UTEP · football

Malachi Nelson

QB · Sophomore · #7 · 6' 3" · 193 lbs

From Los Alamitos, CA

Estimated 2026 NIL Value

$33.5K to $88K

Midpoint estimate: $60Kmedium confidence

How we got there

UTEP total NIL spend$4.5M
Football pool share$3.51M
Average per roster spot$33.4K
Position (QB) multiplier6.00x
Class year (Sophomore) multiplier0.95x
Jersey heuristic1.12x
Roster role proxy0.85x

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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