Illinois · football

JJ Hirdes

OL · Freshman · #56 · 6' 6" · 280 lbs

From Coopersville, MI

Estimated 2026 NIL Value

$27.5K to $80K

Midpoint estimate: $50Kmedium confidence

How we got there

Illinois total NIL spend$25M
Football pool share$19.5M
Average per roster spot$185.7K
Position (OL) multiplier1.80x
Class year (Freshman) multiplier0.45x
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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Brandon Henderson

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