The Sideline NIL ReportWest Virginia Football
West Virginia sideline stock
Michael Hawkins Jr.
QB · Sophomore · #3 · 6' 1" · 205 lbs · 4★ recruit
From Dallas, TX
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Sideline market estimate
$1.67M
West Virginia sideline stock
Michael Hawkins Jr.
QB · Sophomore · #3 · 6' 1" · 205 lbs · 4★ recruit
From Dallas, TX
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Sideline market estimate
$1.67M
West Virginia sideline stock
QB · Sophomore · #3 · 6' 1" · 205 lbs
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Latest source check Aug 21, 2026
Position
Quarterback
Class
Sophomore
Jersey
#3
Height
6' 1"
Weight
205 lbs
Hometown
From Dallas, TX
Sideline market estimate
$1.67M
Best current Sideline estimate based on role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
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Michael Hawkins Jr. is a 6' 1" 205 lbs Sophomore Quarterback for West Virginia and is listed by ESPN from Dallas, TX. The Sideline places the player 1st within the current West Virginia football roster and No. 112 nationally across the tracked NIL market. The $1.67M headline is The Sideline's best current estimate and $1.67M is the allocation used to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
9.6%
Football pool: $17.4M
Pool share of school
4.7%
West Virginia roster market: $35.3M
Roster dollars tracked
$17.4M
West Virginia Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
No fresh NIL chatter found
Dallas, TX
Roster status
Active
Current listing
West Virginia Mountaineers
Recruit rating
4-star
Recruiting profile
4-star / No. 297 nationally
Rating: 0.9073
High school: Frisco Emerson
From: McKinney, TX
Class: 2024 / QB
Transfer history
Oklahoma to West Virginia
2026 portal cycle / Jan 5, 2026 / Immediate
Sideline Data Desk
Quarterbacks receive the strongest football premium because role scarcity, weekly visibility, and offensive control compound their market value. For Michael Hawkins Jr., the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $1.67M headline case.
The visible base estimate is $1.67M. The pool-accounting allocation is $1.67M, equal to about 9.6% of the West Virginia football market. The player ranks 1st on that roster and No. 112 in The Sideline's national player index.
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