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Texas Tech NFL player earnings

$449,287,940 earned in the NFL by 11 players from Texas Tech, led by Patrick Mahomes on $288,754,472.

That is 32nd of the 253 colleges the file names, and 7th 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 $449.3m
PER PLAYER $40.8m
PLAYERS 11
IN THE LEAGUE NOW 8
FIRST ROUND PICKS 3

The richest Texas Tech careers in the NFL

Money paid across a whole career

Patrick Mahomes $288.8m

Patrick Mahomes $289m Terence Steele $55m Jordyn Brooks $38m Tyree Wilson $25m Broderick Washington $19m Le'Raven Clark $6.6m Sam Eguavoen $6.0m Dadrion Taylor-Demerson $3.7m Myles Cole $2.9m Tyler Owens $2.8m Douglas Coleman $475k

Patrick Mahomes alone holds 64.3% of everything Texas Tech has earned in the league. 3 men of the 7 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $117.4m a career against $12.1m for everybody else.

Every Texas Tech player ranked by NFL earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

11 careers

# Player Position Franchise Seasons Contracted Career earnings
001 Patrick Mahomes Quarterback Kansas City Chiefs 15 $209.0m $288,754,472$288.8m
002 Terence Steele Right Tackle Dallas Cowboys 9 $34.5m $55,086,135$55.1m
003 Jordyn Brooks Inside Linebacker Miami Dolphins 7 $38,485,608$38.5m
004 Tyree Wilson Defensive End Las Vegas Raiders 4 $25,005,500$25.0m
005 Broderick Washington Defensive Tackle Baltimore Ravens 7 $19,417,049$19.4m
006 Le'Raven Clark Right Tackle Philadelphia Eagles 9 $6,603,571$6.6m
007 Sam Eguavoen Outside Linebacker New York Jets 6 $5,995,982$6.0m
008 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Safety Arizona Cardinals 4 $1.2m $3,680,547$3.7m
009 Myles Cole Defensive End Jacksonville Jaguars 4 $1.2m $2,934,076$2.9m
010 Tyler Owens Safety Washington Commanders 3 $2,850,000$2.8m
011 Douglas Coleman Safety Chicago Bears 2 $475,000

The table holds every one of the 11 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 Texas Tech produces

NFL earnings of its alumni, by position

7 positions

Quarterback $289m Right Tackle $62m Inside Linebacker $38m Defensive End $28m Defensive Tackle $19m Safety $7.0m Outside Linebacker $6.0m

Quarterback is where the programme's NFL money is, $288,754,472 across one player. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Where Texas Tech players are drafted

Career earnings by the round they went in

7 with a round on record

Round Players Per career Earned
Round 1 3 $117.4m $352,245,580$352.2m
Round 3 1 $6.6m $6,603,571$6.6m
Round 4 1 $3.7m $3,680,547$3.7m
Round 5 1 $19.4m $19,417,049$19.4m
Round 7 1 $2.9m $2,934,076$2.9m

3 men of the 7 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $117.4m a career against $12.1m for everybody else. The whole draft is ranked here.

Where the Texas Tech alumni are now

The franchises holding them, and what those careers are worth

11 franchises

# Franchise Players Career earnings
01 Kansas City Chiefs 1 $288,754,472$288.8m
02 Dallas Cowboys 1 $55,086,135$55.1m
03 Miami Dolphins 1 $38,485,608$38.5m
04 Las Vegas Raiders 1 $25,005,500$25.0m
05 Baltimore Ravens 1 $19,417,049$19.4m
06 Philadelphia Eagles 1 $6,603,571$6.6m
07 New York Jets 1 $5,995,982$6.0m
08 Arizona Cardinals 1 $3,680,547$3.7m
09 Jacksonville Jaguars 1 $2,934,076$2.9m
10 Washington Commanders 1 $2,850,000$2.8m
11 Chicago Bears 1 $475,000

What Texas Tech 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 $99,209,108 across 7 players. The whole 2023 payroll is ranked by player here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid NFL player from Texas Tech?

Patrick Mahomes, $288,754,472, a first-round pick in 2017, 10th overall. Terence Steele is second on $55,086,135.

How much have Texas Tech players earned in the NFL?

$449,287,940 across 11 careers, which is 32nd of the 253 colleges on record and 7th of the 78 schools with 8 players or more on money per man.

Which position does Texas Tech send to the NFL?

Quarterback more than any other on money, $288,754,472 across one player. The programme has put men into 7 positions in all.

How many Texas Tech players are in the NFL now?

8 men of the 11 here was on a roster in 2026, with $245,830,000 written into contracts for seasons not yet played.

Which NFL team has the most Texas Tech players?

Kansas City Chiefs, one player worth $288,754,472 between them.

Where to next

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

Boston College · Virginia Tech · Louisville · Auburn · Miami (FL) · Kentucky · Tennessee · Wyoming · Every college · NFL career earnings

Texas Tech in the NFL

Colleges near this one

By season

Elsewhere in American football