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Zachary Waters

QB · Junior · #16 · 6' 0" · 195 lbs

From Boca Raton, FL

Zachary Waters is a 6' 0" 195 lbs Junior Quarterback for FIU and is listed by ESPN from Boca Raton, FL. The Sideline places the player 5th within the current FIU football roster. The $118K headline is The Sideline's best current estimate and $92K is the allocation used to reconcile the sport pool.

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2026 NIL estimate

$118K

Best current estimate based on role, roster, recruiting, and school-pool evidence.

Pool-accounting allocation: $92K

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Pool share by sport

4.1%

Football pool: $2.25M

Pool share of school

2.5%

FIU roster market: $3.65M

Roster dollars tracked

$2.25M

FIU Football pool-accounting sum

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Position

Quarterback

Class

Junior

Jersey

#16

Height

6' 0"

Weight

195 lbs

Hometown

Boca Raton, FL

Roster status

Active

Current listing

Florida International Panthers

Connected sourcesESPN roster profile

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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 Zachary Waters, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $118K headline case.

The visible base estimate is $118K. The pool-accounting allocation is $92K, equal to about 4.1% of the FIU football market. The player ranks 5th on that roster.

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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