How much does Alabama pay players (revenue share / NIL budget)?
The House revenue-share cap is $20.5M in 2025–26 and $21.58M ($21,583,913) in 2026–27. Alabama hasn't released how much of that it has actually paid out.
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Alabama: NIL budget, collective payout, football revenue, and head coach salary.
How much does Alabama football make and spend?
FY2025 football spending for Alabama is $81,502,191. That figure is spending, not football revenue. We don't have a reported football revenue figure for Alabama yet.
What does Alabama pay its coach, and what's the buyout?
Kalen DeBoer's pay at Alabama is $12,500,000 as of April 22, 2026. The buyout is $60,843,750 as of December 1, 2025. Source: USA TODAY coaches salary database, buyout as of Dec. 1, 2025.
What has Alabama's collective paid?
Alabama's collective Walk of Champions paid $10,000 in tax year 2023 (Form 990). That comes from the collective's tax return, not the school's House payments or football revenue.