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What a College Football Team (alas: Canes) Paid Roster looks like. Revenue Share only
I just use a 85-man scale roster in GPT...........
Below is a
realistic, Power-5 style salary-cap chart for a program like the
Miami Hurricanes, assuming:
- $20.5M total revenue-sharing cap
- 85-man scholarship roster
- Market-driven priorities (QB, OL, EDGE, CB paid most)
- This is school-paid revenue sharing only (NIL collectives would be on top of this)
This mirrors what front offices and ADs are quietly modeling now.
MIAMI HURRICANES – COLLEGE FOOTBALL SALARY CAP MODEL
Total Cap: $20.5M | Roster: 85 players
OFFENSE (≈ $11.2M)
Quarterbacks (4) — $7.0M
| Role | Salary |
|---|
| QB1 (Starter / Star) | $5.5M |
| QB2 | $900K |
| QB3 | $400K |
| QB4 (Dev) | $200K |
| QB Total: $7.0M | |
QB is treated like an NFL franchise position. One elite QB can consume 25–30% of the cap.
Running Backs (5) — $1.2M
| Role | Salary |
|---|
| RB1 | $600K |
| RB2 | $300K |
| RB3 | $150K |
| RB4 | $100K |
| RB5 | $50K |
| RB Total: $1.2M | |
RB value is capped due to depth, rotation, and injury risk.
Wide Receivers (8) — $1.8M
| Role | Salary |
|---|
| WR1 | $650K |
| WR2 | $400K |
| WR3 | $250K |
| WR4 | $200K |
| WR5–8 | $75K each |
| WR Total: $1.8M | |
Tight Ends (4) — $700K
| Role | Salary |
|---|
| TE1 | $350K |
| TE2 | $200K |
| TE3 | $100K |
| TE4 | $50K |
| TE Total: $700K | |
Offensive Line (15) — $2.5M
| Role | Salary |
|---|
| LT (Elite) | $600K |
| RG/RT | $350K each |
| C | $300K |
| Rotation (11 players) | $80–120K |
| OL Total: $2.5M | |
Elite tackles are the 2nd-most valuable position after QB.
DEFENSE (≈ $7.8M)
Defensive Line / EDGE (15) — $2.6M
| Role | Salary |
|---|
| EDGE1 | $900K |
| EDGE2 | $600K |
| DT1 | $400K |
| DT2 | $300K |
| Rotation | $80–120K |
| DL Total: $2.6M | |
Linebackers (10) — $1.5M
| Role | Salary |
|---|
| LB1 (MIKE) | $500K |
| LB2 | $350K |
| LB3 | $250K |
| Depth | $80–120K |
| LB Total: $1.5M | |
Cornerbacks (8) — $2.0M
| Role | Salary |
|---|
| CB1 (Shutdown) | $850K |
| CB2 | $600K |
| Nickel | $300K |
| Depth | $60–80K |
| CB Total: $2.0M | |
Elite corners are recruiting weapons and playoff necessities.
Safeties (6) — $1.7M
| Role | Salary |
|---|
| FS | $600K |
| SS | $450K |
| Hybrid | $300K |
| Depth | $80–120K |
| S Total: $1.7M | |
SPECIAL TEAMS (≈ $500K)
| Position | Total |
|---|
| Kicker | $200K |
| Punter | $200K |
| Long Snapper | $100K |
| ST Total: $500K | |
TOTAL CAP SUMMARY
| Unit | Amount |
|---|
| Offense | $11.2M |
| Defense | $7.8M |
| Special Teams | $0.5M |
| TOTAL | $20.5M |
Key Takeaways
- QB room alone = ~34% of the cap
- Top 10 players eat ~55–60% of total money
- Depth players become minimum-cap contributors
- NIL collectives will still be used to:
- Supplement stars
- Retain transfers
- Backload deals off the cap
Although this Salary Chart, I can see the Receiver Room being closer to 4M instead of 1.8
I would think the starting QB would be a bit lower (maybe $3.5-4M) and you would have at least 1 or 2 other players (likely linemen) making over $1M.
$900k for QB2
No lineman at $1M. Might be some hallucinating going on there
Hard to turn down money like this
to live in miami. Being rich in Lubbock TX is not the same as having money to enjoy in Miami.
Would be more interesting to see total comp breakdown for a tier 1 spender like us.
elite trench will clear 1 mil easy
elite receivers 2mil+
better not be spending more than 200k on emory
