Updated by Dan on Sep 1, 2017

NFL Special Team Salaries by College

What colleges and conferences have the highest paid NFL players at Special Team?
How it works

Top Conferences

Conference # Salary
1. Big 12 15 $25.3M
2. SEC 20 $21.9M
3. ACC 22 $19.3M
4. C-USA 7 $17.9M
5. PAC-12 14 $15.6M
6. FCS 11 $11.9M
7. Big East 8 $10.7M
8. Big Ten 5 $6.8M
9. D-II 4 $6.3M
10. MAC 3 $3.9M
11. WAC 4 $3.8M
12. Sun Belt 3 $2.9M
13. MWC 5 $2.8M
14. Independent 2 $1.7M
15. International 1 $1.6M
16. NAIA 3 $930K
17. AAC 1 $122.4K

Top Colleges

College # Salary
1. Florida State 7 $9.9M
2. Tennessee 5 $9.6M
3. Texas 2 $6.8M
4. California 4 $6.4M
5. Central Florida 2 $5.8M
6. Memphis 2 $4.6M
7. Cincinnati 2 $4.2M
8. Texas A&M 5 $4M
9. Oklahoma State 1 $4M
10. LSU 3 $3.6M
11. Colorado 1 $3.6M
12. Arizona 2 $3.5M
12. Penn State 2 $3.5M
14. Appalachian State 1 $3.3M
15. Toledo 1 $3.3M
16. Nebraska 2 $3.1M
17. South Carolina 1 $2.8M
18. South Dakota State 1 $2.8M
19. Temple 1 $2.7M
20. North Carolina State 1 $2.6M
21. Oregon State 1 $2.6M
22. Fort Valley State University 1 $2.6M
23. Oklahoma 2 $2.2M
24. UCLA 4 $2.2M
25. Georgia 5 $2.1M
26. Pittsburgh 2 $2M
26. Texas-El Paso 2 $2M
28. Louisiana Tech 1 $1.9M
28. Wisconsin 1 $1.9M
30. Tulane 1 $1.8M
31. Rutgers 2 $1.7M
32. Missouri Western 1 $1.6M
33. Regina 1 $1.6M
34. Clemson 2 $1.6M
35. Carson-Newman College 1 $1.6M
36. Brown 1 $1.3M
37. San Diego State 2 $1.2M
38. Miami 2 $1.2M
39. Missouri 1 $1.2M
40. New Mexico State 1 $1.2M
40. UC Davis 1 $1.2M
42. Florida 1 $1.1M
43. Notre Dame 1 $1M
44. Arizona State 2 $952.3K
45. Baylor 2 $950K
46. Duke 2 $930K
46. Southern Oregon 2 $930K
48. Ohio State 1 $875K
49. Alabama 1 $775K
49. Boston College 1 $775K
51. Brigham Young 1 $695K
51. Maryland 2 $695K
51. North Carolina 2 $695K
54. Auburn 1 $690K
55. Navy 1 $685K
56. Arkansas 1 $615K
56. Buffalo 1 $615K
56. Eastern Kentucky 1 $615K
56. Marist 1 $615K
56. Rice 1 $615K
56. Utah State 1 $615K
56. Western Washington 1 $615K
63. Syracuse 1 $560K
64. Sam Houston State 1 $558.9K
65. Georgia State 1 $540K
65. Harvard 1 $540K
65. Iowa 1 $540K
65. Old Dominion 1 $540K
65. Portland State 1 $540K
70. Georgia Tech 1 $485.8K
71. Hawaii 1 $469K
72. Georgia Southern 1 $465K
72. Wofford 1 $465K
74. San Jose State 1 $348K

AAC

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Jake Elliott Memphis Bengals K $122.4K

