Former Alabama quarterback Jalen Hurts signed a five-year, $255 million contract extension with the Philadelphia Eagles this offseason that could have him on his way to becoming the highest-paid NFL player from an Alabama high school or college.

In terms of the value of his contract, he already is. But in money that he’s received from the Eagles, he hasn’t cracked the top 10 yet of the highest-paid NFL players from Alabama high schools and colleges.

Like the 12 players in NFL history who have received the most money from their teams during their careers, Hurts is a quarterback. But only two of the 10 highest-paid NFL players with Alabama football roots are quarterbacks, including No. 1 Philip Rivers, who is No. 9 on the league’s all-time list.

The Alabama top 10 also includes three wide receivers, two cornerbacks, one center, one defensive tackle and one outside linebacker.

The NFL player from an Alabama high school or college who was paid the most in 2022 was Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill (West Alabama), who got $26.855 million in the first season of a four-year, $120 million contract that included a $25.5 million signing bonus.

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The 10 players from Alabama high schools and colleges who have been paid the most by NFL teams include:

1. Philip Rivers, Athens High School: $243,944,322

San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers 2004-2019, Indianapolis Colts 2020: Rivers was chosen for the Pro Bowl eight times. In NFL history, the quarterback ranks sixth in passing yards and touchdown passes and seventh in completions.

2. Julio Jones, Foley High School, Alabama: $148,125,821

Atlanta Falcons 2011-2020, Tennessee Titans 2021, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2022: A wide receiver, Jones has been chosen for seven Pro Bowls and received first-team All-Pro recognition twice. No player in NFL history compiled more receiving yards in his first nine seasons than Jones did. But injuries have caused him to miss seven games in each of the past three seasons.

3. Cam Newton, Auburn: $133,545,071

Carolina Panthers 2011-2019, 2021, New England Patriots 2022: The No. 1 pick in the 2011 NFL Draft after winning the Heisman Trophy as the quarterback for Auburn’s 2010 BCS national-championship team, Newton was a three-time Pro Bowl selection and the first-team All-Pro QB in 2015, when he won the NFL Most Valuable Player Award.

4. Amari Cooper, Alabama: $96,672,334

Oakland Raiders 2015-2018, Dallas Cowboys 2018-2021, Cleveland Browns 2022: A wide receiver, Cooper has been a Pro Bowl selection four times, and he’s coming off his sixth 1,000-yard receiving season.

5. DeMarcus Ware, Auburn High School, Troy: $89,993,750

Dallas Cowboys 2005-2013, Denver Broncos 2014-2016: A nine-time Pro Bowl selection and four-time first-team All-Pro, Ware won a Super Bowl ring with the Broncos to cap the 2015 season. Ninth in NFL history with 138.5 sacks, compiled mainly as an outside linebacker, Ware is being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2023 in August.

6. Marcell Dareus, Huffman High School, Alabama: $87,134,946

Buffalo Bills 2011-2017, Jacksonville Jaguars 2017-2019: Dareus was a Pro Bowl defensive tackle in 2013 and 2014 and a first-team All-Pro selection in 2014 after being the third player picked in the 2011 NFL Draft.

7. Rodney Hudson, B.C. Rain High School: $82,403,707

Kansas City Chiefs 2011-2014, Oakland/Las Vegas Raiders 2015-2020, Arizona Cardinals 2021-2022: An All-American guard at Florida State, Hudson has played center in the NFL. He earned Pro Bowl invitations in 2016, 2017 and 2019.

8. Terrell Owens, Benjamin Russell High School: $79,628,334

San Francisco 49ers 1996-2003, Philadelphia Eagles 2004-2005, Dallas Cowboys 2006-2008, Buffalo Bills 2009, Cincinnati Bengals 2010: A wide receiver, Owens earned six Pro Bowl invitations, received first-team All-Pro recognition five times and entered the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2018. In NFL history, Owens ranks third in receiving yards and touchdown receptions, fifth in touchdowns and eighth in receptions.

9. Kareem Jackson, Alabama: $76,680,351

Houston Texans 2010-2018, Denver Broncos 2019-2022: Jackson played his first nine NFL seasons as a cornerback for the Texans before switching to safety with the Broncos. A 13-year NFL starter, Jackson re-signed with Denver this offseason.

10. Jackrabbit Jenkins, North Alabama: $74,967,549

St. Louis Rams 2012-2015, New York Giants 2016-2019, New Orleans Saints 2019-2020, Tennessee Titans 2021, San Francisco 49ers 2022: Jenkins was a Pro Bowl cornerback in 2016 with the Giants. He has returned eight of his 27 interceptions for touchdowns, which is tied for eighth in NFL history.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @AMarkG1.