Nainoa Lopes

QB · Freshman · #18 · 6' 3" · 180 lbs

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From Honolulu, HI

Nainoa Lopes is a 6' 3" 180 lbs Freshman Quarterback for California and is listed by ESPN from Honolulu, HI. The Sideline places the player 14th within the current California football roster. The $509K headline is The Sideline's high-side case; $410.5K is the visible base estimate and $488K is the internal allocation that reconciles the sport pool.

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2026 high-side NIL estimate

$509K

Sideline range: $312K-$509K

Visible base estimate: $410.5K

Pool-accounting allocation: $488K

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Pool share by sport

2.5%

Football pool: $19.23M

Pool share of school

1.5%

California roster market: $33.2M

Roster dollars tracked

$19.23M

California Football pool-accounting sum

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No fresh NIL chatter found

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Player market brief

2026 NIL Market Index

Quarterbacks receive the strongest football premium because role scarcity, weekly visibility, and offensive control compound their market value. For Nainoa Lopes, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $509K headline case.

The visible base estimate is $410.5K. The pool-accounting allocation is $488K, equal to about 2.5% of the California football market. The player ranks 14th on that roster.

Position

Quarterback

Class

Freshman

Jersey

#18

Size

6' 3" / 180 lbs

Hometown

Honolulu, HI

Team market rank

14th

Roster biography fields are imported from ESPN. Rankings, ranges, confidence, and valuation analysis are produced and maintained by The Sideline. The figures are market estimates, not salary or contract disclosures.Read the Sideline NIL methodology

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