ACC

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Graham Gano Florida State Panthers K $4M
2. Sebastian Janikowski Florida State K $3.4M
3. Steven Hauschka North Carolina State Bills K $2.6M
4. Garrison Sanborn Florida State Bills LS $900K
4. Chandler Catanzaro Clemson Jets K $900K
4. Garrison Sanborn Florida State Buccaneers LS $900K
7. Ryan Quigley Boston College Vikings P $775K
8. Pat O'Donnell Miami Bears P $716.3K
9. Connor Barth North Carolina Bears K $695K
9. Jon Condo Maryland LS $695K
11. Dustin Hopkins Florida State Redskins K $690K
12. Bradley Pinion Clemson 49ers P $663.6K
13. Riley Dixon Syracuse Broncos P $560K
14. Harrison Butker Georgia Tech Panthers K $485.8K
15. Justin Vogel Miami Packers P $466.7K
16. Ross Martin Duke Jets K $465K
16. Thomas Hennessy Duke Jets LS $465K
18. Colin Holba Louisville Steelers LS N/A
18. Greg Warren North Carolina Steelers LS N/A
18. Nick Novak Maryland Texans K N/A
18. Roberto Aguayo Florida State Bears K N/A
18. Roberto Aguayo Florida State Buccaneers K N/A

Big 12

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Justin Tucker Texas Ravens K $4.3M
2. Dan Bailey Oklahoma State Cowboys K $4M
3. Mason Crosby Colorado Packers K $3.6M
4. Sam Koch Nebraska Ravens P $3.1M
5. Phil Dawson Texas Cardinals K $2.5M
6. Shane Lechler Texas A&M Texans P $2M
7. Tress Way Oklahoma Redskins P $1.5M
8. Beau Brinkley Missouri Titans LS $1.2M
9. Jon Weeks Baylor Texans LS $950K
10. Randy Bullock Texas A&M Bengals K $775K
11. James Winchester Oklahoma Chiefs LS $725K
12. Don Muhlbach Texas A&M Lions LS $695K
13. Jimmy Landes Baylor Lions LS N/A
13. John DePalma West Virginia Eagles LS N/A
13. Josh Brown Nebraska Giants K N/A

Big East

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Kevin Huber Cincinnati Bengals P $3.2M
2. Brandon McManus Temple Broncos K $2.7M
3. Mike Windt Cincinnati Chargers LS $1.1M
4. Andy Lee Pittsburgh Cardinals P $1M
4. Andy Lee Pittsburgh Panthers P $1M
4. Clark Harris Rutgers Bengals LS $1M
7. Andrew DePaola Rutgers Bears LS $690K
8. Pat McAfee West Virginia Colts P N/A

Big Ten

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Brad Nortman Wisconsin Jaguars P $1.9M
2. Robbie Gould Penn State Bears K $1.8M
2. Robbie Gould Penn State 49ers K $1.8M
4. Jake McQuaide Ohio State Rams LS $875K
5. Casey Kreiter Iowa Broncos LS $540K

C-USA

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Thomas Morstead Saints P $4.7M
2. Stephen Gostkowski Memphis Patriots K $4.5M
3. Matt Prater Central Florida Lions K $4.3M
4. Cairo Santos Tulane Chiefs K $1.8M
5. Charley Hughlett Central Florida Browns LS $1.5M
6. Chris Boswell Rice Steelers K $615K
7. Rick Lovato Old Dominion Eagles LS $540K

D-II

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Marquette King Fort Valley State University P $2.6M
2. Greg Zuerlein Missouri Western Rams K $1.6M
3. Chris Jones Carson-Newman College Cowboys P $1.6M
4. Matt Overton Western Washington Jaguars LS $615K

FCS

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Sam Martin Appalachian State Lions P $3.3M
2. Adam Vinatieri South Dakota State Colts K $2.8M
3. Zak DeOssie Brown Giants LS $1.3M
4. Colton Schmidt UC Davis Bills P $1.2M
5. Jason Myers Marist Jaguars K $615K
5. Jordan Berry Eastern Kentucky Steelers P $615K
7. Lac Edwards Sam Houston State Jets P $558.9K
8. Kameron Canaday Portland State Steelers LS $540K
8. Tyler Ott Harvard Seahawks LS $540K
10. Kasey Redfern Wofford Lions P $465K
11. Dan Carpenter Montana Bills K N/A

