South Carolina · football

Donovan Darden

LB · Freshman · #27 · 6' 4" · 230 lbs

From Havelock, NC

Estimated 2026 NIL Value

$44K to $130K

Midpoint estimate: $80Kmedium confidence

How we got there

South Carolina total NIL spend$36M
Football pool share$28.08M
Average per roster spot$267.4K
Position (LB) multiplier2.00x
Class year (Freshman) multiplier0.45x
Jersey heuristic1.00x

Estimates use public school spend, sport pool share, and player-specific multipliers. They do not include individual collective deals or production stats, so real values can vary.

Other South Carolina LBs

Anthony Addison

Freshman · #40

$80K

Taeshawn Alston

Freshman · #29

$80K

Colin Bryant

Senior · #45

$265K

Demon Clowney

Senior · #30

$265K

Andrew Colasurdo

Senior · #28

$265K

Jaquavious Dodd

Freshman · #22

$88K

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