The Sideline NIL ReportIowa Football
Iowa sideline stock
Ryan Fitzgerald
QB · Sophomore · #16 · 6' 2" · 221 lbs
From Northfield, IL
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Sideline market estimate
$270.9K
Iowa sideline stock
Ryan Fitzgerald
QB · Sophomore · #16 · 6' 2" · 221 lbs
From Northfield, IL
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Sideline market estimate
$270.9K
Iowa sideline stock
QB · Sophomore · #16 · 6' 2" · 221 lbs
★★★★★3★ RecruitFrom Northfield, IL
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Latest source check Aug 15, 2026
Position
Quarterback
Class
Sophomore
Jersey
#16
Height
6' 2"
Weight
221 lbs
Hometown
Sideline market estimate
$270.9K
Best current Sideline estimate based on role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $289K
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Watchlist confidenceWe have enough context to frame the range, but not enough sourced detail to call it tight.
Ryan Fitzgerald is a 6' 2" 221 lbs Sophomore Quarterback for Iowa and is listed by ESPN from Northfield, IL. The Sideline places the player 23rd within the current Iowa football roster. The $270.9K headline is The Sideline's best current estimate and $289K is the allocation used to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
1.6%
Football pool: $17.85M
Pool share of school
1.0%
Iowa roster market: $27.55M
Roster dollars tracked
$17.85M
Iowa Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
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Northfield, IL
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Iowa Hawkeyes
Recruit rating
3-star
Recruiting profile
3-star / No. 1501 nationally
Rating: 0.8550
High school: Loyola Academy
From: Wilmette, IL
Class: 2025 / QB
Sideline Data Desk
Quarterbacks receive the strongest football premium because role scarcity, weekly visibility, and offensive control compound their market value. For Ryan Fitzgerald, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $270.9K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $270.9K. The pool-accounting allocation is $289K, equal to about 1.6% of the Iowa football market. The player ranks 23rd on that roster.
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