The Sideline NIL ReportWisconsin Football
Wisconsin sideline stock
Carter Smith
QB · Freshman · #5 · 6' 4" · 208 lbs · 4★ recruit
From Fort Myers, FL
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Sideline market estimate
$1.5M
Wisconsin sideline stock
Carter Smith
QB · Freshman · #5 · 6' 4" · 208 lbs · 4★ recruit
From Fort Myers, FL
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Sideline market estimate
$1.5M
Wisconsin sideline stock
QB · Freshman · #5 · 6' 4" · 208 lbs
★★★★★4★ RecruitFrom Fort Myers, FL
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Latest source check Aug 15, 2026
Position
Quarterback
Class
Freshman
Jersey
#5
Height
6' 4"
Weight
208 lbs
Hometown
Sideline market estimate
$1.5M
Best current Sideline estimate based on role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
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Carter Smith is a 6' 4" 208 lbs Freshman Quarterback for Wisconsin and is listed by ESPN from Fort Myers, FL. The Sideline places the player 1st within the current Wisconsin football roster and No. 142 nationally across the tracked NIL market. The $1.5M headline is The Sideline's best current estimate and $1.5M is the allocation used to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
7.5%
Football pool: $19.9M
Pool share of school
4.5%
Wisconsin roster market: $33.05M
Roster dollars tracked
$19.9M
Wisconsin Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
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Fort Myers, FL
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Wisconsin Badgers
Recruit rating
4-star
Recruiting profile
4-star / No. 286 nationally
Rating: 0.9073
High school: Bishop Verot
From: Fort Myers, FL
Class: 2025 / QB
Transfer history
Indiana to Undecided
2024 portal cycle / Nov 28, 2023 / Withdrawn
Sideline Data Desk
Quarterbacks receive the strongest football premium because role scarcity, weekly visibility, and offensive control compound their market value. For Carter Smith, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $1.5M headline case.
The visible base estimate is $1.5M. The pool-accounting allocation is $1.5M, equal to about 7.5% of the Wisconsin football market. The player ranks 1st on that roster and No. 142 in The Sideline's national player index.
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