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Washington NFL player earnings

$552,320,910 earned in the NFL by 32 players from Washington, led by Vita Vea on $93,911,596.

That is 22nd of the 253 colleges the file names, and 44th 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 $552.3m
PER PLAYER $17.3m
PLAYERS 32
IN THE LEAGUE NOW 15
FIRST ROUND PICKS 7

The richest Washington careers in the NFL

Money paid across a whole career

Vita Vea $93.9m

Vita Vea $94m Shaq Thompson $69m Budda Baker $68m Kaleb McGary $45m Will Dissly $34m Byron Murphy $27m Michael Penix Jr. $19m Rome Odunze $19m Taylor Rapp $19m Drew Sample $18m Trent McDuffie $14m Greg Gaines $12m Troy Fautanu $12m Joe Tryon $11m Coleman Shelton $9.9m Kyler Gordon $8.7m Levi Onwuzurike $8.1m Ja'Lynn Polk $7.6m Elijah Molden $6.6m Myles Bryant $6.5m

Vita Vea alone holds 17.0% of everything Washington has earned in the league. 7 men of the 22 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $38.9m a career against $11.2m for everybody else.

Every Washington player ranked by NFL earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

32 careers

# Player Position Franchise Seasons Contracted Career earnings
001 Vita Vea Defensive Tackle Tampa Bay Buccaneers 9 $93,911,596$93.9m
002 Shaq Thompson Inside Linebacker Carolina Panthers 10 $69,001,091$69.0m
003 Budda Baker Safety Arizona Cardinals 8 $68,199,768$68.2m
004 Kaleb McGary Right Tackle Atlanta Falcons 7 $45,291,569$45.3m
005 Will Dissly Tight End Los Angeles Chargers 9 $34,190,786$34.2m
006 Byron Murphy Cornerback Minnesota Vikings 6 $27,027,305$27.0m
007 Michael Penix Jr. Quarterback Atlanta Falcons 4 $3.9m $18,967,276$19.0m
008 Rome Odunze Wide Receiver Chicago Bears 4 $3.9m $18,830,704$18.8m
009 Taylor Rapp Safety Buffalo Bills 8 $18,641,822$18.6m
010 Drew Sample Tight End Cincinnati Bengals 8 $17,619,683$17.6m
011 Trent McDuffie Cornerback Kansas City Chiefs 4 $13,992,484$14.0m
012 Greg Gaines Defensive Tackle Tampa Bay Buccaneers 6 $12,309,977$12.3m
013 Troy Fautanu Left Tackle Pittsburgh Steelers 4 $2.8m $12,207,300$12.2m
014 Joe Tryon Outside Linebacker Tampa Bay Buccaneers 4 $11,171,238$11.2m
015 Coleman Shelton Center Chicago Bears 7 $9,889,280$9.9m
016 Kyler Gordon Cornerback Chicago Bears 4 $8,682,926$8.7m
017 Levi Onwuzurike Defensive Tackle Detroit Lions 4 $8,148,892$8.1m
018 Ja'Lynn Polk Wide Receiver New England Patriots 4 $2.1m $7,577,734$7.6m
019 Elijah Molden Cornerback Los Angeles Chargers 4 $6,589,236$6.6m
020 Myles Bryant Cornerback Houston Texans 5 $6,480,807$6.5m
021 Nick Harris Center Cleveland Browns 6 $6,121,516$6.1m
022 Roger Rosengarten Right Tackle Baltimore Ravens 4 $1.7m $4,764,499$4.8m
023 Cade Otton Tight End Tampa Bay Buccaneers 4 $4,523,944$4.5m
024 Jalen McMillan Wide Receiver Tampa Bay Buccaneers 4 $1.6m $4,095,794$4.1m
025 Bralen Trice Outside Linebacker Atlanta Falcons 4 $1.6m $4,001,138$4.0m
026 Luke Wattenberg Center Denver Broncos 4 $3,947,720$3.9m
027 Jake Browning Quarterback Cincinnati Bengals 7 $3,405,333$3.4m
028 Edefuan Ulofoshio Outside Linebacker Buffalo Bills 4 $1.2m $3,144,024$3.1m
029 Dominique Hampton Safety Washington Commanders 4 $1.2m $3,143,284$3.1m
030 Devin Culp Tight End Tampa Bay Buccaneers 4 $1.2m $2,916,184$2.9m
031 Ralen Goforth Inside Linebacker Green Bay Packers 3 $2,515,000$2.5m
032 Jaxson Kirkland Guard Cincinnati Bengals 2 $1,011,000

The table holds every one of the 32 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 produces

NFL earnings of its alumni, by position

12 positions

Defensive Tackle $114m Safety $90m Inside Linebacker $72m Cornerback $63m Tight End $59m Right Tackle $50m Wide Receiver $31m Quarterback $22m Center $20m Outside Linebacker $18m Left Tackle $12m Guard $1.0m

Defensive Tackle is where the programme's NFL money is, $114,370,465 across 3 players. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Where Washington players are drafted

Career earnings by the round they went in

22 with a round on record

Round Players Per career Earned
Round 1 7 $38.9m $272,202,020$272.2m
Round 2 4 $18.0m $71,971,736$72.0m
Round 3 3 $4.9m $14,686,168$14.7m
Round 4 3 $17.0m $51,024,707$51.0m
Round 5 4 $4.1m $16,356,544$16.4m
Round 7 1 $2.9m $2,916,184$2.9m

7 men of the 22 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $38.9m a career against $11.2m for everybody else. The whole draft is ranked here.

Where the Washington alumni are now

The franchises holding them, and what those careers are worth

19 franchises

# Franchise Players Career earnings
01 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 6 $128,928,733$128.9m
02 Carolina Panthers 1 $69,001,091$69.0m
03 Atlanta Falcons 3 $68,259,983$68.3m
04 Arizona Cardinals 1 $68,199,768$68.2m
05 Los Angeles Chargers 2 $40,780,022$40.8m
06 Chicago Bears 3 $37,402,910$37.4m
07 Minnesota Vikings 1 $27,027,305$27.0m
08 Cincinnati Bengals 3 $22,036,016$22.0m
09 Buffalo Bills 2 $21,785,846$21.8m
10 Kansas City Chiefs 1 $13,992,484$14.0m
11 Pittsburgh Steelers 1 $12,207,300$12.2m
12 Detroit Lions 1 $8,148,892$8.1m
13 New England Patriots 1 $7,577,734$7.6m
14 Houston Texans 1 $6,480,807$6.5m
15 Cleveland Browns 1 $6,121,516$6.1m
16 Baltimore Ravens 1 $4,764,499$4.8m
17 Denver Broncos 1 $3,947,720$3.9m
18 Washington Commanders 1 $3,143,284$3.1m
19 Green Bay Packers 1 $2,515,000$2.5m

What Washington 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 $143,487,092 across 33 players. The whole 2024 payroll is ranked by player here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid NFL player from Washington?

Vita Vea, $93,911,596, a first-round pick in 2018, 12th overall. Shaq Thompson is second on $69,001,091.

How much have Washington players earned in the NFL?

$552,320,910 across 32 careers, which is 22nd of the 253 colleges on record and 44th of the 78 schools with 8 players or more on money per man.

Which position does Washington send to the NFL?

Defensive Tackle more than any other on money, $114,370,465 across 3 players. The programme has put men into 12 positions in all.

How many Washington players are in the NFL now?

15 men of the 32 here was on a roster in 2026, with $21,187,809 written into contracts for seasons not yet played.

Which NFL team has the most Washington players?

Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 6 players worth $128,928,733 between them.

Where to next

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

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