Illinois · football

Joe Barna

LB · Sophomore · #43 · 6' 4" · 265 lbs

From Wheaton, IL

Estimated 2026 NIL Value

$58K to $170K

Midpoint estimate: $105Kmedium confidence

How we got there

Illinois total NIL spend$25M
Football pool share$19.5M
Average per roster spot$185.7K
Position (LB) multiplier2.00x
Class year (Sophomore) multiplier0.85x
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.

Other Illinois LBs

Easton Baker

Freshman · #47

$56K

Grant Beerman

Freshman · #33

$56K

Daniel Brown

Junior · #4

$210K

Alec Bryant

Senior · #3

$250K

Erik Gayle

Freshman · #34

$56K

Jojo Hayden

Sophomore · #30

$105K

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