Texas A&M

Inside the Texas A&M NIL market

Texas A&M has one of the strongest public NIL evidence records in college sports because open-records reporting disclosed athlete compensation across the department. The Sideline's best current estimate for its varsity-athlete market is $62.2M. This is an independent market estimate, not reported school payroll or a sum of signed contracts.

• Current market estimate: $62.2M, ranking #2 nationally and #2 in the SEC. The sport pools and active-player allocations reconcile to this one school total.
• Where the value is concentrated: Football $38.0M, Men's Basketball $11.9M, Women's Basketball $5.4M.
• Current NIL setup: The estimate uses Texas A&M's disclosed athlete compensation as the primary school-wide anchor, then reconciles the current football, basketball, baseball, and other-sport pools without adding separately reported foundation support a second time.
• Notable public facts: $51.4 million in athlete NIL compensation was reported for 2024-25. $49.2 million of the disclosed total went to men's sports and $2.2 million to women's sports. The 12th Man Foundation's separate support figure is shown as ecosystem evidence and is not added to athlete compensation.
• Evidence behind this page: Texas A&M open-records reporting summarized by CBS Sports and 12th Man Foundation FY24-25 Annual Report. Roster and market inputs are documented separately below.
• Latest update: Data refreshed July 18, 2026. The Sideline Data Desk owns the estimates, sport allocations, rankings, audits, and corrections. Read the full methodology.