Player profileArkansas Football
Arkansas · Football
Jelani Watkins
WR · 4★ recruit
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Estimated NIL value
$580.9K
Arkansas · Football
Jelani Watkins
WR · 4★ recruit
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Estimated NIL value
$580.9K
Arkansas · Football
WR · Sophomore · #13 · 5' 11" · 163 lbs
★★★★★4★ RecruitFrom Laplace, LA
Estimated NIL value
$580.9K
Modeled from role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $778K
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Jelani Watkins is a 5' 11" 163 lbs Sophomore Wide Receiver for Arkansas and is listed by ESPN from Laplace, LA. Jelani Watkins ranks 13th within the current Arkansas football roster. The modeled value is $580.9K, with $778K allocated to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
3.2%
Football pool: $24M
Pool share of school
2.1%
Arkansas roster market: $37.9M
Roster dollars tracked
$24M
Arkansas Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
No fresh NIL chatter found
Live player file
Latest source check Aug 30, 2026
Position
Wide Receiver
Class
Sophomore
Jersey
#13
Height
5' 11"
Weight
163 lbs
Hometown
Laplace, LA
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Arkansas Razorbacks
Recruit rating
4-star
Recruiting profile
4-star / No. 167 nationally
Rating: 0.9291
High school: Atascocita
From: Humble, TX
Class: 2024 / WR
Transfer history
LSU to Arkansas
2026 portal cycle / Jan 12, 2026 / Immediate
2025 season production
ESPN player feedReceiving
2
Receptions
21
Yards
10.5
Average
0
Touchdowns
15
Long
Returning
0
Attempts
0
Yards
0
Touchdowns
0
FC
0
Long
2
Attempts
Career history
| Season | Team | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | LSU Tigers | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 15 |
| Career | All teams | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 15 |
| Season | Team | ATT | YDS | TD | FC | LNG | ATT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | LSU Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 0 |
| Career | All teams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 0 |
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The model rewards proven offensive skill players for touch volume, highlight potential, and consumer-facing visibility. For Jelani Watkins, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $580.9K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $580.9K. The pool-accounting allocation is $778K, equal to about 3.2% of the Arkansas football market. The player ranks 13th on that roster.
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