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An All-USC Alumni NFL Starting Lineup Would Make $150 Million Per Year

HERO Sports by HERO Sports
August 29, 2017
An All-USC Alumni NFL Starting Lineup Would Make $150 Million Per Year

The USC Trojans have been an NFL factory for years, and dozens of former USC players have rightfully made their way into the NFL. Many of them are very-well compensated for their effort.

In fact, if you compile a 22-person starting lineup (we'll set aside special teams for the moment) an all-USC alumni roster would net just under $150 million when considering their current NFL contracts ($149,743,635 to be exact). That means under the 2016 NFL salary cap (about $155 million), you could get the 22 highest-paid USC players at each offensive and defensive position.

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It's important to note this starting lineup is entirely based on money. Because of rookie contract structures, better young players often make less money than veterans on the roster. Therefore a player or two might look out of place on this list — they're on the list because they make the most money of any USC alum at their position, not necessarily because of talent.

So here's a look at a 22-person starting lineup made entirely of former USC players:

Note* — All contract data reflects the average yearly salary for each player. Contract data courtesy of OverTheCap.

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Offense: $69,963,035 per year

Pos. Player Salary Team
QB Carson Palmer $21,000,000 Arizona
RB Javorius Allen $688,618 Baltimore
TE Rhett Ellison $4,500,000 N.Y. Giants
WR Robert Woods $6,800,000 L.A. Rams
WR Nelson Agholor $2,344,344 Philadelphia
WR Marqise Lee $1,293,506 Jacksonville
OL Tyron Smith $12,200,000 Dallas
OL Matt Kalil $11,100,000 Carolina
OL Ryan Kalil $8,375,000 Carolina
OL Max Tuerk $894,255 L.A. Chargers
OL Marcus Martin $767,312 Cleveland

Defense: $79,780,600 per year

Pos. Player Salary Team
DT Jurrell Casey $15,100,000 Tennessee
DE Everson Griffen $14,500,000 Minnesota
DE Leonard Williams $4,657,717 N.Y. Jets
LB Clay Matthews $13,200,000 Green Bay
LB Nick Perry $12,000,000 Green Bay
LB Brian Cushing $8,750,000 Houston
LB Malcolm Smith $5,300,000 San Francisco
DB Adoree' Jackson $2,820,696 Tennessee
DB T.J. McDonald $1,344,445 Miami
DB Su'a Cravens $1,107,742 Washington
DB Shareece Wright $1,000,000 Buffalo

Highest Remaining Contracts

Pos. Player Salary Team
QB Matt Cassel $2,625,000 Tennessee
QB Matt Barkley $2,000,000 San Francisco
QB Mark Sanchez $2,000,000 Chicago
DE Wes Horton $1,350,000 Carolina
DT Frostee Rucker $1,080,000 Arizona
WR JuJu Smith-Schuster $1,048,945 Pittsburgh
LB Rey Maualuga $980,000 Miami
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