The Sideline NIL ReportSam Houston Football
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Brian Bates Jr.
LB · Senior · #33 · 6' 1" · 230 lbs
From Centreville, VA
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Sideline market estimate
$7K
Sam Houston sideline stock
Brian Bates Jr.
LB · Senior · #33 · 6' 1" · 230 lbs
From Centreville, VA
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Sideline market estimate
$7K
Sam Houston sideline stock
LB · Senior · #33 · 6' 1" · 230 lbs
From Centreville, VA
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Latest source check Aug 20, 2026
Position
Linebacker
Class
Senior
Jersey
#33
Height
6' 1"
Weight
230 lbs
Hometown
Sideline market estimate
$7K
Best current Sideline estimate based on role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $6.5K
Confidence meter
Watchlist confidenceWe have enough context to frame the range, but not enough sourced detail to call it tight.
Brian Bates Jr. is a 6' 1" 230 lbs Senior Linebacker for Sam Houston and is listed by ESPN from Centreville, VA. The Sideline places the player 56th within the current Sam Houston football roster. The $7K headline is The Sideline's best current estimate and $6.5K is the allocation used to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
0.3%
Football pool: $2.3M
Pool share of school
0.2%
Sam Houston roster market: $3.7M
Roster dollars tracked
$2.3M
Sam Houston Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
No fresh NIL chatter found
Centreville, VA
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Sam Houston Bearkats
Sideline Data Desk
Front-seven value reflects snap importance, pass-rush or run-fit scarcity, recruiting demand, and transfer-market leverage. For Brian Bates Jr., the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $7K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $7K. The pool-accounting allocation is $6.5K, equal to about 0.3% of the Sam Houston football market. The player ranks 56th on that roster.
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