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Iowa · Football
Eli Johnson
TE · Sophomore · #86 · 6' 5" · 250 lbs · 4★ recruit
From River Falls, WI
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Estimated NIL value
$227K
Iowa · Football
Eli Johnson
TE · Sophomore · #86 · 6' 5" · 250 lbs · 4★ recruit
From River Falls, WI
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Estimated NIL value
$227K
Iowa · Football
TE · Sophomore · #86 · 6' 5" · 250 lbs
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Latest source check Aug 30, 2026
Position
Tight End
Class
Sophomore
Jersey
#86
Height
6' 5"
Weight
250 lbs
Hometown
From River Falls, WI
Estimated NIL value
$227K
Modeled from role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $194K
Confidence meter
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Eli Johnson is a 6' 5" 250 lbs Sophomore Tight End for Iowa and is listed by ESPN from River Falls, WI. Eli Johnson ranks 26th within the current Iowa football roster. The modeled value is $227K, with $194K allocated to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
1.1%
Football pool: $17.6M
Pool share of school
0.7%
Iowa roster market: $27.3M
Roster dollars tracked
$17.6M
Iowa Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
No fresh NIL chatter found
River Falls, WI
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Iowa Hawkeyes
Recruit rating
4-star
Recruiting profile
4-star / No. 220 nationally
Rating: 0.9192
High school: Cibolo Steele
From: Cibolo, TX
Class: 2027 / S
Transfer history
Ole Miss to New Mexico State
2021 portal cycle / Aug 26, 2020 / Immediate
Sideline Data Desk
The model rewards proven offensive skill players for touch volume, highlight potential, and consumer-facing visibility. For Eli Johnson, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $227K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $227K. The pool-accounting allocation is $194K, equal to about 1.1% of the Iowa football market. The player ranks 26th on that roster.
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