Villanova · football

Michael Gaul

LB · Freshman · #53 · 6' 1" · 215 lbs

From State College, PA

Estimated 2026 NIL Value

$6.5K to $17K

Midpoint estimate: $11.5Kmedium confidence

How we got there

Villanova total NIL spend$18M
Football pool share$14.04M
Average per roster spot$133.7K
Position (LB) multiplier1.25x
Class year (Freshman) multiplier0.75x
Jersey heuristic1.00x
Roster role proxy0.28x

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 Villanova LBs

Omari Bursey

Freshman · #32

$11.5K

Christian Caballero

Sophomore · #56

$15K

Jason Hall

Sophomore · #11

$15.5K

Shane Hartzell

Senior · #31

$17K

Turner Inge

Junior · #5

$18.5K

Colin Kennedy

Senior · #12

$18K

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