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Purdue NFL player earnings

$121,399,454 earned in the NFL by 13 players from Purdue, led by Ja'whaun Bentley on $24,251,098.

That is 80th of the 253 colleges the file names, and 71st 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 $121.4m
PER PLAYER $9.3m
PLAYERS 13
IN THE LEAGUE NOW 6
FIRST ROUND PICKS 1

The richest Purdue careers in the NFL

Money paid across a whole career

Ja'whaun Bentley $24.3m

Ja'whaun Bentley $24m Raheem Mostert $24m Anthony Brown $21m George Karlaftis $12m Rondale Moore $7.2m Derrick Barnes $6.3m David Bell $4.9m Charlie Jones $4.4m Aidan O'Connell $4.3m Payne Durham $4.1m Cory Trice Jr. $3.5m Tyrone Tracy $3.1m Sanoussi Kane $2.9m

Ja'whaun Bentley alone holds 20.0% of everything Purdue has earned in the league. one man of the 10 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $11.9m a career against $9.1m for everybody else.

Every Purdue player ranked by NFL earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

13 careers

# Player Position Franchise Seasons Contracted Career earnings
001 Ja'whaun Bentley Inside Linebacker New England Patriots 8 $24,251,098$24.3m
002 Raheem Mostert Running Back Miami Dolphins 19 $23,522,177$23.5m
003 Anthony Brown Cornerback Carolina Panthers 11 $20,825,973$20.8m
004 George Karlaftis Defensive End Kansas City Chiefs 4 $11,935,474$11.9m
005 Rondale Moore Wide Receiver Atlanta Falcons 4 $7,241,843$7.2m
006 Derrick Barnes Outside Linebacker Detroit Lions 4 $6,322,204$6.3m
007 David Bell Wide Receiver Cleveland Browns 4 $4,930,500$4.9m
008 Charlie Jones Wide Receiver Cincinnati Bengals 4 $4,402,109$4.4m
009 Aidan O'Connell Quarterback Las Vegas Raiders 4 $4,349,380$4.3m
010 Payne Durham Tight End Tampa Bay Buccaneers 4 $4,084,976$4.1m
011 Cory Trice Jr. Cornerback Pittsburgh Steelers 4 $3,504,436$3.5m
012 Tyrone Tracy Running Back New York Giants 4 $1.2m $3,116,352$3.1m
013 Sanoussi Kane Safety Baltimore Ravens 4 $1.2m $2,912,932$2.9m

The table holds every one of the 13 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 Purdue produces

NFL earnings of its alumni, by position

9 positions

Running Back $27m Cornerback $24m Inside Linebacker $24m Wide Receiver $17m Defensive End $12m Outside Linebacker $6.3m Quarterback $4.3m Tight End $4.1m Safety $2.9m

Running Back is where the programme's NFL money is, $26,638,529 across 2 players. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Where Purdue players are drafted

Career earnings by the round they went in

10 with a round on record

Round Players Per career Earned
Round 1 1 $11.9m $11,935,474$11.9m
Round 2 1 $7.2m $7,241,843$7.2m
Round 3 1 $4.9m $4,930,500$4.9m
Round 4 3 $11.0m $33,002,587$33.0m
Round 5 1 $4.1m $4,084,976$4.1m
Round 6 1 $20.8m $20,825,973$20.8m
Round 7 2 $3.2m $6,417,368$6.4m

one man of the 10 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $11.9m a career against $9.1m for everybody else. The whole draft is ranked here.

Where the Purdue alumni are now

The franchises holding them, and what those careers are worth

13 franchises

# Franchise Players Career earnings
01 New England Patriots 1 $24,251,098$24.3m
02 Miami Dolphins 1 $23,522,177$23.5m
03 Carolina Panthers 1 $20,825,973$20.8m
04 Kansas City Chiefs 1 $11,935,474$11.9m
05 Atlanta Falcons 1 $7,241,843$7.2m
06 Detroit Lions 1 $6,322,204$6.3m
07 Cleveland Browns 1 $4,930,500$4.9m
08 Cincinnati Bengals 1 $4,402,109$4.4m
09 Las Vegas Raiders 1 $4,349,380$4.3m
10 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1 $4,084,976$4.1m
11 Pittsburgh Steelers 1 $3,504,436$3.5m
12 New York Giants 1 $3,116,352$3.1m
13 Baltimore Ravens 1 $2,912,932$2.9m

What Purdue alumni are paid each season

Every year of every career, added together

Peak in 2022

2022 is the programme's biggest year on record at $21,770,577 across 7 players. The whole 2022 payroll is ranked by player here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid NFL player from Purdue?

Ja'whaun Bentley, $24,251,098, a fourth-round pick in 2018, 143rd overall. Raheem Mostert is second on $23,522,177.

How much have Purdue players earned in the NFL?

$121,399,454 across 13 careers, which is 80th of the 253 colleges on record and 71st of the 78 schools with 8 players or more on money per man.

Which position does Purdue send to the NFL?

Running Back more than any other on money, $26,638,529 across 2 players. The programme has put men into 9 positions in all.

How many Purdue players are in the NFL now?

6 men of the 13 here was on a roster in 2026, with $2,380,000 written into contracts for seasons not yet played.

Which NFL team has the most Purdue players?

New England Patriots, one player worth $24,251,098 between them.

Where to next

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

Middle Tennessee State · Georgia Tech · Wake Forest · Oklahoma State · Western Kentucky · Louisiana Tech · East Carolina · Charlotte · Every college · NFL career earnings

Purdue in the NFL

Colleges near this one

By season

Elsewhere in American football