College football 2026: How much does each position cost?

[Blake Munroe]

Found this on ESPN and wanted to share… Multiple Texas mentions in the article (link below)

Here's what they believe college football players are now earning to start and compete at the Power 4 level entering Year 2 of the revenue sharing era.
 

QB: 1-3 mil

RB: 300-800k

WR: 400k-1 mil

TE: 300-600k

OT: 600k-1.2 mil

IOL: 400-800k

EDGE: 500k-1.2 mil

DT: 500k-1 mil

LB: 300k-700k

CB: 400-900k

S: 300-900k

K: 50-200k

P: 50-150k

LS: 10-50k

Full article: https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/49568548/college-football-2026-position-cost-transfer-portal

 

[Burnt Orange Horn]

Disregarding 2 sigma outliers, maybe 95% accurate.

[AusMOJO]

My problem is that the NCAA could've done a better job of getting out in front of this stuff before it became the focal point of college football. Instead like usual they sat on their hands and didn't do anything which caused the free for all we pretty much see today.

I'm fine with kids getting paid, that doesn't bother me. I just think the amounts are absurd. But good for the kids. 

Thanks for posting, Blake.