Liberty · football

Michael Merdinger

QB · Freshman · #7 · 6' 2" · 210 lbs

From Fort Lauderdale, FL

Estimated 2026 NIL Value

$61K to $100K

Midpoint estimate: $100Kmedium confidence

How we got there

Liberty total NIL spend$10.5M
Football pool share$8.19M
Average per roster spot$78K
Position (QB) multiplier6.00x
Class year (Freshman) multiplier0.75x
Jersey heuristic1.12x
Roster role proxy0.85x

Estimates use school spend, sport pool share, roster role/depth proxies, and player-specific multipliers. Confirmed top-100 values override the model; all other values are independent estimates, not official disclosures.

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$230K

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$250K

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