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<blockquote data-quote="Pokerbrat2000" data-source="post: 1098456" data-attributes="member: 7261"><p>I could be wrong, but I think NIL money is being paid out to all tiers of skill levels in programs. My point being, teams like Indiana were able to recruit a large chunk of their 2025 Football roster with all the NIL money that they had available to them. Thus, their 3rd string CB may have received more money to come there, than he was even offered by the Badgers to potentially fill a starting roll.</p><p></p><p>So sure, there will be those occasional Cinderella teams that overachieve with a bunch of no names, that weren't paid much NIL money. However, their chances to win a National Championship or even compete with the top 10 teams has to be viewed as remote at best. What makes it even more difficult is that it is hard for those low tier teams to build a solid team from year to year. Say in year 1 they suddenly have a blossoming star QB and WR, what are the odds that those 2 guys will be there in year 2? They will hit the portal, be offered a ton of NIL money and be showcased by a top tier team.</p><p></p><p></p><p>It would be interesting to see a breakdown of NIL money per named player, per team. I could be wrong, but I don't think that information is made public and if it is, I can't find it.</p><p></p><p>I found this while searching:</p><p></p><p>Wisconsin football players’ Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) funds are managed primarily through the university-affiliated <a href="https://uwbadgers.com/news/2025/12/17/general-news-wisconsin-athletics-learfield-launch-badger-athlete-partners" target="_blank">Badger Athlete Partners</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/wisconsinbadgers/posts/a-new-era-of-nil-at-wisconsin-introducing-badger-athlete-partners-a-groundbreaki/1275037727992889/" target="_blank">The Varsity Collective</a>. Recent reports indicate that the highest-paid Badgers football players feature NIL valuations between $400,000 and $640,000, with exact payouts remaining undisclosed.</p><p></p><p>Highest Valued Players</p><p>Because individual NIL contracts are private, industry standard valuation reports (like those from On3) provide the best estimates of a player's earning potential and marketability. The notable top earners for the Wisconsin Badgers include:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Tanner Koziol (Tight End):</strong> Estimated <strong>$640,000</strong> valuation. Koziol became one of the highest-paid Badgers after transferring from Ball State. [<a href="https://www.dailycardinal.com/article/2025/04/how-wisconsin-athletics-is-adapting-to-the-nil-era-of-college-sports?ct=content_open&cv=cbox_latest" target="_blank">1</a>]</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Billy Edwards Jr. (Quarterback):</strong> Estimated <strong>$420,000</strong> valuation. The Maryland transfer and starting quarterback candidate is among the top NIL earners on the team.</li> </ul><p>Interesting to note that Koziol never even suited up for the Badgers. He was on Campus for 4 months, injured his leg and then transferred to Houston. He was drafted in the 5th round of this past draft by the Jags. Billy Edwards had 1 injury plagued season with the Badgers and then transferred to North Carolina.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pokerbrat2000, post: 1098456, member: 7261"] I could be wrong, but I think NIL money is being paid out to all tiers of skill levels in programs. My point being, teams like Indiana were able to recruit a large chunk of their 2025 Football roster with all the NIL money that they had available to them. Thus, their 3rd string CB may have received more money to come there, than he was even offered by the Badgers to potentially fill a starting roll. So sure, there will be those occasional Cinderella teams that overachieve with a bunch of no names, that weren't paid much NIL money. However, their chances to win a National Championship or even compete with the top 10 teams has to be viewed as remote at best. What makes it even more difficult is that it is hard for those low tier teams to build a solid team from year to year. Say in year 1 they suddenly have a blossoming star QB and WR, what are the odds that those 2 guys will be there in year 2? They will hit the portal, be offered a ton of NIL money and be showcased by a top tier team. It would be interesting to see a breakdown of NIL money per named player, per team. I could be wrong, but I don't think that information is made public and if it is, I can't find it. I found this while searching: Wisconsin football players’ Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) funds are managed primarily through the university-affiliated [URL='https://uwbadgers.com/news/2025/12/17/general-news-wisconsin-athletics-learfield-launch-badger-athlete-partners']Badger Athlete Partners[/URL] and [URL='https://www.facebook.com/wisconsinbadgers/posts/a-new-era-of-nil-at-wisconsin-introducing-badger-athlete-partners-a-groundbreaki/1275037727992889/']The Varsity Collective[/URL]. Recent reports indicate that the highest-paid Badgers football players feature NIL valuations between $400,000 and $640,000, with exact payouts remaining undisclosed. Highest Valued Players Because individual NIL contracts are private, industry standard valuation reports (like those from On3) provide the best estimates of a player's earning potential and marketability. The notable top earners for the Wisconsin Badgers include: [LIST] [*][B]Tanner Koziol (Tight End):[/B] Estimated [B]$640,000[/B] valuation. Koziol became one of the highest-paid Badgers after transferring from Ball State. [[URL='https://www.dailycardinal.com/article/2025/04/how-wisconsin-athletics-is-adapting-to-the-nil-era-of-college-sports?ct=content_open&cv=cbox_latest']1[/URL]] [*][B]Billy Edwards Jr. (Quarterback):[/B] Estimated [B]$420,000[/B] valuation. The Maryland transfer and starting quarterback candidate is among the top NIL earners on the team. [/LIST] Interesting to note that Koziol never even suited up for the Badgers. He was on Campus for 4 months, injured his leg and then transferred to Houston. He was drafted in the 5th round of this past draft by the Jags. Billy Edwards had 1 injury plagued season with the Badgers and then transferred to North Carolina. [/QUOTE]
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