The WWE’s third class from the Next-in-Line recruitment initiative has been revealed, and it is stacked with collegiate athletes set to try their hand as WWE Superstars.
A total of 15 young athletes are a part of the latest class highlighted by Jaiden Fields, a 5’9” softball standout from the University of Georgia, who is also the sister of Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields.
She is featured in the image above.
The third NIL class also features a 6’8” mountain of a young man in Cameron Jones. He initially played quarterback for the Cincinnati Bearcats, but wound up moved to tight end.
Jones reacted to the announcement from WWE on his Twitter account:
WWE shared this image of all 15 of the members of the third NIL class.
Here is a list of all of the members of the NIL class along with their heights, collegiate sport, college and hometowns.
- Abby Jacobs – South Alabama – Soccer – 5’ 7” – Gulf Breeze, Fla.
- Alexandra Jaksec – Mary Washington – Tennis – 5’ 4” – Pittsburgh, Pa.
- Alia Armstrong – LSU – Track & Field – 5’ 4” – Baton Rouge, La.
- Cameron Jones – Cincinnati – Football – 6’ 8”, 320 lbs. – Hindman, Ky.
- Dee Beckwith – Kentucky – Football – 6’ 5”, 235 lbs. – Florence, Ala.
- Greg Kerkvliet – Penn State – Wrestling – 6’ 3”, 250 lbs. – Inver Grove Heights, Minn.
- Isaiah Iton – Rutgers – Football – 6’ 2”, 290 lbs. – Houston, Texas
- Jaiden Fields – Georgia – Softball – 5’ 9” – Kennesaw, Ga.
- Landon Jackson – Arkansas – Football – 6’ 7”, 275 lbs. – Texarkana, Texas
- Mady Aulbach – Youngstown State – Basketball – 5’ 3” – Slippery Rock, Pa.
- Nick Dawkins – Penn State – Football – 6’ 4”, 315 lbs. – Allentown, Pa.
- Otoniel Badjana – Pittsburgh – Track & Field – 5’ 11”, 245 lbs. – Lisbon, Portugal
- Peyton Prussin – Life University – Wrestling – 5’ 4” – Las Vegas, Nev.
- Tori Ortiz – Oklahoma State – Track & Field – 5’ 9” – Batavia, Ill.
- Turner Washington – Arizona State – Track & Field – 6’ 5”, 290 lbs. – Tucson, Ariz.
According to a statement provided by WWE:
“The “Next In Line” program has signed 46 college athletes since its inception in December 2021 including the program’s first signee, Olympic Gold medalist Gable Steveson. The program serves to recruit and develop potential future Superstars and further enhances WWE’s talent development process through collaborative partnerships with college athletes from diverse athletic backgrounds. WWE has signed athletes from 13 different sports including 35 members of Power-Five conferences who have collectively earned 40 NCAA All American Honors and 12 NCAA National Championships.”
These athletes might be next in line for the WWE roster, but the next event for the promotion is coming up this weekend.
The WWE’s Royal Rumble takes place on Saturday in San Antonio, Texas at the Alamodome. The event features a 30-man and 30-woman battle royal with the winner securing a spot in the male and female main events at WrestleMania in April.
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianmazique/2023/01/27/wwe-next-in-line-class-3-features-nfl-qbs-sister-and-6-foot-8-inch-powerhouse-football-player/