Player NIL profileSacramento State Football
Sacramento State · Football
Malikai Nichols
CB · Sophomore · #12 · 5' 11" · 167 lbs
From Baltimore, MD
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Estimated NIL value
$9K
Sacramento State · Football
Malikai Nichols
CB · Sophomore · #12 · 5' 11" · 167 lbs
From Baltimore, MD
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Estimated NIL value
$9K
Sacramento State · Football
CB · Sophomore · #12 · 5' 11" · 167 lbs
From Baltimore, MD
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Latest source check Aug 26, 2026
Position
Cornerback
Class
Sophomore
Jersey
#12
Height
5' 11"
Weight
167 lbs
Hometown
Estimated NIL value
$9K
Modeled from role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $8.3K
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Malikai Nichols is a 5' 11" 167 lbs Sophomore Cornerback for Sacramento State and is listed by ESPN from Baltimore, MD. Malikai Nichols ranks 42nd within the current Sacramento State football roster. The modeled value is $9K, with $8.3K allocated to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
0.4%
Football pool: $1.9M
Pool share of school
0.2%
Sacramento State roster market: $4.65M
Roster dollars tracked
$1.9M
Sacramento State Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
No fresh NIL chatter found
Baltimore, MD
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Sacramento State Hornets
Transfer history
Saint Francis (PA) to Sacramento State
2026 portal cycle / Jan 20, 2026 / Immediate
Sideline Data Desk
Defensive-back value reflects coverage scarcity, starting role, recruiting demand, and exposure in high-leverage matchups. For Malikai Nichols, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $9K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $9K. The pool-accounting allocation is $8.3K, equal to about 0.4% of the Sacramento State football market. The player ranks 42nd on that roster.
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