Gunner Stockton's name hasn't been brought up ever since the end of Georgia's season. In today's college football world that is a good thing because that meant he was not even thinking about entering the Transfer Portal and leaving Georgia.
On Monday though everything changed as Stockton finally made headlines since Georgia's season came to an end. But instead of it being bad news, word came out that Stockton signed a new NIL deal with Georgia. And it wasn't just any deal according to his NIL representative.
“Gunner did agree to a deal with UGA for the 2026 season,” his rep, Faryn Healy of ESM, shared via On3.com. “He did not feel an announcement was necessary as he is a player who would never consider transferring. He could have earned two to three times more by entering the portal, but Gunner bleeds red and black.”
Gunner Stockton's latest NIL deal shouldn't surprise anyone
A large percentage of the best college football players want to make as much money as they possibly can. It's hard to blame them after seeing some of the NIL deals certain players have signed, but at the end of the day fans still want to see their favorite players stay on the team they cheer for.
That thankfully is what is happening with Stockton as he has officially signed a new NIL deal with Georgia for the 2026 season. In the above quote shared by his rep via On3, they made it clear that he could've made double or triple what Georgia is paying him if entered the portal, but that isn't what Stockton was interested in.
Stockton is a Bulldog and will always be a Bulldog. He has never wanted to play anywhere else, so he made the ultimate sacrifice by signing up to make less money at Georgia because his love for the school, teammates and fans trumps everything else.
There is still a lot of work to do this offseason, but this was the first step in what will hopefully be another great season of Georgia football.