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Florida State grads earn highest average NFL salaries in Florida

Former Seminoles earn an average annual salary of $18,182,595; seventh best in the nation
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Florida State grads earn highest average NFL salaries in Florida
Florida State grads earn highest average NFL salaries in Florida

High school football players have many things to consider when selecting a college where they will continue their athletic and academic careers, and if future NFL earnings is high on that list, Florida State may require a little more attention from top recruits looking to play college football in the Sunshine State.

According to a survey by Canada Sports Betting, Florida State ranks No. 1 in Florida, and No. 7 nationally, in average NFL Salary for its graduates at $18,182,595.00. This is 58% higher than the national average of $11,462,845.00 per player.

The University of Miami ranks second in Florida (20th overall) at $14,957,246, followed by Florida (29th overall) at $13,045,534, Central Florida (54th overall) at $8,639,206 and Florida Atlantic (64th overall) at $5,415,940.

The University of California, Berkley, the alma mater of Aaron Rodgers, tops the national list with an average salary of $38,242,817 per player. Of course this number is skewed by the fact that Rodgers is the highest-earning active player in the NFL and has earned approximately $306 million in his career.

Also ahead of Florida State on the list are Mississippi State ($28,653,428), Clemson ($22,639,863), Michigan State ($19,980,639), Fresno State ($19,244,175) and Ohio State ($19,125,252). Rounding out the top ten are Louisiana State ($18,182,595), Wisconsin ($18,155,108) and Southern California ($18,081,670).

-- Source: https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/college/

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Gary Adornato
GARY ADORNATO

Gary Adornato began covering high school sports with the Baltimore Sun in 1982, while still a mass communications major at Towson University, and in 2003 became one of the first journalists to cover high school sports online while operating MIAASports.com, the official website of the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association. Later, Adornato pioneered market-wide coverage of high school sports with DigitalSports.com, introducing video highlights and player interviews while assembling an award-winning editorial staff. In 2010, he launched VarsitySportsNetwork.com which became the premier source of high school media coverage in the state of Maryland. In 2022, he sold VSN to The Baltimore Banner and joined SBLive Sports as the company's East Coast Managing Editor.

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