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Emeka Egbuka (No. 19 to the Buccaneers), Donovan Jackson (No. 24 to the Vikings), Tyleik Williams (No. 28 to the Lions) and Josh Simmons (No. 32 to the Chiefs) were first-round picks in the 2025 NFL draft.
Ryan Day is the fifth-highest-paid college football coach in the country, according to USA Today's coaching salary database, whose update for the 2024 season was released Wednesday.
Day is set to earn $10,021,250 in total compensation this season, only behind Georgia coach Kirby Smart ($13,282,580), Clemson coach Dabo Swinney ($11,132,775), Texas coach Steve Sarkisian ($10,600,000) and USC's Lincoln Riley ($10,043,418).
Day has a contract buyout of $37,276,042, according to the database.
Riley and Day are the two highest-paid coaches in the Big Ten, with Penn State's James Franklin (13th nationally, $8,500,000 in total compensation) and Dan Lanning (14th, $8,200,000) coming in behind them.
Other Big Ten coaches in the top 20 include Wisconsin's Luke Fickell (18th, $7,725,000) and Washington's Jedd Fisch (19th, $7,700,023). Michigan coach Sherrone Moore is the 35th highest-paid coach, earning $6 million per season.
