An NIL Retrospective: Top 5 Potential Earners From Georgia Football

3. Matthew Stafford

Heralded as the next big thing the second he stepped on campus, Stafford would have had to beat potential endorsement suitors off with a stick.

The eventual number one overall pick in the NFL draft ended up signing the most lucrative rookie contract in NFL history at the time, but during his time playing Between The Hedges, the strong-armed Texan would have been as marketable as any player on the Georgia football roster.

Although not known for his boisterous personality or active social media presence, the great 2007 season, the “Blackout” game and the hype train rolling in to the 2008 season would have made the Georgia signal-caller a marketing department’s dream.