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NFL · 17 CAREERS FROM ONE PROGRAMME

Missouri NFL player earnings

$187,501,532 earned in the NFL by 17 players from Missouri, led by Mitch Morse on $68,558,369.

That is 59th of the 253 colleges the file names, and 63rd 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 $187.5m
PER PLAYER $11.0m
PLAYERS 17
IN THE LEAGUE NOW 8
FIRST ROUND PICKS 2

The richest Missouri careers in the NFL

Money paid across a whole career

Mitch Morse $68.6m

Mitch Morse $69m Charles Harris $24m Drew Lock $16m Jordan Elliott $12m Darius Robinson $11m Nick Bolton $7.5m Trystan Colon-Castillo $7.0m Larry Borom $5.9m Ennis Rakestraw $4.8m Albert Okwuegbunam $4.8m Isaiah McGuire $4.6m Akayleb Evans $4.3m Ty'Ron Hopper $4.1m Javon Foster $3.6m Kris Abrams-Draine $3.2m Jaylon Carlies $3.2m Cody Schrader $2.8m

Mitch Morse alone holds 36.6% of everything Missouri has earned in the league. 2 men of the 12 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $17.6m a career against $10.2m for everybody else.

Every Missouri player ranked by NFL earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

17 careers

# Player Position Franchise Seasons Contracted Career earnings
001 Mitch Morse Center Jacksonville Jaguars 11 $68,558,369$68.6m
002 Charles Harris Defensive End Carolina Panthers 9 $23,967,956$24.0m
003 Drew Lock Quarterback New York Giants 6 $15,848,923$15.8m
004 Jordan Elliott Defensive Tackle San Francisco 49ers 6 $12,197,484$12.2m
005 Darius Robinson Defensive End Arizona Cardinals 4 $2.7m $11,186,759$11.2m
006 Nick Bolton Inside Linebacker Kansas City Chiefs 4 $7,494,483$7.5m
007 Trystan Colon-Castillo Guard Arizona Cardinals 6 $6,967,745$7.0m
008 Larry Borom Right Tackle Chicago Bears 4 $5,874,080$5.9m
009 Ennis Rakestraw Cornerback Detroit Lions 4 $1.7m $4,805,463$4.8m
010 Albert Okwuegbunam Tight End Philadelphia Eagles 5 $4,793,327$4.8m
011 Isaiah McGuire Defensive End Cleveland Browns 4 $4,551,932$4.6m
012 Akayleb Evans Cornerback Minnesota Vikings 4 $4,344,687$4.3m
013 Ty'Ron Hopper Outside Linebacker Green Bay Packers 4 $1.6m $4,108,748$4.1m
014 Javon Foster Right Tackle Jacksonville Jaguars 4 $1.2m $3,627,064$3.6m
015 Kris Abrams-Draine Cornerback Denver Broncos 4 $1.2m $3,178,272$3.2m
016 Jaylon Carlies Safety Indianapolis Colts 4 $1.2m $3,166,240$3.2m
017 Cody Schrader Running Back Los Angeles Rams 3 $2,830,000$2.8m

The table holds every one of the 17 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 Missouri produces

NFL earnings of its alumni, by position

12 positions

Center $69m Defensive End $40m Quarterback $16m Cornerback $12m Defensive Tackle $12m Right Tackle $9.5m Inside Linebacker $7.5m Guard $7.0m Tight End $4.8m Outside Linebacker $4.1m Safety $3.2m Running Back $2.8m

Center is where the programme's NFL money is, $68,558,369 across one player. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Where Missouri players are drafted

Career earnings by the round they went in

12 with a round on record

Round Players Per career Earned
Round 1 2 $17.6m $35,154,715$35.2m
Round 2 2 $36.7m $73,363,832$73.4m
Round 3 2 $8.2m $16,306,232$16.3m
Round 4 4 $4.3m $17,317,010$17.3m
Round 5 2 $4.5m $9,040,320$9.0m

2 men of the 12 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $17.6m a career against $10.2m for everybody else. The whole draft is ranked here.

Where the Missouri alumni are now

The franchises holding them, and what those careers are worth

15 franchises

# Franchise Players Career earnings
01 Jacksonville Jaguars 2 $72,185,433$72.2m
02 Carolina Panthers 1 $23,967,956$24.0m
03 Arizona Cardinals 2 $18,154,504$18.2m
04 New York Giants 1 $15,848,923$15.8m
05 San Francisco 49ers 1 $12,197,484$12.2m
06 Kansas City Chiefs 1 $7,494,483$7.5m
07 Chicago Bears 1 $5,874,080$5.9m
08 Detroit Lions 1 $4,805,463$4.8m
09 Philadelphia Eagles 1 $4,793,327$4.8m
10 Cleveland Browns 1 $4,551,932$4.6m
11 Minnesota Vikings 1 $4,344,687$4.3m
12 Green Bay Packers 1 $4,108,748$4.1m
13 Denver Broncos 1 $3,178,272$3.2m
14 Indianapolis Colts 1 $3,166,240$3.2m
15 Los Angeles Rams 1 $2,830,000$2.8m

What Missouri 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 $43,107,215 across 17 players. The whole 2024 payroll is ranked by player here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid NFL player from Missouri?

Mitch Morse, $68,558,369, a second-round pick in 2015, 49th overall. Charles Harris is second on $23,967,956.

How much have Missouri players earned in the NFL?

$187,501,532 across 17 careers, which is 59th of the 253 colleges on record and 63rd of the 78 schools with 8 players or more on money per man.

Which position does Missouri send to the NFL?

Center more than any other on money, $68,558,369 across one player. The programme has put men into 12 positions in all.

How many Missouri players are in the NFL now?

8 men of the 17 here was on a roster in 2026, with $9,504,831 written into contracts for seasons not yet played.

Which NFL team has the most Missouri players?

Jacksonville Jaguars, 2 players worth $72,185,433 between them.

Where to next

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

Illinois · Central Florida · Nebraska · Buffalo · North Carolina · Washington State · West Virginia · Memphis · Every college · NFL career earnings

Missouri in the NFL

Colleges near this one

By season

Elsewhere in American football