The Sideline NIL ReportColumbia Football
Columbia sideline stock
Xander Eschelman
QB · Freshman · #2 · 6' 3" · 205 lbs
From Menlo Park, CA
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Sideline market estimate
$65K
Columbia sideline stock
Xander Eschelman
QB · Freshman · #2 · 6' 3" · 205 lbs
From Menlo Park, CA
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Sideline market estimate
$65K
Columbia sideline stock
QB · Freshman · #2 · 6' 3" · 205 lbs
From Menlo Park, CA
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Latest source check Aug 15, 2026
Position
Quarterback
Class
Freshman
Jersey
#2
Height
6' 3"
Weight
205 lbs
Hometown
Sideline market estimate
$65K
Best current Sideline estimate based on role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $59.5K
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Xander Eschelman is a 6' 3" 205 lbs Freshman Quarterback for Columbia and is listed by ESPN from Menlo Park, CA. The Sideline places the player 6th within the current Columbia football roster. The $65K headline is The Sideline's best current estimate and $59.5K is the allocation used to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
3.7%
Football pool: $1.6M
Pool share of school
1.7%
Columbia roster market: $3.6M
Roster dollars tracked
$1.6M
Columbia Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
No fresh NIL chatter found
Menlo Park, CA
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Columbia Lions
Sideline Data Desk
Quarterbacks receive the strongest football premium because role scarcity, weekly visibility, and offensive control compound their market value. For Xander Eschelman, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $65K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $65K. The pool-accounting allocation is $59.5K, equal to about 3.7% of the Columbia football market. The player ranks 6th on that roster.
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