- The NIL Go Compensation Report reflects third-party NIL deals that were submitted to NIL Go and cleared by the College Sports Commission.
- For Football, this report includes deals that were submitted and cleared between 1/1/26 – 9/30/26. For Men’s and Women’s Basketball, this report includes deals that were submitted and cleared between 6/11/25 – 4/6/26. For all other sports, this report includes deals that were submitted and cleared between 6/11/25 – 6/30/26.
- Depending on the sample size of each cohort, the tables show various compensation percentiles based on each student-athlete’s total contracted third-party NIL compensation from deals included in the data set. For example, the 90th percentile indicates a compensation level at or below which approximately 90% of included student-athletes fall. The 50th percentile is the median. The number of student-athletes in each cohort is designated using the letter “n.”
- The report includes deals submitted to and cleared via NIL Go during the reporting window, regardless of when the contracts begin or end. Compensation reflects the full contracted amounts for those deals. Deals vary in scope, duration, and performance obligations required by student-athletes on behalf of sponsors; the figures therefore cover different lengths of time and are not annualized earnings. Rostered student-athletes who did not have any cleared deals in NIL Go during the designated time period are not included in the cohorts for third-party NIL reporting.