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Nebraska NFL player earnings

$194,475,563 earned in the NFL by 10 players from Nebraska, led by Lavonte David on $94,447,757.

That is 57th of the 253 colleges the file names, and 40th 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 $194.5m
PER PLAYER $19.4m
PLAYERS 10
IN THE LEAGUE NOW 1
FIRST ROUND PICKS 0

The richest Nebraska careers in the NFL

Money paid across a whole career

Lavonte David $94.4m

Lavonte David $94m Maliek Collins $60m Ameer Abdullah $12m Cam Jurgens $6.9m Cam Taylor-Britt $6.0m Trey Palmer $4.0m Brenden Jaimes $3.8m Khalil Davis $3.5m Ben Stille $2.5m Travis Vokolek $1.3m

Lavonte David alone holds 48.6% of everything Nebraska has earned in the league. None of the 8 with a round on record went in the first.

Every Nebraska player ranked by NFL earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

10 careers

# Player Position Franchise Seasons Contracted Career earnings
001 Lavonte David Inside Linebacker Tampa Bay Buccaneers 13 $94,447,757$94.4m
002 Maliek Collins Defensive Tackle San Francisco 49ers 10 $60,130,815$60.1m
003 Ameer Abdullah Running Back Las Vegas Raiders 13 $11,887,212$11.9m
004 Cam Jurgens Center Philadelphia Eagles 4 $6,903,024$6.9m
005 Cam Taylor-Britt Cornerback Cincinnati Bengals 4 $5,952,726$6.0m
006 Trey Palmer Wide Receiver Tampa Bay Buccaneers 4 $4,019,292$4.0m
007 Brenden Jaimes Offensive Line Los Angeles Chargers 4 $3,797,780$3.8m
008 Khalil Davis Defensive Tackle Houston Texans 5 $3,504,874$3.5m
009 Ben Stille Defensive Tackle Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3 $2,530,645$2.5m
010 Travis Vokolek Tight End Arizona Cardinals 3 $1,301,438

The table holds every one of the 10 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 Nebraska produces

NFL earnings of its alumni, by position

8 positions

Inside Linebacker $94m Defensive Tackle $66m Running Back $12m Center $6.9m Cornerback $6.0m Wide Receiver $4.0m Offensive Line $3.8m Tight End $1.3m

Inside Linebacker is where the programme's NFL money is, $94,447,757 across one player. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Where Nebraska players are drafted

Career earnings by the round they went in

8 with a round on record

Round Players Per career Earned
Round 2 4 $29.8m $119,190,719$119.2m
Round 3 1 $60.1m $60,130,815$60.1m
Round 5 1 $3.8m $3,797,780$3.8m
Round 6 2 $3.8m $7,524,166$7.5m

None of the 8 with a round on record went in the first. The whole draft is ranked here.

Where the Nebraska alumni are now

The franchises holding them, and what those careers are worth

8 franchises

# Franchise Players Career earnings
01 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3 $100,997,694$101.0m
02 San Francisco 49ers 1 $60,130,815$60.1m
03 Las Vegas Raiders 1 $11,887,212$11.9m
04 Philadelphia Eagles 1 $6,903,024$6.9m
05 Cincinnati Bengals 1 $5,952,726$6.0m
06 Los Angeles Chargers 1 $3,797,780$3.8m
07 Houston Texans 1 $3,504,874$3.5m
08 Arizona Cardinals 1 $1,301,438

What Nebraska 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 $32,449,470 across 11 players. The whole 2023 payroll is ranked by player here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid NFL player from Nebraska?

Lavonte David, $94,447,757, a second-round pick in 2012, 58th overall. Maliek Collins is second on $60,130,815.

How much have Nebraska players earned in the NFL?

$194,475,563 across 10 careers, which is 57th of the 253 colleges on record and 40th of the 78 schools with 8 players or more on money per man.

Which position does Nebraska send to the NFL?

Inside Linebacker more than any other on money, $94,447,757 across one player. The programme has put men into 8 positions in all.

How many Nebraska players are in the NFL now?

one man of the 10 here was on a roster in 2026.

Which NFL team has the most Nebraska players?

Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 3 players worth $100,997,694 between them.

Where to next

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

Cincinnati · Temple · Illinois · Central Florida · Buffalo · Missouri · North Carolina · Washington State · Every college · NFL career earnings

Nebraska in the NFL

Colleges near this one

By season

Elsewhere in American football