Independent

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. J.J. Jansen Notre Dame Panthers LS $1M
2. Joe Cardona Navy Patriots LS $685K

International

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Jon Ryan Regina Seahawks P $1.6M

MAC

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Brett Kern Toledo Titans P $3.3M
2. Jake Schum Buffalo Packers P $615K
3. Shaun Suisham Steelers K N/A

MWC

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Aaron Brewer San Diego State Cardinals LS $775K
2. John Denney Brigham Young Dolphins LS $695K
3. Rigoberto Sanchez Hawaii Colts P $469K
4. Jeff Overbaugh San Diego State Broncos LS $465K
5. Ryan DiSalvo San Jose State Titans LS $348K

NAIA

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Aldrick Rosas Southern Oregon Giants K $465K
1. Aldrick Rosas Southern Oregon Titans K $465K
3. Tanner Purdum Baker Jets LS N/A

PAC-12

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Bryan Anger California Buccaneers P $4M
2. Johnny Hekker Oregon State Rams P $2.6M
3. Nick Folk Arizona Jets K $1.8M
3. Nick Folk Arizona Buccaneers K $1.8M
5. L.P. Ladouceur California Cowboys LS $1.2M
6. Nick Sundberg California Redskins LS $1.1M
7. Kevin McDermott UCLA Vikings LS $910K
8. Kai Forbath UCLA Vikings K $775K
9. Zane Gonzalez Arizona State Browns K $487.3K
10. Ka'imi Fairbairn UCLA Texans K $467.5K
11. Matt Haack Arizona State Dolphins P $465K
12. Giorgio Tavecchio California K $122.4K
13. Jeff Locke UCLA Colts P N/A
13. Tom Hackett Utah Jets P N/A

SEC

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Dustin Colquitt Tennessee Chiefs P $4.9M
2. Britton Colquitt Tennessee Browns P $3.2M
3. Ryan Succop South Carolina Titans K $2.8M
4. Brad Wing LSU Giants P $1.8M
5. Donnie Jones LSU Eagles P $1.4M
6. Caleb Sturgis Florida Eagles K $1.1M
7. Morgan Cox Tennessee Ravens LS $1M
8. Blair Walsh Georgia Vikings K $1M
8. Blair Walsh Georgia Seahawks K $1M
10. Carson Tinker Alabama Jaguars LS $775K
11. Cody Parkey Auburn Dolphins K $690K
12. Brett Goode Arkansas Packers LS $615K
13. Drew Kaser Texas A&M Chargers P $578.5K
14. Michael Palardy Tennessee Panthers K $540K
15. Reid Ferguson LSU Bills LS $465K
16. Drew Butler Georgia Cardinals P N/A
16. Josh Lambo Texas A&M Chargers K N/A
16. Marshall Morgan Georgia Bills K N/A
16. Matt Darr Tennessee Dolphins P N/A
16. Nathan Theus Georgia Broncos LS N/A

Sun Belt

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Ryan Allen Louisiana Tech Patriots P $1.9M
2. Will Lutz Georgia State Saints K $540K
3. Younghoe Koo Georgia Southern Chargers K $465K

WAC

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Kyle Nelson New Mexico State 49ers LS $1.2M
2. Jon Dorenbos Texas-El Paso Saints LS $1M
2. Jon Dorenbos Texas-El Paso Eagles LS $1M
4. Patrick Scales Utah State Bears LS $615K

Alabama

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Carson Tinker Alabama Jaguars LS $775K

Appalachian State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Sam Martin Appalachian State Lions P $3.3M

Arizona

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Nick Folk Arizona Jets K $1.8M
1. Nick Folk Arizona Buccaneers K $1.8M

Arizona State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Zane Gonzalez Arizona State Browns K $487.3K
2. Matt Haack Arizona State Dolphins P $465K

Arkansas

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Brett Goode Arkansas Packers LS $615K

Auburn

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Cody Parkey Auburn Dolphins K $690K

