Western Illinois · football

Justin Buckner

LB · Freshman · #44 · 5' 11" · 205 lbs

From Chicago, IL

Estimated 2026 NIL Value

$500 to $1K

Midpoint estimate: $700medium confidence

How we got there

Western Illinois total NIL spend$1.1M
Football pool share$858K
Average per roster spot$8.2K
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 Western Illinois LBs

Jalen Camp

Junior · #43

$1K

Joe Edwards

Freshman · #40

$700

Gage Freeman

Junior · #16

$1K

Ethan Ladd

Sophomore · #13

$500

Troy Mills

Sophomore · #59

$500

Cameron Nickel

Freshman · #49

$500

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