{"id":63449,"date":"2024-07-31T11:19:30","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T16:19:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/?p=63449"},"modified":"2024-07-31T11:19:30","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T16:19:30","slug":"2027-qb-derrick-baker-inks-nil-deal-with-leaf-trading-cards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/2027-qb-derrick-baker-inks-nil-deal-with-leaf-trading-cards\/","title":{"rendered":"2027 QB Derrick Baker inks NIL deal with Leaf Trading Cards"},"content":{"rendered":"

Derrick Baker<\/a><\/strong> is making NIL history in the state of Florida. <\/p>\n

The 2027 quarterback prospect is only starting to ramp up his recruitment, but he\u2019s already landed more than a dozen scholarship offers. Kentucky<\/strong><\/a>, Maryland<\/strong><\/a>, Miami<\/strong><\/a>, Mississippi State<\/strong><\/a>, Ole Miss<\/strong><\/a> and West Virginia<\/a><\/strong>, among others, are already involved. <\/p>\n

Ahead of his sophomore season at St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)<\/strong>, Baker has become one of the first high schoolers in the Sunshine State to ink an endorsement deal. The quarterback has entered an exclusive trading card deal with Leaf<\/strong>. Full details of the agreement were not shared. <\/p>\n

The\u00a0Florida State Board of Education<\/strong>\u00a0ratified\u00a0bylaw changes<\/a>\u00a0last week from the\u00a0Florida High School Athletic Association<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to allow name, image and likeness activities for its athletes without forfeiting the ability to play prep sports.<\/p>\n

The bylaw changes were\u00a0initially passed<\/a>\u00a0by the\u00a0FHSAA Board of Directors<\/strong>\u00a0in early June by a unanimous vote and after 45 minutes of additional debate, including from a coach who spoke about his opposition to the new bylaw. The FHSAA vote was then officially rubber-stamped by the board of education Wednesday after 30 minutes of additional debate.<\/p>\n

The moves allow Baker to ink a deal with Leaf, which has emerged as a major spender in the high school space. Since the inception of\u00a0NIL<\/a>\u00a0in college sports in the summer of 2021, the race has been on for trading card brands to sign top high school recruits.<\/p>\n

Leaf has spent more than seven figures on top 2025 high school quarterbacks. The trading card brand has signed agreements with USC<\/a><\/strong> commit\u00a0Julian Lewis<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0Florida<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0DJ Lagway<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0Tennessee<\/a><\/strong> commit\u00a0George MacIntyre<\/a><\/strong> and Notre Dame<\/strong><\/a> commit Deuce Knight<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n

The trading card deal has also signed agreements with 2027 quarterbacks Peyton Houston<\/a><\/strong> and Trae Taylor<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the most fun things for us is seeing that we can really help a lot of these families before they\u2019re able to get the big money,\u201d Leaf\u2019s president\u00a0Josh Pankow<\/strong>\u00a0previously told On3. \u201cWe\u2019re not running a charity, but it\u2019s really nice to be able to help these families early on.\u201d <\/p>\n

A dual-threat quarterback, Baker played in 11 games as a freshman. The 6-foot-1, 210-pounder threw for 442 yards and six touchdowns on 32 of 44 passes. He added 150 rushing yards and a score, too. He camped at Virginia and Maryland in June. <\/p>\n

\u201cThis wasn\u2019t something I thought would come together when I was in high school,\u201d Baker told On3. \u201cI just want to thank my parents for everything they\u2019ve done to help me get to this point, and also all of my coaches and teammates for pushing me and helping me get better every day. This is just the beginning.\u201d<\/p>\n

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