Illinois State · football

Dexter Niekamp

LB · Freshman · #44 · 6' 3" · 245 lbs

From Normal, IL

Estimated 2026 NIL Value

$500 to $600

Midpoint estimate: $500medium confidence

How we got there

Illinois State total NIL spend$3.1M
Football pool share$2.42M
Average per roster spot$23.0K
Position (LB) multiplier1.25x
Class year (Freshman) multiplier0.75x
Jersey heuristic1.00x
Roster role proxy0.06x

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.

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Kayode Amusan

Sophomore · #40

$2.5K

Patrick Bauer

Sophomore · #13

$2.5K

Ben Cooper

Freshman · #38

$2K

Anthony Corona

Sophomore · #35

$2.5K

Dereon Crowe

Freshman · #42

$2K

Reese Edwards

Senior · #10

$3K

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