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NFL · 40 CAREERS FROM ONE PROGRAMME

Notre Dame NFL player earnings

$943,640,769 earned in the NFL by 40 players from Notre Dame, led by Harrison Smith on $122,735,243.

That is 12th of the 253 colleges the file names, and 26th 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 $943.6m
PER PLAYER $23.6m
PLAYERS 40
IN THE LEAGUE NOW 19
FIRST ROUND PICKS 6

The richest Notre Dame careers in the NFL

Money paid across a whole career

Harrison Smith $122.7m

Harrison Smith $123m Quenton Nelson $119m Zack Martin $113m Ronnie Stanley $109m Mike McGlinchey $99m Cole Kmet $49m Julian Love $39m Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah $32m Joe Alt $28m Drue Tranquill $27m Durham Smythe $20m Jerry Tillery $18m J.J. Jansen $17m Kyle Hamilton $16m Brock Wright $14m Alohi Gilman $14m Liam Eichenberg $9.6m Michael Mayer $9.3m Isaiah Foskey $8.7m Aaron Banks $8.6m

Harrison Smith alone holds 13.0% of everything Notre Dame has earned in the league. 6 men of the 27 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $82.5m a career against $13.2m for everybody else.

Every Notre Dame player ranked by NFL earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

40 careers

# Player Position Franchise Seasons Contracted Career earnings
001 Harrison Smith Safety Minnesota Vikings 15 $122,735,243$122.7m
002 Quenton Nelson Guard Indianapolis Colts 9 $118,819,452$118.8m
003 Zack Martin Guard Dallas Cowboys 12 $113,240,531$113.2m
004 Ronnie Stanley Left Tackle Baltimore Ravens 9 $108,645,183$108.6m
005 Mike McGlinchey Right Tackle Denver Broncos 10 $17.5m $99,481,766$99.5m
006 Cole Kmet Tight End Chicago Bears 8 $10.0m $49,161,763$49.2m
007 Julian Love Safety Seattle Seahawks 9 $11.0m $39,320,860$39.3m
008 Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah Outside Linebacker Cleveland Browns 7 $12.5m $31,576,419$31.6m
009 Joe Alt Right Tackle Los Angeles Chargers 4 $5.3m $27,843,996$27.8m
010 Drue Tranquill Outside Linebacker Kansas City Chiefs 8 $27,091,112$27.1m
011 Durham Smythe Tight End Miami Dolphins 8 $19,711,984$19.7m
012 Jerry Tillery Defensive Tackle Minnesota Vikings 6 $17,516,854$17.5m
013 J.J. Jansen Long Snapper Carolina Panthers 17 $16,538,650$16.5m
014 Kyle Hamilton Safety Baltimore Ravens 4 $16,255,087$16.3m
015 Brock Wright Tight End Detroit Lions 6 $14,094,994$14.1m
016 Alohi Gilman Safety Los Angeles Chargers 6 $13,737,384$13.7m
017 Liam Eichenberg Center Miami Dolphins 4 $9,627,596$9.6m
018 Michael Mayer Tight End Las Vegas Raiders 4 $9,313,646$9.3m
019 Isaiah Foskey Defensive End New Orleans Saints 4 $8,734,721$8.7m
020 Aaron Banks Guard San Francisco 49ers 4 $8,565,019$8.6m
021 Robert Hainsey Center Tampa Bay Buccaneers 4 $7,315,064$7.3m
022 Tommy Tremble Tight End Carolina Panthers 4 $6,710,647$6.7m
023 Julian Okwara Outside Linebacker Arizona Cardinals 6 $6,503,280$6.5m
024 Nick McCloud Cornerback New York Giants 5 $5,893,128$5.9m
025 Blake Fisher Left Tackle Houston Texans 4 $1.7m $4,901,052$4.9m
026 Marist Liufau Outside Linebacker Dallas Cowboys 4 $1.6m $4,120,399$4.1m
027 Kyren Williams Running Back Los Angeles Rams 4 $3,848,185$3.8m
028 Jarrett Patterson Center Houston Texans 4 $3,843,308$3.8m
029 Scott Daly Long Snapper Chicago Bears 4 $3,421,388$3.4m
030 Cam Hart Cornerback Los Angeles Chargers 4 $1.2m $3,193,928$3.2m
031 JD Bertrand Inside Linebacker Atlanta Falcons 4 $1.2m $3,180,024$3.2m
032 Javontae Jean-Baptiste Defensive End Washington Commanders 4 $1.2m $2,951,188$3.0m
033 Audric Estimé Running Back Denver Broncos 4 $1.2m $2,844,124$2.8m
034 Blake Grupe Kicker New Orleans Saints 3 $2,697,500$2.7m
035 Brandon Aubrey Kicker Dallas Cowboys 3 $2,695,000$2.7m
036 Kurt Hinish Defensive Tackle Houston Texans 3 $2,120,000$2.1m
037 Thomas Harper Safety Las Vegas Raiders 3 $2,045,000$2.0m
038 Jalen Elliott Safety Pittsburgh Steelers 5 $1,539,294$1.5m
039 Brandon Joseph Safety Detroit Lions 2 $1,011,000
040 Sam Hartman Quarterback Washington Commanders 1 $795,000

