Last Week’s NIL Deals Recap | Week of August 18th, 2025
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(August 28th, 2025) - The NIL landscape continues to grow as top student-athletes strike new partnerships with national and regional brands. From football stars teaming up with household names like RITZ, T-Mobile, and Skippy, to Olympic-sport athletes landing deals with C4 Energy, Raising Cane’s, and Kendra Scott, the week of August 18th, 2025 highlighted the wide variety of opportunities shaping the future of athlete compensation. Below is a full recap of the latest NIL deals, showcasing how athletes across sports and schools are leveraging their name, image, and likeness. For a full, searchable archive of past deals, visit our NIL Deal Tracker.
Athlete(s): Chloe Chicoine
School(s): Louisville/Purdue
Sport: Women’s Volleyball
NIL Deal Brand: Vinaigrette Salad Kitchen
Athlete(s): Caleb Downs
School(s): Ohio State/Alabama
Sport: Football
NIL Deal Brand: RITZ
Athlete(s): Taya Skelton
School(s): Nebraska
Sport: Women’s Track & Field
NIL Deal Brand: Kendra Scott
Athlete(s): Connor Jones
School(s): Oklahoma
Sport: Men’s Track & Field
NIL Deal Brand: 1st Phorm
Athlete(s): Lusia Langi
School(s): Utah Tech
Sport: Women’s Volleyball
NIL Deal Brand: VKTRY Gear
Athlete(s): Mikey Matthews
School(s): UCLA
Sport: Football
NIL Deal Brand: DripDrop
Athlete(s): Paris Mikinski
School(s): Arizona
Sport: Women’s Track & Field
NIL Deal Brand: C4 Energy
Athlete(s): Rushaun Tongue
School(s): Wake Forest
Sport: Football
NIL Deal Brand: Allegacy Federal Credit Union
Athlete(s): Charli Orssini
School(s): Tennessee
Sport: Softball
NIL Deal Brand: BP Zones
Athlete(s): Jamarion Miller
School(s): Alabama
Sport: Football
NIL Deal Brand: Skippy
Athlete(s): Kiki Rice
School(s): UCLA
Sport: Women’s Basketball
NIL Deal Brand: Command
Athlete(s): Emmett Johnson
School(s): Nebraska
Sport: Football
NIL Deal Brand: Raising Cane’s
Athlete(s): Niamh Pfaff
School(s): Yale
Sport: Women’s Lacrosse
NIL Deal Brand: Dexcom
Athlete(s): Colin Simmons
School(s): Texas
Sport: Football
NIL Deal Brand: T-Mobile
Athlete(s): Sophia Panossian
School(s): Michigan
Sport: Women’s Water Polo
NIL Deal Brand: American Made Athletics
Athlete(s): Chase McCarty
School(s): Houston
Sport: Men’s Basketball
NIL Deal Brand: Planet Fitness
Athlete(s): Kenna Miller
School(s): Texas
Sport: Women’s Volleyball
NIL Deal Brand: Yoga Democracy
Athlete(s): Trenton Sandler
School(s): LSU
Sport: Cross Country
NIL Deal Brand: FlyKitt
Athlete(s): Ashley Sofilkanich
School(s): Michigan/Bucknell
Sport: Women’s Basketball
NIL Deal Brand: C4 Energy
Athlete(s): Sammy Agnello
School(s): Michigan State
Sport: Men’s Wrestling
NIL Deal Brand: NCSA College Recruiting
Athlete(s): Dea Monz
School(s): Michigan State
Sport: Woman’s Track & Field
NIL Deal Brand: C4 Energy
That’s a wrap on this week’s standout NIL deals. Let us know which partnerships caught your attention—or if we missed a deal that deserves the spotlight. Stay locked in for next week’s biggest athlete brand moves.
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