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NFL · 16 CAREERS FROM ONE PROGRAMME

Maryland NFL player earnings

$385,764,782 earned in the NFL by 16 players from Maryland, led by Stefon Diggs on $137,370,421.

That is 37th of the 253 colleges the file names, and 25th 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 $385.8m
PER PLAYER $24.1m
PLAYERS 16
IN THE LEAGUE NOW 9
FIRST ROUND PICKS 2

The richest Maryland careers in the NFL

Money paid across a whole career

Stefon Diggs $137.4m

Stefon Diggs $137m D.J. Moore $121m Darnell Savage $42m Quinton Jefferson $29m Deonte Banks $14m Nick Cross $5.1m Ty Johnson $4.7m Jakorian Bennett $4.7m Delmar Glaze $4.3m Chig Okonkwo $4.2m Michael Dunn $4.1m Jaelyn Duncan $4.0m Spencer Anderson $3.9m Tarheeb Still $3.2m Beau Brade $2.9m Rakim Jarrett $2.0m

Stefon Diggs alone holds 35.6% of everything Maryland has earned in the league. 2 men of the 9 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $81.6m a career against $15.9m for everybody else.

Every Maryland player ranked by NFL earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

16 careers

# Player Position Franchise Seasons Contracted Career earnings
001 Stefon Diggs Wide Receiver Houston Texans 10 $137,370,421$137.4m
002 D.J. Moore Wide Receiver Chicago Bears 12 $73.5m $120,910,079$120.9m
003 Darnell Savage Safety Jacksonville Jaguars 8 $42,368,120$42.4m
004 Quinton Jefferson Defensive Tackle Cleveland Browns 9 $28,600,527$28.6m
005 Deonte Banks Cornerback New York Giants 4 $13,579,394$13.6m
006 Nick Cross Safety Indianapolis Colts 4 $5,065,638$5.1m
007 Ty Johnson Running Back Buffalo Bills 6 $4,667,798$4.7m
008 Jakorian Bennett Cornerback Las Vegas Raiders 4 $4,663,596$4.7m
009 Delmar Glaze Left Tackle Las Vegas Raiders 4 $1.6m $4,270,909$4.3m
010 Chig Okonkwo Tight End Tennessee Titans 4 $4,164,340$4.2m
011 Michael Dunn Guard Cleveland Browns 7 $4,062,330$4.1m
012 Jaelyn Duncan Right Tackle Tennessee Titans 4 $4,029,800$4.0m
013 Spencer Anderson Guard Pittsburgh Steelers 4 $3,917,776$3.9m
014 Tarheeb Still Cornerback Los Angeles Chargers 4 $1.2m $3,205,720$3.2m
015 Beau Brade Safety Baltimore Ravens 3 $2,855,000$2.9m
016 Rakim Jarrett Wide Receiver Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3 $2,033,334$2.0m

The table holds every one of the 16 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 Maryland produces

NFL earnings of its alumni, by position

9 positions

Wide Receiver $260m Safety $50m Defensive Tackle $29m Cornerback $21m Guard $8.0m Running Back $4.7m Left Tackle $4.3m Tight End $4.2m Right Tackle $4.0m

Wide Receiver is where the programme's NFL money is, $260,313,834 across 3 players. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Where Maryland players are drafted

Career earnings by the round they went in

9 with a round on record

Round Players Per career Earned
Round 1 2 $81.6m $163,278,199$163.3m
Round 3 2 $4.7m $9,336,547$9.3m
Round 4 1 $4.7m $4,663,596$4.7m
Round 5 1 $28.6m $28,600,527$28.6m
Round 6 2 $4.3m $8,697,598$8.7m
Round 7 1 $3.9m $3,917,776$3.9m

2 men of the 9 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $81.6m a career against $15.9m for everybody else. The whole draft is ranked here.

Where the Maryland alumni are now

The franchises holding them, and what those careers are worth

13 franchises

# Franchise Players Career earnings
01 Houston Texans 1 $137,370,421$137.4m
02 Chicago Bears 1 $120,910,079$120.9m
03 Jacksonville Jaguars 1 $42,368,120$42.4m
04 Cleveland Browns 2 $32,662,857$32.7m
05 New York Giants 1 $13,579,394$13.6m
06 Las Vegas Raiders 2 $8,934,505$8.9m
07 Tennessee Titans 2 $8,194,140$8.2m
08 Indianapolis Colts 1 $5,065,638$5.1m
09 Buffalo Bills 1 $4,667,798$4.7m
10 Pittsburgh Steelers 1 $3,917,776$3.9m
11 Los Angeles Chargers 1 $3,205,720$3.2m
12 Baltimore Ravens 1 $2,855,000$2.9m
13 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1 $2,033,334$2.0m

What Maryland 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 $77,179,506 across 16 players. The whole 2024 payroll is ranked by player here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid NFL player from Maryland?

Stefon Diggs, $137,370,421. D.J. Moore is second on $120,910,079.

How much have Maryland players earned in the NFL?

$385,764,782 across 16 careers, which is 37th of the 253 colleges on record and 25th of the 78 schools with 8 players or more on money per man.

Which position does Maryland send to the NFL?

Wide Receiver more than any other on money, $260,313,834 across 3 players. The programme has put men into 9 positions in all.

How many Maryland players are in the NFL now?

9 men of the 16 here was on a roster in 2026, with $76,284,881 written into contracts for seasons not yet played.

Which NFL team has the most Maryland players?

Houston Texans, one player worth $137,370,421 between them.

Where to next

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

Miami (FL) · Kentucky · Tennessee · Wyoming · Duke · Utah · Texas Christian · Brigham Young · Every college · NFL career earnings

Maryland in the NFL

Colleges near this one

By season

Elsewhere in American football