LSU women’s basketball star Flau’jae Johnson has signed two NIL deals since the Tigers won the national championship over Iowa earlier this month. The 5-foot-10 freshman guard has landed name, image and likeness deals with fast food chain Raising Cane’s and merchandise company Campus Ink.
Johnson, 19, is set to earn between $8 and $15 for each limited edition LSU jersey sold, adding to her estimated net worth of $2 million. The Savannah, Georgia, native already has nix deals with other big brands, including Meta, Taco Bell, and Puma.
According to two women’s college basketball betting sites, LSU is expected to rank 25 in the AP Top 25 next season. Check out sportsbooks that feature big odds for South Carolina, Indiana, and Iowa.
With the addition of Haley Van Leith, LSU now has 4 of the top 8 women’s nil ratings🤯💰📈
1. Livvi Dunn – $3.5 million
2. Angel Race – $1.4 million
4. Flau’jae Johnson – $824,000
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Moreover, in the 2022-23 season with LSU, the rookie guard posted 11 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.2 steals, and 27.6 minutes per game in 36 starts. Johnson shot 42.4% from the floor and 33% from outside the arc. She was then selected to the SEC All-Freshman Team and named SEC Rookie of the Year.
Flau’jae Johnson finished 13th in the SEC in total rebounds (213), 19th in blocks (29), 18th on free throws (78), 15th in minutes played (993), and 14th in winning stakes (5.2). ), and 11 in attack. Ranked (106.4) 11th in defensive rating (81.1) and 16th in mass percentage (3.1%).
LSU basketball star Flau’jae Johnson signs two new NIL deals after winning the national championship, estimated net worth at $2 million
The LSU star is also a rapper, songwriter, and social media personality. In 2017, Johnson appeared in the third season of the Lifetime reality television series Rap Games.
Johnson appeared on the thirteenth season of NBC’s America’s Got Talent. The performer was eliminated in the quarter-final round and decided to return in “America’s Got Talent: All-Stars”. Last year, the LSU garrison starred alongside her family on E! Network “Raising a F***ing Star”.
Just as importantly, Johnson signed a distribution deal with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation in 2020. The basketball star’s greatest musical inspiration was her father, rapper Jason Johnson, who was shot and killed in May 2003 — nearly six months before she was born.
Highest profit for NIL store from March Madness 🤩 pic.twitter.com/FVyXMvTRrl
– NIL Store (nil_store) April 20, 2023
“I feel like his legacy is over,” she told ESPN’s Maya Jones in an interview during March Madness. “It was taken from him. That is why I sometimes feel it my duty to finish what he started.”
Additionally, Johnson’s social media fame has also added to his NIL worth. She has a 10% engagement rate on Instagram (average engagement is 2-3%), with 329 shares, 1.3 million followers, and 3,440 k followers.
“I always said to my mom, ‘I don’t care how big she is, it will always be me.'” said the LSU guard. Flau’jae Johnson also became the first Georgia teen to be awarded a Savannah key to the city in 2018. Her musical talent, philanthropy, and athleticism on the basketball court made all of this possible.