Eastern Illinois · football

Reed Blake-Thomas

LB · Freshman · #16 · 6' 0" · 235 lbs

From Brighton, MI

Estimated 2026 NIL Value

$700 to $2K

Midpoint estimate: $1.5Kmedium confidence

How we got there

Eastern Illinois total NIL spend$2M
Football pool share$1.56M
Average per roster spot$14.9K
Position (LB) multiplier1.25x
Class year (Freshman) multiplier0.75x
Jersey heuristic1.04x
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.

Other Eastern Illinois LBs

Steven Arteaga

Junior · #51

$2K

Kennyan Chandler

Freshman · #41

$1.5K

Tylan Foster

Senior · #1

$2K

Jesse Garza

Senior · #49

$2K

Davian Humphrey

Freshman · #39

$1.5K

Cale Kimbro

Freshman · #32

$500

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