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Ben Taylor-Whitfield

OL · Junior · #56 · 6' 6" · 315 lbs

From Duncanville, TX

Ben Taylor-Whitfield is a 6' 6" 315 lbs Junior Offensive Lineman for TCU and is listed by ESPN from Duncanville, TX. The Sideline places the player 2nd within the current TCU football roster and No. 280 nationally across the tracked NIL market. The $1.06M headline is The Sideline's best current estimate and $1.06M is the allocation used to reconcile the sport pool.

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2026 NIL estimate

$1.06M

Best current estimate based on role, roster, recruiting, and school-pool evidence.

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Pool share by sport

5.1%

Football pool: $20.6M

Pool share of school

3.2%

TCU roster market: $32.95M

Roster dollars tracked

$20.6M

TCU Football pool-accounting sum

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Latest source check Jul 21, 2026

Position

Offensive Lineman

Class

Junior

Jersey

#56

Height

6' 6"

Weight

315 lbs

Hometown

Duncanville, TX

Roster status

Active

Current listing

TCU Horned Frogs

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Player market brief

2026 NIL Market Index

Offensive-line value is driven by starting scarcity, retention importance, recruiting pedigree, and the premium attached to protecting high-value offenses. For Ben Taylor-Whitfield, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $1.06M headline case.

The visible base estimate is $1.06M. The pool-accounting allocation is $1.06M, equal to about 5.1% of the TCU football market. The player ranks 2nd on that roster and No. 280 in The Sideline's national player index.

Roster biography fields are imported from ESPN. Rankings, ranges, confidence, and valuation analysis are produced and maintained by The Sideline. The figures are market estimates, not salary or contract disclosures.Read the Sideline NIL methodology

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