As we near the end of bowl season and the College Football Playoff narrows to the final four, now is when most eligible players will declare for the NFL Draft. However, that group is a minuscule percentage of the overall population of players who will be graduating or have run out of eligibility. In fact, according to Sportskeeda , only 1.
6 percent of college football players successfully make it to the professional level. One player grouped in that remaining 98.4 percent is Washington linebacker Drew Fowler, who posted on his social media accounts Friday that he is "officially declaring for the job market," a play on how star players announce their intention to enter the NFL Draft.
Forever blessed to be a Dawg 4 Life pic.twitter.com/uQkyhTVJF8 "In other words, I need a job," Fowler wrote in part.
"My LinkedIn is updated and I am #OpenToWork." According to his profile , Fowler graduated with a degree in business and recently earned his master's in communication at the conclusion of the fall 2024 semester. Fowler's announcement is commendable, reminding fans of the reality most student-athletes face at the end of their careers.
It's also a stark reminder of the importance of NIL, a source of income for those who will not see lucrative contracts or product deals once out of college. Washington (6-7) fell just short of winning the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl on New Year's Eve, losing 35-34 to ACC foe Louisville (9-4) in dramatic fashion. Whatever Fowler's next steps will be, he's dr.
