The Sideline NIL ReportNorthwestern Football
Northwestern sideline stock
Aidan Gray
QB · Junior · #11 · 6' 3" · 215 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Naperville, IL
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Sideline market estimate
$391K
Northwestern sideline stock
Aidan Gray
QB · Junior · #11 · 6' 3" · 215 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Naperville, IL
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Sideline market estimate
$391K
Northwestern sideline stock
QB · Junior · #11 · 6' 3" · 215 lbs
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Latest source check Aug 21, 2026
Position
Quarterback
Class
Junior
Jersey
#11
Height
6' 3"
Weight
215 lbs
Hometown
From Naperville, IL
Sideline market estimate
$391K
Best current Sideline estimate based on role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $468K
Confidence meter
Watchlist confidenceWe have enough context to frame the range, but not enough sourced detail to call it tight.
Aidan Gray is a 6' 3" 215 lbs Junior Quarterback for Northwestern and is listed by ESPN from Naperville, IL. The Sideline places the player 15th within the current Northwestern football roster. The $391K headline is The Sideline's best current estimate and $468K is the allocation used to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
2.9%
Football pool: $16.3M
Pool share of school
1.8%
Northwestern roster market: $25.4M
Roster dollars tracked
$16.3M
Northwestern Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
No fresh NIL chatter found
Naperville, IL
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Northwestern Wildcats
Recruit rating
3-star
Recruiting profile
3-star / No. 1037 nationally
Rating: 0.8631
High school: Naperville North
From: Naperville, IL
Class: 2023 / QB
Sideline Data Desk
Quarterbacks receive the strongest football premium because role scarcity, weekly visibility, and offensive control compound their market value. For Aidan Gray, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $391K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $391K. The pool-accounting allocation is $468K, equal to about 2.9% of the Northwestern football market. The player ranks 15th on that roster.
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