Florida State Commit & 2025 Extra Elite 100 Shortstop Harlie Chism Lands NIL Deal

Harlie Chism, a junior from Weatherford (Okla.) High School, has signed a Name Image Likeness (NIL) deal with The Collective Engine (TCE), Top Gun Events announced on Friday.

Chism, a 2025 Florida State commit, plays for the Oklahoma Athletics National 2024 team coached by Brian Madden and Terry Clemmer.

“It’s a great way to market yourself and get your name out there for when softball does end,” said Chism.

Here are some clips of Harlie from earlier this year:

• Video Highlights of Harlie at 2023 Colorado Power Pool
• Video Highlights of Harlie Fielding & Hitting

TCE, which offers marketing and branding services focusing on the athlete’s success off the field, is run by Tony Wyllie who has more than 27-years of experience in sports management including serving as the Senior Vice President of Communications for the Washington Redskins organization.

In August of 2023, Top Gun Events and The Collective Engine announced a partnership to support student-athletes in achieving their NIL goals.

thank you @tce_agency for giving me this opportunity!

@AsNational2024 @OKAthleticsAcad @toby_chism_nsr @FSU_Softball @Coach_Alameda @FSU_CoachWilson @TCam_FSUSB @KaleighRafter pic.twitter.com/Skbs86XB4D

— Harlie Chism (@HarlieChism) November 17, 2023

Chism’s NIL deal came about through her club coaches.

“Coach Madden reached out to my Dad (Toby Chism) and I and said it would be a great opportunity,” the infielder explained.

It was an opportunity too good to pass up for the future Seminole who was swayed in large part to sign with The Collective Engine because the earlier signing of two-time NCAA D1 championship pitcher, Jordy Bahl, who signed a deal with The Collective Engine earlier this year.

“It stood out to me that TCE had just signed Jordy Bahl,” said Chrism when asked about why she went with TCE.

Not all states allow high school athletes to sign NIL deals.  Unlike college athletics, there is no national governing body for high school sports.  As of April 2023, 25 states allow some form of NIL monetization at the high school level.

The Oklahoma Secondary Activities Association approved NIL guidelines in October of 2022 giving Chism the opportunity to sign NIL deals while she is in still in high school.

The 2025 grad has taken full advantage and has signed multiple NIL deals.  She has another NIL deal with a local gym where she works out and said she wasn’t proactively looking for deals, but has come from marketing her passions on social media and exploring other possibilities in her hometown.

What is Chism’s advice for other athletes that might be looking for NIL deals?

“Don’t be intimidated by big things coming at you,” she concludes. “Don’t be scared to get right into it.  You have to learn how to be outgoing and communicate.”

More info from Extra Inning Softball this year on the Seminole commit:

• I Committed: Harlie Chism’s Florida State Future
• Inside Pitch: 2025 Extra Elite 100 Shortstop Harlie Chism… “My Dream Comes with Sacrifices”
• Top 30 in the 2025 Extra Elite 100

*** Note: Writer Rob Else contributed to this article which was published with the permission of Top Gun Events and its partner The Collective Edge.

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