Elite 2028 WR Brysen Wright inks first trading card NIL deal

Elite 2028 wide receiver recruit Brysen Wright has inked his first trading card NIL deal, On3 has learned. Represented by ESM, the 6-foot-3.5, 210-pound wide receiver has signed with Wild Card.

Wild Card has released a box of college football trading cards previously, but Wright’s signing is the company’s first foray into the high school space. Leaf Trading Cards and Topps have been aggressive in signing up top high school talent in recent years.

“This is Brysen’s first trading card partnership,” his agent, Dan Everett of ESM, told On3. “The five-figure deal pays the soon-to-be 10th grader a first-round NFL wide receiver rate per autograph.”

ESM currently represents a slew of college quarterbacks, including Georgia’s Gunner Stockton, Iowa State’s Rocco Becht, Ole Miss’ Austin Summons, Mississippi State’s Luke Kromenhoek, Tennessee’s Jake Merklinger and Miami’s Carson Beck.

Wright already holds scholarship offers from Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Ohio State, Oregon, LSU, Alabama, Miami and Texas, among others. He impressed in OT7 this spring and turned heads at the OT7 Playoffs last month. The 2028 prospect tallied seven total touchdowns over the OT7 Playoffs, including three in his final game of the tournament. He camped at Ohio State in June.

“He’s incredibly physically developed at this early stage and is a smooth mover at his size,” Rivals’ Director of Scouting and Rankings Charles Power recently said. “The Jacksonville native is the only 2028 prospect to hold an early four-star rating.”

The Jacksonville (Fla.) Mandarin star played alongside Jaime Ffrench in 2024. Wright hauled in 31 passes for 646 yards and scored eight touchdowns as a freshman, including a four-catch, 114-yard performance with two touchdowns.

“Brysen Wright may be the best amateur wide receiver in the country not named Jeremiah Smith,” Wild Card’s vice president of talent acquisition, Jay Claud, said in a statement. “And he is 14.”