Mycah Pittman goes into detail about NIL, how much he expects to make in 2023
NIL is a polarizing topic in the current day and age of college football, especially as coaches across the country allege that the avenue is being used to poach players. It's almost something that people would rather talk about off the record than bring national attention to.
That's what made it so surprising when Florida State wide receiver Mycah Pittman pulled back the curtain and went into detail on his experience with Name, Image, and Likeness during a recent appearance on The Mental Sweat Podcast.
According to Pittman, his income was in the six figures last year and he expects that number to rise to $150K-$200K in 2023. He's seen his platform skyrocket at Florida State. Pittman signed a deal with NIL Collective 'The Battle's End' back in January.
The Tampa native revealed the kind of obligations on some of the deals that he agrees to. For instance, sometimes Pittman just has to put out a couple of tweets to collect a check for upwards of $20K.
"I'll just tell you guys. I definitely made over $100,000 last year and I'm gonna probably make over $150,000 to $200,000 this year. It's a great opportunity, it's a blessing. I was broke at Oregon, I didn't have no money before the NIL. I couldn't imagine how much money I could've made or used asset-wise with Oregon, cuz Oregon has a great platform, you've got Phil Knight backing it, it's got a great resume so I couldn't imagine if I could've branched out and got deals through there," Pittman said on the show. "I feel like my opportunity with my Youtube. I've signed deals for over $25,000, just one deal and it'd just be simple things like I've got to tweet out something, and it's really unique. Sometimes they make me do a lot of leg work but for $20,000, $25,000, it's not bad. It's things like that the NIL has opened up tremendous opportunity. I actually look at my bank account and I can think of things I want to save, I want to invest in real estate, I want to use my money in the right ways."
"I can tell you right now, I didn't make a lot of money off of Florida State alone. I've made probably over $85,000, just being associated with Florida State," Pittman continued. "Not from Florida State but being associated with people that are alums. Guys love supporting us and we have great people supporting us."
As Pittman stated, he's got a pretty successful YouTube Channel. As of February 8, 2023, he holds 75.2K subscribers and his content has been viewed nearly four million times - 3,931,695 to be exact. Pittman also holds 93.8K followers on Instagram and 17.8K followers on Twitter. That type of audience and following has made it easier for him to land deals compared to athletes who are starting from scratch.
He's focused on being smarter with his spending moving forward. Pittman likes to invest in stocks and re-invest in himself. He recently bought a $6000 camera for his VLOGs and a new computer that he uses for streaming. Pittman noted that his next big purchase will be a Tesla Cybertruck.
The 5-foot-11, 203-pound wide receiver is coming off a season where he started for Florida State on offense and as a punt returner. He caught 32 passes for a career-high 330 yards with three touchdowns through the air while rushing seven times for 35 yards on the ground in 13 games, with seven starts. Pittman also returned 18 punts for 169 yards (9.4 yards per return).
At the conclusion of the season, he was presented with the Crenshaw Award during Florida State's banquet ceremony, which is awarded by the Tallahassee QB Club to the offensive player with the most heart. He was a co-honoree for the award alongside tight end Cam McDonald.
During his four years at the college level, Pittman has caught 70 passes for 877 yards with five touchdowns. He spent the first three seasons of his career at Oregon.
Check out the full interview below.
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