The Sideline NIL ReportJames Madison Football
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Micah Matthews
WR · Freshman · #28 · 6' 2" · 210 lbs · 4★ recruit
From Bridgewater, VA
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Sideline market estimate
$260K
James Madison sideline stock
Micah Matthews
WR · Freshman · #28 · 6' 2" · 210 lbs · 4★ recruit
From Bridgewater, VA
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Sideline market estimate
$260K
James Madison sideline stock
WR · Freshman · #28 · 6' 2" · 210 lbs
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Latest source check Aug 21, 2026
Position
Wide Receiver
Class
Freshman
Jersey
#28
Height
6' 2"
Weight
210 lbs
Hometown
From Bridgewater, VA
Sideline market estimate
$260K
Best current Sideline estimate based on role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $226.5K
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Micah Matthews is a 6' 2" 210 lbs Freshman Wide Receiver for James Madison and is listed by ESPN from Bridgewater, VA. The Sideline places the player 7th within the current James Madison football roster. The $260K headline is The Sideline's best current estimate and $226.5K is the allocation used to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
3.5%
Football pool: $6.45M
Pool share of school
2.0%
James Madison roster market: $11.25M
Roster dollars tracked
$6.45M
James Madison Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
No fresh NIL chatter found
Bridgewater, VA
Roster status
Active
Current listing
James Madison Dukes
Recruit rating
4-star
Recruiting profile
4-star / No. 466 nationally
Rating: 0.8908
High school: Turner Ashby
From: Bridgewater, VA
Class: 2025 / ATH
Transfer history
Virginia Tech to James Madison
2026 portal cycle / Jan 22, 2026 / Immediate
Sideline Data Desk
The model rewards proven offensive skill players for touch volume, highlight potential, and consumer-facing visibility. For Micah Matthews, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $260K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $260K. The pool-accounting allocation is $226.5K, equal to about 3.5% of the James Madison football market. The player ranks 7th on that roster.
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