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Jeremiah Smith

LB · Freshman · #28 · 6' 1" · 220 lbs

★★★★★3★ Recruit

From Katy, TX

Jeremiah Smith is a 6' 1" 220 lbs Freshman Linebacker for Louisiana Tech and is listed by ESPN from Katy, TX. The Sideline places the player 3rd within the current Louisiana Tech football roster. The $161.2K headline is The Sideline's best current estimate and $140.5K is the allocation used to reconcile the sport pool.

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2026 NIL estimate

$161.2K

Best current estimate based on role, roster, recruiting, and school-pool evidence.

Pool-accounting allocation: $140.5K

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Pool share by sport

6.4%

Football pool: $2.2M

Pool share of school

2.8%

Louisiana Tech roster market: $4.95M

Roster dollars tracked

$2.2M

Louisiana Tech Football pool-accounting sum

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Position

Linebacker

Class

Freshman

Jersey

#28

Height

6' 1"

Weight

220 lbs

Hometown

Katy, TX

Roster status

Active

Current listing

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

Recruit rating

3-star

Recruiting profile

3-star / No. 2352 nationally

Rating: 0.8450

High school: Katy

From: Katy, TX

Class: 2026 / LB

Transfer history

Georgia Tech to Undecided

2023 portal cycle / Jan 23, 2023 / Immediate

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Player market brief

2026 NIL Market Index

Front-seven value reflects snap importance, pass-rush or run-fit scarcity, recruiting demand, and transfer-market leverage. For Jeremiah Smith, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $161.2K headline case.

The visible base estimate is $161.2K. The pool-accounting allocation is $140.5K, equal to about 6.4% of the Louisiana Tech football market. The player ranks 3rd on that roster.

Roster biography fields are imported from ESPN. Rankings, ranges, confidence, and valuation analysis are produced and maintained by The Sideline. The figures are market estimates, not salary or contract disclosures.Read the Sideline NIL methodology

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