The table holds every one of the 40 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 Notre Dame produces

NFL earnings of its alumni, by position

15 positions

Guard $241m Safety $197m Right Tackle $127m Left Tackle $114m Tight End $99m Outside Linebacker $69m Center $21m Long Snapper $20m Defensive Tackle $20m Defensive End $12m Cornerback $9.1m Running Back $6.7m Kicker $5.4m Inside Linebacker $3.2m Quarterback $795k

Guard is where the programme's NFL money is, $240,625,002 across 3 players. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Where Notre Dame players are drafted

Career earnings by the round they went in

27 with a round on record

Round Players Per career Earned
Round 1 6 $82.5m $495,042,494$495.0m
Round 2 6 $18.8m $112,566,570$112.6m
Round 3 5 $6.8m $33,963,036$34.0m
Round 4 3 $28.7m $86,123,956$86.1m
Round 5 4 $3.3m $13,066,261$13.1m
Round 6 2 $8.8m $17,580,692$17.6m
Round 7 1 $3.0m $2,951,188$3.0m

6 men of the 27 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $82.5m a career against $13.2m for everybody else. The whole draft is ranked here.

Where the Notre Dame alumni are now

The franchises holding them, and what those careers are worth

24 franchises

# Franchise Players Career earnings
01 Minnesota Vikings 2 $140,252,097$140.3m
02 Baltimore Ravens 2 $124,900,270$124.9m
03 Dallas Cowboys 3 $120,055,930$120.1m
04 Indianapolis Colts 1 $118,819,452$118.8m
05 Denver Broncos 2 $102,325,890$102.3m
06 Chicago Bears 2 $52,583,151$52.6m
07 Los Angeles Chargers 3 $44,775,308$44.8m
08 Seattle Seahawks 1 $39,320,860$39.3m
09 Cleveland Browns 1 $31,576,419$31.6m
10 Miami Dolphins 2 $29,339,580$29.3m
11 Kansas City Chiefs 1 $27,091,112$27.1m
12 Carolina Panthers 2 $23,249,297$23.2m
13 Detroit Lions 2 $15,105,994$15.1m
14 New Orleans Saints 2 $11,432,221$11.4m
15 Las Vegas Raiders 2 $11,358,646$11.4m
16 Houston Texans 3 $10,864,360$10.9m
17 San Francisco 49ers 1 $8,565,019$8.6m
18 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1 $7,315,064$7.3m
19 Arizona Cardinals 1 $6,503,280$6.5m
20 New York Giants 1 $5,893,128$5.9m
21 Los Angeles Rams 1 $3,848,185$3.8m
22 Washington Commanders 2 $3,746,188$3.7m
23 Atlanta Falcons 1 $3,180,024$3.2m
24 Pittsburgh Steelers 1 $1,539,294$1.5m

What Notre Dame 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 $182,634,099 across 41 players. The whole 2024 payroll is ranked by player here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid NFL player from Notre Dame?

Harrison Smith, $122,735,243, a first-round pick in 2012. Quenton Nelson is second on $118,819,452.

How much have Notre Dame players earned in the NFL?

$943,640,769 across 40 careers, which is 12th of the 253 colleges on record and 26th of the 78 schools with 8 players or more on money per man.

Which position does Notre Dame send to the NFL?

Guard more than any other on money, $240,625,002 across 3 players. The programme has put men into 15 positions in all.

How many Notre Dame players are in the NFL now?

19 men of the 40 here was on a roster in 2026, with $64,342,439 written into contracts for seasons not yet played.

Which NFL team has the most Notre Dame players?

Minnesota Vikings, 2 players worth $140,252,097 between them.

Where to next

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

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