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Southern California NFL player earnings

$1,003,156,947 earned in the NFL by 32 players from Southern California, led by Leonard Williams on $172,343,576.

That is 10th of the 253 colleges the file names, and 16th 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 $1.00bn
PER PLAYER $31.3m
PLAYERS 32
IN THE LEAGUE NOW 16
FIRST ROUND PICKS 10

The richest Southern California careers in the NFL

Money paid across a whole career

Leonard Williams $172.3m

Leonard Williams $172m Tyron Smith $126m Michael Pittman Jr. $80m Robert Woods $73m Uchenna Nwosu $70m Amon-Ra St. Brown $67m Sam Darnold $65m Adoree' Jackson $51m Austin Jackson $50m Nelson Agholor $49m Caleb Williams $33m JuJu Smith-Schuster $32m Alijah Vera-Tucker $31m Drake London $22m Jordan Addison $14m Talanoa Hufanga $8.3m Tuli Tuipulotu $6.6m Drake Jackson $5.9m Chuma Edoga $5.8m Mekhi Blackmon $5.3m

Leonard Williams alone holds 17.2% of everything Southern California has earned in the league. 10 men of the 26 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $61.3m a career against $17.7m for everybody else.

Every Southern California player ranked by NFL earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

32 careers

# Player Position Franchise Seasons Contracted Career earnings
001 Leonard Williams Defensive End Seattle Seahawks 12 $172,343,576$172.3m
002 Tyron Smith Left Tackle New York Jets 14 $125,597,504$125.6m
003 Michael Pittman Jr. Wide Receiver Indianapolis Colts 7 $79,999,182$80.0m
004 Robert Woods Wide Receiver Houston Texans 12 $73,129,927$73.1m
005 Uchenna Nwosu Outside Linebacker Seattle Seahawks 9 $69,990,668$70.0m
006 Amon-Ra St. Brown Wide Receiver Detroit Lions 8 $60.0m $66,596,252$66.6m
007 Sam Darnold Quarterback Minnesota Vikings 7 $65,253,948$65.3m
008 Adoree' Jackson Cornerback New York Giants 8 $51,209,235$51.2m
009 Austin Jackson Right Tackle Miami Dolphins 7 $49,785,256$49.8m
010 Nelson Agholor Wide Receiver Baltimore Ravens 10 $49,105,572$49.1m
011 Caleb Williams Quarterback Chicago Bears 4 $6.2m $33,306,595$33.3m
012 JuJu Smith-Schuster Wide Receiver Kansas City Chiefs 8 $32,225,479$32.2m
013 Alijah Vera-Tucker Guard New York Jets 5 $31,198,028$31.2m
014 Drake London Wide Receiver Atlanta Falcons 4 $21,690,977$21.7m
015 Jordan Addison Wide Receiver Minnesota Vikings 4 $13,731,740$13.7m
016 Talanoa Hufanga Safety San Francisco 49ers 4 $8,259,078$8.3m
017 Tuli Tuipulotu Outside Linebacker Los Angeles Chargers 4 $6,571,383$6.6m
018 Drake Jackson Defensive End San Francisco 49ers 4 $5,892,392$5.9m
019 Chuma Edoga Left Tackle Dallas Cowboys 6 $5,772,000$5.8m
020 Mekhi Blackmon Cornerback Minnesota Vikings 4 $5,304,084$5.3m
021 Calen Bullock Safety Houston Texans 4 $1.6m $4,263,317$4.3m
022 Jay Tufele Defensive Tackle Cincinnati Bengals 4 $4,155,965$4.2m
023 Marshawn Lloyd Running Back Green Bay Packers 4 $1.6m $4,119,991$4.1m
024 Andrew Vorhees Guard Baltimore Ravens 4 $3,522,112$3.5m
025 Marlon Tuipulotu Defensive Tackle Kansas City Chiefs 4 $3,511,471$3.5m
026 Brenden Rice Wide Receiver Los Angeles Chargers 4 $1.2m $2,944,592$2.9m
027 Christian Roland-Wallace Cornerback Kansas City Chiefs 3 $2,835,000$2.8m
028 Tahj Washington Wide Receiver Miami Dolphins 4 $1.2m $2,595,396$2.6m
029 Brandon Pili Defensive Tackle Miami Dolphins 3 $2,330,003$2.3m
030 Isaiah Pola-Mao Safety Las Vegas Raiders 3 $2,207,503$2.2m
031 Jarrett Kingston Guard Carolina Panthers 4 $1.2m $2,173,388$2.2m
032 Kana’i Mauga Inside Linebacker Las Vegas Raiders 4 $1,535,333$1.5m

