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 

1. Purdue NIL Store
2. Illinois NIL Store
3. Baylor Bears NIL Store
4. South Dakota NIL Store
5. Eastern Michigan NIL Store
6. WVU NIL Store
7. Western Kentucky
8. UConn NIL Store
9. Iowa State NIL Store
10. Northwestern NIL Store

Purdue fans continue to be the most loyal, 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 50 signed jerseys that sold out in less than five minutes.

Best of August: Top-10 Selling NIL Jerseys 

1. Paige Bueckers, UConn (White Jersey)
2. Paige Bueckers, UConn  (Navy Jersey)
3. Jimmy Horn Jr., Colorado
4. Aidan Chiles, Michigan State
5. Dominick Collins, West Virginia
6. Ryan Browne, Purdue
7. Tagert Bardin, Colorado
8. Kirkland Michaux, Illinois
9. Jack Benter, Purdue
10. Cael Brezina, Iowa State

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
2. Callie Bauer, Western Kentucky
3. Jordan Chiles, UCLA
4. Adara Groman, South Dakota
5. Isa Moreno, Saint Louis
6. Ashley Miller, Saint Louis
7. Tessa Dellarose, North Carolina
8. Adriana Merriam, Baylor
9. Ciera Toomey, North Carolina
10. Julia Bunch, Temple

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
2. Tanner Heckel, Illinois
3. Nash Hutmacher, Nebraska
4. Kaden Feagin, Illinois
5. Will Campbell, LSU
6. Dylan Raiola, Nebraska
7. Dillon Thieneman, Purdue
8. Eli Anders, Georgia Southern
9. Aidan Laughery, Illinois
10. Jalen Leach, Northwestern

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. Expect more drops very soon for Mr. Raiola!

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.

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