NC State Players Rank 19th in Career Earnings in NFL

According to Spotrac, NC State’s active NFL players rank 19th amongst college football teams, but is that ranking accurate?

According to Spotrac, NC State has 30 active players currently on NFL rosters, that have earned $339,055,680.

Here’s the problem.

Former Wolfpack quarterback Russell Wilson’s career earnings aren’t included.

Wilson spent 4 years in Raleigh, and walked away with a diploma. He only played one year at Wisconsin.

The world won’t let NC State have good things.

Here’s the irony in Spotrac’s calculations.

They included former Tight End Pharoah McKever as one of NC State’s 30 active players. McKever, just like Wilson, left NC State as a Graduate Transfer, and played one year at Florida International.

If Spotrac were to be consistent with their logic, Wilson would be included, and the career earnings of former NC State players would be $413,055680, ranking 12th.

Their numbers also don’t include the contracts of Quarterback Ryan Finley and Linebacker Germaine Pratt. The details of Finley’s contract aren’t known yet, and Pratt has yet to sign.