The Sideline NIL ReportRice Men's Basketball
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Jalen Smith
G · Senior · #2 · 6' 4" · 195 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Orlando, FL
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Sideline market estimate
$907.8K
Rice sideline stock
Jalen Smith
G · Senior · #2 · 6' 4" · 195 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Orlando, FL
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Sideline market estimate
$907.8K
Rice sideline stock
G · Senior · #2 · 6' 4" · 195 lbs
★★★★★4★ RecruitFrom Orlando, FL
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Latest source check Aug 15, 2026
Position
Guard
Class
Senior
Jersey
#2
Height
6' 4"
Weight
195 lbs
Hometown
Sideline market estimate
$907.8K
Best current Sideline estimate based on role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
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Jalen Smith is a 6' 4" 195 lbs Senior Guard for Rice and is listed by ESPN from Orlando, FL. The Sideline places the player 1st within the current Rice men's basketball roster and No. 469 nationally across the tracked NIL market. The $907.8K headline is The Sideline's best current estimate and $907.8K is the allocation used to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
29.8%
Men's Basketball pool: $3.05M
Pool share of school
10.0%
Rice roster market: $9.05M
Roster dollars tracked
$3.05M
Rice Men's Basketball pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
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Orlando, FL
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Rice Owls
Recruit rating
4-star
Recruiting profile
4-star / No. 428 nationally
Rating: 0.8921
High school: Grayson
From: Loganville, GA
Class: 2023 / LB
Transfer history
Tennessee to Mississippi State
2025 portal cycle / Dec 19, 2024 / Immediate
Sideline Data Desk
Lead guards receive a premium for possession control, scoring creation, and year-round visibility in the transfer and commercial markets. For Jalen Smith, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $907.8K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $907.8K. The pool-accounting allocation is $907.8K, equal to about 29.8% of the Rice men's basketball market. The player ranks 1st on that roster and No. 469 in The Sideline's national player index.
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