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Mississippi NFL player earnings

$600,017,913 earned in the NFL by 24 players from Mississippi, led by Laremy Tunsil on $163,802,675.

That is 20th of the 253 colleges the file names, and 23rd 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 $600.0m
PER PLAYER $25.0m
PLAYERS 24
IN THE LEAGUE NOW 8
FIRST ROUND PICKS 1

The richest Mississippi careers in the NFL

Money paid across a whole career

Laremy Tunsil $163.8m

Laremy Tunsil $164m A.J. Brown $121m D.K. Metcalf $80m Dawson Knox $53m Evan Engram $51m D.J. Jones $36m Mike Hilton $29m Elijah Moore $10m Jonathan Mingo $8.9m Sam Williams $6.5m Royce Newman $5.2m Benito Jones $3.8m Mark Robinson $3.8m Deane Leonard $3.8m Nick Broeker $3.2m Deantre Prince $3.2m Cedric Johnson $3.0m Daijahn Anthony $2.9m Malik Heath $2.7m Jaylon Jones $2.6m

Laremy Tunsil alone holds 27.3% of everything Mississippi has earned in the league. one man of the 14 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $163.8m a career against $19.0m for everybody else.

Every Mississippi player ranked by NFL earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

24 careers

# Player Position Franchise Seasons Contracted Career earnings
001 Laremy Tunsil Left Tackle Houston Texans 11 $163,802,675$163.8m
002 A.J. Brown Wide Receiver Philadelphia Eagles 11 $26.3m $120,607,060$120.6m
003 D.K. Metcalf Wide Receiver Seattle Seahawks 7 $79,685,679$79.7m
004 Dawson Knox Tight End Buffalo Bills 8 $53,229,674$53.2m
005 Evan Engram Tight End Jacksonville Jaguars 8 $51,431,304$51.4m
006 D.J. Jones Defensive Tackle Denver Broncos 8 $36,093,725$36.1m
007 Mike Hilton Cornerback Cincinnati Bengals 9 $28,695,595$28.7m
008 Elijah Moore Wide Receiver Cleveland Browns 4 $10,177,277$10.2m
009 Jonathan Mingo Wide Receiver Carolina Panthers 4 $8,856,596$8.9m
010 Sam Williams Defensive End Dallas Cowboys 4 $6,526,744$6.5m
011 Royce Newman Guard Tampa Bay Buccaneers 4 $5,174,344$5.2m
012 Benito Jones Defensive Tackle Miami Dolphins 4 $3,830,304$3.8m
013 Mark Robinson Inside Linebacker Pittsburgh Steelers 4 $3,772,356$3.8m
014 Deane Leonard Cornerback Los Angeles Chargers 4 $3,759,664$3.8m
015 Nick Broeker Guard Houston Texans 4 $3,192,100$3.2m
016 Deantre Prince Cornerback Jacksonville Jaguars 4 $1.2m $3,162,228$3.2m
017 Cedric Johnson Defensive End Cincinnati Bengals 4 $1.2m $2,968,388$3.0m
018 Daijahn Anthony Safety Cincinnati Bengals 4 $1.9m $2,947,784$2.9m
019 Malik Heath Wide Receiver Green Bay Packers 3 $2,704,000$2.7m
020 Jaylon Jones Safety Chicago Bears 3 $2,562,500$2.6m
021 Kenny Yeboah Tight End New York Jets 4 $2,313,882$2.3m
022 Chance Campbell Inside Linebacker Tennessee Titans 3 $1,860,699$1.9m
023 A.J. Finley Safety Los Angeles Chargers 2 $1,540,000$1.5m
024 Otis Reese Inside Linebacker Tennessee Titans 2 $1,123,335

The table holds every one of the 24 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 Mississippi produces

NFL earnings of its alumni, by position

9 positions

Wide Receiver $222m Left Tackle $164m Tight End $107m Defensive Tackle $40m Cornerback $36m Defensive End $9.5m Guard $8.4m Safety $7.1m Inside Linebacker $6.8m

Wide Receiver is where the programme's NFL money is, $222,030,612 across 5 players. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Where Mississippi 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 $163.8m $163,802,675$163.8m
Round 2 4 $26.3m $105,246,296$105.2m
Round 3 1 $53.2m $53,229,674$53.2m
Round 4 1 $5.2m $5,174,344$5.2m
Round 5 1 $3.2m $3,162,228$3.2m
Round 6 2 $19.5m $39,062,113$39.1m
Round 7 4 $3.4m $13,671,904$13.7m

one man of the 14 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $163.8m a career against $19.0m for everybody else. The whole draft is ranked here.

Where the Mississippi alumni are now

The franchises holding them, and what those careers are worth

18 franchises

# Franchise Players Career earnings
01 Houston Texans 2 $166,994,775$167.0m
02 Philadelphia Eagles 1 $120,607,060$120.6m
03 Seattle Seahawks 1 $79,685,679$79.7m
04 Jacksonville Jaguars 2 $54,593,532$54.6m
05 Buffalo Bills 1 $53,229,674$53.2m
06 Denver Broncos 1 $36,093,725$36.1m
07 Cincinnati Bengals 3 $34,611,767$34.6m
08 Cleveland Browns 1 $10,177,277$10.2m
09 Carolina Panthers 1 $8,856,596$8.9m
10 Dallas Cowboys 1 $6,526,744$6.5m
11 Los Angeles Chargers 2 $5,299,664$5.3m
12 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1 $5,174,344$5.2m
13 Miami Dolphins 1 $3,830,304$3.8m
14 Pittsburgh Steelers 1 $3,772,356$3.8m
15 Tennessee Titans 2 $2,984,034$3.0m
16 Green Bay Packers 1 $2,704,000$2.7m
17 Chicago Bears 1 $2,562,500$2.6m
18 New York Jets 1 $2,313,882$2.3m

What Mississippi 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 $115,118,059 across 21 players. The whole 2023 payroll is ranked by player here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid NFL player from Mississippi?

Laremy Tunsil, $163,802,675, a first-round pick in 2016, 13th overall. A.J. Brown is second on $120,607,060.

How much have Mississippi players earned in the NFL?

$600,017,913 across 24 careers, which is 20th of the 253 colleges on record and 23rd of the 78 schools with 8 players or more on money per man.

Which position does Mississippi send to the NFL?

Wide Receiver more than any other on money, $222,030,612 across 5 players. The programme has put men into 9 positions in all.

How many Mississippi players are in the NFL now?

8 men of the 24 here was on a roster in 2026, with $30,615,000 written into contracts for seasons not yet played.

Which NFL team has the most Mississippi players?

Houston Texans, 2 players worth $166,994,775 between them.

Where to next

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

Iowa · Florida · Penn State · Stanford · Michigan State · Washington · North Carolina State · California-Los Angeles · Every college · NFL career earnings

Mississippi in the NFL

Colleges near this one

By season

Elsewhere in American football