Missouri High Schooler Reportedly Signs NIL Deal Worth Millions With Miami Hurricanes

The Miami Hurricanes had to be smiling from ear-to-ear on Tuesday when they signed the top offensive lineman in the 2026 recruiting class, but it was not an inexpensive move. Nixa High School (Missouri) offensive tackle Jackson Cantwell announced his commitment to the Hurricanes on Tuesday. Pete Nakos of On3Sports had reported that Miami had offered Cantwell a $2 million NIL deal on May 7. That was almost a week ago, so the negotiations could have risen more since then. The last reported offer from another school was the Georgia Bulldogs, who came in at $1.5 million. No matter what, Cantwell was going to sign for a massive amount of money somewhere. What is really crazy, is the fact that he is still just 16 years old for a couple more weeks. He is a highly-touted football player, a national champion in track and field and scored a 33 on his ACT as an eighth-grader, per Hayes Fawcett of On3Sports. This is an athlete that could truly live up to the "generational tag" so for a school like the Hurricanes to brin