Settlement Recovery Information By Class and Type of Claimed Damages
Class |
Type of Claimed Damages |
Estimated Number of Unique Athletes (approximate) |
$ Value of Claims (rough estimates) |
Football and Men’s Basketball |
BNIL (no claim required) |
19,000 |
Average approx. $91,000. Range from $15,000 to $280,000. |
Football and Men’s Basketball |
Videogame (no claim required) |
18,000 |
Range from approx. $300 to $4,000 per athlete. |
Football and Men’s Basketball |
Lost Opportunities |
3,000 |
Average approx. $17,000. Range from less than $1 to approx. $800,000. |
Football and Men’s Basketball |
Pay-for-play (no claim required) |
14,000 |
Average approx. $40,000. |
Women’s Basketball |
BNIL (no claim required) |
3,000 |
Average approx. $23,000. Range from $3,000 to $52,000. |
Women’s Basketball |
Lost Opportunities |
400 |
Average approx. $8,500. Range from less than $1 to $300,000. |
Women’s Basketball |
Pay-for-Play (no claim required) |
2,000 |
Average approx. $14,000. |
Additional Sports |
For FB/MBB players, Videogame (claim required) |
26,000 |
Range from approx. $300 to $4,000. |
Additional Sports |
Pay-for-Play (claim required) |
390,000 |
Average approx. $80 (see breakout by subcategories in chart below). |
Additional Sports |
Lost Opportunities |
6,000 |
Average approx. $5,300. Range from less than $1 to $1,859,000. |
Further Detail Regarding Pay-for-Play Settlement Recovery Information For Members of Additional Sports Class
Class |
Damage |
Subcategory |
Estimated Number of Unique Athletes (approximate) |
$ Value of Claims (rough average) |
Additional Sports |
Additional Compensation (claim required) |
Power Five Baseball |
3,500 |
Average approx. $400 |
Additional Sports |
Additional Compensation (claim required) |
Top Non-Power Five Football (AAC and Mountain West conferences plus BYU) |
4,000 |
Average approx. $1,400 |
Additional Sports |
Additional Compensation (claim required) |
Big East Men’s Basketball |
300 |
Average approx. $6,700 |
Additional Sports |
Additional Compensation (claim required) |
Top Non-Power Five Men’s Basketball (AAC, Atlantic 10, and Mountain West conferences plus Gonzaga) |
1,000 |
Average approx. $2,400 |
Additional Sports |
Additional Compensation (claim required) |
Top Non-Power Five Women’s Basketball (AAC and Big East conferences plus Gonzaga |
700 |
Average approx. $300 |
Additional Sports |
Additional Compensation (claim required) |
All Others |
380,000 |
Average approx. $50 |
Examples of Largest Increases From Prior Scholarship Limits in Women’s Sports
Sport |
Prior limit |
New limit |
Increase |
Rowing |
20 |
68 |
48 |
Track |
18 |
45 |
27 |
Lacrosse |
12 |
38 |
26 |
Swimming |
14 |
30 |
16 |
Water Polo |
8 |
24 |
16 |
Field Hockey |
12 |
27 |
15 |
Soccer |
14 |
28 |
14 |
Softball |
12 |
25 |
13 |
Examples of Largest Increases From Prior Scholarship Limits in Men’s Sports
Sport |
Prior limit |
New limit |
Increase |
Lacrosse |
12.6 |
48 |
35.4 |
Track |
12.6 |
45 |
32.4 |
Swimming |
9.9 |
30 |
20.1 |
Football |
85 |
105 |
20 |
Soccer |
9.9 |
28 |
18.1 |
Volleyball |
4.5 |
18 |
13.5 |