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NFL · 28 CAREERS FROM ONE PROGRAMME

Tennessee NFL player earnings

$392,421,336 earned in the NFL by 28 players from Tennessee, led by Alvin Kamara on $79,833,272.

That is 35th of the 253 colleges the file names, and 59th 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 $392.4m
PER PLAYER $14.0m
PLAYERS 28
IN THE LEAGUE NOW 10
FIRST ROUND PICKS 3

The richest Tennessee careers in the NFL

Money paid across a whole career

Alvin Kamara $79.8m

Alvin Kamara $80m Cordarrelle Patterson $46m Derek Barnett $31m Cameron Sutton $29m Shy Tuttle $24m Darnell Wright $21m Jalen Reeves-Maybin $21m Emmanuel Moseley $19m Jauan Jennings $18m Morgan Cox $15m Darrell Taylor $9.9m Joshua Dobbs $9.8m Alontae Taylor $7.1m Josh Palmer $6.8m Jakob Johnson $6.3m Trey Smith $5.8m Jalin Hyatt $5.6m Cedric Tillman $5.6m Hendon Hooker $5.5m Velus Jones $5.4m

Alvin Kamara alone holds 20.3% of everything Tennessee has earned in the league. 3 men of the 17 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $32.5m a career against $11.8m for everybody else.

Every Tennessee player ranked by NFL earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

28 careers

# Player Position Franchise Seasons Contracted Career earnings
001 Alvin Kamara Running Back New Orleans Saints 9 $79,833,272$79.8m
002 Cordarrelle Patterson Running Back Pittsburgh Steelers 13 $45,707,585$45.7m
003 Derek Barnett Defensive End Houston Texans 9 $30,702,939$30.7m
004 Cameron Sutton Cornerback Pittsburgh Steelers 8 $29,087,440$29.1m
005 Shy Tuttle Defensive Tackle Carolina Panthers 7 $23,758,000$23.8m
006 Darnell Wright Right Tackle Chicago Bears 4 $20,968,266$21.0m
007 Jalen Reeves-Maybin Outside Linebacker Detroit Lions 10 $20,629,537$20.6m
008 Emmanuel Moseley Cornerback Detroit Lions 7 $19,275,106$19.3m
009 Jauan Jennings Wide Receiver San Francisco 49ers 6 $17,957,800$18.0m
010 Morgan Cox Long Snapper Tennessee Titans 15 $14,517,756$14.5m
011 Darrell Taylor Outside Linebacker Chicago Bears 5 $9,900,506$9.9m
012 Joshua Dobbs Quarterback San Francisco 49ers 10 $9,807,176$9.8m
013 Alontae Taylor Cornerback New Orleans Saints 4 $7,143,591$7.1m
014 Josh Palmer Wide Receiver Los Angeles Chargers 4 $6,802,057$6.8m
015 Jakob Johnson Fullback New York Giants 6 $6,299,679$6.3m
016 Trey Smith Guard Kansas City Chiefs 4 $5,760,464$5.8m
017 Jalin Hyatt Wide Receiver New York Giants 4 $5,625,312$5.6m
018 Cedric Tillman Wide Receiver Cleveland Browns 4 $5,614,512$5.6m
019 Hendon Hooker Quarterback Detroit Lions 4 $5,469,023$5.5m
020 Velus Jones Wide Receiver Chicago Bears 4 $5,405,928$5.4m
021 Jaylen Wright Running Back Miami Dolphins 4 $1.2m $3,590,020$3.6m
022 Dee Williams Wide Receiver Seattle Seahawks 3 $2,855,000$2.9m
023 Jaylen McCollough Safety Los Angeles Rams 3 $2,845,000$2.8m
024 Ramel Keyton Wide Receiver Las Vegas Raiders 3 $2,832,500$2.8m
025 Joe Milton III Quarterback New England Patriots 4 $1.2m $2,830,000$2.8m
026 Theo Jackson Cornerback Minnesota Vikings 4 $2,566,809$2.6m
027 McCallan Castles Tight End Philadelphia Eagles 3 $2,535,000$2.5m
028 Micah Abernathy Safety Atlanta Falcons 5 $2,101,058$2.1m

The table holds every one of the 28 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 Tennessee produces

NFL earnings of its alumni, by position

13 positions

Running Back $129m Cornerback $58m Wide Receiver $47m Defensive End $31m Outside Linebacker $31m Defensive Tackle $24m Right Tackle $21m Quarterback $18m Long Snapper $15m Fullback $6.3m Guard $5.8m Safety $4.9m Tight End $2.5m

Running Back is where the programme's NFL money is, $129,130,877 across 3 players. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Where Tennessee players are drafted

Career earnings by the round they went in

17 with a round on record

Round Players Per career Earned
Round 1 3 $32.5m $97,378,790$97.4m
Round 2 1 $7.1m $7,143,591$7.1m
Round 3 7 $19.7m $137,837,544$137.8m
Round 4 3 $11.3m $34,026,733$34.0m
Round 6 2 $4.2m $8,327,273$8.3m
Round 7 1 $18.0m $17,957,800$18.0m

3 men of the 17 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $32.5m a career against $11.8m for everybody else. The whole draft is ranked here.

Where the Tennessee alumni are now

The franchises holding them, and what those careers are worth

20 franchises

# Franchise Players Career earnings
01 New Orleans Saints 2 $86,976,863$87.0m
02 Pittsburgh Steelers 2 $74,795,025$74.8m
03 Detroit Lions 3 $45,373,666$45.4m
04 Chicago Bears 3 $36,274,700$36.3m
05 Houston Texans 1 $30,702,939$30.7m
06 San Francisco 49ers 2 $27,764,976$27.8m
07 Carolina Panthers 1 $23,758,000$23.8m
08 Tennessee Titans 1 $14,517,756$14.5m
09 New York Giants 2 $11,924,991$11.9m
10 Los Angeles Chargers 1 $6,802,057$6.8m
11 Kansas City Chiefs 1 $5,760,464$5.8m
12 Cleveland Browns 1 $5,614,512$5.6m
13 Miami Dolphins 1 $3,590,020$3.6m
14 Seattle Seahawks 1 $2,855,000$2.9m
15 Los Angeles Rams 1 $2,845,000$2.8m
16 Las Vegas Raiders 1 $2,832,500$2.8m
17 New England Patriots 1 $2,830,000$2.8m
18 Minnesota Vikings 1 $2,566,809$2.6m
19 Philadelphia Eagles 1 $2,535,000$2.5m
20 Atlanta Falcons 1 $2,101,058$2.1m

What Tennessee 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 $75,904,829 across 25 players. The whole 2023 payroll is ranked by player here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid NFL player from Tennessee?

Alvin Kamara, $79,833,272, a third-round pick in 2017. Cordarrelle Patterson is second on $45,707,585.

How much have Tennessee players earned in the NFL?

$392,421,336 across 28 careers, which is 35th of the 253 colleges on record and 59th of the 78 schools with 8 players or more on money per man.

Which position does Tennessee send to the NFL?

Running Back more than any other on money, $129,130,877 across 3 players. The programme has put men into 13 positions in all.

How many Tennessee players are in the NFL now?

10 men of the 28 here was on a roster in 2026, with $2,380,000 written into contracts for seasons not yet played.

Which NFL team has the most Tennessee players?

New Orleans Saints, 2 players worth $86,976,863 between them.

Where to next

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

Auburn · Texas Tech · Miami (FL) · Kentucky · Wyoming · Maryland · Duke · Utah · Every college · NFL career earnings

Tennessee in the NFL

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