Former LSU stars are raking the cash in throughout the NFL free company interval. Extra particularly, a number of the most iconic figures from the Tigers’ legendary 2019 crew, which went 15-0 and marched all the way in which to a win within the School Soccer Playoff Nationwide Championship, are incomes big paydays for his or her efforts on the skilled stage. 

Now Cincinnati Bengals large receiver Ja’Marr Chase simply broke the financial institution by touchdown a four-year contract extension value $161 million. Not solely did it make him the highest-paid wideout within the NFL, but it surely additionally set an NFL document for the most important common annual wage for a non-quarterback. 

By comparability, Chase’s quarterback and former LSU teammate Joe Burrow makes $55 million per 12 months, which ranks third amongst NFL signal-callers. Minnesota Vikings large receiver Justin Jefferson, who torched opposing secondaries alongside Chase in 2019, is not too far behind with a contract value $35 million yearly, although he signed the deal final June. Jefferson’s worth ranks second amongst large receivers.   

To not be outdone, Houston Texans cornerback Derek Stingley Jr., a Baton Rouge native that began as a real freshman on LSU’s nationwide title-winning crew, simply inked a three-year extension with the Texans that makes him the highest-paid defensive again in NFL historical past. 

This is a full breakdown of standout NFL contracts from LSU’s 2019 crew: 

All contract information is from Over The Cap

Delpit’s deal is fascinating. He was LSU’s defensive star in 2019 and gained the Jim Thorpe Award as a junior earlier than declaring for the draft. However it him took him till 2022 to snag a beginning function with the Cleveland Browns, who chosen him with the forty fourth total decide within the 2020 NFL Draft, as a consequence of some harm troubles in his first couple seasons. 

Nonetheless, he performed nicely sufficient to earn a good contract and has since change into a stalwart in Cleveland’s secondary.