Villanova · football

Newton Essiem

DB · Sophomore · #38 · 5' 11" · 185 lbs

From Frederick, MD

Estimated 2026 NIL Value

$9K to $23K

Midpoint estimate: $16Kmedium confidence

How we got there

Villanova total NIL spend$18M
Football pool share$14.04M
Average per roster spot$133.7K
Position (DB) multiplier1.35x
Class year (Sophomore) multiplier0.95x
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.

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Senior · #4

$21K

Nino Betances

Senior · #43

$18.5K

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Ian Files

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$12.5K

Anthony Hawkins

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Amari Jackson

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