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Temple NFL player earnings

$215,120,238 earned in the NFL by 10 players from Temple, led by Dion Dawkins on $103,164,078.

That is 54th of the 253 colleges the file names, and 30th 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 $215.1m
PER PLAYER $21.5m
PLAYERS 10
IN THE LEAGUE NOW 3
FIRST ROUND PICKS 1

The richest Temple careers in the NFL

Money paid across a whole career

Dion Dawkins $103.2m

Dion Dawkins $103m Haason Reddick $52m Tyler Matakevich $16m Rock Ya-Sin $14m Jake Martin $12m Sam Franklin $7.6m Jordan Magee $2.9m David Martin-Robinson $2.8m Harrison Hand $2.8m Michael Niese $1.2m

Dion Dawkins alone holds 48.0% of everything Temple has earned in the league. one man of the 7 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $52.1m a career against $18.1m for everybody else.

Every Temple player ranked by NFL earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

10 careers

# Player Position Franchise Seasons Contracted Career earnings
001 Dion Dawkins Left Tackle Buffalo Bills 11 $19.7m $103,164,078$103.2m
002 Haason Reddick Outside Linebacker New York Jets 8 $52,145,334$52.1m
003 Tyler Matakevich Inside Linebacker Pittsburgh Steelers 9 $15,759,660$15.8m
004 Rock Ya-Sin Cornerback San Francisco 49ers 6 $14,375,943$14.4m
005 Jake Martin Defensive End Chicago Bears 10 $12,345,484$12.3m
006 Sam Franklin Safety Carolina Panthers 5 $7,603,651$7.6m
007 Jordan Magee Inside Linebacker Washington Commanders 4 $1.2m $2,876,228$2.9m
008 David Martin-Robinson Tight End Tennessee Titans 3 $2,837,500$2.8m
009 Harrison Hand Cornerback Atlanta Falcons 4 $2,790,860$2.8m
010 Michael Niese Center Detroit Lions 4 $1,221,500

The table holds every one of the 10 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 Temple produces

NFL earnings of its alumni, by position

8 positions

Left Tackle $103m Outside Linebacker $52m Inside Linebacker $19m Cornerback $17m Defensive End $12m Safety $7.6m Tight End $2.8m Center $1.2m

Left Tackle is where the programme's NFL money is, $103,164,078 across one player. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Where Temple players are drafted

Career earnings by the round they went in

7 with a round on record

Round Players Per career Earned
Round 1 1 $52.1m $52,145,334$52.1m
Round 2 2 $58.8m $117,540,021$117.5m
Round 5 2 $2.8m $5,667,088$5.7m
Round 6 1 $12.3m $12,345,484$12.3m
Round 7 1 $15.8m $15,759,660$15.8m

one man of the 7 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $52.1m a career against $18.1m for everybody else. The whole draft is ranked here.

Where the Temple alumni are now

The franchises holding them, and what those careers are worth

10 franchises

# Franchise Players Career earnings
01 Buffalo Bills 1 $103,164,078$103.2m
02 New York Jets 1 $52,145,334$52.1m
03 Pittsburgh Steelers 1 $15,759,660$15.8m
04 San Francisco 49ers 1 $14,375,943$14.4m
05 Chicago Bears 1 $12,345,484$12.3m
06 Carolina Panthers 1 $7,603,651$7.6m
07 Washington Commanders 1 $2,876,228$2.9m
08 Tennessee Titans 1 $2,837,500$2.8m
09 Atlanta Falcons 1 $2,790,860$2.8m
10 Detroit Lions 1 $1,221,500

What Temple alumni are paid each season

Every year of every career, added together

Peak in 2023

2023 is the programme's biggest year on record at $38,528,000 across 9 players. The whole 2023 payroll is ranked by player here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid NFL player from Temple?

Dion Dawkins, $103,164,078, a second-round pick in 2017, 63rd overall. Haason Reddick is second on $52,145,334.

How much have Temple players earned in the NFL?

$215,120,238 across 10 careers, which is 54th of the 253 colleges on record and 30th of the 78 schools with 8 players or more on money per man.

Which position does Temple send to the NFL?

Left Tackle more than any other on money, $103,164,078 across one player. The programme has put men into 8 positions in all.

How many Temple players are in the NFL now?

3 men of the 10 here was on a roster in 2026, with $20,860,000 written into contracts for seasons not yet played.

Which NFL team has the most Temple players?

Buffalo Bills, one player worth $103,164,078 between them.

Where to next

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

North Dakota State · Eastern Washington · Southern Methodist · Cincinnati · Illinois · Central Florida · Nebraska · Buffalo · Every college · NFL career earnings

Temple in the NFL

Colleges near this one

By season

Elsewhere in American football