Akron · football

Jalen Hightower

WR · Freshman · #80 · 5' 11" · 190 lbs

Estimated 2026 NIL Value

$18.5K to $49K

Midpoint estimate: $33.5Kmedium confidence

How we got there

Akron total NIL spend$4.5M
Football pool share$3.51M
Average per roster spot$33.4K
Position (WR) multiplier2.30x
Class year (Freshman) multiplier0.75x
Jersey heuristic1.00x
Roster role proxy1.75x

Estimates use school spend, sport pool share, roster role/depth proxies, and player-specific multipliers. Confirmed top-100 values override the model; all other values are independent estimates, not official disclosures.

Other Akron WRs

Alex Adams

Senior · #7

$55K

Paul Davis

Sophomore · #16

$44.5K

Tim Grear Jr.

Senior · #4

$55K

Troy Hazuda

Freshman · #82

$33.5K

Brandon Hills

Sophomore · #8

$47.5K

Jean Louis III

Sophomore · #9

$23K

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