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, in response to the 247Sports Composite, Stewart has 5.5 sacks, two compelled fumbles and a fumble restoration by means of seven video games of his freshman season.
That is elite manufacturing for a younger participant. The one concern for South Carolina is that within the NIL and switch portal period, it is now going to should pay to guarantee 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 needs to be round $1M to $1.5M, and this may be only for his second yr of faculty soccer motion.
“The Garnet Belief and Fairness are nonetheless working by means of how the settlement might be paid out, with income sharing set to start July 1, 2025. Faculties might be allowed to share $20.5 million yearly with athletes,” On3 writes.
If that is the way it really goes down, Stewart will possible be the highest-paid participant on South Carolina’s 2025 roster. This additionally would not embrace every other NIL offers that come his approach.
