Colorado's Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter on 'Top 10 Highest Paid' NIL list

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Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter found themselves among the top earning college athletes this week. The Colorado Buffaloes duo are the only teammates on the list of Top 10 highest paid via NIL deals, according to DraftKings via Rookie Road.
Sanders fell short of the top spot but came in at No. 2 with reportedly $3.8 million. USC's Bronny James was 'King' despite having never played a game. The son of LA Lakers superstar LeBron James takes the cake with $ 6.1 million. LSU gymnast Livvy Dunne is the top earning female at No. 3 with $ 3.2 million. She's in a class all her own and is truly a trendsetter in many ways.
Hunter came in at sixth respectfully with reportedly $1.8 million. He's chasing a group of QBs with USC's Caleb Williams (5th- $2.6 million) and Texas' Arch Manning (4th- $2.9 million). The most electrifying two-way star in college football was the only defensive player to make the list. He recently became the first athlete to sign a deal with Squishmallows.
Texas A&M's Evan Stewart, Oregon's Bo Nix, LSU's Angel Reese, and UNC's Drake Maye rounded out the top ten, with each raking in over $1.5 million. While the list is based on NIL valuations, it's a close representation of who's making the most.
Sanders has been one of the best brand representatives since his days at Jackson State. Coach Prime's youngest son has inked deals with Beat by Dre, Nike, Gatorade, Mercedes-Benz, Brady Brands, and others.

Josh Tolle is a writer covering college sports for On SI. Outside of storytelling, the multi-talented broadcaster has play-by-play experience at the professional and collegiate levels. In 2018, he began calling games for the National Women’s Soccer League. He has also called games for the United Soccer League, Concacaf, and the U.S. Open Cup. He has called hockey for the Premier Hockey Federation for the past three seasons and was the play-by-play voice for the Superior RoughRiders of the Western Hockey League. He has provided play-by-play for various other sports including football, basketball, baseball and volleyball events. Since 2015, Tolle has been the voice of Colorado School of Mines Athletics having called football, men's and women's basketball and soccer. He previously wrote for SB Nation.