Northern Illinois · football

Jake Ference

P · Freshman · #36 · 6' 0" · 188 lbs

From St. Louis, MO

Estimated 2026 NIL Value

$500 to $500

Midpoint estimate: $500medium confidence

How we got there

Northern Illinois total NIL spend$6.5M
Football pool share$5.07M
Average per roster spot$48.3K
Position (P) multiplier0.30x
Class year (Freshman) multiplier0.75x
Jersey heuristic1.00x
Roster role proxy0.06x

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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