Zakhari Franklin NIL Deals

Zakhari Franklin was the wide receiver for the Illinois Fighting Illini. Previously, he played for the UTSA Roadrunners and Ole Miss Rebels. In 2024, he recorded four touchdowns for 652 yards and was nominated for the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award preseason watch list as per his college roster. At UTSA, Franklin played from 2019 to 2022 and was a two-time All-Conference USA first team selection and honorable All-American in his last season (via the Illinois Fighting Illini's official player roster).

Before attending college, Zakhari Franklin played for Cedar Hill High School, where he was coached by Carlos Lynn. He also played basketball in high school and was part of the track and field team (via Ole Miss Rebels' official website).

Zakhari Franklin's NIL deals

Zakhari Franklin has multiple NIL deals to his name as of April 2025, per the On3 website. On October 24, 2022, he partnered with the San Antonio Zoological Society. In the same year, on November 4, he signed a deal with Runners Rising Project. Besides Franklin, they also signed Joshua Cephus and De'Corian Clark (via On3's official website).

Zakhari Franklin's NIL deal tracker

According to the On3 website, the following table shows the NIL deals signed by Zakhari Franklin in his career as of April 2025:

Date	NIL Deals
11/04/22	Runners Rising
10/24/22	San Antonio Zoological Society

Zakhari Franklin's notable deals

Runners Rising

Zakhari Franklin signed an NIL deal with Runners Rising on November 4, 2022, as per On3. The deal was announced via an X (formerly Twitter) post on Runners Rising's official channel.

San Antonio Zoological Society

Zakhari Franklin signed an NIL deal with the San Antonio Zoological Society on October 24, 2022, as per On3. The deal was announced on the San Antonio Zoo's official X (formerly Twitter) channel.