Rutgers · basketball

Darren Buchanan Jr.

G · Junior · #5 · 6' 7" · 235 lbs

From Washington, DC

Estimated 2026 NIL Value

$53K to $135K

Midpoint estimate: $96Kmedium confidence

How we got there

Rutgers total NIL spend$21M
Basketball pool share$2.73M
Average per roster spot$182K
Position (G) multiplier1.60x
Class year (Junior) multiplier1.05x
Jersey heuristic1.12x
Roster role proxy2.40x

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.

Other Rutgers Gs

Jamichael Davis

Junior · #1

$96K

Max Fradkin

Sophomore · #24

$96K

Tariq Francis

Junior · #0

$96K

Dorian Jones

Freshman · #22

$50K

Lino Mark

Freshman · #2

$50K

Kaden Powers

Freshman · #3

$14.5K

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