GHSA data on Georgia NIL: Less than one percent of high school athletes have signed deals

According to the data released Wednesday, a total of 44 athletes of signed NIL deals

Since the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) approved high school student-athletes to sign NIL deals back in the fall, many thought there might be a boom in numbers signed after nearly four months. 

That actual number is something much lower than kids signing on with a Power Five college. 

GHSA officially approves NIL for Georgia high school athletes

According to Connect Savannah reporter Travis Jaudon, the GHSA released data to show that 44 of 429,714 student-athletes have signed NIL deals since it was approved back in October. 

That breaks down to less than one percent of athletes in the Peach State have signed a deal of any sort via NIL. 

When the bylaw was officially approved, Georgia became the 30th state, in addition to the District of Columbia to allow high school athletes to profit from NIL deals. 

Similar to many of the other states that approved NIL deals, the GHSA imposed some restrictions with the new bylaw. Athletes would not be allowed to link their NIL deals to specific achievements or performances and they will not be allowed to use their school's name, logos, uniforms or any other intellectual property. 

-- Andy Villamarzo | villamarzo@scorebooklive.com | @sblivega