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Western Kentucky NFL player earnings

$119,465,187 earned in the NFL by 8 players from Western Kentucky, led by Tyler Higbee on $52,921,731.

That is 81st of the 253 colleges the file names, and 54th 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 $119.5m
PER PLAYER $14.9m
PLAYERS 8
IN THE LEAGUE NOW 2
FIRST ROUND PICKS 0

The richest Western Kentucky careers in the NFL

Money paid across a whole career

Tyler Higbee $52.9m

Tyler Higbee $53m George Fant $46m DeAngelo Malone $5.5m Brodric Martin $5.3m Malachi Corley $4.5m Kahlef Hailassie $2.7m Jordan Meredith $1.8m Devon Key $1.2m

Tyler Higbee alone holds 44.3% of everything Western Kentucky has earned in the league. None of the 3 with a round on record went in the first.

Every Western Kentucky player ranked by NFL earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

8 careers

# Player Position Franchise Seasons Contracted Career earnings
001 Tyler Higbee Tight End Los Angeles Rams 10 $52,921,731$52.9m
002 George Fant Right Tackle Seattle Seahawks 10 $45,644,743$45.6m
003 DeAngelo Malone Outside Linebacker Atlanta Falcons 4 $5,473,669$5.5m
004 Brodric Martin Defensive Tackle Detroit Lions 4 $5,304,086$5.3m
005 Malachi Corley Wide Receiver New York Jets 4 $1.6m $4,450,258$4.5m
006 Kahlef Hailassie Safety Cleveland Browns 3 $2,695,000$2.7m
007 Jordan Meredith Guard Las Vegas Raiders 5 $1,753,100$1.8m
008 Devon Key Safety Denver Broncos 5 $1,222,600

The table holds every one of the 8 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 Western Kentucky produces

NFL earnings of its alumni, by position

7 positions

Tight End $53m Right Tackle $46m Outside Linebacker $5.5m Defensive Tackle $5.3m Wide Receiver $4.5m Safety $3.9m Guard $1.8m

Tight End is where the programme's NFL money is, $52,921,731 across one player. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Where the Western Kentucky alumni are now

The franchises holding them, and what those careers are worth

8 franchises

# Franchise Players Career earnings
01 Los Angeles Rams 1 $52,921,731$52.9m
02 Seattle Seahawks 1 $45,644,743$45.6m
03 Atlanta Falcons 1 $5,473,669$5.5m
04 Detroit Lions 1 $5,304,086$5.3m
05 New York Jets 1 $4,450,258$4.5m
06 Cleveland Browns 1 $2,695,000$2.7m
07 Las Vegas Raiders 1 $1,753,100$1.8m
08 Denver Broncos 1 $1,222,600

What Western Kentucky 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 $21,628,572 across 8 players. The whole 2024 payroll is ranked by player here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid NFL player from Western Kentucky?

Tyler Higbee, $52,921,731. George Fant is second on $45,644,743.

How much have Western Kentucky players earned in the NFL?

$119,465,187 across 8 careers, which is 81st of the 253 colleges on record and 54th of the 78 schools with 8 players or more on money per man.

Which position does Western Kentucky send to the NFL?

Tight End more than any other on money, $52,921,731 across one player. The programme has put men into 7 positions in all.

How many Western Kentucky players are in the NFL now?

2 men of the 8 here was on a roster in 2026, with $1,623,198 written into contracts for seasons not yet played.

Which NFL team has the most Western Kentucky players?

Los Angeles Rams, one player worth $52,921,731 between them.

Where to next

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

Georgia Tech · Wake Forest · Oklahoma State · Purdue · Louisiana Tech · East Carolina · Charlotte · Texas El-Paso · Every college · NFL career earnings

Western Kentucky in the NFL

Colleges near this one

By season

Elsewhere in American football