Seventy-eight of coach Nick Saban's Alabama players have gone on to appear in NFL regular-season games since he began coaching the Crimson Tide in 2007.

Of those players, 18 have received at least $10 million in compensation from NFL teams since they joined the pros, and none of the 18 is a quarterback, the highest-paid position. Here are those players, with their total NFL pay so far (with the monetary figures from the sports-financial web site spotrac.com):

Stephen B. Morton

Marcell Dareus, defensive tackle: $68,874,946

The former Huffman High star was the third pick in the 2011 NFL Draft, and after two Pro Bowl invitations and one All-Pro season, Dareus signed a six-year contract extension with the Buffalo Bills (who traded him to the Jacksonville Jaguars last season) in 2016. The new deal totaled $96,574,118 and included a $25 million signing bonus and $60 million in guaranteed money.

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Julio Jones, wide receiver: $63,209,579

The sixth pick in the 2011 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons, Jones signed a five-year, $71,756,045 contract extension in 2015 that included a $12 million signing bonus and $47 million in guaranteed money. That left the former Foley High star as the NFL's highest-paid receiver when Calvin Johnson retired after the 2015 season. That's no longer the case, though, and the five-time Pro Bowler did not attend the Falcons' offseason program this year as he seeks changes in his contract.

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Andre Smith, offensive tackle: $49,012,500

The sixth player picked in the 2009 NFL Draft, the former Huffman High School standout completed three contracts with the Cincinnati Bengals and a one-year deal with the Minnesota Vikings before picking up a signing bonus for the second year in a row in March. Smith's two-year deal with the Arizona Cardinals included a signing bonus of $2.585 million, which is reflected in his total earnings.

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Kareem Jackson, defensive back: $39,906,250

Jackson is heading into the last season of his second contract with the Houston Texans, who selected him with the 20th choice in the 2010 NFL Draft. The four-year, $34 million deal included a $9 million signing bonus and a $6.5 million base salary (not included in his total earnings yet) for the 2018 season.

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Mark Barron, linebacker: $36,529,749

The seventh player picked in the 2012 NFL Draft, the former St. Paul's standout hit the jackpot when he moved from safety to linebacker in 2015. His performance netted a five-year, $45 million contract with the Rams that included a $5 million signing bonus and $20 million in guaranteed money. Barron earned a $2 million bonus on March 16.

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Dre Kirkpatrick, cornerback: $34,098,746

The former Gadsden City High School standout followed a route to the list shared by several players: After being selected in the first round, Kirkpatrick had his team pick up its fifth-year option on his contract, paying him almost as much for one season as it did in the previous four years combined. Kirkpatrick then signed a long-term deal to stay with the Cincinnati Bengals. The five-year, $52.5 million contract signed last year included a $3 million roster bonus paid on March 16.

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Winslow Townson

Dont'a Hightower, linebacker: $27,890,370

Hightower's path to riches is virtually the same as Dre Kirkpatrick's. Both were first-round picks in 2012, and Hightower's fifth-year option salary of $7,751,000 in 2016 was virtually as much as he'd been paid by the New England Patriots in his first four seasons combined. Hightower also signed a long-term deal last year that included a $10 million signing bonus.

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Rolando McClain, linebacker: $24,743,357

McClain signed a five-year, $40 million contract with the Oakland Raiders after being the eighth pick of the 2010 NFL Draft. He was out of Oakland after three seasons, though. After a year of retirement, the former Decatur High standout played two years with the Dallas Cowboys.

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Lynne Sladky

James Carpenter, guard: $22,135,720

The 25th player picked in 2011 NFL Draft, Carpenter got the second-contract pay boost in 2015. After playing out a four-year, $7,641,502 deal with the Seattle Seahawks, Carpenter signed a four-year, $19,100,000 contract with the New York Jets. He's due a base salary of $4.450 million for 2018 in the last season of the deal.

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Adrian Kraus

Mark Ingram, running back: $19,326,656

Ingram is entering the final season of his second contract with the New Orleans Saints. The 28th player picked in the 2011 NFL Draft has the 2018 season left on his deal, which calls for a $4 million base salary this year and paid a $500,000 roster bonus on March 16.

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Marcio Jose Sanchez

Amari Cooper, wide receiver: $19,169,070

Cooper is entering the final season of his rookie contract, signed after the Oakland Raiders added him with the fourth pick in the 2015 NFL Draft. The Raiders have picked up their option for the 2019 season and are scheduled to pay Cooper $13.924 million next year.

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Trent Richardson, running back: $18,055,062

Richardson didn't make it through his four-year, $20.4 million rookie contract after being the third player picked in the 2012 NFL Draft. But most of the hay was in the barn by the time he washed out after three seasons, and Richardson picked up $750,000 in 2015 even though he failed to make the Oakland Raiders' roster.

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Bill Kostroun

D.J. Fluker, offensive lineman: $14,741,800

Fluker would have been three spots higher on this list except the Los Angeles Chargers released him two days before his option salary of $8,821,000 for the 2017 season was to become guaranteed. Instead, he got $3 million -- $1.5 million signing bonus and $1.5 million base salary -- from the New York Giants last season. The former McGill-Toolen and Foley High School standout has signed with the Seattle Seahawks for 2018, which added a $300,000 signing bonus to his total in March.

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Tony Gutierrez

Chance Warmack, guard: $13,919,204

The 10th player picked in the 2013 NFL Draft, Warmack started all 48 games that he played for the Tennessee Titans. But the Titans didn't pick up their fifth-year option on his contract for 2017, and Warmack ended up with the Philadelphia Eagles, who won the Super Bowl.

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Dee Milliner, cornerback: $12,663,616

The former Stanhope Elmore star played in 21 of 48 games in the three seasons after the New York Jets selected him with the ninth pick in 2013 NFL Draft. In 2016, Milliner hadn't played in a game when the Jets released him off their injured list. Because his rookie contract was guaranteed, Milliner still received his salary for the 2016 season.

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Wallace Gilberry, defensive end: $11,863,529

The former Baldwin County High School standout forged a nine-year career in the NFL after going undrafted from Nick Saban's first Alabama team. Gilberry announced his retirement in 2017.

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Rashad Johnson, safety: $11,053,891

The former Sulligent High School standout joined the $10 million club in his final season. After spending seven years with the Arizona Cardinals, Johnson got closer to home with the Tennessee Titans in 2016 for $2 million.

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Wilfredo Lee

Minkah Fitzpatrick, safety: $10,042,016

The 11th player picked in the 2018 NFL Draft, Fitzpatrick's four-year rookie contract is worth $16,447,773. But $10,042,016 was in the form of a signing bonus, and Fitzpatrick signed on June 1. Da'Ron Payne, Rashaan Evans and Calvin Ridley, the other 2018 first-round draft choices from Alabama, also signed four-year contracts worth more than $10 million in total value.

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Two other former Saban players are scheduled to pass the $10 million mark in earnings from their NFL teams during the 2018 season -- Green Bay Packers safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix and Baltimore Ravens inside linebacker C.J. Mosley (above). Each player had his fifth-year option picked up. That will pay Mosley $8.718 million and Clinton-Dix $5.947 million for the 2018 season.

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