Past research indicates that top college football players generate over $500,000 annually in team revenues, well beyond the effective compensation of an athletic scholarship. This article supplements past empirical literature using the most comprehensive, detailed financial information yet...

This paper examines the extent to which a college player’s future income in professional football offsets his monopsony exploitation experienced at the college level. Stated differently, it attempts to measure whether a future NFL draftee's professional earnings compensates for his...