534,528$3.5m
011 Jarvis Brownlee Jr. Cornerback Tennessee Titans 4 $1.2m $3,172,036$3.2m
012 Jamari Thrash Wide Receiver Cleveland Browns 4 $1.2m $3,155,408$3.2m
013 Storm Duck Cornerback Miami Dolphins 3 $2,850,000$2.8m

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 Louisville produces

NFL earnings of its alumni, by position

8 positions

Quarterback $240m Cornerback $120m Defensive Tackle $65m Right Tackle $21m Outside Linebacker $9.7m Wide Receiver $9.1m Left Tackle $6.8m Running Back $3.5m

Quarterback is where the programme's NFL money is, $240,024,549 across one player. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Where Louisville players are drafted

Career earnings by the round they went in

11 with a round on record

Round Players Per career Earned
Round 1 4 $109.0m $435,983,744$436.0m
Round 2 1 $5.9m $5,908,698$5.9m
Round 3 1 $6.8m $6,820,106$6.8m
Round 4 1 $3.5m $3,534,528$3.5m
Round 5 3 $3.5m $10,532,660$10.5m
Round 6 1 $4.4m $4,418,429$4.4m

4 men of the 11 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $109.0m a career against $4.4m for everybody else. The whole draft is ranked here.

Where the Louisville alumni are now

The franchises holding them, and what those careers are worth

12 franchises

# Franchise Players Career earnings
01 Baltimore Ravens 1 $240,024,549$240.0m
02 Green Bay Packers 1 $109,403,874$109.4m
03 Cincinnati Bengals 1 $65,359,273$65.4m
04 Philadelphia Eagles 1 $21,196,048$21.2m
05 Los Angeles Rams 2 $12,728,804$12.7m
06 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1 $5,465,412$5.5m
07 Arizona Cardinals 1 $4,418,429$4.4m
08 Jacksonville Jaguars 1 $4,205,216$4.2m
09 San Francisco 49ers 1 $3,534,528$3.5m
10 Tennessee Titans 1 $3,172,036$3.2m
11 Cleveland Browns 1 $3,155,408$3.2m
12 Miami Dolphins 1 $2,850,000$2.8m

What Louisville 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 $112,539,813 across 12 players. The whole 2023 payroll is ranked by player here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid NFL player from Louisville?

Lamar Jackson, $240,024,549, a first-round pick in null, 32nd overall. Jaire Alexander is second on $109,403,874.

How much have Louisville players earned in the NFL?

$475,513,577 across 13 careers, which is 30th of the 253 colleges on record and 12th of the 78 schools with 8 players or more on money per man.

Which position does Louisville send to the NFL?

Quarterback more than any other on money, $240,024,549 across one player. The programme has put men into 8 positions in all.

How many Louisville players are in the NFL now?

9 men of the 13 here was on a roster in 2026, with $55,570,000 written into contracts for seasons not yet played.

Which NFL team has the most Louisville players?

Baltimore Ravens, one player worth $240,024,549 between them.

Where to next

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

South Carolina · Texas · Boston College · Virginia Tech · Auburn · Texas Tech · Miami (FL) · Kentucky · Every college · NFL career earnings

Louisville in the NFL

Colleges near this one

By season

Elsewhere in American football