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Northern Iowa NFL player earnings

$67,226,859 earned in the NFL by 4 players from Northern Iowa, led by Spencer Brown on $45,741,186.

That is 106th 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 $67.2m
PER PLAYER $16.8m
PLAYERS 4
IN THE LEAGUE NOW 2
FIRST ROUND PICKS 1

The richest Northern Iowa careers in the NFL

Money paid across a whole career

Spencer Brown $45.7m

Spencer Brown $46m Trevor Penning $14m Elijah Campbell $4.3m Khristian Boyd $3.0m

Spencer Brown alone holds 68.0% of everything Northern Iowa has earned in the league. one man of the 3 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $14.1m a career against $17.7m for everybody else.

Every Northern Iowa player ranked by NFL earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

4 careers

# Player Position Franchise Seasons Contracted Career earnings
001 Spencer Brown Right Tackle Buffalo Bills 8 $33.2m $45,741,186$45.7m
002 Trevor Penning Right Tackle New Orleans Saints 4 $14,143,316$14.1m
003 Elijah Campbell Safety Miami Dolphins 5 $4,333,529$4.3m
004 Khristian Boyd Defensive Tackle New Orleans Saints 4 $1.2m $3,008,828$3.0m

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 Northern Iowa produces

NFL earnings of its alumni, by position

3 positions

Right Tackle $60m Safety $4.3m Defensive Tackle $3.0m

Right Tackle is where the programme's NFL money is, $59,884,502 across 2 players. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Where Northern Iowa players are drafted

Career earnings by the round they went in

3 with a round on record

Round Players Per career Earned
Round 1 1 $14.1m $14,143,316$14.1m
Round 3 1 $45.7m $45,741,186$45.7m
Round 6 1 $3.0m $3,008,828$3.0m

one man of the 3 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $14.1m a career against $17.7m for everybody else. The whole draft is ranked here.

Where the Northern Iowa alumni are now

The franchises holding them, and what those careers are worth

3 franchises

# Franchise Players Career earnings
01 Buffalo Bills 1 $45,741,186$45.7m
02 New Orleans Saints 2 $17,152,144$17.2m
03 Miami Dolphins 1 $4,333,529$4.3m

What Northern Iowa alumni are paid each season

Every year of every career, added together

Peak in 2025

2025 is the programme's biggest year on record at $23,324,634 across 3 players. The whole 2025 payroll is ranked by player here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid NFL player from Northern Iowa?

Spencer Brown, $45,741,186, a third-round pick in 2021, 93rd overall. Trevor Penning is second on $14,143,316.

How much have Northern Iowa players earned in the NFL?

$67,226,859 across 4 careers, which is 106th of the 253 colleges on record and below the 8 players the per man ranking needs.

Which position does Northern Iowa send to the NFL?

Right Tackle more than any other on money, $59,884,502 across 2 players. The programme has put men into 3 positions in all.

How many Northern Iowa players are in the NFL now?

2 men of the 4 here was on a roster in 2026, with $34,340,000 written into contracts for seasons not yet played.

Which NFL team has the most Northern Iowa players?

Buffalo Bills, one player worth $45,741,186 between them.

Where to next

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

Syracuse · Toledo · Baylor · Rice · Kansas · Appalachian State · Weber State · Vanderbilt · Every college · NFL career earnings

Northern Iowa in the NFL

Colleges near this one

By season

Elsewhere in American football