Texas A&M athletes collected more than $4 million in name, image and likeness (NIL) compensation since it was made legal on July 1, 2021, with football leading the charge at more than $3.3 million in deals.
According to university-tracked information obtained by The Eagle through the Texas Open Records Act, the combined total of all NIL deals secured by Aggie athletes was $4,173,656.82 during the first academic year these kinds of deals were legal per state laws and allowed by the NCAA. Football athletes earned $3,367,517.52 over that stretch. Men’s basketball came in second with $472,735 followed by baseball’s $198,078 total compensation.
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Texas A&M NIL totals by sport
Total compensation for all athletes — $4,173,656.82
Football — $3,367,517.52
Men’s Basketball — $472,735
Baseball — $198,078.30
Softball — $35,337
Men’s Golf — $28,500
Women’s Tennis — $25,605
Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country — $16,405
Women’s Basketball — $7,730
Women’s Golf — $5,925
Soccer — $5,062
Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country — $5,017
Men’s Swimming and Diving — $4,085
Men’s Tennis — $1,000
Equestrian — $415
Volleyball — $150
Women’s Swimming and Diving — $95
Texas A&M athletes collected more than $4 million in name, image and likeness (NIL) compensation since it was made legal on July 1, 2021, with football leading the charge at
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