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Ohio State NFL player earnings

$1,859,271,370 earned in the NFL by 51 players from Ohio State, led by Joey Bosa on $168,254,417.

That is 2nd of the 253 colleges the file names, and 13th 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 $1.86bn
PER PLAYER $36.5m
PLAYERS 51
IN THE LEAGUE NOW 21
FIRST ROUND PICKS 13

The richest Ohio State careers in the NFL

Money paid across a whole career

Joey Bosa $168.3m

Joey Bosa $168m Cameron Heyward $161m Nick Bosa $155m Denzel Ward $123m Marshon Lattimore $123m Taylor Decker $120m Ezekiel Elliott $76m Terry McLaurin $74m Curtis Samuel $65m Jonah Jackson $58m Dre'Mont Jones $57m Chase Young $49m Sam Hubbard $45m Malik Hooker $41m DaVon Hamilton $41m Jerome Baker $39m C.J. Stroud $36m Vonn Bell $35m Jeff Okudah $35m Johnathan Hankins $34m

Joey Bosa alone holds 9.0% of everything Ohio State has earned in the league. 13 men of the 39 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $63.2m a career against $27.3m for everybody else.

Every Ohio State player ranked by NFL earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

51 careers

# Player Position Franchise Seasons Contracted Career earnings
001 Joey Bosa Outside Linebacker Los Angeles Chargers 10 $168,254,417$168.3m
002 Cameron Heyward Defensive End Pittsburgh Steelers 16 $160,582,735$160.6m
003 Nick Bosa Defensive End San Francisco 49ers 10 $67.2m $155,386,793$155.4m
004 Denzel Ward Cornerback Cleveland Browns 10 $20.5m $123,452,725$123.5m
005 Marshon Lattimore Cornerback New Orleans Saints 10 $123,206,563$123.2m
006 Taylor Decker Left Tackle Detroit Lions 12 $21.0m $120,042,175$120.0m
007 Ezekiel Elliott Running Back Dallas Cowboys 9 $75,668,561$75.7m
008 Terry McLaurin Wide Receiver Washington Commanders 7 $74,433,671$74.4m
009 Curtis Samuel Wide Receiver Buffalo Bills 10 $64,893,339$64.9m
010 Jonah Jackson Guard Los Angeles Rams 7 $58,011,986$58.0m
011 Dre'Mont Jones Defensive End Seattle Seahawks 7 $57,452,240$57.5m
012 Chase Young Defensive End New Orleans Saints 5 $48,568,594$48.6m
013 Sam Hubbard Defensive End Cincinnati Bengals 8 $45,276,424$45.3m
014 Malik Hooker Safety Dallas Cowboys 10 $41,403,383$41.4m
015 DaVon Hamilton Defensive Tackle Jacksonville Jaguars 7 $40,651,258$40.7m
016 Jerome Baker Inside Linebacker Seattle Seahawks 7 $39,416,305$39.4m
017 C.J. Stroud Quarterback Houston Texans 4 $36,279,244$36.3m
018 Vonn Bell Safety Cincinnati Bengals 9 $35,320,168$35.3m
019 Jeff Okudah Cornerback Houston Texans 5 $34,601,335$34.6m
020 Johnathan Hankins Defensive Tackle Seattle Seahawks 12 $34,224,663$34.2m
021 Marvin Harrison Jr. Wide Receiver Arizona Cardinals 4 $5.6m $29,755,913$29.8m
022 Paris Johnson Left Tackle Arizona Cardinals 4 $28,222,783$28.2m
023 Pete Werner Outside Linebacker New Orleans Saints 7 $6.5m $21,684,680$21.7m
024 Tyquan Lewis Defensive End Indianapolis Colts 8 $20,933,983$20.9m
025 Garrett Wilson Wide Receiver New York Jets 4 $20,554,006$20.6m
026 Chris Olave Wide Receiver New Orleans Saints 4 $19,271,874$19.3m
027 Justin Fields Quarterback Pittsburgh Steelers 4 $18,871,956$18.9m
028 Cameron Johnston Punter Pittsburgh Steelers 9 $18,756,156$18.8m
029 Jaxon Smith-Njigba Wide Receiver Seattle Seahawks 4 $14,417,308$14.4m
030 Nick Vannett Tight End Tennessee Titans 10 $12,282,146$12.3m
031 Noah Brown Wide Receiver Washington Commanders 8 $10,441,352$10.4m
032 Raekwon McMillan Inside Linebacker New England Patriots 8 $9,464,288$9.5m
033 Jordan Fuller Safety Carolina Panthers 5 $8,770,689$8.8m
034 Josh Myers Center Green Bay Packers 4 $7,913,249$7.9m
035 JK Dobbins Running Back Los Angeles Chargers 5 $7,507,943$7.5m
036 Malik Harrison Inside Linebacker Baltimore Ravens 5 $7,318,692$7.3m
037 Baron Browning Outside Linebacker Denver Broncos 4 $6,589,236$6.6m
038 Zach Harrison Defensive End Atlanta Falcons 4 $5,865,644$5.9m
039 Jonathon Cooper Outside Linebacker Denver Broncos 4 $5,641,672$5.6m
040 Michael Hall Defensive Tackle Cleveland Browns 4 $1.8m $5,310,760$5.3m
041 Nicholas Petit-Frere Right Tackle Tennessee Titans 4 $5,296,910$5.3m
042 Jeremy Ruckert Tight End New York Jets 4 $5,044,908$5.0m
043 Dawand Jones Right Tackle Cleveland Browns 4 $4,565,666$4.6m
044 Trey Sermon Running Back Indianapolis Colts 4 $4,336,004$4.3m
045 Luke Farrell Tight End Jacksonville Jaguars 4 $3,838,020$3.8m
046 Thayer Munford Jr. Right Tackle Las Vegas Raiders 4 $3,757,060$3.8m
047 Luke Wypler Center Cleveland Browns 4 $3,599,972$3.6m
048 Cade Stover Tight End Houston Texans 4 $1.2m $3,568,936$3.6m
049 Tommy Eichenberg Inside Linebacker Las Vegas Raiders 4 $1.2m $3,167,712$3.2m
050 Ronnie Hickman Safety Cleveland Browns 3 $2,715,000$2.7m
051 Liam McCullough Long Snapper Atlanta Falcons 4 $2,680,273$2.7m

