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NFL · 9 CAREERS FROM ONE PROGRAMME

Tulane NFL player earnings

$96,248,801 earned in the NFL by 9 players from Tulane, led by Darnell Mooney on $44,609,756.

That is 92nd of the 253 colleges the file names, and 64th 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 $96.2m
PER PLAYER $10.7m
PLAYERS 9
IN THE LEAGUE NOW 5
FIRST ROUND PICKS 0

The richest Tulane careers in the NFL

Money paid across a whole career

Darnell Mooney $44.6m

Darnell Mooney $45m Cairo Santos $25m Tyjae Spears $5.5m Dorian Williams $5.4m Cameron Sample $4.3m Patrick Johnson $3.6m Jha'Quan Jackson $3.0m Ryan Wright $2.6m Lance Robinson $2.5m

Darnell Mooney alone holds 46.3% of everything Tulane has earned in the league. None of the 4 with a round on record went in the first.

Every Tulane player ranked by NFL earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

9 careers

# Player Position Franchise Seasons Contracted Career earnings
001 Darnell Mooney Wide Receiver Atlanta Falcons 7 $44,609,756$44.6m
002 Cairo Santos Kicker Chicago Bears 14 $24,740,935$24.7m
003 Tyjae Spears Running Back Tennessee Titans 4 $5,490,616$5.5m
004 Dorian Williams Outside Linebacker Buffalo Bills 4 $5,442,806$5.4m
005 Cameron Sample Defensive End Cincinnati Bengals 4 $4,268,144$4.3m
006 Patrick Johnson Outside Linebacker Philadelphia Eagles 4 $3,585,876$3.6m
007 Jha'Quan Jackson Wide Receiver Tennessee Titans 4 $1.2m $3,033,668$3.0m
008 Ryan Wright Punter Minnesota Vikings 3 $2,565,000$2.6m
009 Lance Robinson Cornerback Cincinnati Bengals 3 $2,512,000$2.5m

The table holds every one of the 9 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 Tulane produces

NFL earnings of its alumni, by position

7 positions

Wide Receiver $48m Kicker $25m Outside Linebacker $9.0m Running Back $5.5m Defensive End $4.3m Punter $2.6m Cornerback $2.5m

Wide Receiver is where the programme's NFL money is, $47,643,424 across 2 players. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Where Tulane players are drafted

Career earnings by the round they went in

4 with a round on record

Round Players Per career Earned
Round 3 1 $5.5m $5,490,616$5.5m
Round 5 1 $44.6m $44,609,756$44.6m
Round 6 1 $3.0m $3,033,668$3.0m
Round 7 1 $3.6m $3,585,876$3.6m

None of the 4 with a round on record went in the first. The whole draft is ranked here.

Where the Tulane alumni are now

The franchises holding them, and what those careers are worth

7 franchises

# Franchise Players Career earnings
01 Atlanta Falcons 1 $44,609,756$44.6m
02 Chicago Bears 1 $24,740,935$24.7m
03 Tennessee Titans 2 $8,524,284$8.5m
04 Cincinnati Bengals 2 $6,780,144$6.8m
05 Buffalo Bills 1 $5,442,806$5.4m
06 Philadelphia Eagles 1 $3,585,876$3.6m
07 Minnesota Vikings 1 $2,565,000$2.6m

What Tulane 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 $27,274,914 across 9 players. The whole 2024 payroll is ranked by player here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid NFL player from Tulane?

Darnell Mooney, $44,609,756, a fifth-round pick in 2020, 173rd overall. Cairo Santos is second on $24,740,935.

How much have Tulane players earned in the NFL?

$96,248,801 across 9 careers, which is 92nd of the 253 colleges on record and 64th of the 78 schools with 8 players or more on money per man.

Which position does Tulane send to the NFL?

Wide Receiver more than any other on money, $47,643,424 across 2 players. The programme has put men into 7 positions in all.

How many Tulane players are in the NFL now?

5 men of the 9 here was on a roster in 2026, with $1,190,000 written into contracts for seasons not yet played.

Which NFL team has the most Tulane players?

Atlanta Falcons, one player worth $44,609,756 between them.

Where to next

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

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Tulane in the NFL

Colleges near this one

By season

Elsewhere in American football