Northwestern · football

Michael O'Connell

OL · Freshman · #76 · 6' 7" · 305 lbs

From Glen Ellyn, IL

Estimated 2026 NIL Value

$24K to $63K

Midpoint estimate: $43.5Kmedium confidence

How we got there

Northwestern total NIL spend$22M
Football pool share$17.16M
Average per roster spot$163.4K
Position (OL) multiplier1.25x
Class year (Freshman) multiplier0.75x
Jersey heuristic1.00x
Roster role proxy0.85x

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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Jack Bailey

Senior · #69

$130K

Anthony Birsa

Sophomore · #64

$115K

Jace Borcherding

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$89K

Trey Boyd

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Jackson Carsello

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$130K

Talan Chandler

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