Baker

Name College NFL Pos Salary
. Tanner Purdum Baker Jets LS N/A

Baylor

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Jon Weeks Baylor Texans LS $950K
2. Jimmy Landes Baylor Lions LS N/A

Boston College

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Ryan Quigley Boston College Vikings P $775K

Brigham Young

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. John Denney Brigham Young Dolphins LS $695K

Brown

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Zak DeOssie Brown Giants LS $1.3M

Buffalo

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Jake Schum Buffalo Packers P $615K

California

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Bryan Anger California Buccaneers P $4M
2. L.P. Ladouceur California Cowboys LS $1.2M
3. Nick Sundberg California Redskins LS $1.1M
4. Giorgio Tavecchio California K $122.4K

Carson-Newman College

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Chris Jones Carson-Newman College Cowboys P $1.6M

Central Florida

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Matt Prater Central Florida Lions K $4.3M
2. Charley Hughlett Central Florida Browns LS $1.5M

Cincinnati

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Kevin Huber Cincinnati Bengals P $3.2M
2. Mike Windt Cincinnati Chargers LS $1.1M

Clemson

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Chandler Catanzaro Clemson Jets K $900K
2. Bradley Pinion Clemson 49ers P $663.6K

Colorado

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Mason Crosby Colorado Packers K $3.6M

Duke

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Ross Martin Duke Jets K $465K
1. Thomas Hennessy Duke Jets LS $465K

Eastern Kentucky

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Jordan Berry Eastern Kentucky Steelers P $615K

Florida

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Caleb Sturgis Florida Eagles K $1.1M

Florida State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Graham Gano Florida State Panthers K $4M
2. Sebastian Janikowski Florida State K $3.4M
3. Garrison Sanborn Florida State Bills LS $900K
3. Garrison Sanborn Florida State Buccaneers LS $900K
5. Dustin Hopkins Florida State Redskins K $690K
6. Roberto Aguayo Florida State Bears K N/A
6. Roberto Aguayo Florida State Buccaneers K N/A

Fort Valley State University

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Marquette King Fort Valley State University P $2.6M

Georgia

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Blair Walsh Georgia Vikings K $1M
1. Blair Walsh Georgia Seahawks K $1M
3. Drew Butler Georgia Cardinals P N/A
3. Marshall Morgan Georgia Bills K N/A
3. Nathan Theus Georgia Broncos LS N/A

Georgia Southern

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Younghoe Koo Georgia Southern Chargers K $465K

Georgia State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Will Lutz Georgia State Saints K $540K

Georgia Tech

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Harrison Butker Georgia Tech Panthers K $485.8K

Harvard

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Tyler Ott Harvard Seahawks LS $540K

Hawaii

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Rigoberto Sanchez Hawaii Colts P $469K

Iowa

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Casey Kreiter Iowa Broncos LS $540K

LSU

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Brad Wing LSU Giants P $1.8M
2. Donnie Jones LSU Eagles P $1.4M
3. Reid Ferguson LSU Bills LS $465K

Louisiana Tech

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Ryan Allen Louisiana Tech Patriots P $1.9M

Louisville

Name College NFL Pos Salary
. Colin Holba Louisville Steelers LS N/A

Marist

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Jason Myers Marist Jaguars K $615K

Maryland

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Jon Condo Maryland LS $695K
2. Nick Novak Maryland Texans K N/A

Memphis

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Stephen Gostkowski Memphis Patriots K $4.5M
2. Jake Elliott Memphis Bengals K $122.4K

Miami

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Pat O'Donnell Miami Bears P $716.3K
2. Justin Vogel Miami Packers P $466.7K

Missouri

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Beau Brinkley Missouri Titans LS $1.2M

Missouri Western

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Greg Zuerlein Missouri Western Rams K $1.6M

Montana

Name College NFL Pos Salary
. Dan Carpenter Montana Bills K N/A
Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Joe Cardona Navy Patriots LS $685K

Nebraska

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Sam Koch Nebraska Ravens P $3.1M
2. Josh Brown Nebraska Giants K N/A

