Player NIL profileSouthern Football
Southern · Football
Roger Gradney
LB · 4★ recruit
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Estimated NIL value
$109K
Southern · Football
Roger Gradney
LB · 4★ recruit
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Estimated NIL value
$109K
Southern · Football
LB · Freshman · #45 · 6' 0" · 225 lbs
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Latest source check Aug 27, 2026
Position
Linebacker
Class
Freshman
Jersey
#45
Height
6' 0"
Weight
From Lake Charles, LA
Estimated NIL value
$109K
Modeled from role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $92K
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Roger Gradney is a 6' 0" 225 lbs Freshman Linebacker for Southern and is listed by ESPN from Lake Charles, LA. Roger Gradney ranks 5th within the current Southern football roster. The modeled value is $109K, with $92K allocated to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
4.3%
Football pool: $2.15M
Pool share of school
1.8%
Southern roster market: $5M
Roster dollars tracked
$2.15M
Southern Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
No fresh NIL chatter found
225 lbs
Hometown
Lake Charles, LA
Roster status
Inactive
Current listing
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Recruit rating
4-star
Recruiting profile
4-star / No. 422 nationally
Rating: 0.8944
High school: Rice Consolidated
From: Altair, TX
Class: 2024 / ATH
Transfer history
Nebraska to Southern
2026 portal cycle / Jan 23, 2026 / Immediate
Sideline Data Desk
Front-seven value reflects snap importance, pass-rush or run-fit scarcity, recruiting demand, and transfer-market leverage. For Roger Gradney, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $109K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $109K. The pool-accounting allocation is $92K, equal to about 4.3% of the Southern football market. The player ranks 5th on that roster.
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