10 Richest College Athletes, Ranked by NIL Value (& the Number 1 Athlete Is From a Famous NFL Family!)
10 Richest College Athletes, Ranked by NIL Value (& the Number 1 Athlete Is From a Famous NFL Family!)
Have you ever wondered which college athletes make the most money from their fame? Well, we have all the answers for you here!
With college football season kicking off today, we have the list of the 10 highest paid athletes based on their “NIL.: In case you weren’t aware, NIL refers to an athletes earnings from their name, image, and likeness, hence the acronym, “NIL.”
The NCAA adopted the policy in in 2021. Many popular college athletes from various sports have capitalized on their notoriety.
We’ve gathered the rumored top 10 highest paid athletes based on NIL values. Currently, there are no female athletes in the top 10, and there are also 9 football players and only 1 athlete from another sport.
Keep reading to see the top 10 richest college athletes, based on their NIL values…
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Sam Leavitt Photo
Sam Leavitt Photo
9. Sam Leavitt (TIE)
Projected NIL Value: $3.1M
School: Arizona State
Sport: Football (quarterback)
Drew Allar Photo
Drew Allar Photo
9. Drew Allar (TIE)
Projected NIL Value: $3.1M
School: Penn State
Sport: Football (quarterback)
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Cade Klubnik Photo
Cade Klubnik Photo
8. Cade Klubnik
Projected NIL Value: $3.4M
School: Clemson
Sport: Football (quarterback)
DJ Lagway Photo
DJ Lagway Photo
6. DJ Lagway (TIE)
Projected NIL Value: $3.7M
School: Florida
Sport: Football (quarterback)
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LaNorris Sellers Photo
LaNorris Sellers Photo
6. LaNorris Sellers (TIE)
Projected NIL Value: $3.7M
School: South Carolina
Sport: Football (quarterback)
Garrett Nussmeier Photo
Garrett Nussmeier Photo
5. Garrett Nussmeier
Projected NIL Value: $3.8M
School: LSU
Sport: Football (quarterback)
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AJ Dybantsa Photo
AJ Dybantsa Photo
4. AJ Dybantsa
Projected NIL Value: $4.1M
School: BYU
Sport: Basketball (small forward)
Jeremiah Smith Photo
Jeremiah Smith Photo
3. Jeremiah Smith
Projected NIL Value: $4.2M
School: Ohio State
Sport: Football (wide receiver)
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Carson Beck Photo
Carson Beck Photo
2. Carson Beck
Projected NIL Value: $4.3M
School: Miami
Sport: Football (starting quarterback
Arch Manning Photo
Arch Manning Photo
1. Arch Manning
Projected NIL Value: $6.8M
School: Texas
Sport: Football (starting quarterback)
If you don’t know, Arch Manning is from a football dynasty family. His grandfather is Archie Manning, a former NFL quarterback. His uncles, Eli and Peyton Manning, are Super Bowl winning QBs!
Disclaimer: The content of this post is based on data from On3 NIL. Just Jared does not assume responsibility for any of the numbers reported in this post.
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