Eastern Illinois · football

Blainey Dowling

QB · Sophomore · #7 · 6' 2" · 205 lbs

From Chicago, IL

Estimated 2026 NIL Value

$30K to $78K

Midpoint estimate: $55Kmedium confidence

How we got there

Eastern Illinois total NIL spend$2M
Football pool share$1.56M
Average per roster spot$14.9K
Position (QB) multiplier6.00x
Class year (Sophomore) multiplier0.95x
Jersey heuristic1.12x
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 Eastern Illinois QBs

Kevin Conway

Junior · #16

$55K

Brady Ford

Freshman · #9

$43.5K

Cole LaCrue

Sophomore · #3

$27K

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