Iowa State · football

Samuel Same

LB · Sophomore · #45 · 6' 5" · 225 lbs

From Wichita, KS

Estimated 2026 NIL Value

$67K to $195K

Midpoint estimate: $120Kmedium confidence

How we got there

Iowa State total NIL spend$29M
Football pool share$22.62M
Average per roster spot$215.4K
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 Iowa State LBs

Caleb Bacon

Senior · #26

$215K

Rylan Barnes

Sophomore · #41

$120K

Cael Brezina

Sophomore · #9

$165K

Kooper Ebel

Junior · #47

$180K

Beau Goodwin

Sophomore · #34

$120K

Will Hawthorne

Freshman · #42

$65K

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