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NFL · 8 CAREERS FROM ONE PROGRAMME

Toledo NFL player earnings

$78,823,681 earned in the NFL by 8 players from Toledo, led by Diontae Johnson on $42,703,375.

That is 100th of the 253 colleges the file names, and 68th 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 $78.8m
PER PLAYER $9.9m
PLAYERS 8
IN THE LEAGUE NOW 2
FIRST ROUND PICKS 1

The richest Toledo careers in the NFL

Money paid across a whole career

Diontae Johnson $42.7m

Diontae Johnson $43m Quinyon Mitchell $12m Reggie Gilliam $7.1m Storm Norton $5.3m Desjuan Johnson $3.9m Samuel Womack $3.7m Tycen Anderson $3.4m Dyontae Johnson $686k

Diontae Johnson alone holds 54.2% of everything Toledo has earned in the league. one man of the 5 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $12.0m a career against $9.5m for everybody else.

Every Toledo player ranked by NFL earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

8 careers

# Player Position Franchise Seasons Contracted Career earnings
001 Diontae Johnson Wide Receiver Carolina Panthers 6 $42,703,375$42.7m
002 Quinyon Mitchell Cornerback Philadelphia Eagles 4 $2.8m $12,002,446$12.0m
003 Reggie Gilliam Fullback Buffalo Bills 5 $7,084,759$7.1m
004 Storm Norton Right Tackle Atlanta Falcons 12 $5,301,029$5.3m
005 Desjuan Johnson Defensive End Los Angeles Rams 4 $3,917,776$3.9m
006 Samuel Womack Cornerback Indianapolis Colts 4 $3,723,879$3.7m
007 Tycen Anderson Safety Cincinnati Bengals 4 $3,404,417$3.4m
008 Dyontae Johnson Linebacker New York Giants 2 $686,000

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 Toledo produces

NFL earnings of its alumni, by position

7 positions

Wide Receiver $43m Cornerback $16m Fullback $7.1m Right Tackle $5.3m Defensive End $3.9m Safety $3.4m Linebacker $686k

Wide Receiver is where the programme's NFL money is, $42,703,375 across one player. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Where Toledo players are drafted

Career earnings by the round they went in

5 with a round on record

Round Players Per career Earned
Round 1 1 $12.0m $12,002,446$12.0m
Round 3 1 $42.7m $42,703,375$42.7m
Round 5 2 $3.6m $7,128,296$7.1m
Round 7 1 $3.9m $3,917,776$3.9m

one man of the 5 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $12.0m a career against $9.5m for everybody else. The whole draft is ranked here.

Where the Toledo alumni are now

The franchises holding them, and what those careers are worth

8 franchises

# Franchise Players Career earnings
01 Carolina Panthers 1 $42,703,375$42.7m
02 Philadelphia Eagles 1 $12,002,446$12.0m
03 Buffalo Bills 1 $7,084,759$7.1m
04 Atlanta Falcons 1 $5,301,029$5.3m
05 Los Angeles Rams 1 $3,917,776$3.9m
06 Indianapolis Colts 1 $3,723,879$3.7m
07 Cincinnati Bengals 1 $3,404,417$3.4m
08 New York Giants 1 $686,000

What Toledo 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 $24,938,296 across 8 players. The whole 2024 payroll is ranked by player here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid NFL player from Toledo?

Diontae Johnson, $42,703,375, a third-round pick in 2019, 66th overall. Quinyon Mitchell is second on $12,002,446.

How much have Toledo players earned in the NFL?

$78,823,681 across 8 careers, which is 100th of the 253 colleges on record and 68th of the 78 schools with 8 players or more on money per man.

Which position does Toledo send to the NFL?

Wide Receiver more than any other on money, $42,703,375 across one player. The programme has put men into 7 positions in all.

How many Toledo players are in the NFL now?

2 men of the 8 here was on a roster in 2026, with $2,815,650 written into contracts for seasons not yet played.

Which NFL team has the most Toledo players?

Carolina Panthers, one player worth $42,703,375 between them.

Where to next

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

Yale · Rutgers · South Dakota State · Syracuse · Baylor · Rice · Northern Iowa · Kansas · Every college · NFL career earnings

Toledo in the NFL

Colleges near this one

By season

Elsewhere in American football