The table holds every one of the 51 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 Ohio State produces

NFL earnings of its alumni, by position

16 positions

Defensive End $494m Cornerback $281m Wide Receiver $234m Outside Linebacker $202m Left Tackle $148m Safety $88m Running Back $88m Defensive Tackle $80m Inside Linebacker $59m Guard $58m Quarterback $55m Tight End $25m Punter $19m Right Tackle $14m Center $12m Long Snapper $2.7m

Defensive End is where the programme's NFL money is, $494,066,413 across 7 players. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Where Ohio State players are drafted

Career earnings by the round they went in

39 with a round on record

Round Players Per career Earned
Round 1 13 $63.2m $821,408,749$821.4m
Round 2 8 $21.5m $171,932,905$171.9m
Round 3 9 $33.1m $297,913,373$297.9m
Round 4 2 $4.1m $8,134,602$8.1m
Round 5 2 $3.5m $7,005,732$7.0m
Round 6 2 $6.2m $12,370,661$12.4m
Round 7 3 $6.6m $19,840,084$19.8m

13 men of the 39 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $63.2m a career against $27.3m for everybody else. The whole draft is ranked here.

Where the Ohio State alumni are now

The franchises holding them, and what those careers are worth

25 franchises

# Franchise Players Career earnings
01 New Orleans Saints 4 $212,731,711$212.7m
02 Pittsburgh Steelers 3 $198,210,847$198.2m
03 Los Angeles Chargers 2 $175,762,360$175.8m
04 San Francisco 49ers 1 $155,386,793$155.4m
05 Seattle Seahawks 4 $145,510,516$145.5m
06 Cleveland Browns 5 $139,644,123$139.6m
07 Detroit Lions 1 $120,042,175$120.0m
08 Dallas Cowboys 2 $117,071,944$117.1m
09 Washington Commanders 2 $84,875,023$84.9m
10 Cincinnati Bengals 2 $80,596,592$80.6m
11 Houston Texans 3 $74,449,515$74.4m
12 Buffalo Bills 1 $64,893,339$64.9m
13 Los Angeles Rams 1 $58,011,986$58.0m
14 Arizona Cardinals 2 $57,978,696$58.0m
15 Jacksonville Jaguars 2 $44,489,278$44.5m
16 New York Jets 2 $25,598,914$25.6m
17 Indianapolis Colts 2 $25,269,987$25.3m
18 Tennessee Titans 2 $17,579,056$17.6m
19 Denver Broncos 2 $12,230,908$12.2m
20 New England Patriots 1 $9,464,288$9.5m
21 Carolina Panthers 1 $8,770,689$8.8m
22 Atlanta Falcons 2 $8,545,917$8.5m
23 Green Bay Packers 1 $7,913,249$7.9m
24 Baltimore Ravens 1 $7,318,692$7.3m
25 Las Vegas Raiders 2 $6,924,772$6.9m

What Ohio State 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 $326,743,984 across 48 players. The whole 2023 payroll is ranked by player here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid NFL player from Ohio State?

Joey Bosa, $168,254,417. Cameron Heyward is second on $160,582,735.

How much have Ohio State players earned in the NFL?

$1,859,271,370 across 51 careers, which is 2nd of the 253 colleges on record and 13th of the 78 schools with 8 players or more on money per man.

Which position does Ohio State send to the NFL?

Defensive End more than any other on money, $494,066,413 across 7 players. The programme has put men into 16 positions in all.

How many Ohio State players are in the NFL now?

21 men of the 51 here was on a roster in 2026, with $124,936,897 written into contracts for seasons not yet played.

Which NFL team has the most Ohio State players?

New Orleans Saints, 4 players worth $212,731,711 between them.

Where to next

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

Alabama · Oklahoma · Louisiana State · Clemson · Georgia · Colorado State · William & Mary · Troy · Every college · NFL career earnings

Ohio State in the NFL

Colleges near this one

By season

Elsewhere in American football