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NFL · 4 CAREERS FROM ONE PROGRAMME

Tulsa NFL player earnings

$51,167,416 earned in the NFL by 4 players from Tulsa, led by Zaven Collins on $28,826,247.

That is 124th of the 253 colleges the file names, and below the 8 players the per man ranking needs. 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 $51.2m
PER PLAYER $12.8m
PLAYERS 4
IN THE LEAGUE NOW 1
FIRST ROUND PICKS 2

The richest Tulsa careers in the NFL

Money paid across a whole career

Zaven Collins $28.8m

Zaven Collins $29m Tyler Smith $13m Trevis Gipson $5.2m Chris Paul $3.8m

Zaven Collins alone holds 56.3% of everything Tulsa has earned in the league. 2 men of the 3 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $21.1m a career against $4.5m for everybody else.

Every Tulsa player ranked by NFL earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

4 careers

# Player Position Franchise Seasons Contracted Career earnings
001 Zaven Collins Defensive End Arizona Cardinals 6 $28,826,247$28.8m
002 Tyler Smith Guard Dallas Cowboys 4 $13,389,122$13.4m
003 Trevis Gipson Outside Linebacker Seattle Seahawks 6 $5,187,603$5.2m
004 Chris Paul Guard Washington Commanders 4 $3,764,444$3.8m

The table holds every one of the 4 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 Tulsa produces

NFL earnings of its alumni, by position

3 positions

Defensive End $29m Guard $17m Outside Linebacker $5.2m

Defensive End is where the programme's NFL money is, $28,826,247 across one player. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Where Tulsa players are drafted

Career earnings by the round they went in

3 with a round on record

Round Players Per career Earned
Round 1 2 $21.1m $42,215,369$42.2m
Round 7 1 $3.8m $3,764,444$3.8m

2 men of the 3 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $21.1m a career against $4.5m for everybody else. The whole draft is ranked here.

Where the Tulsa alumni are now

The franchises holding them, and what those careers are worth

4 franchises

# Franchise Players Career earnings
01 Arizona Cardinals 1 $28,826,247$28.8m
02 Dallas Cowboys 1 $13,389,122$13.4m
03 Seattle Seahawks 1 $5,187,603$5.2m
04 Washington Commanders 1 $3,764,444$3.8m

What Tulsa 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 $12,354,773 across 4 players. The whole 2024 payroll is ranked by player here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid NFL player from Tulsa?

Zaven Collins, $28,826,247, a first-round pick in 2021, 16th overall. Tyler Smith is second on $13,389,122.

How much have Tulsa players earned in the NFL?

$51,167,416 across 4 careers, which is 124th of the 253 colleges on record and below the 8 players the per man ranking needs.

Which position does Tulsa send to the NFL?

Defensive End more than any other on money, $28,826,247 across one player. The programme has put men into 3 positions in all.

How many Tulsa players are in the NFL now?

one man of the 4 here was on a roster in 2026.

Which NFL team has the most Tulsa players?

Arizona Cardinals, one player worth $28,826,247 between them.

Where to next

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

South Alabama · Old Dominion · Arizona · Connecticut · Texas-San Antonio · Indiana · San Diego State · Marshall · Every college · NFL career earnings

Tulsa in the NFL

Colleges near this one

By season

Elsewhere in American football