New Mexico State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Kyle Nelson New Mexico State 49ers LS $1.2M

North Carolina

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Connor Barth North Carolina Bears K $695K
2. Greg Warren North Carolina Steelers LS N/A

North Carolina State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Steven Hauschka North Carolina State Bills K $2.6M

Notre Dame

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. J.J. Jansen Notre Dame Panthers LS $1M

Ohio State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Jake McQuaide Ohio State Rams LS $875K

Oklahoma

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Tress Way Oklahoma Redskins P $1.5M
2. James Winchester Oklahoma Chiefs LS $725K

Oklahoma State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Dan Bailey Oklahoma State Cowboys K $4M

Old Dominion

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Rick Lovato Old Dominion Eagles LS $540K

Oregon State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Johnny Hekker Oregon State Rams P $2.6M

Penn State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Robbie Gould Penn State Bears K $1.8M
1. Robbie Gould Penn State 49ers K $1.8M

Pittsburgh

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Andy Lee Pittsburgh Cardinals P $1M
1. Andy Lee Pittsburgh Panthers P $1M

Portland State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Kameron Canaday Portland State Steelers LS $540K

Regina

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Jon Ryan Regina Seahawks P $1.6M

Rice

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Chris Boswell Rice Steelers K $615K

Rutgers

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Clark Harris Rutgers Bengals LS $1M
2. Andrew DePaola Rutgers Bears LS $690K

Sam Houston State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Lac Edwards Sam Houston State Jets P $558.9K

San Diego State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Aaron Brewer San Diego State Cardinals LS $775K
2. Jeff Overbaugh San Diego State Broncos LS $465K

San Jose State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Ryan DiSalvo San Jose State Titans LS $348K

South Carolina

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Ryan Succop South Carolina Titans K $2.8M

South Dakota State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Adam Vinatieri South Dakota State Colts K $2.8M

Southern Oregon

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Aldrick Rosas Southern Oregon Giants K $465K
1. Aldrick Rosas Southern Oregon Titans K $465K

Syracuse

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Riley Dixon Syracuse Broncos P $560K

Temple

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Brandon McManus Temple Broncos K $2.7M

Tennessee

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Dustin Colquitt Tennessee Chiefs P $4.9M
2. Britton Colquitt Tennessee Browns P $3.2M
3. Morgan Cox Tennessee Ravens LS $1M
4. Michael Palardy Tennessee Panthers K $540K
5. Matt Darr Tennessee Dolphins P N/A

Texas

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Justin Tucker Texas Ravens K $4.3M
2. Phil Dawson Texas Cardinals K $2.5M

Texas A&M

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Shane Lechler Texas A&M Texans P $2M
2. Randy Bullock Texas A&M Bengals K $775K
3. Don Muhlbach Texas A&M Lions LS $695K
4. Drew Kaser Texas A&M Chargers P $578.5K
5. Josh Lambo Texas A&M Chargers K N/A

Texas-El Paso

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Jon Dorenbos Texas-El Paso Saints LS $1M
1. Jon Dorenbos Texas-El Paso Eagles LS $1M

Toledo

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Brett Kern Toledo Titans P $3.3M

Tulane

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Cairo Santos Tulane Chiefs K $1.8M

UC Davis

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Colton Schmidt UC Davis Bills P $1.2M

UCLA

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Kevin McDermott UCLA Vikings LS $910K
2. Kai Forbath UCLA Vikings K $775K
3. Ka'imi Fairbairn UCLA Texans K $467.5K
4. Jeff Locke UCLA Colts P N/A

Utah

Name College NFL Pos Salary
. Tom Hackett Utah Jets P N/A

Utah State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Patrick Scales Utah State Bears LS $615K

West Virginia

Name College NFL Pos Salary
. John DePalma West Virginia Eagles LS N/A
. Pat McAfee West Virginia Colts P N/A

Western Washington

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Matt Overton Western Washington Jaguars LS $615K

Wisconsin

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Brad Nortman Wisconsin Jaguars P $1.9M

Wofford

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Kasey Redfern Wofford Lions P $465K