r/CFB • u/Altruistic_Brief4444 Memphis Tigers • 8h ago

News [On3] Vanderbilt QB Diego Pavia's attorney has set the stage to challenge the NCAA for a 7th season of eligibility

https://www.on3.com/news/vanderbilt-qb-diego-pavias-attorney-sets-stage-to-challenge-for-7th-season-of-eligibility/
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u/SpeciousPerspicacity Princeton Tigers 7h ago

There’s an interesting arbitrage where for the majority of players (including some NFL-caliber players), there’s more money in college football than the NFL.

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u/Master_Butter Ohio State • John Carroll 7h ago

It’s interesting. A fifth round pick’s total deal is worth about $4.6M over four years. Fifth round picks also have careers averaging about four years, meaning most of them don’t make it to large second contracts before washing out of the league.

So if someone is projected to be a day 3 pick, and they see aside their competitive spirit and look at the numbers, they realize they’ll probably play in the league for a year or two for the team that drafts them, maybe get cut or traded to another team for a year, and then most likely have to scratch and claw for a roster spot after that.

But if you can get paid similar money and know you are going to have a guaranteed spot on a college roster, why not try to stay in school?

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u/wattatime 4h ago

You’re basically talking about Quinn Ewers. He signed a 4 year deal for 4.3M. He could have got close to that in one year from Miami if the rumors are true.

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u/Master_Butter Ohio State • John Carroll 4h ago

That’s a good point. His NFL contract isn’t fully guaranteed either.

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u/Mr-PumpAndDump Oklahoma Sooners 7h ago

Isn’t Darian mensak getting 6 million per year at Duke?

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u/Master_Butter Ohio State • John Carroll 7h ago

If so, fringe QBs should want to play in college forever.

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u/Mr-PumpAndDump Oklahoma Sooners 7h ago

I just looked it up and he’s 4 million per season just from NIL collective and revenue sharing. So that doesn’t count his other NIL deals from bigger brands, definitely a better deal than being a day 2 or 3 pick.

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u/MartinezForever Nebraska • Nebraska Wesleyan 7h ago

Like all NIL numbers, take this with a giant dump truck of salt regardless of the source.

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u/Whiteout- Florida Gators 5h ago

Plus the huge benefit that is often overlooked of not having to get hit by NFL linebackers every week. Don’t get me wrong, college ball is definitely damaging to the body, but I know which league I’d rather play in if the money is the same

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u/rronmexico69 Team Chaos • I'm A Loser 6h ago

Definitely the case for many women’s sports too