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Middle Tennessee State NFL player earnings

$137,725,857 earned in the NFL by 4 players from Middle Tennessee State, led by Kevin Byard on $80,534,402.

That is 76th 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 $137.7m
PER PLAYER $34.4m
PLAYERS 4
IN THE LEAGUE NOW 0
FIRST ROUND PICKS 0

The richest Middle Tennessee State careers in the NFL

Money paid across a whole career

Kevin Byard $80.5m

Kevin Byard $81m Charvarius Ward $47m Reed Blankenship $6.1m Robert Jones $4.5m

Kevin Byard alone holds 58.5% of everything Middle Tennessee State has earned in the league. None of the 1 with a round on record went in the first.

Every Middle Tennessee State player ranked by NFL earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

4 careers

# Player Position Franchise Seasons Contracted Career earnings
001 Kevin Byard Safety Chicago Bears 10 $80,534,402$80.5m
002 Charvarius Ward Cornerback San Francisco 49ers 7 $46,596,455$46.6m
003 Reed Blankenship Safety Philadelphia Eagles 4 $6,140,000$6.1m
004 Robert Jones Guard Miami Dolphins 4 $4,455,000$4.5m

The table holds every one of the 4 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 Middle Tennessee State produces

NFL earnings of its alumni, by position

3 positions

Safety $87m Cornerback $47m Guard $4.5m

Safety is where the programme's NFL money is, $86,674,402 across 2 players. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Where the Middle Tennessee State alumni are now

The franchises holding them, and what those careers are worth

4 franchises

# Franchise Players Career earnings
01 Chicago Bears 1 $80,534,402$80.5m
02 San Francisco 49ers 1 $46,596,455$46.6m
03 Philadelphia Eagles 1 $6,140,000$6.1m
04 Miami Dolphins 1 $4,455,000$4.5m

What Middle Tennessee State alumni are paid each season

Every year of every career, added together

Peak in 2022

2022 is the programme's biggest year on record at $27,535,000 across 4 players. The whole 2022 payroll is ranked by player here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid NFL player from Middle Tennessee State?

Kevin Byard, $80,534,402, a third-round pick in null, 64th overall. Charvarius Ward is second on $46,596,455.

How much have Middle Tennessee State players earned in the NFL?

$137,725,857 across 4 careers, which is 76th of the 253 colleges on record and below the 8 players the per man ranking needs.

Which position does Middle Tennessee State send to the NFL?

Safety more than any other on money, $86,674,402 across 2 players. The programme has put men into 3 positions in all.

How many Middle Tennessee State players are in the NFL now?

0 men of the 4 here was on a roster in 2026.

Which NFL team has the most Middle Tennessee State players?

Chicago Bears, one player worth $80,534,402 between them.

Where to next

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

Virginia · Louisiana-Lafayette · Northwestern · Eastern Michigan · Georgia Tech · Wake Forest · Oklahoma State · Purdue · Every college · NFL career earnings

Middle Tennessee State in the NFL

Colleges near this one

By season

Elsewhere in American football