Akron · football

Rich Benenge

LB · Sophomore · #8 · 6' 1" · 215 lbs

From Sioux Falls, SD

Estimated 2026 NIL Value

$2.5K to $6K

Midpoint estimate: $4Kmedium confidence

How we got there

Akron total NIL spend$4.5M
Football pool share$3.51M
Average per roster spot$33.4K
Position (LB) multiplier1.25x
Class year (Sophomore) multiplier0.95x
Jersey heuristic1.12x
Roster role proxy0.28x

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.

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