Updated by Dan on Sep 1, 2016

Sun Belt player salaries in the 2016 NFL season

What Sun Belt schools had the most and highest paid NFL players in 2016?
How it works

College # Salary
1. Troy 6 $16.2M
2. Florida International 3 $13.4M
3. Arkansas State 5 $10.5M
4. Middle Tennessee State 2 $5.9M
5. North Texas 3 $4.4M
6. Louisiana Tech 3 $4.1M
7. Western Kentucky 4 $3.3M
8. Louisiana-Lafayette 2 $2.9M
9. Texas State 4 $2.1M
10. Idaho 1 $1.8M
11. Georgia State 3 $1.4M
12. Florida Atlantic 1 $1.3M
13. Appalachian State 2 $1M
14. Georgia Southern 2 $951.1K
15. Utah State 1 $423.5K
16. South Alabama 1 $397.1K
17. San Jose State 1 $361.4K
18. New Mexico State 1 $333K

Appalachian State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Kendall Lamm Appalachian State Texans LT $525.7K
2. Ronald Blair Appalachian State 49ers DE $517.6K

Arkansas State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Derek Newton Arkansas State Texans RT $5.5M
2. Demario Davis Arkansas State Browns ILB $3.2M
3. Kelcie McCray Arkansas State Seahawks SS $725K
4. David Johnson Arkansas State Steelers TE $600K
5. Don Jones Arkansas State Texans FS $436.8K

Florida Atlantic

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Alfred Morris Florida Atlantic Cowboys RB $1.3M

Florida International

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. T.Y. Hilton Florida International Colts WR $11M
2. John Cyprien Florida International Jaguars SS $1.7M
3. Tourek Williams Florida International Chargers OLB $702.5K

Georgia Southern

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Antwione Williams Georgia Southern Lions ILB $501.1K
2. Edwin Jackson Georgia Southern Colts ILB $450K

Georgia State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Albert Wilson Georgia State Chiefs WR $603.3K
2. Will Lutz Georgia State Saints K $450K
3. Ulrick John Georgia State Cardinals LT $370.6K

Idaho

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Benson Mayowa Idaho Cowboys OLB $1.8M

Louisiana Tech

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Ryan Allen Louisiana Tech Patriots P $1.7M
2. Jordan Mills Louisiana Tech Bills RT $1.7M
3. Quinton Patton Louisiana Tech 49ers WR $772.9K

Louisiana-Lafayette

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Ladarius Green Louisiana-Lafayette Steelers TE $2.4M
2. Christian Ringo Louisiana-Lafayette Packers DE $450K

Middle Tennessee State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Erik Walden Middle Tennessee State Colts OLB $4.3M
2. Benny Cunningham Middle Tennessee State Rams RB $1.7M

New Mexico State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Valerian Ume-Ezeoke New Mexico State Steelers C $333K

North Texas

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Jamize Olawale North Texas FB $2.2M
2. Craig Robertson North Texas Saints ILB $1.2M
3. Lance Dunbar North Texas Cowboys RB $987.5K

San Jose State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. David Quessenberry San Jose State Texans LT $361.4K

South Alabama

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Braedon Bowman South Alabama Jets TE $397.1K

Texas State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Craig Mager Texas State Chargers CB $708.1K
2. Ty Nsekhe Texas State Redskins LT $600K
3. David Mayo Texas State Panthers ILB $566.6K
4. Darryl Morris Texas State Colts CB $238.2K

Troy

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. DeMarcus Ware Troy Broncos OLB $8M
2. Leodis McKelvin Troy Eagles CB $2.8M
3. Steve McLendon Troy Jets DT $2.5M
4. Mario Addison Troy Panthers DE $1.6M
5. Brynden Trawick Troy SS $825K
6. DuJuan Harris Troy 49ers RB $491.8K

Utah State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Kerwynn Williams Utah State Cardinals RB $423.5K

Western Kentucky

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Jack Doyle Western Kentucky Colts TE $1.7M
2. Bobby Rainey Western Kentucky Giants RB $680K
3. Antonio Andrews Western Kentucky Titans RB $600K
4. Jonathan Dowling Western Kentucky Bills FS $348K