Most college athletes will not go on to play professionally.
According to the NCAA, only two percent of college athletes continue on to have professional careers after college.
This number varies by sport. Only .9 percent of women’s basketball players and 1.5 percent of football players will play professionally, compared to the 5.6 percent of men’s ice hockey players and 9.1 percent of baseball players.
Allowing NCAA athletes to receive compensation from third-parties will allow many of these athletes to have a nest egg for when they graduate and find themselves looking for a job that isn’t what they devoted their college careers to.