The Sideline NIL ReportGardner-Webb Football
Gardner-Webb sideline stock
Cole Pennington
QB · Junior · #12 · 6' 4" · 220 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Versailles, KY
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Sideline market estimate
$123K
Gardner-Webb sideline stock
Cole Pennington
QB · Junior · #12 · 6' 4" · 220 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Versailles, KY
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Sideline market estimate
$123K
Gardner-Webb sideline stock
QB · Junior · #12 · 6' 4" · 220 lbs
★★★★★3★ RecruitFrom Versailles, KY
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Latest source check Aug 15, 2026
Position
Quarterback
Class
Junior
Jersey
#12
Height
6' 4"
Weight
220 lbs
Hometown
Sideline market estimate
$123K
Best current Sideline estimate based on role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $144K
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Watchlist confidenceWe have enough context to frame the range, but not enough sourced detail to call it tight.
Cole Pennington is a 6' 4" 220 lbs Junior Quarterback for Gardner-Webb and is listed by ESPN from Versailles, KY. The Sideline places the player 2nd within the current Gardner-Webb football roster. The $123K headline is The Sideline's best current estimate and $144K is the allocation used to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
8.7%
Football pool: $1.65M
Pool share of school
3.3%
Gardner-Webb roster market: $4.4M
Roster dollars tracked
$1.65M
Gardner-Webb Football pool-accounting sum
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Versailles, KY
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs
Recruit rating
3-star
Sideline Data Desk
Quarterbacks receive the strongest football premium because role scarcity, weekly visibility, and offensive control compound their market value. For Cole Pennington, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $123K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $123K. The pool-accounting allocation is $144K, equal to about 8.7% of the Gardner-Webb football market. The player ranks 2nd on that roster.
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