Illinois · football

Christian Abney

TE · Junior · 6' 6" · 255 lbs

From Zionsville, IN

Estimated 2026 NIL Value

$68K to $200K

Midpoint estimate: $125Kmedium confidence

How we got there

Illinois total NIL spend$25M
Football pool share$19.5M
Average per roster spot$185.7K
Position (TE) multiplier1.60x
Class year (Junior) multiplier1.25x
Jersey heuristic1.00x

Estimates use public school spend, sport pool share, and player-specific multipliers. They do not include individual collective deals or production stats, so real values can vary.

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Trey Peters

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Cole Rusk

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