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NFL · 18 CAREERS FROM ONE PROGRAMME

Virginia Tech NFL player earnings

$476,660,875 earned in the NFL by 18 players from Virginia Tech, led by Tremaine Edmunds on $97,670,678.

That is 29th of the 253 colleges the file names, and 21st 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 $476.7m
PER PLAYER $26.5m
PLAYERS 18
IN THE LEAGUE NOW 3
FIRST ROUND PICKS 3

The richest Virginia Tech careers in the NFL

Money paid across a whole career

Tremaine Edmunds $97.7m

Tremaine Edmunds $98m Tyrod Taylor $83m Christian Darrisaw $70m Wyatt Teller $62m Kendall Fuller $60m Chuck Clark $21m Tim Settle $17m Terrell Edmunds $17m Yosh Nijman $15m Joey Slye $7.8m Divine Deablo $6.8m Brock Hoffman $4.5m Amaré Barno $3.8m Khalil Herbert $3.5m Dalton Keene $3.1m Raheem Blackshear $2.5m Norell Pollard $2.5m Silas Dzansi $686k

Tremaine Edmunds alone holds 20.5% of everything Virginia Tech has earned in the league. 3 men of the 11 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $61.3m a career against $19.5m for everybody else.

Every Virginia Tech player ranked by NFL earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

18 careers

# Player Position Franchise Seasons Contracted Career earnings
001 Tremaine Edmunds Inside Linebacker Chicago Bears 9 $97,670,678$97.7m
002 Tyrod Taylor Quarterback New York Jets 15 $82,630,703$82.6m
003 Christian Darrisaw Left Tackle Minnesota Vikings 9 $63.7m $69,632,212$69.6m
004 Wyatt Teller Guard Cleveland Browns 8 $61,750,167$61.8m
005 Kendall Fuller Cornerback Miami Dolphins 10 $59,841,714$59.8m
006 Chuck Clark Safety New York Jets 8 $21,221,267$21.2m
007 Tim Settle Defensive Tackle Houston Texans 8 $17,146,041$17.1m
008 Terrell Edmunds Safety Pittsburgh Steelers 9 $16,601,463$16.6m
009 Yosh Nijman Right Tackle Carolina Panthers 7 $14,994,018$15.0m
010 Joey Slye Kicker New England Patriots 9 $7,796,328$7.8m
011 Divine Deablo Inside Linebacker Las Vegas Raiders 4 $6,757,628$6.8m
012 Brock Hoffman Center Dallas Cowboys 9 $4,461,648$4.5m
013 Amaré Barno Outside Linebacker Carolina Panthers 4 $3,801,516$3.8m
014 Khalil Herbert Running Back Chicago Bears 4 $3,507,925$3.5m
015 Dalton Keene Tight End Houston Texans 8 $3,131,901$3.1m
016 Raheem Blackshear Running Back Carolina Panthers 3 $2,519,666$2.5m
017 Norell Pollard Defensive Tackle Washington Commanders 3 $2,510,000$2.5m
018 Silas Dzansi Left Tackle Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2 $686,000

The table holds every one of the 18 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 Virginia Tech produces

NFL earnings of its alumni, by position

13 positions

Inside Linebacker $104m Quarterback $83m Left Tackle $70m Guard $62m Cornerback $60m Safety $38m Defensive Tackle $20m Right Tackle $15m Kicker $7.8m Running Back $6.0m Center $4.5m Outside Linebacker $3.8m Tight End $3.1m

Inside Linebacker is where the programme's NFL money is, $104,428,306 across 2 players. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Where Virginia Tech players are drafted

Career earnings by the round they went in

11 with a round on record

Round Players Per career Earned
Round 1 3 $61.3m $183,904,353$183.9m
Round 3 2 $4.9m $9,889,529$9.9m
Round 5 2 $39.4m $78,896,208$78.9m
Round 6 4 $27.8m $111,161,411$111.2m

3 men of the 11 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $61.3m a career against $19.5m for everybody else. The whole draft is ranked here.

Where the Virginia Tech alumni are now

The franchises holding them, and what those careers are worth

13 franchises

# Franchise Players Career earnings
01 New York Jets 2 $103,851,970$103.9m
02 Chicago Bears 2 $101,178,603$101.2m
03 Minnesota Vikings 1 $69,632,212$69.6m
04 Cleveland Browns 1 $61,750,167$61.8m
05 Miami Dolphins 1 $59,841,714$59.8m
06 Carolina Panthers 3 $21,315,200$21.3m
07 Houston Texans 2 $20,277,942$20.3m
08 Pittsburgh Steelers 1 $16,601,463$16.6m
09 New England Patriots 1 $7,796,328$7.8m
10 Las Vegas Raiders 1 $6,757,628$6.8m
11 Dallas Cowboys 1 $4,461,648$4.5m
12 Washington Commanders 1 $2,510,000$2.5m
13 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1 $686,000

What Virginia Tech 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 $87,850,722 across 20 players. The whole 2024 payroll is ranked by player here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid NFL player from Virginia Tech?

Tremaine Edmunds, $97,670,678, a first-round pick in 2018, 16th overall. Tyrod Taylor is second on $82,630,703.

How much have Virginia Tech players earned in the NFL?

$476,660,875 across 18 careers, which is 29th of the 253 colleges on record and 21st of the 78 schools with 8 players or more on money per man.

Which position does Virginia Tech send to the NFL?

Inside Linebacker more than any other on money, $104,428,306 across 2 players. The programme has put men into 13 positions in all.

How many Virginia Tech players are in the NFL now?

3 men of the 18 here was on a roster in 2026, with $63,750,000 written into contracts for seasons not yet played.

Which NFL team has the most Virginia Tech players?

New York Jets, 2 players worth $103,851,970 between them.

Where to next

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

Fresno State · South Carolina · Texas · Boston College · Louisville · Auburn · Texas Tech · Miami (FL) · Every college · NFL career earnings

Virginia Tech in the NFL

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Elsewhere in American football