Georgia State's NIL program benefits from the Atlanta location, which gives athletes exceptional commercial NIL access.
Football under Shawn Elliott is estimated at $3.5-4M for 2025-26.
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The Sideline Staff·NIL DeskGeorgia State NIL Spending — $8M Est. 2026
Estimated NIL Spend
$8M
2025–26 est.
Top Sport
Football
$5.5M
Georgia State's NIL program benefits from the Atlanta location, which gives athletes exceptional commercial NIL access.
Football under Shawn Elliott is estimated at $3.5-4M for 2025-26.
The $8M figure above combines two sources permitted under the House v. NCAA settlement: Georgia State's direct revenue-share allocation and third-party collective deals funded by boosters, alumni, and corporate sponsors. We compile it from publicly disclosed contracts, collective funding announcements, athletic department reporting, and cross-referenced industry valuations, with Football the largest single-sport allocation at $5.5M.
Georgia State is estimated to spend $8M on NIL in the 2025–26 athletic year, including revenue-sharing allocations and third-party collective deals. This ranks #114 nationally among Division I programs.
Georgia State competes in the Sun Belt at the G5 level.
Football is Georgia State's top NIL-funded sport with approximately $5.5M in estimated 2026 spending.
Georgia State's $8M NIL budget can be compared against every Sun Belt program and all 357 Division I schools on The Sideline's NIL Tracker.
Georgia State's NIL budget combines two sources: the school's direct revenue-share allocation (capped at roughly $20.5M industry-wide following the House settlement) and third-party collective deals funded by boosters, alumni, and corporate sponsors.
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