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NFL · 11 CAREERS FROM ONE PROGRAMME

Oregon State NFL player earnings

$272,272,428 earned in the NFL by 11 players from Oregon State, led by Brandin Cooks on $106,470,356.

That is 44th of the 253 colleges the file names, and 24th 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 $272.3m
PER PLAYER $24.8m
PLAYERS 11
IN THE LEAGUE NOW 5
FIRST ROUND PICKS 2

The richest Oregon State careers in the NFL

Money paid across a whole career

Brandin Cooks $106.5m

Brandin Cooks $106m Jordan Poyer $46m Isaac Seumalo $45m Johnny Hekker $31m Taliese Fuaga $14m Blake Brandel $12m Luke Musgrave $8.5m Anthony Gould $3.2m Kitan Oladapo $3.1m Alex Austin $1.6m Rezjohn Wright $1.5m

Brandin Cooks alone holds 39.1% of everything Oregon State has earned in the league. 2 men of the 7 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $60.3m a career against $16.8m for everybody else.

Every Oregon State player ranked by NFL earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

11 careers

# Player Position Franchise Seasons Contracted Career earnings
001 Brandin Cooks Wide Receiver Dallas Cowboys 11 $106,470,356$106.5m
002 Jordan Poyer Safety Miami Dolphins 12 $45,970,136$46.0m
003 Isaac Seumalo Guard Pittsburgh Steelers 10 $44,840,864$44.8m
004 Johnny Hekker Punter Carolina Panthers 13 $31,051,316$31.1m
005 Taliese Fuaga Left Tackle New Orleans Saints 4 $3.2m $14,187,499$14.2m
006 Blake Brandel Guard Minnesota Vikings 7 $11,847,804$11.8m
007 Luke Musgrave Tight End Green Bay Packers 4 $8,475,732$8.5m
008 Anthony Gould Wide Receiver Indianapolis Colts 4 $1.2m $3,182,664$3.2m
009 Kitan Oladapo Safety Green Bay Packers 4 $1.2m $3,084,276$3.1m
010 Alex Austin Cornerback New England Patriots 2 $1,641,781$1.6m
011 Rezjohn Wright Cornerback New Orleans Saints 3 $1,520,000$1.5m

The table holds every one of the 11 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 Oregon State produces

NFL earnings of its alumni, by position

7 positions

Wide Receiver $110m Guard $57m Safety $49m Punter $31m Left Tackle $14m Tight End $8.5m Cornerback $3.2m

Wide Receiver is where the programme's NFL money is, $109,653,020 across 2 players. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Where Oregon State players are drafted

Career earnings by the round they went in

7 with a round on record

Round Players Per career Earned
Round 1 2 $60.3m $120,657,855$120.7m
Round 3 1 $44.8m $44,840,864$44.8m
Round 5 2 $3.1m $6,266,940$6.3m
Round 6 1 $11.8m $11,847,804$11.8m
Round 7 1 $1.6m $1,641,781$1.6m

2 men of the 7 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $60.3m a career against $16.8m for everybody else. The whole draft is ranked here.

Where the Oregon State alumni are now

The franchises holding them, and what those careers are worth

9 franchises

# Franchise Players Career earnings
01 Dallas Cowboys 1 $106,470,356$106.5m
02 Miami Dolphins 1 $45,970,136$46.0m
03 Pittsburgh Steelers 1 $44,840,864$44.8m
04 Carolina Panthers 1 $31,051,316$31.1m
05 New Orleans Saints 2 $15,707,499$15.7m
06 Minnesota Vikings 1 $11,847,804$11.8m
07 Green Bay Packers 2 $11,560,008$11.6m
08 Indianapolis Colts 1 $3,182,664$3.2m
09 New England Patriots 1 $1,641,781$1.6m

What Oregon State alumni are paid each season

Every year of every career, added together

Peak in 2019

2019 is the programme's biggest year on record at $38,974,207 across 4 players. The whole 2019 payroll is ranked by player here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid NFL player from Oregon State?

Brandin Cooks, $106,470,356, a first-round pick in 2014, 20th overall. Jordan Poyer is second on $45,970,136.

How much have Oregon State players earned in the NFL?

$272,272,428 across 11 careers, which is 44th of the 253 colleges on record and 24th of the 78 schools with 8 players or more on money per man.

Which position does Oregon State send to the NFL?

Wide Receiver more than any other on money, $109,653,020 across 2 players. The programme has put men into 7 positions in all.

How many Oregon State players are in the NFL now?

5 men of the 11 here was on a roster in 2026, with $5,540,659 written into contracts for seasons not yet played.

Which NFL team has the most Oregon State players?

Dallas Cowboys, one player worth $106,470,356 between them.

Where to next

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

Texas Christian · Brigham Young · Pittsburgh · Arkansas · Kansas State · Minnesota · Houston · Boise State · Every college · NFL career earnings

Oregon State in the NFL

Colleges near this one

By season

Elsewhere in American football