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NFL · 18 CAREERS FROM ONE PROGRAMME

Minnesota NFL player earnings

$248,756,058 earned in the NFL by 18 players from Minnesota, led by Antoine Winfield Jr. on $73,192,750.

That is 46th of the 253 colleges the file names, and 60th 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 $248.8m
PER PLAYER $13.8m
PLAYERS 18
IN THE LEAGUE NOW 9
FIRST ROUND PICKS 1

The richest Minnesota careers in the NFL

Money paid across a whole career

Antoine Winfield Jr. $73.2m

Antoine Winfield Jr. $73m De'Vondre Campbell $39m Blake Cashman $27m Eric Murray $26m Rashod Bateman $25m Boye Mafe $8.6m Benjamin St-Juste $6.9m John Michael Schmitz $6.4m Tyler Nubin $6.3m Daniel Faalele $4.5m Jordan Howden $4.2m Terell Smith $4.1m Ko Kieft $3.8m Tyler Johnson $3.7m Brevyn Spann-Ford $2.8m Chris Collins $2.5m Esezi Otomewo $2.1m Jack Gibbens $2.1m

Antoine Winfield Jr. alone holds 29.4% of everything Minnesota has earned in the league. one man of the 14 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $25.5m a career against $13.1m for everybody else.

Every Minnesota player ranked by NFL earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

18 careers

# Player Position Franchise Seasons Contracted Career earnings
001 Antoine Winfield Jr. Safety Tampa Bay Buccaneers 8 $19.6m $73,192,750$73.2m
002 De'Vondre Campbell Outside Linebacker San Francisco 49ers 9 $39,173,318$39.2m
003 Blake Cashman Inside Linebacker Minnesota Vikings 8 $27,204,673$27.2m
004 Eric Murray Safety Houston Texans 9 $25,877,268$25.9m
005 Rashod Bateman Wide Receiver Baltimore Ravens 6 $25,471,310$25.5m
006 Boye Mafe Outside Linebacker Seattle Seahawks 4 $8,562,250$8.6m
007 Benjamin St-Juste Cornerback Washington Commanders 4 $6,861,197$6.9m
008 John Michael Schmitz Center New York Giants 4 $6,373,334$6.4m
009 Tyler Nubin Safety New York Giants 4 $1.9m $6,266,711$6.3m
010 Daniel Faalele Right Tackle Baltimore Ravens 4 $4,460,340$4.5m
011 Jordan Howden Safety New Orleans Saints 4 $4,166,728$4.2m
012 Terell Smith Cornerback Chicago Bears 4 $4,115,884$4.1m
013 Ko Kieft Tight End Tampa Bay Buccaneers 4 $3,792,016$3.8m
014 Tyler Johnson Wide Receiver Los Angeles Rams 5 $3,687,396$3.7m
015 Brevyn Spann-Ford Tight End Dallas Cowboys 3 $2,850,000$2.8m
016 Chris Collins Outside Linebacker Los Angeles Chargers 3 $2,505,000$2.5m
017 Esezi Otomewo Defensive End Jacksonville Jaguars 3 $2,145,048$2.1m
018 Jack Gibbens Inside Linebacker Tennessee Titans 3 $2,050,835$2.1m

The table holds every one of the 18 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 Minnesota produces

NFL earnings of its alumni, by position

9 positions

Safety $110m Outside Linebacker $50m Inside Linebacker $29m Wide Receiver $29m Cornerback $11m Tight End $6.6m Center $6.4m Right Tackle $4.5m Defensive End $2.1m

Safety is where the programme's NFL money is, $109,503,457 across 4 players. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Where Minnesota players are drafted

Career earnings by the round they went in

14 with a round on record

Round Players Per career Earned
Round 1 1 $25.5m $25,471,310$25.5m
Round 2 3 $28.6m $85,832,795$85.8m
Round 3 1 $6.9m $6,861,197$6.9m
Round 4 3 $23.2m $69,510,926$69.5m
Round 5 5 $8.3m $41,319,729$41.3m
Round 6 1 $3.8m $3,792,016$3.8m

one man of the 14 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $25.5m a career against $13.1m for everybody else. The whole draft is ranked here.

Where the Minnesota alumni are now

The franchises holding them, and what those careers are worth

15 franchises

# Franchise Players Career earnings
01 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2 $76,984,766$77.0m
02 San Francisco 49ers 1 $39,173,318$39.2m
03 Baltimore Ravens 2 $29,931,650$29.9m
04 Minnesota Vikings 1 $27,204,673$27.2m
05 Houston Texans 1 $25,877,268$25.9m
06 New York Giants 2 $12,640,045$12.6m
07 Seattle Seahawks 1 $8,562,250$8.6m
08 Washington Commanders 1 $6,861,197$6.9m
09 New Orleans Saints 1 $4,166,728$4.2m
10 Chicago Bears 1 $4,115,884$4.1m
11 Los Angeles Rams 1 $3,687,396$3.7m
12 Dallas Cowboys 1 $2,850,000$2.8m
13 Los Angeles Chargers 1 $2,505,000$2.5m
14 Jacksonville Jaguars 1 $2,145,048$2.1m
15 Tennessee Titans 1 $2,050,835$2.1m

What Minnesota 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 $62,040,787 across 18 players. The whole 2024 payroll is ranked by player here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid NFL player from Minnesota?

Antoine Winfield Jr., $73,192,750, a second-round pick in 2020. De'Vondre Campbell is second on $39,173,318.

How much have Minnesota players earned in the NFL?

$248,756,058 across 18 careers, which is 46th of the 253 colleges on record and 60th of the 78 schools with 8 players or more on money per man.

Which position does Minnesota send to the NFL?

Safety more than any other on money, $109,503,457 across 4 players. The programme has put men into 9 positions in all.

How many Minnesota players are in the NFL now?

9 men of the 18 here was on a roster in 2026, with $21,510,007 written into contracts for seasons not yet played.

Which NFL team has the most Minnesota players?

Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2 players worth $76,984,766 between them.

Where to next

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

Pittsburgh · Arkansas · Oregon State · Kansas State · Houston · Boise State · North Dakota State · Eastern Washington · Every college · NFL career earnings

Minnesota in the NFL

Colleges near this one

By season

Elsewhere in American football