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Which Michigan Signees Have The Highest NIL Valuation?

Tim Verghese (1)by: Tim Verghese01/13/22TimVerghese
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Name, Image and Likeness appears to be here to stay in college athletics. ON3 recently debuted the NIL 100, a ranking of the college and high school athletes that stand to make the most of NIL in their college careers. In addition to a ranking of the top 100 college and high school athletes, On3 has rankings of how much high school basketball, high school football, college football and college basketball players across the country stand to gain from NIL. Here’s where the top five highest-rated Michigan signees in the 2022 cycle rank in NIL valuations.

CB Will Johnson, Gross Pointe South (MI.)

Five-star former Gross Pointe South cornerback Will Johnson has already enrolled at Michigan and has an NIL valuation of $64,000. Johnson is the highest ranking Michigan signee, coming in as the No. 25 high school football player in NIL earning potential, with over 27,000 followers across Twitter and Instagram. He has a per post value of $390 on Instagram with over 18,400 followers on the platform and $133 on Twitter with over 8,800 followers. Johnson already has an NIL deal with Positivity Water, an alkaline water product of Starwalker Industries.

WR Darrius Clemons, Westview (OR.)

Four-star former Westview (OR.) wide reciever Darrius Clemons has already enrolled at Michigan and has an NIL valuation of $45,000. Clemons ranks as the No. 53 high school football player in NIL earning potential with over 18,000 followers across Instagram, Tik Tok and Twitter. He has a per post value of $278 on Instagram with over 11,800 followers, $83 on Tik Tok with 304 followers and $116 on Twitter with over 5,800 followers. Clemons doesn’t have any known NIL deals agreed upon yet.

S Keon Sabb, IMG Academy (FL.)

Four-star former IMG Academy (FL.) safety Keon Sabb has already enrolled at Michigan and has an NIL valuation of $41,000. Sabb ranks as the No. 67 high school football player in earning potential with 25,000 followers across Instagram, Tik Tok and Twitter. He has a per post value of $248 on Instagram with over 16,600 followers, $85 on Tik Tok with over 1,600 followers and $118 on Twitter with over 6,900 followers. Sabb doesn’t have any known NIL deals agreed upon yet.

WR Tyler Morris, Nazareth Academy (IL.)

Four-star former Nazareth Academy (IL.) wide receiver Tyler Morris has already enrolled at Michigan and ranks as the No. 115 high school football player in earning potential with over 11,700 followers on Instagram and Twitter. He has an NIL valuation of $33,000. Morris has a per post value of $191 on Instagram, where he has over 7,300 followers and $105 on Twitter, where he has over $4,400 followers. He has no known NIL deals agreed upon yet.

DB Zeke Berry, De La Salle (CA.)

Four-star De La Salle (CA.) defensive back Zeke Berry is the lone member of this list that is not an early enrollee. With another semester of high school left, Berry ranks as the No. 152 high school football player in NIL earning potential with over 8,400 followers on Instagram and Twitter and has an NIL valuation of $30,000. Berry has a per post value of $168 on Instagram, with over 5,700 followers and $96 on Twitter with over 2,600 followers. He has no known NIL deals agreed upon yet.