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NFL · 9 CAREERS FROM ONE PROGRAMME

Vanderbilt NFL player earnings

$61,064,532 earned in the NFL by 9 players from Vanderbilt, led by Adam Butler on $12,028,455.

That is 112th of the 253 colleges the file names, and 75th 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 $61.1m
PER PLAYER $6.8m
PLAYERS 9
IN THE LEAGUE NOW 1
FIRST ROUND PICKS 0

The richest Vanderbilt careers in the NFL

Money paid across a whole career

Adam Butler $12.0m

Adam Butler $12m Oren Burks $9.9m Trent Sherfield $8.9m Jordan Matthews $8.6m Dayo Odeyingbo $6.2m Khari Blasingame $5.9m Justin Skule $4.7m Matthew Hayball $2.8m Anfernee Orji $2.0m

Adam Butler alone holds 19.7% of everything Vanderbilt has earned in the league. None of the 4 with a round on record went in the first.

Every Vanderbilt player ranked by NFL earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

9 careers

# Player Position Franchise Seasons Contracted Career earnings
001 Adam Butler Defensive Tackle Las Vegas Raiders 7 $12,028,455$12.0m
002 Oren Burks Inside Linebacker Philadelphia Eagles 7 $9,924,101$9.9m
003 Trent Sherfield Wide Receiver Minnesota Vikings 7 $8,852,771$8.9m
004 Jordan Matthews Wide Receiver Carolina Panthers 12 $8,612,566$8.6m
005 Dayo Odeyingbo Defensive End Indianapolis Colts 4 $6,177,521$6.2m
006 Khari Blasingame Fullback Chicago Bears 6 $5,931,266$5.9m
007 Justin Skule Left Tackle Tampa Bay Buccaneers 6 $4,716,852$4.7m
008 Matthew Hayball Punter New Orleans Saints 3 $2,840,000$2.8m
009 Anfernee Orji Outside Linebacker New Orleans Saints 3 $1,981,000$2.0m

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 Vanderbilt produces

NFL earnings of its alumni, by position

8 positions

Wide Receiver $17m Defensive Tackle $12m Inside Linebacker $9.9m Defensive End $6.2m Fullback $5.9m Left Tackle $4.7m Punter $2.8m Outside Linebacker $2.0m

Wide Receiver is where the programme's NFL money is, $17,465,337 across 2 players. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Where Vanderbilt players are drafted

Career earnings by the round they went in

4 with a round on record

Round Players Per career Earned
Round 2 2 $7.4m $14,790,087$14.8m
Round 3 1 $9.9m $9,924,101$9.9m
Round 6 1 $4.7m $4,716,852$4.7m

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

Where the Vanderbilt alumni are now

The franchises holding them, and what those careers are worth

8 franchises

# Franchise Players Career earnings
01 Las Vegas Raiders 1 $12,028,455$12.0m
02 Philadelphia Eagles 1 $9,924,101$9.9m
03 Minnesota Vikings 1 $8,852,771$8.9m
04 Carolina Panthers 1 $8,612,566$8.6m
05 Indianapolis Colts 1 $6,177,521$6.2m
06 Chicago Bears 1 $5,931,266$5.9m
07 New Orleans Saints 2 $4,821,000$4.8m
08 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1 $4,716,852$4.7m

What Vanderbilt 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 $11,372,389 across 9 players. The whole 2024 payroll is ranked by player here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid NFL player from Vanderbilt?

Adam Butler, $12,028,455. Oren Burks is second on $9,924,101.

How much have Vanderbilt players earned in the NFL?

$61,064,532 across 9 careers, which is 112th of the 253 colleges on record and 75th of the 78 schools with 8 players or more on money per man.

Which position does Vanderbilt send to the NFL?

Wide Receiver more than any other on money, $17,465,337 across 2 players. The programme has put men into 8 positions in all.

How many Vanderbilt players are in the NFL now?

one man of the 9 here was on a roster in 2026.

Which NFL team has the most Vanderbilt players?

Las Vegas Raiders, one player worth $12,028,455 between them.

Where to next

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

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Vanderbilt in the NFL

Colleges near this one

By season

Elsewhere in American football