“Just beat yourself every day. Do what you didn’t do yesterday and work harder than you did yesterday,” said Notre Dame‘s quarterback, who committed to the program last year. We are talking about CJ Carr, who comes from a legendary family and has seen an era of football. Carr’s grandfather was a famous Michigan coach, Lyod Carr, who coached Michigan from 1995 to 2007 and made a 122–40 record. Additionally, CJ’s dad, Jason Carr, played quarterback for Michigan during the 1990s and passed the torch to CJ.

That’s why when Carr chose Notre Dame over Alabama, Georgia, LSU, and Michigan, his fans were a little upset because he did not go to Michigan, where his dad and granddad had a history, and also because it’s barely five miles from his home. However, when he broke this news to his family, including his grandfather, they were happy and proud of CJ’s choice. Apart from that, CJ’s family runs a foundation to help children with cancer. In the same way, CJ also signed a deal with a foundation that helps cancer patients. To learn more about his deal and NIL valuation, let’s discuss it.

Name Image Likeness value of CJ Carr

6-foot-2.5 and 195 pounds CJ Carr, from Saline, Michigan, ranks 68th on the college football ranking. Besides that, Carr has a massive social media following, with 17300 followers on Instagram, nearly 11000 followers on Twitter, and 1400 people following him on TikTok. CJ’s social media following plays a role in adding value to his NIL valuation, which is at $574,000, the sum of his roster plus NIL value. Although it’s quite obvious that players get exciting brand endorsement deals, which add a lot of value to their income, Carr signed a deal with a car company for a noble cause.

In March 2024, CJ announced a deal with Napleton’s countryside Mazda in rural Illinois. The deal includes the promotion of the company’s vehicles, including the 2024 Mazda CX-50, which he received from the company as part of the deal. But it’s important to notice that the company’s motto is to fight against pediatric brain cancer. since 2022, Napleton has donated to the Violet Foundation every May and October

“The Violet Foundation shares the same goal as our family’s foundation—to save the lives of children diagnosed with DIPG. Note that Carr shares a sensitive bond with the foundation cause he lost his little brother Chad eight years ago, battling brain cancer. In honor of his memory, his family launched the Chad Foundation; similarly, the founder of the Violet Foundation also lost his daughter, Violet, to cancer in 2022. Apart from the NIL deals and his personal life, let’s look at Carr’s life on the field, starting from his high school career.

High school days of CJ Carr

Carl’s passion for football started at a young age, probably because football runs in his blood. Following this, he joined Saline High School and excelled as a standout player. During the junior year of 2023, CJ completed 2754 passing yards with 24 passing touchdowns and 9 interceptions, along with 91 rushing yards and 9 touchdowns.

The sum of his high school stats is 8135 passing yards, 78 passing touchdowns, 18 interceptions, and 16 rushing touchdowns. What an impressive career for a young man! Coming out of school, Carr received the honor of being named to the MHSFCA first-team all-state in both 2022 and 2023. He earned a four-star prospect rating from most of the recruits, ranking 37th overall and 5th in his position in the 2024 class.

With his vast experience on the field and coming from a strong football background, CJ Carr will add so much value to Notre Dame, as predicted by analysts. While there are a few days left for the season, it would be interesting to watch Carl’s Michigan family come to his games and cheer him while wearing a white and green jersey of Notre Dame, which they said they’d happily wear.