The Sideline NIL ReportMinnesota Football
Minnesota sideline stock
Zeke Bates
RB · Freshman · #26 · 5' 11" · 215 lbs
From Haverford, PA
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Sideline market estimate
$26K
Minnesota sideline stock
Zeke Bates
RB · Freshman · #26 · 5' 11" · 215 lbs
From Haverford, PA
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Sideline market estimate
$26K
Minnesota sideline stock
RB · Freshman · #26 · 5' 11" · 215 lbs
★★★★★3★ RecruitFrom Haverford, PA
Sideline market estimate
$26K
Best current Sideline estimate based on role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $22.8K
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Zeke Bates is a 5' 11" 215 lbs Freshman Running Back for Minnesota and is listed by ESPN from Haverford, PA. The Sideline places the player 95th within the current Minnesota football roster. The $26K headline is The Sideline's best current estimate and $22.8K is the allocation used to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
0.1%
Football pool: $17.5M
Pool share of school
0.1%
Minnesota roster market: $29.2M
Roster dollars tracked
$17.5M
Minnesota Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
No fresh NIL chatter found
Live player file
Latest source check Aug 15, 2026
Position
Running Back
Class
Freshman
Jersey
#26
Height
5' 11"
Weight
215 lbs
Hometown
Haverford, PA
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Minnesota Golden Gophers
Recruit rating
3-star
Recruiting profile
3-star / No. 1114 nationally
Rating: 0.8700
High school: Malvern Prep
From: Malvern, PA
Class: 2026 / RB
Sideline Data Desk
The model rewards proven offensive skill players for touch volume, highlight potential, and consumer-facing visibility. For Zeke Bates, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $26K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $26K. The pool-accounting allocation is $22.8K, equal to about 0.1% of the Minnesota football market. The player ranks 95th on that roster.
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