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NFL · 8 CAREERS FROM ONE PROGRAMME

Syracuse NFL player earnings

$80,652,721 earned in the NFL by 8 players from Syracuse, led by Zaire Franklin on $35,262,297.

That is 99th of the 253 colleges the file names, and 67th 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 $80.7m
PER PLAYER $10.1m
PLAYERS 8
IN THE LEAGUE NOW 3
FIRST ROUND PICKS 0

The richest Syracuse careers in the NFL

Money paid across a whole career

Zaire Franklin $35.3m

Zaire Franklin $35m Riley Dixon $13m Matthew Bergeron $9.5m Andre Cisco $7.7m Garrett Williams $5.7m Ifeatu Melifonwu $4.5m Sean Tucker $2.7m Trishton Jackson $2.3m

Zaire Franklin alone holds 43.7% of everything Syracuse has earned in the league. None of the 5 with a round on record went in the first.

Every Syracuse player ranked by NFL earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

8 careers

# Player Position Franchise Seasons Contracted Career earnings
001 Zaire Franklin Inside Linebacker Indianapolis Colts 10 $9.0m $35,262,297$35.3m
002 Riley Dixon Punter Denver Broncos 9 $12,935,011$12.9m
003 Matthew Bergeron Guard Atlanta Falcons 4 $9,529,427$9.5m
004 Andre Cisco Safety Jacksonville Jaguars 4 $7,742,207$7.7m
005 Garrett Williams Cornerback Arizona Cardinals 4 $5,740,724$5.7m
006 Ifeatu Melifonwu Cornerback Detroit Lions 4 $4,472,457$4.5m
007 Sean Tucker Running Back Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3 $2,700,000$2.7m
008 Trishton Jackson Wide Receiver Minnesota Vikings 5 $2,270,598$2.3m

The table holds every one of the 8 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 Syracuse produces

NFL earnings of its alumni, by position

7 positions

Inside Linebacker $35m Punter $13m Cornerback $10m Guard $9.5m Safety $7.7m Running Back $2.7m Wide Receiver $2.3m

Inside Linebacker is where the programme's NFL money is, $35,262,297 across one player. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Where Syracuse players are drafted

Career earnings by the round they went in

5 with a round on record

Round Players Per career Earned
Round 3 3 $6.0m $17,955,388$18.0m
Round 7 2 $24.1m $48,197,308$48.2m

None of the 5 with a round on record went in the first. The whole draft is ranked here.

Where the Syracuse alumni are now

The franchises holding them, and what those careers are worth

8 franchises

# Franchise Players Career earnings
01 Indianapolis Colts 1 $35,262,297$35.3m
02 Denver Broncos 1 $12,935,011$12.9m
03 Atlanta Falcons 1 $9,529,427$9.5m
04 Jacksonville Jaguars 1 $7,742,207$7.7m
05 Arizona Cardinals 1 $5,740,724$5.7m
06 Detroit Lions 1 $4,472,457$4.5m
07 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1 $2,700,000$2.7m
08 Minnesota Vikings 1 $2,270,598$2.3m

What Syracuse 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 $22,522,246 across 8 players. The whole 2024 payroll is ranked by player here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid NFL player from Syracuse?

Zaire Franklin, $35,262,297, a seventh-round pick in 2018, 235th overall. Riley Dixon is second on $12,935,011.

How much have Syracuse players earned in the NFL?

$80,652,721 across 8 careers, which is 99th of the 253 colleges on record and 67th of the 78 schools with 8 players or more on money per man.

Which position does Syracuse send to the NFL?

Inside Linebacker more than any other on money, $35,262,297 across one player. The programme has put men into 7 positions in all.

How many Syracuse players are in the NFL now?

3 men of the 8 here was on a roster in 2026, with $9,005,000 written into contracts for seasons not yet played.

Which NFL team has the most Syracuse players?

Indianapolis Colts, one player worth $35,262,297 between them.

Where to next

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

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Syracuse in the NFL

Colleges near this one

By season

Elsewhere in American football