The Sideline NIL ReportNorthern Illinois Football
Northern Illinois sideline stock
Jalen Macon
QB · Senior · #14 · 6' 5" · 230 lbs
From Nashville, TN
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Sideline market estimate
$226K
Northern Illinois sideline stock
Jalen Macon
QB · Senior · #14 · 6' 5" · 230 lbs
From Nashville, TN
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Sideline market estimate
$226K
Northern Illinois sideline stock
QB · Senior · #14 · 6' 5" · 230 lbs
From Nashville, TN
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Latest source check Aug 15, 2026
Position
Quarterback
Class
Senior
Jersey
#14
Height
6' 5"
Weight
230 lbs
Hometown
Sideline market estimate
$226K
Best current Sideline estimate based on role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $191.5K
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Jalen Macon is a 6' 5" 230 lbs Senior Quarterback for Northern Illinois and is listed by ESPN from Nashville, TN. The Sideline places the player 3rd within the current Northern Illinois football roster. The $226K headline is The Sideline's best current estimate and $191.5K is the allocation used to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
5.6%
Football pool: $3.4M
Pool share of school
2.8%
Northern Illinois roster market: $6.85M
Roster dollars tracked
$3.4M
Northern Illinois Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
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Nashville, TN
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Northern Illinois Huskies
Transfer history
Arkansas-Pine Bluff to Northern Illinois
2024 portal cycle / Nov 25, 2023 / Immediate
Sideline Data Desk
Quarterbacks receive the strongest football premium because role scarcity, weekly visibility, and offensive control compound their market value. For Jalen Macon, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $226K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $226K. The pool-accounting allocation is $191.5K, equal to about 5.6% of the Northern Illinois football market. The player ranks 3rd on that roster.
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