Northern Illinois sideline stock
EDGE · Senior · #97 · 6' 6" · 257 lbs
★★★★★3★ RecruitFrom Crestwood, IL
Roy Williams is a 6' 6" 257 lbs Senior EDGE for Northern Illinois and is listed by ESPN from Crestwood, IL. The Sideline places the player 5th within the current Northern Illinois football roster. The $162K headline is The Sideline's best current estimate and $143.5K is the allocation used to reconcile the sport pool.
2026 NIL estimate
$162K
Best current estimate based on role, roster, recruiting, and school-pool evidence.
Pool-accounting allocation: $143.5K
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Watchlist confidenceWe have enough context to frame the range, but not enough sourced detail to call it tight.
Pool share by sport
4.2%
Football pool: $3.4M
Pool share of school
2.1%
Northern Illinois roster market: $6.85M
Roster dollars tracked
$3.4M
Northern Illinois Football pool-accounting sum
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0
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Live player file
Latest source check Jul 29, 2026
Position
EDGE
Class
Senior
Jersey
#97
Height
6' 6"
Weight
257 lbs
Hometown
Crestwood, IL
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Northern Illinois Huskies
Recruit rating
3-star
2025 season production
CFBD team feedDefense
33
Total tackles
17
Solo tackles
3
Tackles for loss
2
Sacks
0
Passes defended
11
QB HUR
Sideline Data Desk
Front-seven value reflects snap importance, pass-rush or run-fit scarcity, recruiting demand, and transfer-market leverage. For Roy Williams, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $162K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $162K. The pool-accounting allocation is $143.5K, equal to about 4.2% of the Northern Illinois football market. The player ranks 5th on that roster.
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