The table holds every one of the 32 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 Southern California produces

NFL earnings of its alumni, by position

12 positions

Wide Receiver $342m Defensive End $178m Left Tackle $131m Quarterback $99m Outside Linebacker $77m Cornerback $59m Right Tackle $50m Guard $37m Safety $15m Defensive Tackle $10.0m Running Back $4.1m Inside Linebacker $1.5m

Wide Receiver is where the programme's NFL money is, $342,019,117 across 9 players. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Where Southern California players are drafted

Career earnings by the round they went in

26 with a round on record

Round Players Per career Earned
Round 1 10 $61.3m $613,222,431$613.2m
Round 2 6 $44.6m $267,809,031$267.8m
Round 3 3 $4.6m $13,687,392$13.7m
Round 4 2 $35.4m $70,752,217$70.8m
Round 6 2 $2.8m $5,684,859$5.7m
Round 7 3 $3.0m $9,062,100$9.1m

10 men of the 26 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $61.3m a career against $17.7m for everybody else. The whole draft is ranked here.

Where the Southern California alumni are now

The franchises holding them, and what those careers are worth

19 franchises

# Franchise Players Career earnings
01 Seattle Seahawks 2 $242,334,244$242.3m
02 New York Jets 2 $156,795,532$156.8m
03 Minnesota Vikings 3 $84,289,772$84.3m
04 Indianapolis Colts 1 $79,999,182$80.0m
05 Houston Texans 2 $77,393,244$77.4m
06 Detroit Lions 1 $66,596,252$66.6m
07 Miami Dolphins 3 $54,710,655$54.7m
08 Baltimore Ravens 2 $52,627,684$52.6m
09 New York Giants 1 $51,209,235$51.2m
10 Kansas City Chiefs 3 $38,571,950$38.6m
11 Chicago Bears 1 $33,306,595$33.3m
12 Atlanta Falcons 1 $21,690,977$21.7m
13 San Francisco 49ers 2 $14,151,470$14.2m
14 Los Angeles Chargers 2 $9,515,975$9.5m
15 Dallas Cowboys 1 $5,772,000$5.8m
16 Cincinnati Bengals 1 $4,155,965$4.2m
17 Green Bay Packers 1 $4,119,991$4.1m
18 Las Vegas Raiders 2 $3,742,836$3.7m
19 Carolina Panthers 1 $2,173,388$2.2m

What Southern California 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 $174,701,963 across 32 players. The whole 2024 payroll is ranked by player here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid NFL player from Southern California?

Leonard Williams, $172,343,576, a first-round pick in 2015. Tyron Smith is second on $125,597,504.

How much have Southern California players earned in the NFL?

$1,003,156,947 across 32 careers, which is 10th of the 253 colleges on record and 16th of the 78 schools with 8 players or more on money per man.

Which position does Southern California send to the NFL?

Wide Receiver more than any other on money, $342,019,117 across 9 players. The programme has put men into 12 positions in all.

How many Southern California players are in the NFL now?

16 men of the 32 here was on a roster in 2026, with $72,903,851 written into contracts for seasons not yet played.

Which NFL team has the most Southern California players?

Seattle Seahawks, 2 players worth $242,334,244 between them.

Where to next

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

Georgia · Mississippi State · California · Texas A&M · Wisconsin · Notre Dame · Michigan · Oregon · Every college · NFL career earnings

Southern California in the NFL

Colleges near this one

By season

Elsewhere in American football