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Will Shaver

Samford · basketball

Will Shaver

C · Sophomore · #35 · 6' 10" · 265 lbs

From Birmingham, AL

Estimated 2026 NIL Value

$1.5K to $4.5K

Midpoint estimate: $3Kmedium confidence

How we got there

  • Samford total NIL spend$3.8M
  • Basketball pool share$494K
  • Average per roster spot$32.9K
  • Position (C) multiplier1.60x
  • Class year (Sophomore) multiplier0.95x
  • Jersey heuristic1.00x
  • Roster role proxy0.12x

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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