The star of the Golden Bears is awaiting the day that he has an NFL contract in front of him, along with the chance to purchase his favorite car. While most athletes in his generation aspire to buy expensive Lamborghini and Tesla vehicles, Ott has made it clear that he is a player with a different taste as he picks a Mercedes Benz as his dream pick.

Jaydn Ott, the running back for the California Golden Bears, is an immense talent in the sport of college football. With an NIL valuation of over $489,000, he sure is quite well-money-minded for someone so young. Moreover, when asked about his goals from an NFL salary, Ott had an insightful answer.

Jaydn Ott talks NFL money

In an exclusive interview with EssentiallySports, Jaydn Ott talked about his thoughts on NIL deals and how he’d want to own Shedeur Sanders’ $10 million mansion. Later, we asked him about what are the purchases he would make from an NFL-level salary and Ott had an interesting response.

The 9th overall ranked RB in the nation stated how he would put aside his NFL game money and would rather use the money he’d make from his endorsements to make any type of payments. When asked about what he’d want to splurge on, Ott replied by saying, “You know, I’d probably buy me a real nice car. I love Mercedes-Benz. I’d probably trick out a Benz” The Mercedes Benz is valued at over $129,300, which isn’t a too expensive car,  considering most decorated NFL athletes make millions. With that being said, Ott isn’t the only Mercedes fanatic in the game. Considering how much an RB can make, maybe Ott can reach for higher heights than a Mercedes.

NFL RBs and NILs

If we were to look at the annual salary that a running back in the NFL makes, the earnings are more than enough for Ott to fulfill his dreams of owning a Mercedes. As per Spotrac, the running backs across the NFL have an average salary of $1,797,242. Also, since Ott is such an exceptional player already, he’s sure to make more money than that and have a bright career in the NFL as well. Here are 3 NFL players who made it big in the sport and rewarded themselves with Mercedes cars as a fruit of their labor.

Starting at the top of the list is Larry Fitzgerald who was the WR for the Arizona Cardinals. The nine-time Pro Bowler has his hands set on the Mercedes-Benz SL, which currently sits at the number 5 rank on the U.S. News and World Report best luxury sports car rankings.  Next, Lamar Jackson, the QB for the Baltimore Ravens, bought a Mercedes SL500 for himself, which, despite not being the fastest sports car, definitely possesses a really strong engine.

Lastly, we have the NFL legend, Russell Wilson, who chose the classic Mercedes G-Wagon as his dream car, which can be often seen being paraded around by Hollywood celebrities. Thus, the Mercedes brand name is a common car that makes its way among the dreams of several NFL players, and who knows, maybe in a year or two, we might just see Ott making his wishes come true as well.