The Sideline NIL ReportKentucky Football
Kentucky sideline stock
Ja'Kayden Ferguson
WR · Sophomore · #5 · 6' 2" · 184 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Houston, TX
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Sideline market estimate
$217K
Kentucky sideline stock
Ja'Kayden Ferguson
WR · Sophomore · #5 · 6' 2" · 184 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Houston, TX
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Sideline market estimate
$217K
Kentucky sideline stock
WR · Sophomore · #5 · 6' 2" · 184 lbs
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Latest source check Aug 21, 2026
Position
Wide Receiver
Class
Sophomore
Jersey
#5
Height
6' 2"
Weight
184 lbs
Hometown
From Houston, TX
Sideline market estimate
$217K
Best current Sideline estimate based on role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $187.5K
Confidence meter
Watchlist confidenceWe have enough context to frame the range, but not enough sourced detail to call it tight.
Ja'Kayden Ferguson is a 6' 2" 184 lbs Sophomore Wide Receiver for Kentucky and is listed by ESPN from Houston, TX. The Sideline places the player 34th within the current Kentucky football roster. The $217K headline is The Sideline's best current estimate and $187.5K is the allocation used to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
0.8%
Football pool: $24.4M
Pool share of school
0.4%
Kentucky roster market: $46.75M
Roster dollars tracked
$24.4M
Kentucky Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
No fresh NIL chatter found
Houston, TX
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Kentucky Wildcats
Recruit rating
3-star
Transfer history
Arkansas to Kentucky
2026 portal cycle / Jan 11, 2026 / Immediate
Sideline Data Desk
The model rewards proven offensive skill players for touch volume, highlight potential, and consumer-facing visibility. For Ja'Kayden Ferguson, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $217K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $217K. The pool-accounting allocation is $187.5K, equal to about 0.8% of the Kentucky football market. The player ranks 34th on that roster.
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