The Sideline NIL ReportVirginia Tech Football
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Kelden Ryan
QB · Freshman · #12 · 6' 1" · 197 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Fort Worth, TX
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Sideline market estimate
$383K
Virginia Tech sideline stock
Kelden Ryan
QB · Freshman · #12 · 6' 1" · 197 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Fort Worth, TX
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Sideline market estimate
$383K
Virginia Tech sideline stock
QB · Freshman · #12 · 6' 1" · 197 lbs
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Latest source check Aug 20, 2026
Position
Quarterback
Class
Freshman
Jersey
#12
Height
6' 1"
Weight
197 lbs
Hometown
From Fort Worth, TX
Sideline market estimate
$383K
Best current Sideline estimate based on role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $430K
Confidence meter
Watchlist confidenceWe have enough context to frame the range, but not enough sourced detail to call it tight.
Kelden Ryan is a 6' 1" 197 lbs Freshman Quarterback for Virginia Tech and is listed by ESPN from Fort Worth, TX. The Sideline places the player 18th within the current Virginia Tech football roster. The $383K headline is The Sideline's best current estimate and $430K is the allocation used to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
2.2%
Football pool: $19.25M
Pool share of school
1.5%
Virginia Tech roster market: $29.2M
Roster dollars tracked
$19.25M
Virginia Tech Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
No fresh NIL chatter found
Fort Worth, TX
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Virginia Tech Hokies
Recruit rating
3-star
Recruiting profile
3-star / No. 1091 nationally
Rating: 0.8656
High school: DeSoto
From: DeSoto, TX
Class: 2025 / QB
Sideline Data Desk
Quarterbacks receive the strongest football premium because role scarcity, weekly visibility, and offensive control compound their market value. For Kelden Ryan, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $383K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $383K. The pool-accounting allocation is $430K, equal to about 2.2% of the Virginia Tech football market. The player ranks 18th on that roster.
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