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NFL · 20 CAREERS FROM ONE PROGRAMME

Utah NFL player earnings

$373,461,790 earned in the NFL by 20 players from Utah, led by Marcus Williams on $88,474,299.

That is 39th of the 253 colleges the file names, and 41st 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 $373.5m
PER PLAYER $18.7m
PLAYERS 20
IN THE LEAGUE NOW 11
FIRST ROUND PICKS 3

The richest Utah careers in the NFL

Money paid across a whole career

Marcus Williams $88.5m

Marcus Williams $88m Garett Bolles $79m Jaylon Johnson $68m Matt Gay $27m Mitch Wishnowsky $15m Dalton Kincaid $13m Devin Lloyd $13m Zack Moss $12m Julian Blackmon $10m Cody Barton $9.9m Leki Fotu $6.4m Clark Phillips III $4.9m Cole Bishop $4.9m Jonah Elliss $4.3m Sione Vaki $3.5m Sataoa Laumea $3.0m Devaughn Vele $2.9m Britain Covey $2.3m Mohamoud Diabate $2.3m Nephi Sewell $1.6m

Marcus Williams alone holds 23.7% of everything Utah has earned in the league. 3 men of the 14 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $35.2m a career against $15.8m for everybody else.

Every Utah player ranked by NFL earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

20 careers

# Player Position Franchise Seasons Contracted Career earnings
001 Marcus Williams Safety Baltimore Ravens 10 $88,474,299$88.5m
002 Garett Bolles Left Tackle Denver Broncos 8 $79,315,413$79.3m
003 Jaylon Johnson Cornerback Chicago Bears 8 $16.0m $68,298,032$68.3m
004 Matt Gay Kicker Indianapolis Colts 9 $27,386,340$27.4m
005 Mitch Wishnowsky Punter San Francisco 49ers 8 $15,049,072$15.0m
006 Dalton Kincaid Tight End Buffalo Bills 4 $13,427,022$13.4m
007 Devin Lloyd Inside Linebacker Jacksonville Jaguars 4 $12,936,606$12.9m
008 Zack Moss Running Back Cincinnati Bengals 6 $12,203,215$12.2m
009 Julian Blackmon Safety Indianapolis Colts 5 $10,281,876$10.3m
010 Cody Barton Inside Linebacker Denver Broncos 6 $9,869,124$9.9m
011 Leki Fotu Defensive Tackle New York Jets 5 $6,396,026$6.4m
012 Clark Phillips III Cornerback Atlanta Falcons 4 $4,938,313$4.9m
013 Cole Bishop Safety Buffalo Bills 4 $1.7m $4,860,088$4.9m
014 Jonah Elliss Outside Linebacker Denver Broncos 4 $1.6m $4,275,161$4.3m
015 Sione Vaki Running Back Detroit Lions 4 $1.2m $3,483,544$3.5m
016 Sataoa Laumea Guard Seattle Seahawks 4 $1.2m $3,046,516$3.0m
017 Devaughn Vele Wide Receiver Denver Broncos 4 $1.2m $2,934,480$2.9m
018 Britain Covey Wide Receiver Philadelphia Eagles 3 $2,345,828$2.3m
019 Mohamoud Diabate Outside Linebacker Cleveland Browns 3 $2,300,000$2.3m
020 Nephi Sewell Outside Linebacker New Orleans Saints 3 $1,640,835$1.6m

The table holds every one of the 20 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 Utah produces

NFL earnings of its alumni, by position

12 positions

Safety $104m Left Tackle $79m Cornerback $73m Kicker $27m Inside Linebacker $23m Running Back $16m Punter $15m Tight End $13m Outside Linebacker $8.2m Defensive Tackle $6.4m Wide Receiver $5.3m Guard $3.0m

Safety is where the programme's NFL money is, $103,616,263 across 3 players. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Where Utah players are drafted

Career earnings by the round they went in

14 with a round on record

Round Players Per career Earned
Round 1 3 $35.2m $105,679,041$105.7m
Round 2 2 $46.7m $93,334,387$93.3m
Round 3 4 $9.2m $36,629,376$36.6m
Round 4 2 $9.3m $18,532,616$18.5m
Round 5 1 $27.4m $27,386,340$27.4m
Round 6 1 $3.0m $3,046,516$3.0m
Round 7 1 $2.9m $2,934,480$2.9m

3 men of the 14 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $35.2m a career against $15.8m for everybody else. The whole draft is ranked here.

Where the Utah alumni are now

The franchises holding them, and what those careers are worth

15 franchises

# Franchise Players Career earnings
01 Denver Broncos 4 $96,394,178$96.4m
02 Baltimore Ravens 1 $88,474,299$88.5m
03 Chicago Bears 1 $68,298,032$68.3m
04 Indianapolis Colts 2 $37,668,216$37.7m
05 Buffalo Bills 2 $18,287,110$18.3m
06 San Francisco 49ers 1 $15,049,072$15.0m
07 Jacksonville Jaguars 1 $12,936,606$12.9m
08 Cincinnati Bengals 1 $12,203,215$12.2m
09 New York Jets 1 $6,396,026$6.4m
10 Atlanta Falcons 1 $4,938,313$4.9m
11 Detroit Lions 1 $3,483,544$3.5m
12 Seattle Seahawks 1 $3,046,516$3.0m
13 Philadelphia Eagles 1 $2,345,828$2.3m
14 Cleveland Browns 1 $2,300,000$2.3m
15 New Orleans Saints 1 $1,640,835$1.6m

What Utah 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 $90,819,562 across 20 players. The whole 2024 payroll is ranked by player here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid NFL player from Utah?

Marcus Williams, $88,474,299, a second-round pick in 2017, 42nd overall. Garett Bolles is second on $79,315,413.

How much have Utah players earned in the NFL?

$373,461,790 across 20 careers, which is 39th of the 253 colleges on record and 41st of the 78 schools with 8 players or more on money per man.

Which position does Utah send to the NFL?

Safety more than any other on money, $103,616,263 across 3 players. The programme has put men into 12 positions in all.

How many Utah players are in the NFL now?

11 men of the 20 here was on a roster in 2026, with $22,853,461 written into contracts for seasons not yet played.

Which NFL team has the most Utah players?

Denver Broncos, 4 players worth $96,394,178 between them.

Where to next

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

Tennessee · Wyoming · Maryland · Duke · Texas Christian · Brigham Young · Pittsburgh · Arkansas · Every college · NFL career earnings

Utah in the NFL

Colleges near this one

By season

Elsewhere in American football