Auburn · football

Elijah Melendez

LB · Freshman · #9 · 6' 0" · 228 lbs

From Kissimmee, FL

Estimated 2026 NIL Value

$65K to $190K

Midpoint estimate: $115Kmedium confidence

How we got there

Auburn total NIL spend$39M
Football pool share$30.42M
Average per roster spot$289.7K
Position (LB) multiplier2.00x
Class year (Freshman) multiplier0.45x
Jersey heuristic1.35x

Estimates use public school spend, sport pool share, and player-specific multipliers. They do not include individual collective deals or production stats, so real values can vary.

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