SMU · football

Marcellus Barnes Jr.

CB · Freshman · #8 · 6' 1" · 180 lbs

From Chattanooga, TN

Estimated 2026 NIL Value

$1.5K to $6K

Midpoint estimate: $3.5Kmedium confidence

How we got there

SMU total NIL spend$14.5M
Football pool share$11.31M
Average per roster spot$113.1K
Position (CB) multiplier1.70x
Class year (Freshman) multiplier0.75x
Jersey heuristic1.12x
Roster role proxy0.28x

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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