NFL athletes are some of the top athletes in the world, and many fans know that to be a player in the best football league in the world, you have to be in tip-top shape! But even then, making the NFL isn’t always guaranteed, as NFL odds are high against everyone.
The crazy differences in players are shown online and on the field. There are many huge, hulking offensive linemen, and then there are the shorter, more athletic players, such as running backs.
The odds of making the NFL are so crazy that one person seemingly decided to advertise for players currently playing football to continue and get their college education.
The advertisement photo shows the crazy statistics of the transition from high school to the NCAA. Then, it compares the number of players from the NCAA to the number of players in the NFL before pointing out the salary of an NFL player.
The NFL Odds Are The Same For Every High School Football Player
The fact that there are over 1 million high school football players is insane, especially considering the number of players who even sniff the NFL. Only 6.5 percent of high school players make NCAA rosters, and those numbers are cut down by 5 thousand from freshman to senior year.
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Following an NCAA football career, players generally want to be invited to the NFL Combine. Only 350 players are invited to the combine, and only 256 of those players are drafted to a team.
And then, to shorten the odds even more, just 300 NFL rookies make their team in their rookie season, shortening the percentage of players who go from the NCAA to the NFL to just 1.6 percent.
Only half of those players who make the league in year one will be starters and remain in the league by year four, and would be making just over $420 thousand, and it’s even less after taxes, so the odds of being an NFL star are insanely low so it is a great idea to get a degree, no matter what you chose!
