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NFL · 27 CAREERS FROM ONE PROGRAMME

Stanford NFL player earnings

$625,007,052 earned in the NFL by 27 players from Stanford, led by Christian McCaffrey on $109,659,263.

That is 19th of the 253 colleges the file names, and 28th 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 $625.0m
PER PLAYER $23.1m
PLAYERS 27
IN THE LEAGUE NOW 9
FIRST ROUND PICKS 3

The richest Stanford careers in the NFL

Money paid across a whole career

Christian McCaffrey $109.7m

Christian McCaffrey $110m Zach Ertz $74m Andrus Peat $62m Dalton Schultz $58m Bobby Okereke $46m Austin Hooper $39m Harrison Phillips $38m Solomon Thomas $38m Justin Reid $38m Colby Parkinson $26m Nate Herbig $12m Jake Bailey $12m Davis Mills $12m Walker Little $7.6m Paulson Adebo $7.1m Drew Dalman $7.0m Michael Wilson $5.7m Casey Toohill $4.1m Tanner McKee $4.0m Elijah Higgins $4.0m

Christian McCaffrey alone holds 17.5% of everything Stanford has earned in the league. 3 men of the 21 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $70.1m a career against $17.3m for everybody else.

Every Stanford player ranked by NFL earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

27 careers

# Player Position Franchise Seasons Contracted Career earnings
001 Christian McCaffrey Running Back San Francisco 49ers 11 $17.5m $109,659,263$109.7m
002 Zach Ertz Tight End Washington Commanders 12 $74,082,571$74.1m
003 Andrus Peat Guard Las Vegas Raiders 10 $62,469,208$62.5m
004 Dalton Schultz Tight End Houston Texans 9 $58,076,104$58.1m
005 Bobby Okereke Inside Linebacker New York Giants 8 $45,729,405$45.7m
006 Austin Hooper Tight End New England Patriots 9 $39,493,671$39.5m
007 Harrison Phillips Defensive Tackle Minnesota Vikings 9 $38,327,658$38.3m
008 Solomon Thomas Defensive Tackle New York Jets 8 $38,315,548$38.3m
009 Justin Reid Safety Kansas City Chiefs 7 $37,719,449$37.7m
010 Colby Parkinson Tight End Los Angeles Rams 7 $26,322,299$26.3m
011 Nate Herbig Center Pittsburgh Steelers 6 $12,465,500$12.5m
012 Jake Bailey Punter Miami Dolphins 7 $12,274,671$12.3m
013 Davis Mills Quarterback Houston Texans 5 $11,965,373$12.0m
014 Walker Little Left Tackle Jacksonville Jaguars 4 $7,621,702$7.6m
015 Paulson Adebo Cornerback New Orleans Saints 4 $7,059,037$7.1m
016 Drew Dalman Center Atlanta Falcons 4 $6,964,810$7.0m
017 Michael Wilson Wide Receiver Arizona Cardinals 4 $5,743,739$5.7m
018 Casey Toohill Defensive End Buffalo Bills 5 $4,096,443$4.1m
019 Tanner McKee Quarterback Philadelphia Eagles 4 $4,026,520$4.0m
020 Elijah Higgins Wide Receiver Arizona Cardinals 4 $4,017,477$4.0m
021 Trenton Irwin Wide Receiver Cincinnati Bengals 6 $3,602,970$3.6m
022 Simi Fehoko Wide Receiver Los Angeles Chargers 6 $3,078,926$3.1m
023 Joshua Karty Kicker Los Angeles Rams 4 $1.2m $2,968,388$3.0m
024 Foster Sarell Left Tackle Los Angeles Chargers 6 $2,501,985$2.5m
025 Thomas Booker Defensive Tackle Philadelphia Eagles 3 $2,172,412$2.2m
026 Ethan Bonner Cornerback Miami Dolphins 3 $2,161,000$2.2m
027 Curtis Robinson Outside Linebacker San Francisco 49ers 4 $2,090,923$2.1m

The table holds every one of the 27 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 Stanford produces

NFL earnings of its alumni, by position

15 positions

Tight End $198m Running Back $110m Defensive Tackle $79m Guard $62m Inside Linebacker $46m Safety $38m Center $19m Wide Receiver $16m Quarterback $16m Punter $12m Left Tackle $10m Cornerback $9.2m Defensive End $4.1m Kicker $3.0m Outside Linebacker $2.1m

Tight End is where the programme's NFL money is, $197,974,645 across 4 players. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Where Stanford players are drafted

Career earnings by the round they went in

21 with a round on record

Round Players Per career Earned
Round 1 3 $70.1m $210,444,019$210.4m
Round 2 2 $40.9m $81,704,273$81.7m
Round 3 6 $29.8m $178,979,295$179.0m
Round 4 3 $30.5m $91,363,213$91.4m
Round 5 3 $5.8m $17,526,009$17.5m
Round 6 3 $3.7m $11,012,385$11.0m
Round 7 1 $4.1m $4,096,443$4.1m

3 men of the 21 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $70.1m a career against $17.3m for everybody else. The whole draft is ranked here.

Where the Stanford alumni are now

The franchises holding them, and what those careers are worth

20 franchises

# Franchise Players Career earnings
01 San Francisco 49ers 2 $111,750,186$111.8m
02 Washington Commanders 1 $74,082,571$74.1m
03 Houston Texans 2 $70,041,477$70.0m
04 Las Vegas Raiders 1 $62,469,208$62.5m
05 New York Giants 1 $45,729,405$45.7m
06 New England Patriots 1 $39,493,671$39.5m
07 Minnesota Vikings 1 $38,327,658$38.3m
08 New York Jets 1 $38,315,548$38.3m
09 Kansas City Chiefs 1 $37,719,449$37.7m
10 Los Angeles Rams 2 $29,290,687$29.3m
11 Miami Dolphins 2 $14,435,671$14.4m
12 Pittsburgh Steelers 1 $12,465,500$12.5m
13 Arizona Cardinals 2 $9,761,216$9.8m
14 Jacksonville Jaguars 1 $7,621,702$7.6m
15 New Orleans Saints 1 $7,059,037$7.1m
16 Atlanta Falcons 1 $6,964,810$7.0m
17 Philadelphia Eagles 2 $6,198,932$6.2m
18 Los Angeles Chargers 2 $5,580,911$5.6m
19 Buffalo Bills 1 $4,096,443$4.1m
20 Cincinnati Bengals 1 $3,602,970$3.6m

What Stanford 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 $103,098,414 across 27 players. The whole 2024 payroll is ranked by player here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid NFL player from Stanford?

Christian McCaffrey, $109,659,263, a first-round pick in 2017, 8th overall. Zach Ertz is second on $74,082,571.

How much have Stanford players earned in the NFL?

$625,007,052 across 27 careers, which is 19th of the 253 colleges on record and 28th of the 78 schools with 8 players or more on money per man.

Which position does Stanford send to the NFL?

Tight End more than any other on money, $197,974,645 across 4 players. The programme has put men into 15 positions in all.

How many Stanford players are in the NFL now?

9 men of the 27 here was on a roster in 2026, with $18,690,000 written into contracts for seasons not yet played.

Which NFL team has the most Stanford players?

San Francisco 49ers, 2 players worth $111,750,186 between them.

Where to next

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

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Stanford in the NFL

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