Player NIL profileSamford Football
Samford · Football
Will Shields
QB · Freshman · #9 · 6' 2" · 175 lbs
From Centreville, VA
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Estimated NIL value
$53.5K
Samford · Football
Will Shields
QB · Freshman · #9 · 6' 2" · 175 lbs
From Centreville, VA
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Estimated NIL value
$53.5K
Samford · Football
QB · Freshman · #9 · 6' 2" · 175 lbs
From Centreville, VA
Live player file
Latest source check Aug 27, 2026
Position
Quarterback
Class
Freshman
Jersey
#9
Height
6' 2"
Weight
175 lbs
Hometown
Estimated NIL value
$53.5K
Modeled from role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $38K
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Will Shields is a 6' 2" 175 lbs Freshman Quarterback for Samford and is listed by ESPN from Centreville, VA. Will Shields ranks 10th within the current Samford football roster. The modeled value is $53.5K, with $38K allocated to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
1.9%
Football pool: $1.95M
Pool share of school
1.1%
Samford roster market: $3.45M
Roster dollars tracked
$1.95M
Samford Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
No fresh NIL chatter found
Centreville, VA
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Samford Bulldogs
Sideline Data Desk
Quarterbacks receive the strongest football premium because role scarcity, weekly visibility, and offensive control compound their market value. For Will Shields, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $53.5K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $53.5K. The pool-accounting allocation is $38K, equal to about 1.9% of the Samford football market. The player ranks 10th on that roster.
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