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NFL · 22 CAREERS FROM ONE PROGRAMME

Pittsburgh NFL player earnings

$314,890,681 earned in the NFL by 22 players from Pittsburgh, led by Brian O'Neill on $98,746,103.

That is 42nd of the 253 colleges the file names, and 58th 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 $314.9m
PER PLAYER $14.3m
PLAYERS 22
IN THE LEAGUE NOW 7
FIRST ROUND PICKS 0

The richest Pittsburgh careers in the NFL

Money paid across a whole career

Brian O'Neill $98.7m

Brian O'Neill $99m Tyler Boyd $50m James Conner $27m Jordan Whitehead $27m Avonte Maddox $21m Calijah Kancey $14m Kenny Pickett $14m Dane Jackson $13m Jason Pinnock $5.7m Patrick Jones $4.9m Carter Warren $4.5m Damarri Mathis $4.4m Damar Hamlin $4.3m Matt Goncalves $4.2m Israel Abanikanda $4.2m SirVocea Dennis $4.2m Rashad Weaver $3.9m Bub Means $3.1m Cal Adomitis $2.5m D.J. Turner $2.0m

Brian O'Neill alone holds 31.4% of everything Pittsburgh has earned in the league. None of the 16 with a round on record went in the first.

Every Pittsburgh player ranked by NFL earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

22 careers

# Player Position Franchise Seasons Contracted Career earnings
001 Brian O'Neill Right Tackle Minnesota Vikings 9 $98,746,103$98.7m
002 Tyler Boyd Wide Receiver Tennessee Titans 9 $49,716,397$49.7m
003 James Conner Running Back Arizona Cardinals 8 $27,418,718$27.4m
004 Jordan Whitehead Safety Tampa Bay Buccaneers 8 $26,635,553$26.6m
005 Avonte Maddox Cornerback Philadelphia Eagles 7 $21,226,555$21.2m
006 Calijah Kancey Defensive End Tampa Bay Buccaneers 4 $14,493,474$14.5m
007 Kenny Pickett Quarterback Philadelphia Eagles 4 $14,067,904$14.1m
008 Dane Jackson Cornerback Carolina Panthers 6 $12,741,922$12.7m
009 Jason Pinnock Cornerback New York Giants 4 $5,688,950$5.7m
010 Patrick Jones Outside Linebacker Minnesota Vikings 4 $4,870,101$4.9m
011 Carter Warren Right Tackle New York Jets 4 $4,500,986$4.5m
012 Damarri Mathis Cornerback Denver Broncos 4 $4,438,964$4.4m
013 Damar Hamlin Safety Buffalo Bills 4 $4,292,946$4.3m
014 Matt Goncalves Left Tackle Indianapolis Colts 4 $1.6m $4,247,805$4.2m
015 Israel Abanikanda Running Back New York Jets 4 $4,179,776$4.2m
016 SirVocea Dennis Inside Linebacker Tampa Bay Buccaneers 4 $4,157,324$4.2m
017 Rashad Weaver Outside Linebacker Houston Texans 4 $3,876,883$3.9m
018 Bub Means Wide Receiver New Orleans Saints 4 $1.2m $3,084,276$3.1m
019 Cal Adomitis Long Snapper Cincinnati Bengals 3 $2,520,833$2.5m
020 D.J. Turner Wide Receiver Las Vegas Raiders 4 $2,009,211$2.0m
021 Lucas Krull Tight End Denver Broncos 3 $1,290,000
022 Brandon Hill Safety Houston Texans 2 $686,000

The table holds every one of the 22 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 Pittsburgh produces

NFL earnings of its alumni, by position

12 positions

Right Tackle $103m Wide Receiver $55m Cornerback $44m Safety $32m Running Back $32m Defensive End $14m Quarterback $14m Outside Linebacker $8.7m Left Tackle $4.2m Inside Linebacker $4.2m Long Snapper $2.5m Tight End $1.3m

Right Tackle is where the programme's NFL money is, $103,247,089 across 2 players. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Where Pittsburgh players are drafted

Career earnings by the round they went in

16 with a round on record

Round Players Per career Earned
Round 2 2 $74.2m $148,462,500$148.5m
Round 3 3 $12.2m $36,536,624$36.5m
Round 4 4 $9.9m $39,452,386$39.5m
Round 5 4 $4.3m $17,110,326$17.1m
Round 6 1 $4.3m $4,292,946$4.3m
Round 7 2 $6.7m $13,427,922$13.4m

None of the 16 with a round on record went in the first. The whole draft is ranked here.

Where the Pittsburgh alumni are now

The franchises holding them, and what those careers are worth

15 franchises

# Franchise Players Career earnings
01 Minnesota Vikings 2 $103,616,204$103.6m
02 Tennessee Titans 1 $49,716,397$49.7m
03 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3 $45,286,351$45.3m
04 Philadelphia Eagles 2 $35,294,459$35.3m
05 Arizona Cardinals 1 $27,418,718$27.4m
06 Carolina Panthers 1 $12,741,922$12.7m
07 New York Jets 2 $8,680,762$8.7m
08 Denver Broncos 2 $5,728,964$5.7m
09 New York Giants 1 $5,688,950$5.7m
10 Houston Texans 2 $4,562,883$4.6m
11 Buffalo Bills 1 $4,292,946$4.3m
12 Indianapolis Colts 1 $4,247,805$4.2m
13 New Orleans Saints 1 $3,084,276$3.1m
14 Cincinnati Bengals 1 $2,520,833$2.5m
15 Las Vegas Raiders 1 $2,009,211$2.0m

What Pittsburgh 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 $70,073,677 across 20 players. The whole 2023 payroll is ranked by player here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid NFL player from Pittsburgh?

Brian O'Neill, $98,746,103, a second-round pick in null, 62nd overall. Tyler Boyd is second on $49,716,397.

How much have Pittsburgh players earned in the NFL?

$314,890,681 across 22 careers, which is 42nd of the 253 colleges on record and 58th of the 78 schools with 8 players or more on money per man.

Which position does Pittsburgh send to the NFL?

Right Tackle more than any other on money, $103,247,089 across 2 players. The programme has put men into 12 positions in all.

How many Pittsburgh players are in the NFL now?

7 men of the 22 here was on a roster in 2026, with $2,781,233 written into contracts for seasons not yet played.

Which NFL team has the most Pittsburgh players?

Minnesota Vikings, 2 players worth $103,616,204 between them.

Where to next

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

Duke · Utah · Texas Christian · Brigham Young · Arkansas · Oregon State · Kansas State · Minnesota · Every college · NFL career earnings

Pittsburgh in the NFL

Colleges near this one

By season

Elsewhere in American football