Northwestern · football

Matthew Smith

LB · Freshman · #32 · 6' 2" · 210 lbs

From Durham, NC

Estimated 2026 NIL Value

$1.5K to $4.5K

Midpoint estimate: $3Kmedium confidence

How we got there

Northwestern total NIL spend$22M
Football pool share$17.16M
Average per roster spot$163.4K
Position (LB) multiplier1.25x
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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Nathaniel Campbell

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Lincoln Creager

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Miles Crutchley

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Nigel Glover

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