Crimson Tide Cash Kings: NFL Earnings Soar to $3.46B
Nick Saban’s former Alabama stars have raked in a staggering $3.46 billion in NFL career earnings through 2023, up from $2.96 billion a year ago. Julio Jones held the top spot with $149 million but is set to be unseated by Jalen Hurts (potentially topping $265 million) and others like Will Anderson Jr. ($150 million extension) and Patrick Surtain II ($96 million). Among 178 players from the 2007–23 Crimson Tide rosters, the breakdown shows defensive backs leading all groups with $750 million, followed by defensive tackles ($627 million) and wide receivers ($585 million). The NFL salary cap jump from $208 million in 2022 to $301 million in 2026 has turbocharged these contracts, pushing more Tide alumni into the upper echelons of the league’s pay scale.
Welcome to “Follow the Money: Tide Edition,” where Alabama’s recruits graduate from cap-GPA to jersey caviar. While most college programs brag about academic honors, Bama’s boast is “Guaranteed Cash” with classes taught by Wall Street’s finest in shoulder pads. Julio Jones may soon be demoted from kingpin, but fear not—Saban’s conveyor belt is stocked with future five-star millionaires faster than you can say “roll tide.” Let’s face it, scholarships now come with pension plans, and if you can’t tackle cap space, you’ll at least tackle a loan shark’s worst nightmare. Scholarships were so last century; SEC tuition now includes a complimentary Bitcoin wallet.
Mocs vs. Tide: Chattanooga’s Tuscaloosa Adventure
Alabama visits Chattanooga on Nov. 21, 2026, marking the Mocs’ first and only Power-Four opponent of their season finale. UA leads the series 14–0, with an average winning margin of 34.2 points and seven shutouts. Chattanooga finished 5–7 in 2025, saw its worst season under coach Rusty Wright, and has injected 39 newcomers—17 true freshmen and 22 transfers—into the roster. Offensively, the Mocs ranked 45th in FCS scoring (28.2 ppg) and leaned on a near-even rush/pass split (184.3 rush vs. 190.3 pass yards). Defensively, they allowed 33 ppg, giving up 403.1 yards on average. Key transfers include QB Parker Awad, WR Ashton Schumann, LB Bryce Washington, and DB TJ Fields. Alabama is a 152–17 fortress at home over two decades, making Chattanooga’s upset bid one of sports’ biggest long shots.
Roll up to Tuscaloosa, Mocs, and bring a GPS—you’ll need it to find the end zone. Chattanooga’s roster glow-up resembles a clearance-sale rebuild at your local big-box store: “Sure, it’s almost everything you need, but buyer beware.” Meanwhile, Bama will probably start walking coaches by halftime and let the waterboys audition for real-life Madden. Expect the Mocs’ biggest impact play to be a halftime snack run. If Chattanooga actually scores a touchdown, historians will carve monuments and ESPN will rebrand as “Egregious Sports Paranormal News.”
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