NIL Store's Top-Selling Schools, Athletes and Jerseys from August
CHICAGO (Sept. 11, 2024) - The Fall college sports season is FINALLY here and with a few weeks in the books already, we wanted to highlight the top-sellers of August across the NIL Store Network.
Best of August: Top-10 Selling NIL Stores
Purdue fans continue to lead the way, with yet another number one ranking in our top-telling store category. For the Boilermakers, August was highlighted by basketball legend Zach Edey’s signature collection drop of 50 signed jerseys that sold out in less than five minutes.
Best of August: Top-10 Selling NIL Jerseys
4. Aidan Chiles, Michigan State
5. Dominick Collins, West Virginia
August was a HUGE month for jersey sales and UConn women’s basketball superstar Paige Bueckers led the way, earning the top two spots with her home and away looks. The launch of NIL Store’s throwback jersey collection and on-field Nike replicas were smashing successes that reflected the month’s leaderboard.
Best of August: Top-10 Selling Female Athletes
1. Paige Bueckers, UConn Women’s Basketball
2. Callie Bauer, Western Kentucky Volleyball
3. Jordan Chiles, UCLA Gymnastics
4. Adara Groman, South Dakota Women’s Basketball
5. Isa Moreno, Saint Louis Women’s Soccer
6. Ashley Miller, Saint Louis Women’s Soccer
7. Tessa Dellarose, North Carolina Women’s Soccer
8. Adriana Merriam, Baylor Women’s Soccer
9. Ciera Toomey, North Carolina Women’s Basketball
10. Julia Bunch, Temple Field Hockey
It should come as no surprise that Bueckers led the way on the women’s side as the top-seller of August. Although she hasn’t competed at the collegiate level in over a year, UCLA’s Jordan Chiles made a strong showing in August, following up on her electric performances at the Paris Olympics. She will return to school this semester and will no doubt remain a mainstay on our top-sellers list.
Best of August: Top-10 Selling Male Athletes
1. Jack Benter, Purdue Men’s Basketball
2. Tanner Heckel, Illinois Football
3. Nash Hutmacher, Nebraska Football
4. Kaden Feagin, Illinois Football
5. Will Campbell, LSU Football
6. Dylan Raiola, Nebraska Football
7. Dillon Thieneman, Purdue Football
8. Eli Anders, Georgia Southern Football
9. Aidan Laughery, Illinois Football
10. Jalen Leach, Northwestern Men’s Basketball
Freshman stars-to-be led the way as top-selling male athletes in August, highlighted by Purdue’s Jack Benter, who hasn’t stepped on the floor yet for the Boilermakers, yet comes in at number one. Nebraska freshman starting quarterback Dylan Raiola has burst onto the scene on the field for the Cornhuskers and his Nebraska NIL Store collection has garnered national headlines across Sports Illustrated and on3, among others.
This Fall sports season, stay locked on NIL Store’s social accounts - on Instagram and X - for all of the latest merch drops from your favorite athletes across the country.
ABOUT CAMPUS INK AND THE NIL STORE
Backed by Mark Cuban, Campus Ink expanded into the Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) space in 2021 and launched the NIL Store, which serves as a merchandising solution for student-athletes and schools across the country. The NIL Store operates with the firm belief that every student-athlete has an opportunity to capitalize on their NIL and should earn industry-leading payouts. Campus Ink was founded in 1947 on the campus of the University of Illinois and was reimagined in 2015 with an office in downtown Chicago and a production facility in Urbana, Ill., where the company handles all of its own production and fulfillment.
