Certainly most players can't get that sort of scratch, but still - interesting to see the downstream effect of NIL; number of underclassmen declaring early by year:
2019 - 135
2021 - 130
2022 - 73
2023 - 82
2024 - 58
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2019 - 135
2021 - 130
2022 - 73
2023 - 82
2024 - 58
Report: Potential No. 1 NFL Draft pick Caleb Williams made approximately $10 million in NIL deals at USC
While Williams' compensation is an outlier, it still shows the significant earning power college football players currently enjoy.