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Normally, you have 5 years to finish using up your 4 years of eligibility. If you have an injury early enough in a season, then you apply for a medical redshirt, and not have that year count. Thus, conventionally, someone would be absolutely maxed out at 6 years (played 4 years, took a conventional redshirt year playing 4 games or less in a year, and then was granted a medical redshirt).

The COVID exemption was for 2020, where you could play any number of games, and the year wouldn't count towards the time allotted to use up your eligibility.

For JB, 2020 didn't count due to the COVID exemption. He played in 10 games, so that would have counted otherwise.

He played 11 games in 2021, 13 games in 2022, and 13 games in 2023. Each of those years do count towards the 4 years max.

He played in 3 games this year, so he could technically take either the "4 games or fewer played" redshirt year, or take a medical redshirt, but either way, realistically speaking, 2025 would be his final year if he plays 5 or more games next year.

He could theoretically take the 4 games year in 2024, and if he got hurt in 2025, could take a medical redshirt for 2025, but I doubt the NCAA would grant him a 7th year. That, plus 7th year seniors are highly unlikely to get drafted, much less last in the NFL for a significant period of time.