Jaylen Clark, a college basketball player for the University of California, Los Angeles Bruins of the Pac-12 Conference, was born on October 13, 2001, in Riverside, California. He is one of the most promising defensive players in the draft class of 2023 and will look to make a name for himself in the NBA.
Clark attended Centennial High School for 3 years of his high school education and then transferred to Eitwanda High for one year. It was when Clark transferred to Eitwanda High that he came to be known as a two-way player as he developed his defense at this time. Some of his achievements include the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year, NABC Defensive Player of the Year and Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year. He has also been selected into the Pac-12 All-Defensive team twice and received All Pac-12 Second Team honours once.
Clark has declared for the 2023 NBA draft which is set to take place on June 22nd.
Jaylen Clark’s NIL Deal
Jaylen Clark’s current NIL value stands at $116K. This valuation has seen a 94% rise resulting in a gain of around $56K over the past 10 weeks.
Clark’s college basketball NIL rank stands at 73 currently. He also has a large social media following on Instagram with 68K followers and a modest following of 3.7K on Twitter.
Jaylen Clark’s Brand Endorsement Deals
Jaylen Clark currently has 3 NIL deals signed under him which are with Adidas, Basepath and Newegg.
Basepath is a platform that engages with student-athletes. They deal with the operational infrastructure to make work for student-athletes easier. Part of this task is automating the athletes’ NIL deals.
Newegg is an online retail company, based in America, that deals with computer hardware and electronics. The company has announced the launch of a basketball-themed campaign featuring Jaylan Clark. The campaign will feature Jaylan Clark on social media accounts of the company, using a gaming laptop and backing up his data on an external hard drive of Seagate Expansion. He will also be seen with Newegg delivery boxes, sporting a Newegg jersey on a basketball court.
Jaylen Clark’s Net Worth
As an athlete who has not yet started to play at a professional level in the NBA and does not have too many NIL deals, Jaylen Clark’s net worth may be hazy and inaccurate. Clark is expected to earn upwards of $3 million. His main sources of revenue are his career as a basketball player, his NIL deals and a sizeable income from his YouTube channel.
Jaylen Clark is projected to be a top defensive pick in the upcoming draft. If he is indeed signed and proves his worth at a high level, he is sure to sign many more deals which would contribute to his net worth.
FAQs
A. Jaylen Clark’s NIL deal is worth $116K. He is ranked number 73 in the basketball NIL ranks.
A. The UCLA Bruins are losing 6 of their basketball team players to the 2023 NBA draft. The players are Jaylen Clark, Amari Bailey, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Tyger Campbell and David Singleton.
A. Jaylen Clark was the second-highest scorer and the best defender for the UCLA Bruins. In a game against Arizona, Clark suffered a right foot injury. The injury was proclaimed to be a torn Achilles which has kept him out for the remainder of the 2022-23 season.
