The 6th annual installment of tracking the earnings of HBCU alumni who are NFL players, the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff’s Terron Armstead retains the crown with a $5.5 million raise over his 2018 salary.
HBCU Money™ FACTS:
- HBCU NFL players combine for $43.6 million, an almost 13 percent increase from 2018, when HBCU NFL players earned $38.7 million.
- South Carolina State University & North Carolina A&T are tied with 4 NFL players each.
- The SWAC has 9 players versus the MEAC’s 12 players in the league.
- Average salary for HBCU NFL players is $1.9 million, an increase of $100,000 from 2018.
- Median salary for HBCU NFL players is $930,000.
- HBCU players account for 1.4 percent of the NFL’s 32 team active roster spots.
- Terron Armstead /UAPB / $15.8 million
- Antoine Bethea / Howard / $3.625 million
- Chester Rogers / Grambling State / $3.095 million
- Joe Thomas / South Carolina State / $2.237 million
- Tytus Howard (R) / Alabama State / $2.223 million
- Javon Hargrave / South Carolina State / $2.198 million
- Rodney Gunter / Delaware State / $1.75 million
- Ryan Smith / North Carolina Central /$1.697 million
- Darius Leonard / South Carolina State / $1.647 million
- Isaiah Crowell / Alabama State / $1.25 million
- Antonio Hamilton / South Carolina State / $1 million
- Brandon Parker / North Carolina A&T / $930,758
- Tarik Cohen / North Carolina A&T / $803,914
- Grover Stewart / Albany State / $749.912
- Tony McRae / North Carolina A&T / $645,000
- KhaDarel Hodge / Prairie View A&M / $570,000 (Tied)
- Trent Scott / Grambling State / $570,000 (Tied)
- Darryl Johnson / North Carolina A&T / $519,522
- Joshua Miles / Morgan State / $513,664
- Trent Cannon / Virginia State / $511,096
- Danny Johnson / Southern / $510,862
- Jamie Gillan / UAPB / $498,333
- Da’Lance Turner / Alcorn State / $268,235
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