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Highest-Paid College Football Players if NIL Existed Since 2000

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FOX Sports college football writers Laken Litman , RJ Young and Michael Cohen take a look at who they believe would have been the most profitable college football players if NIL had been around since 2000 .

All three writers were each given a hypothetical $100 million to distribute to their five choices while being asked to rank them from 1-5 .

Matt Leinart , Tim Tebow and Michael Vick would have commanded more than $30 million each.

Lamar Jackson , Trevor Lawrence , Adrian Peterson and Trevor Lawrence would've commanded the highest in college football.

Michael Vick , who won the Heisman Trophy as a redshirt freshman in 1999 , became a nationwide phenomenon during his first season as a starter at Virginia Tech .

Darren McFadden would have had a market share in the NIL world if he had played for Arkansas .

Tavon Austin was a beloved weapon among loyal disciples of the EA Sports College Football video game franchise.

North Carolina's Julius Peppers played both football and basketball at the University of North Carolina .

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77

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English

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