Freshman edge rusher Dylan Stewart has been a revelation for the South Carolina Gamecocks.
A former five-star recruit who was ranked because the No. 1 EDGE within the 2024 class, based on the 247Sports Composite, Stewart has 5.5 sacks, two compelled fumbles and a fumble restoration via seven video games of his freshman season.
That is elite manufacturing for a younger participant. The one challenge for South Carolina is that within the NIL and switch portal period, it is now going to should pay to ensure that Stewart does not get poached.
According to The State, a deal is being labored on between Stewart’s illustration and South Carolina’s NIL collective, The Garnet Belief, to get the younger EDGE paid. Sources have told On3 that no matter Stewart makes in NIL must be round $1M to $1.5M, and this is able to be only for his second yr of school soccer motion.
“The Garnet Belief and Fairness are nonetheless working via how the settlement can be paid out, with income sharing set to start July 1, 2025. Colleges can be allowed to share $20.5 million yearly with athletes,” On3 writes.
If that is the way it actually goes down, Stewart will probably be the highest-paid participant on South Carolina’s 2025 roster. This additionally would not embody another NIL offers that come his means.
