Baylor QB Sawyer Robertson signs NIL deal with Nike

Baylor quarterback Sawyer Robertson has inked an NIL deal with Nike, he announced Friday. He becomes the latest college football quarterback to sign with the swoosh, joining Penn State’s Drew Allar and LSU’s Garrett Nussmeier.

The sixth-year player and Preseason First-Team All-Big 12 selection has led the Bears to a 2-1 start to the season. Through three games this season, Robertson has thrown for 1,070 yards with 10 touchdowns and two interceptions. Baylor hosts Arizona State on Friday night.

Baylor took off last season when Robertson got comfortable in the offense. Through the first six games, Robertson averaged 7.4 yards per attempt and threw 12 touchdown passes with five interceptions. The Bears went 2-4. In Baylor’s final seven games, Robertson averaged 8.9 yards per attempt and threw 19 touchdown passes with five interceptions. The Bears went 6-1 in those games.

A full offseason with offensive coordinator Jake Spavital working with Robertson as the starter should help produce similar numbers at the front end of this season. And a full season of Robertson playing like that would make Baylor a Big 12 title contender.

Viewed as one of the top quarterbacks in college football this season, Sawyer Robertson currently has +5000 odds to win the Heisman Trophy, per BetMGM.

A former Mississippi State transfer, Robertson has a $1.7 million On3 NIL Valuation. His On3 NIL Valuation ranks No. 24 in college football and No. 35 in the NIL 100, the first of its kind and defacto NIL ranking of the top 100 high school and college athletes ranked by their On3 NIL Valuation.