Carson Beck isn’t taking his talents to the NFL just yet – but the 23-year-old is still earning more money than several starting quarterbacks at the professional level.

On Friday, Beck sent shockwaves across the college football landscape after announcing his commitment to the University of Miami. He previously declared for the 2025 NFL Draft last December, but withdrew his name after his modest senior campaign lessened his draft stock.

As a junior at Georgia, Beck led the SEC with 3,941 passing yards along with 24 touchdowns and just six interceptions. But he failed to achieve similar success the following year, throwing for 3,485 yards, 28 touchdowns and a career-high 12 interceptions.

On the closing play of the first half in the SEC championship game, Beck suffered a season-ending elbow injury on his throwing arm that required surgery. He’s expected to resume throwing in March and be ready to begin practicing ahead of the summer period.

Rather than being a mid-to-late round pick in April, Beck will now have the opportunity to regain the trust of scouts – many of whom penciled him in as a first-round selection entering the 2024 season – with the Hurricanes. Better yet, the star signal-caller is set to receive a lucrative contract that rivals multiple NFL stars.

According to The Miami Herald’s Barry Jackson, Beck is in line to earn $4 million during his final year of college eligibility. For context, Minnesota Vikings’ J.J. McCarthy and Denver Broncos’ Bo Nix – both of whom were selected in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft – only had cap hits of $3.97 million and $3.38 million this season, respectively.

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Brock Purdy's cap hit is significantly less than Carson Beck's contract at Miami

Brock Purdy’s cap hit is significantly less than Carson Beck’s contract at Miami ( 

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Beck’s earnings additionally trump Tennessee Titans’ Will Levis ($2.17 million), Pittsburgh Steelers’ Russell Wilson ($1.21 million) and San Francisco 49ers’ Brock Purdy ($1.004 million) cap numbers.

While Beck is cashing in nicely from the transfer portal and growing NIL budgets, not everyone is pleased with the impact they’ve had on college football. While making an appearance on the ‘Pat McAfee Show’ last December, former Alabama head coach Nick Saban expressed worry over the direction that the sport was heading.

“Each year it’s gotten a little worse,” he conceded. “The first year we had name, image and likeness, four or five years ago, we had $3 million, and everybody was happy. Then the next year it was seven. Then the next year it’s 10. Then this year, it’s 13. Now they’re looking at 20.

“I mean, where does it end? And the people who are supporting this, they really get no benefit for it. And I’m sure that there’s going to be some instances in the future where those people don’t want to continue to support players that aren’t there.

“Guys are looking to where can I develop value right now and more about what can I get instantly in terms of getting in the portal or going to another school,” Saban added. “No one talks about the college experience anymore. Nobody talks about graduation, all these things are probably important to the future.”