I don’t think so for a few reasons.
1. There’s only a very small percentage that are making the big bucks.
2. I know this is gonna anger college fans, but no one just wants to be known as a college star.
There is a difference for marketing a future opportunities if you’re successful in the pros Vs college.
I’ll use this as an example. More people know about the Payton era Saints than LSU from Saban to present. And if they mention LSU, it’s always in relation to their pro carrer.
3. Sorta related to my last point, but playing in the NFL gives you an entire different aura.
Even in small markets, minus Green Bay, every franchise is in a metro city and you can easily become an international superstar from any of those 32 cities. In comparison, if you’re making a few million in West Virginia, you’re pretty much unknown outside the state lines.