Southern Miss · football

Denzel Gardner

QB · Freshman · #16 · 6' 0" · 215 lbs

From Waldorf, MD

Estimated 2026 NIL Value

$78K to $205K

Midpoint estimate: $140Kmedium confidence

How we got there

Southern Miss total NIL spend$7M
Football pool share$5.46M
Average per roster spot$52K
Position (QB) multiplier6.00x
Class year (Freshman) multiplier0.75x
Jersey heuristic1.04x
Roster role proxy1.75x

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.

Other Southern Miss QBs

Braylon Braxton

Senior · #1

$190K

Landry Lyddy

Junior · #18

$97K

Kyle McCormick

Junior · #17

$97K

Jacobe Robinson

Sophomore · #15

$29K

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