College Sports Commission Releases NIL Deal Flow Report
March 10th, 2026 – Today, the College Sports Commission released its latest NIL Deal Flow Report, highlighting third-party NIL activity across Division I athletics from January and February 2026 and cumulative figures since NIL Go’s launch.
Highlights:
As of February 28, 2026, 21,025 deals worth a total value of $166.50 million have been cleared since the launch of NIL Go; 3,704 deals with a total value of $39.29 million have been cleared since the last Deal Flow Report released in January.
Enforcement is happening every day on the platform. Deal review occurs when deal information is submitted to NIL Go – not when deals are promised, announced, or leaked. 711 deals with a total value of $29.30 million have been reviewed and not cleared.
Since the launch of the NIL Go platform, 70% of deals that reached resolution did so within 7 days following submission of all required information — and 50% of deals submitted to NIL Go were resolved within 24 hours.
As of February 28, 2026, there were 18 deals in arbitration which have since been consolidated into a single arbitration. The 10 deals in arbitration previously reported as of December 31, 2025 were all withdrawn by the student-athletes.
This report also includes additional information on deals submitted during the period involving Associated Entities. In comparison with the preceding two-month period (November - December 2025), deals with Associated Entities accounted for a significantly larger share of deals submitted in January - February 2026: they made up 63% of total deal volume (up from 44%) and 78% of total deal value (up from 54%).
This has led to longer deal review times as deals from Associated Entities - as well as those submitted as non-Associated deals that have the markings of Associated deals - require increased scrutiny pursuant to the rules from the House Settlement.
