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Rice NFL player earnings

$68,569,883 earned in the NFL by 5 players from Rice, led by Chris Boswell on $41,315,398.

That is 105th of the 253 colleges the file names, and below the 8 players the per man ranking needs. 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 $68.6m
PER PLAYER $13.7m
PLAYERS 5
IN THE LEAGUE NOW 3
FIRST ROUND PICKS 0

The richest Rice careers in the NFL

Money paid across a whole career

Chris Boswell $41.3m

Chris Boswell $41m Jack Fox $16m Nick Leverett $4.3m Luke McCaffrey $3.7m Myles Adams $2.8m

Chris Boswell alone holds 60.3% of everything Rice has earned in the league. None of the 1 with a round on record went in the first.

Every Rice player ranked by NFL earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

5 careers

# Player Position Franchise Seasons Contracted Career earnings
001 Chris Boswell Kicker Pittsburgh Steelers 13 $41,315,398$41.3m
002 Jack Fox Punter Detroit Lions 8 $16,412,709$16.4m
003 Nick Leverett Guard New England Patriots 5 $4,342,800$4.3m
004 Luke McCaffrey Wide Receiver Washington Commanders 4 $1.2m $3,720,044$3.7m
005 Myles Adams Defensive End Seattle Seahawks 5 $2,778,932$2.8m

The table holds every one of the 5 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 Rice produces

NFL earnings of its alumni, by position

5 positions

Kicker $41m Punter $16m Guard $4.3m Wide Receiver $3.7m Defensive End $2.8m

Kicker is where the programme's NFL money is, $41,315,398 across one player. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Where the Rice alumni are now

The franchises holding them, and what those careers are worth

5 franchises

# Franchise Players Career earnings
01 Pittsburgh Steelers 1 $41,315,398$41.3m
02 Detroit Lions 1 $16,412,709$16.4m
03 New England Patriots 1 $4,342,800$4.3m
04 Washington Commanders 1 $3,720,044$3.7m
05 Seattle Seahawks 1 $2,778,932$2.8m

What Rice 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 $14,000,882 across 4 players. The whole 2022 payroll is ranked by player here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid NFL player from Rice?

Chris Boswell, $41,315,398. Jack Fox is second on $16,412,709.

How much have Rice players earned in the NFL?

$68,569,883 across 5 careers, which is 105th of the 253 colleges on record and below the 8 players the per man ranking needs.

Which position does Rice send to the NFL?

Kicker more than any other on money, $41,315,398 across one player. The programme has put men into 5 positions in all.

How many Rice players are in the NFL now?

3 men of the 5 here was on a roster in 2026, with $1,190,000 written into contracts for seasons not yet played.

Which NFL team has the most Rice players?

Pittsburgh Steelers, one player worth $41,315,398 between them.

Where to next

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

South Dakota State · Syracuse · Toledo · Baylor · Northern Iowa · Kansas · Appalachian State · Weber State · Every college · NFL career earnings

Rice in the NFL

Colleges near this one

By season

Elsewhere in American football