Considering that he is already considered the 2nd best RB in the draft (after Love), he is unlikely to improve that with another year of college. And it isn't as if he hasn't already has put enough tape to assess him in his 4 years of playing.
Assuming he is a 2nd day pick, the lowest contract for a 3rd rounder is around $1.3M, he is unlikely to garner nearly enough (Love's NIL estimate is somewhere between $1.5 and 2.0) to offset the injury risk as well as the risk of going lower in the 2027 draft. And he isn't going to return in hopes of winning the Heisman since only 3 RBs have won Heismans since 2000 and Love is in great shape to win it this year but is getting little ink about that possibility.
We'll see but I'd put up my house that Price is gone.
Replies to: "I get it but that is an extremely optimistic view"
- Next years team may be even better. Will need to replace 2 RBs maybe and 2 WRs. Much else? [NT]
- ndphysics - 10:51am 11/17/25
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- Plenty of talent in the RB room - ndunabomber - 11:48am 11/17/25
- Rumor is Williams is considering transfer - D2 - 1:50pm 11/17/25
- Would make no sense unless he has significant NIL offers elsewhere. - Clem - 7:23am 11/18/25
- It makes lots of sense - D2 - 1:43pm 11/18/25
- Fair enough. Don't see Williams shying away from competition with the young guys, - Clem - 4:31pm 11/18/25
- I get your point but... - D2 - 5:15pm 11/18/25
- Fair enough. Don't see Williams shying away from competition with the young guys, - Clem - 4:31pm 11/18/25
- It makes lots of sense - D2 - 1:43pm 11/18/25
- I've been surprised how differently the current RB coach handles the room from the former. If Willi - WestCoastIrishFan - 1:57pm 11/17/25
- I feel Williams considering transfer may be an indication that Price is considering return... [NT]
- TakethetrainKnute - 2:01pm 11/17/25
- Who is the source for these transfer rumors I wonder? [NT]
- ELP - 2:14pm 11/17/25
- I read it on the Athletic but that wasn't the only place I read it - D2 - 2:58pm 11/17/25
- I think there are conditions where Price COULD come back. I'll survive if he opts not to... [NT]
- TakethetrainKnute - 3:02pm 11/17/25
- I get it but that is an extremely optimistic view - D2 - 3:56pm 11/17/25
- I think there are conditions where Price COULD come back. I'll survive if he opts not to... [NT]
- TakethetrainKnute - 3:02pm 11/17/25
- True. Have no idea. (I'm piggybacking so really should say "If these rumors have any validity".) [NT]
- TakethetrainKnute - 2:30pm 11/17/25
- Sometimes fans project what they think will happen then it spreads through social media as fact. - ELP - 2:37pm 11/17/25
- I agree. I'm not writing anyone off. Mine could've been framed as a hypothetical...which is really - TakethetrainKnute - 2:43pm 11/17/25
- Sometimes fans project what they think will happen then it spreads through social media as fact. - ELP - 2:37pm 11/17/25
- I read it on the Athletic but that wasn't the only place I read it - D2 - 2:58pm 11/17/25
- Who is the source for these transfer rumors I wonder? [NT]
- ELP - 2:14pm 11/17/25
- I feel Williams considering transfer may be an indication that Price is considering return... [NT]
- TakethetrainKnute - 2:01pm 11/17/25
- Would make no sense unless he has significant NIL offers elsewhere. - Clem - 7:23am 11/18/25
- Yep [NT] - Frankx - 1:08pm 11/17/25
- Rumor is Williams is considering transfer - D2 - 1:50pm 11/17/25
- Was giving some thought to this, I'm guessing ND will look for the following: Back Up QB unless Her - WestCoastIrishFan - 11:40am 11/17/25
- Plenty of talent in the RB room - ndunabomber - 11:48am 11/17/25