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Washington State NFL player earnings

$179,144,603 earned in the NFL by 13 players from Washington State, led by Frankie Luvu on $42,907,643.

That is 62nd of the 253 colleges the file names, and 61st 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 $179.1m
PER PLAYER $13.8m
PLAYERS 13
IN THE LEAGUE NOW 5
FIRST ROUND PICKS 1

The richest Washington State careers in the NFL

Money paid across a whole career

Frankie Luvu $42.9m

Frankie Luvu $43m Jalen Thompson $41m Gardner Minshew $36m Andre Dillard $24m Daniel Ekuale $6.7m Daiyan Henley $5.4m Abraham Lucas $5.4m Jaylen Watson $3.7m River Cracraft $3.5m Jaden Hicks $3.4m Brennan Jackson $3.2m Chau Smith-Wade $3.2m Cam Lampkin $768k

Frankie Luvu alone holds 24.0% of everything Washington State has earned in the league. one man of the 8 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $23.9m a career against $12.9m for everybody else.

Every Washington State player ranked by NFL earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

13 careers

# Player Position Franchise Seasons Contracted Career earnings
001 Frankie Luvu Outside Linebacker Washington Commanders 9 $42,907,643$42.9m
002 Jalen Thompson Safety Arizona Cardinals 7 $41,376,516$41.4m
003 Gardner Minshew Quarterback Las Vegas Raiders 7 $35,671,582$35.7m
004 Andre Dillard Right Tackle Green Bay Packers 7 $23,936,749$23.9m
005 Daniel Ekuale Defensive Tackle New England Patriots 7 $6,746,912$6.7m
006 Daiyan Henley Inside Linebacker Los Angeles Chargers 4 $5,420,421$5.4m
007 Abraham Lucas Right Tackle Seattle Seahawks 4 $5,391,678$5.4m
008 Jaylen Watson Cornerback Kansas City Chiefs 4 $3,745,372$3.7m
009 River Cracraft Wide Receiver Miami Dolphins 8 $3,507,337$3.5m
010 Jaden Hicks Safety Kansas City Chiefs 4 $1.2m $3,358,708$3.4m
011 Brennan Jackson Outside Linebacker Los Angeles Rams 4 $1.2m $3,159,368$3.2m
012 Chau Smith-Wade Cornerback Carolina Panthers 4 $1.2m $3,153,984$3.2m
013 Cam Lampkin Cornerback Los Angeles Rams 1 $768,333

The table holds every one of the 13 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 Washington State produces

NFL earnings of its alumni, by position

8 positions

Outside Linebacker $46m Safety $45m Quarterback $36m Right Tackle $29m Cornerback $7.7m Defensive Tackle $6.7m Inside Linebacker $5.4m Wide Receiver $3.5m

Outside Linebacker is where the programme's NFL money is, $46,067,011 across 2 players. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Where Washington State players are drafted

Career earnings by the round they went in

8 with a round on record

Round Players Per career Earned
Round 1 1 $23.9m $23,936,749$23.9m
Round 3 2 $5.4m $10,812,099$10.8m
Round 4 1 $3.4m $3,358,708$3.4m
Round 5 2 $3.2m $6,313,352$6.3m
Round 6 1 $35.7m $35,671,582$35.7m
Round 7 1 $3.7m $3,745,372$3.7m

one man of the 8 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $23.9m a career against $12.9m for everybody else. The whole draft is ranked here.

Where the Washington State alumni are now

The franchises holding them, and what those careers are worth

11 franchises

# Franchise Players Career earnings
01 Washington Commanders 1 $42,907,643$42.9m
02 Arizona Cardinals 1 $41,376,516$41.4m
03 Las Vegas Raiders 1 $35,671,582$35.7m
04 Green Bay Packers 1 $23,936,749$23.9m
05 Kansas City Chiefs 2 $7,104,080$7.1m
06 New England Patriots 1 $6,746,912$6.7m
07 Los Angeles Chargers 1 $5,420,421$5.4m
08 Seattle Seahawks 1 $5,391,678$5.4m
09 Los Angeles Rams 2 $3,927,701$3.9m
10 Miami Dolphins 1 $3,507,337$3.5m
11 Carolina Panthers 1 $3,153,984$3.2m

What Washington State 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 $48,711,929 across 14 players. The whole 2024 payroll is ranked by player here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid NFL player from Washington State?

Frankie Luvu, $42,907,643. Jalen Thompson is second on $41,376,516.

How much have Washington State players earned in the NFL?

$179,144,603 across 13 careers, which is 62nd of the 253 colleges on record and 61st of the 78 schools with 8 players or more on money per man.

Which position does Washington State send to the NFL?

Outside Linebacker more than any other on money, $46,067,011 across 2 players. The programme has put men into 8 positions in all.

How many Washington State players are in the NFL now?

5 men of the 13 here was on a roster in 2026, with $3,570,000 written into contracts for seasons not yet played.

Which NFL team has the most Washington State players?

Washington Commanders, one player worth $42,907,643 between them.

Where to next

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

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Washington State in the NFL

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By season

Elsewhere in American football