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Virginia NFL player earnings

$147,194,621 earned in the NFL by 10 players from Virginia, led by Morgan Moses on $48,239,767.

That is 71st of the 253 colleges the file names, and 55th 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 $147.2m
PER PLAYER $14.7m
PLAYERS 10
IN THE LEAGUE NOW 2
FIRST ROUND PICKS 0

The richest Virginia careers in the NFL

Money paid across a whole career

Morgan Moses $48.2m

Morgan Moses $48m Rodney McLeod $38m Juan Thornhill $28m Brent Urban $11m Olamide Zaccheaus $7.2m Bryce Hall $4.6m Dontayvion Wicks $4.1m Malik Washington $3.0m Joey Blount $2.5m Charles Snowden $1.3m

Morgan Moses alone holds 32.8% of everything Virginia has earned in the league. None of the 6 with a round on record went in the first.

Every Virginia player ranked by NFL earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

10 careers

# Player Position Franchise Seasons Contracted Career earnings
001 Morgan Moses Right Tackle New York Jets 11 $48,239,767$48.2m
002 Rodney McLeod Safety Cleveland Browns 13 $37,858,539$37.9m
003 Juan Thornhill Safety Cleveland Browns 7 $27,610,440$27.6m
004 Brent Urban Defensive End Baltimore Ravens 11 $10,653,862$10.7m
005 Olamide Zaccheaus Wide Receiver Washington Commanders 6 $7,219,775$7.2m
006 Bryce Hall Cornerback Tampa Bay Buccaneers 5 $4,636,977$4.6m
007 Dontayvion Wicks Wide Receiver Green Bay Packers 4 $4,142,548$4.1m
008 Malik Washington Wide Receiver Miami Dolphins 4 $1.2m $3,029,560$3.0m
009 Joey Blount Safety Arizona Cardinals 3 $2,536,721$2.5m
010 Charles Snowden Defensive End Las Vegas Raiders 4 $1,266,432

The table holds every one of the 10 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 produces

NFL earnings of its alumni, by position

5 positions

Safety $68m Right Tackle $48m Wide Receiver $14m Defensive End $12m Cornerback $4.6m

Safety is where the programme's NFL money is, $68,005,700 across 3 players. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Where Virginia players are drafted

Career earnings by the round they went in

6 with a round on record

Round Players Per career Earned
Round 2 1 $27.6m $27,610,440$27.6m
Round 3 1 $48.2m $48,239,767$48.2m
Round 4 1 $10.7m $10,653,862$10.7m
Round 5 2 $4.4m $8,779,525$8.8m
Round 6 1 $3.0m $3,029,560$3.0m

None of the 6 with a round on record went in the first. The whole draft is ranked here.

Where the Virginia alumni are now

The franchises holding them, and what those careers are worth

9 franchises

# Franchise Players Career earnings
01 Cleveland Browns 2 $65,468,979$65.5m
02 New York Jets 1 $48,239,767$48.2m
03 Baltimore Ravens 1 $10,653,862$10.7m
04 Washington Commanders 1 $7,219,775$7.2m
05 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1 $4,636,977$4.6m
06 Green Bay Packers 1 $4,142,548$4.1m
07 Miami Dolphins 1 $3,029,560$3.0m
08 Arizona Cardinals 1 $2,536,721$2.5m
09 Las Vegas Raiders 1 $1,266,432

What Virginia 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 $21,354,640 across 10 players. The whole 2024 payroll is ranked by player here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid NFL player from Virginia?

Morgan Moses, $48,239,767, a third-round pick in 2014, 66th overall. Rodney McLeod is second on $37,858,539.

How much have Virginia players earned in the NFL?

$147,194,621 across 10 careers, which is 71st of the 253 colleges on record and 55th of the 78 schools with 8 players or more on money per man.

Which position does Virginia send to the NFL?

Safety more than any other on money, $68,005,700 across 3 players. The programme has put men into 5 positions in all.

How many Virginia players are in the NFL now?

2 men of the 10 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 Virginia players?

Cleveland Browns, 2 players worth $65,468,979 between them.

Where to next

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

West Virginia · Memphis · Florida Atlantic · Western Michigan · Louisiana-Lafayette · Northwestern · Eastern Michigan · Middle Tennessee State · Every college · NFL career earnings

Virginia in the NFL

Colleges near this one

By season

Elsewhere in American football