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‘NIL money is guaranteed:’ College football players’ changing math is shrinking NFL Draft entries

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Just 58 underclassmen across college football declared for this year's draft, the lowest total since 2010 and down from 130 three years ago.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — A handful of days before the football team flew to Orlando for its Jan. 1 Citrus Bowl appearance, a group of defensive players met at Pullman’s Bar & Diner just a block north of the famed Pedestrian Mall. Although the dinner was “unorganized,” as linebacker recalls, the conversation quickly focused on the future — individually and collectively. Defensive back , safety and linebacker had all garnered first-team All-America honors.

According to, a database for sports finances, the top seventh-round pick will receive a $118,000 bonus in this year’s draft. It’s believed that many starters in Power 5 football programs earn more than that, and the NIL numbers run significantly higher for college quarterbacks. “I’m sure across the country, NIL has a huge impact on the decision-making process for late-round guys,” Jackson said.

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