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Oregon NFL player earnings

$812,888,611 earned in the NFL by 29 players from Oregon, led by Justin Herbert on $180,199,753.

That is 14th of the 253 colleges the file names, and 18th 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 $812.9m
PER PLAYER $28.0m
PLAYERS 29
IN THE LEAGUE NOW 18
FIRST ROUND PICKS 8

The richest Oregon careers in the NFL

Money paid across a whole career

Justin Herbert $180.2m

Justin Herbert $180m DeForest Buckner $161m Arik Armstead $125m Penei Sewell $83m Marcus Mariota $76m Kayvon Thibodeaux $31m Troy Hill $23m Bo Nix $15m Christian Gonzalez $15m Juwan Johnson $14m Pharaoh Brown $11m Jevon Holland $10m Johnny Mundt $7.1m Troy Dye $5.9m Deommodore Lenoir $5.8m D.J. Johnson $5.5m Noah Sewell $4.1m Malaesala Aumavae-Laulu $4.0m Jordon Riley $3.9m Alex Forsyth $3.9m

Justin Herbert alone holds 22.2% of everything Oregon has earned in the league. 8 men of the 20 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $85.7m a career against $6.0m for everybody else.

Every Oregon player ranked by NFL earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

29 careers

# Player Position Franchise Seasons Contracted Career earnings
001 Justin Herbert Quarterback Los Angeles Chargers 10 $138.5m $180,199,753$180.2m
002 DeForest Buckner Defensive Tackle Indianapolis Colts 11 $160,592,973$160.6m
003 Arik Armstead Defensive End Jacksonville Jaguars 12 $124,652,247$124.7m
004 Penei Sewell Right Tackle Detroit Lions 9 $72.0m $83,138,832$83.1m
005 Marcus Mariota Quarterback Washington Commanders 10 $75,541,683$75.5m
006 Kayvon Thibodeaux Outside Linebacker New York Giants 4 $31,339,038$31.3m
007 Troy Hill Cornerback Carolina Panthers 15 $22,823,802$22.8m
008 Bo Nix Quarterback Denver Broncos 4 $3.3m $15,280,007$15.3m
009 Christian Gonzalez Cornerback New England Patriots 4 $15,102,868$15.1m
010 Juwan Johnson Tight End New Orleans Saints 5 $13,978,375$14.0m
011 Pharaoh Brown Tight End Seattle Seahawks 8 $10,890,690$10.9m
012 Jevon Holland Safety Miami Dolphins 4 $10,233,809$10.2m
013 Johnny Mundt Tight End Minnesota Vikings 8 $7,117,628$7.1m
014 Troy Dye Inside Linebacker Los Angeles Chargers 5 $5,859,393$5.9m
015 Deommodore Lenoir Cornerback San Francisco 49ers 4 $5,825,872$5.8m
016 D.J. Johnson Outside Linebacker Carolina Panthers 4 $5,502,986$5.5m
017 Noah Sewell Outside Linebacker Chicago Bears 4 $4,148,287$4.1m
018 Malaesala Aumavae-Laulu Guard Baltimore Ravens 4 $4,013,192$4.0m
019 Jordon Riley Defensive Tackle New York Giants 4 $3,923,768$3.9m
020 Alex Forsyth Center Denver Broncos 4 $3,917,776$3.9m
021 Troy Franklin Wide Receiver Denver Broncos 4 $1.2m $3,684,836$3.7m
022 Brandon Dorlus Defensive End Atlanta Falcons 4 $1.2m $3,652,396$3.7m
023 Evan Williams Safety Green Bay Packers 4 $1.2m $3,632,880$3.6m
024 Bucky Irving Running Back Tampa Bay Buccaneers 4 $1.2m $3,561,552$3.6m
025 Jake Hanson Guard New York Jets 5 $3,194,576$3.2m
026 Jamal Hill Outside Linebacker Houston Texans 4 $1.2m $3,019,392$3.0m
027 Taki Taimani Defensive Tackle Minnesota Vikings 3 $2,835,000$2.8m
028 T.J. Bass Guard Dallas Cowboys 3 $2,705,000$2.7m
029 Popo Aumavae Defensive End Carolina Panthers 3 $2,520,000$2.5m

The table holds every one of the 29 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 produces

NFL earnings of its alumni, by position

13 positions

Quarterback $271m Defensive Tackle $167m Defensive End $131m Right Tackle $83m Outside Linebacker $44m Cornerback $44m Tight End $32m Safety $14m Guard $9.9m Inside Linebacker $5.9m Center $3.9m Wide Receiver $3.7m Running Back $3.6m

Quarterback is where the programme's NFL money is, $271,021,443 across 3 players. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Where Oregon players are drafted

Career earnings by the round they went in

20 with a round on record

Round Players Per career Earned
Round 1 8 $85.7m $685,847,401$685.8m
Round 2 1 $10.2m $10,233,809$10.2m
Round 3 1 $5.5m $5,502,986$5.5m
Round 4 4 $4.2m $16,829,505$16.8m
Round 5 2 $5.0m $9,974,159$10.0m
Round 6 3 $3.4m $10,227,160$10.2m
Round 7 1 $3.9m $3,917,776$3.9m

8 men of the 20 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $85.7m a career against $6.0m for everybody else. The whole draft is ranked here.

Where the Oregon alumni are now

The franchises holding them, and what those careers are worth

22 franchises

# Franchise Players Career earnings
01 Los Angeles Chargers 2 $186,059,146$186.1m
02 Indianapolis Colts 1 $160,592,973$160.6m
03 Jacksonville Jaguars 1 $124,652,247$124.7m
04 Detroit Lions 1 $83,138,832$83.1m
05 Washington Commanders 1 $75,541,683$75.5m
06 New York Giants 2 $35,262,806$35.3m
07 Carolina Panthers 3 $30,846,788$30.8m
08 Denver Broncos 3 $22,882,619$22.9m
09 New England Patriots 1 $15,102,868$15.1m
10 New Orleans Saints 1 $13,978,375$14.0m
11 Seattle Seahawks 1 $10,890,690$10.9m
12 Miami Dolphins 1 $10,233,809$10.2m
13 Minnesota Vikings 2 $9,952,628$10.0m
14 San Francisco 49ers 1 $5,825,872$5.8m
15 Chicago Bears 1 $4,148,287$4.1m
16 Baltimore Ravens 1 $4,013,192$4.0m
17 Atlanta Falcons 1 $3,652,396$3.7m
18 Green Bay Packers 1 $3,632,880$3.6m
19 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1 $3,561,552$3.6m
20 New York Jets 1 $3,194,576$3.2m
21 Houston Texans 1 $3,019,392$3.0m
22 Dallas Cowboys 1 $2,705,000$2.7m

What Oregon 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 $166,129,037 across 29 players. The whole 2024 payroll is ranked by player here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid NFL player from Oregon?

Justin Herbert, $180,199,753, a first-round pick in 2020, 6th overall. DeForest Buckner is second on $160,592,973.

How much have Oregon players earned in the NFL?

$812,888,611 across 29 careers, which is 14th of the 253 colleges on record and 18th of the 78 schools with 8 players or more on money per man.

Which position does Oregon send to the NFL?

Quarterback more than any other on money, $271,021,443 across 3 players. The programme has put men into 13 positions in all.

How many Oregon players are in the NFL now?

18 men of the 29 here was on a roster in 2026, with $219,783,159 written into contracts for seasons not yet played.

Which NFL team has the most Oregon players?

Los Angeles Chargers, 2 players worth $186,059,146 between them.

Where to next

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

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Oregon in the NFL

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Elsewhere in American football