Partners · For athletes
Your community
follows you here.
NextName gives college athletes a home base for the people who follow you. Your fans, family, and classmates join fan groups around your team, plan watch parties, and keep up with your posts in one feed. Athletes join by invitation. Request access and we will follow up by email.
Updated October 2026
Why athletes join
What do athletes get on NextName?
A place where the people who follow you actually show up. Groups, events, and a feed built around your team and your season.
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Your people in one place.
Fans, family, friends, and classmates follow you and see your updates in one feed. No algorithm deciding who sees your posts.
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Groups around your team.
Fan groups form around your school and your sport, and they host game-watch events all season. The people who back you get a place to show up together.
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A profile that is yours.
Post updates on your terms and decide what you share. Your profile connects you to the fans who care about your season.
How you earn
Get paid for
your story.
NextName pays athletes for content, helps you get better at marketing yourself, and puts you in front of brands.
- COMING SOON
Storyboards
$10–$100+
Per storyboard · 5–10 minutes at home
We send the script and the shot list. You film at home and post to your social accounts with a Paid Partnership label. Each storyboard has its own price, plus custom opportunities.
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Become a better marketer
Every storyboard teaches you how to shoot, write and post content that works. Your profile and your posts become a portfolio brands can see.
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Get promoted to brands
NextName promotes athletes to brands for new opportunities. As your school's Fan Power grows, NextName sponsors more athletes' stories there.
Paid for content, never for performance, roster spot, recruiting or where you play. Every deal is disclosed the way your school requires. No specific earnings are promised.
Athlete stories
Stories we've filmed with athletes
Gies Stories
2026 · Illinois student-athletes at the Gies College of Business.
Fueled by Tru Western
2023 · Illinois volleyball players, sponsored by Tru Western Signature Scents.
How do athletes join NextName?
NextName is invitation-first for athletes. Request access, we review it, and your community is waiting when you arrive.
Request an invitation
Athletes join by invitation or request. Submit the form below and tell us your school and sport.
We review every request
We confirm you are a current college athlete before your account goes live. Expect a follow-up by email.
Set up your profile
Once approved, build your profile, connect with the groups around your school, and start posting to the fans who follow you.
Your school
How does school affiliation work?
We're inviting a small group of founding schools to shape how athletic departments connect with their fan communities. When your school joins, your profile appears under your school page, giving fans a single destination for all the athletes they follow. School partnerships are in the early-access stage.
- 1Submit an affiliation request from your profile.
- 2Your school admin reviews and approves when your school is on the platform.
- 3Your profile appears under the school page for fans to discover.
Get started
Request
to join.
Athletes join by invitation. Tell us about yourself and we will follow up to review your request and get your account set up.
Questions? Read the FAQ
Independent fan platform. Team names used nominatively. Not affiliated with or endorsed by any school, conference, or the NCAA.