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Alabama quarterback Bryce Young is potentially on his way to earning a 7-figure check off his name, image and likeness, head coach Nick Saban said on Tuesday.
The sophomore QB — who has no career starts heading into his second year — gained experience behind starter Mac Jones and played in nine games during his first season. Young finished 13-of-22 passing for 156 yards and a touchdown while adding nine rushes for no gain.
Young is Alabama’s presumptive starter in 2021, and Sports Illustrated reports he has already earned close to $1 million in off-field endorsement deals.
“Our quarterback has approached ungodly numbers, and he hasn’t even played yet,” Saban said at the Texas High School Coaches Association convention, according to 247Sports’ Chris Hummer. “If I told you what it is … it’s almost seven figures.”
Young signed with CAA Football for his marketing deals following the passing of NIL legislation, SI.com reports. CAA Football is one of the top agencies in the country, so Young has been assisted in efforts to capitalize on the NIL opportunities recently given to NCAA student-athletes.
Alabama’s slated time for Saban to address the media during SEC Media Days is Wednesday, so it will be interesting to see whether we learn anything more then.
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At that kind of $$$ we could end up seeing a lot more “5th Year Seniors” in the future
What it means is that the top 50 players will be deciding between about 5 different schools to play for.
Yes I’m aware that it already was this way – but it will be even more so.
Wonder how much if that he’s sharing with his offensive lineman who batter their bodies to make him looks good? I hope he’s buying their dinner…forever or he’ll get some sideways looks. This little change might get spicy over time!