Player profileWake Forest Football
Wake Forest · Football
Kam Shanks
WR · Junior · #5 · 5' 8" · 169 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Prattville, AL
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Estimated NIL value
$180.5K
Wake Forest · Football
Kam Shanks
WR · Junior · #5 · 5' 8" · 169 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Prattville, AL
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Estimated NIL value
$180.5K
Wake Forest · Football
WR · Junior · #5 · 5' 8" · 169 lbs
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Latest source check Aug 30, 2026
Position
Wide Receiver
Class
Junior
Jersey
#5
Height
5' 8"
Weight
169 lbs
Hometown
From Prattville, AL
Estimated NIL value
$180.5K
Modeled from role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
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Kam Shanks is a 5' 8" 169 lbs Junior Wide Receiver for Wake Forest and is listed by ESPN from Prattville, AL. Kam Shanks ranks 15th within the current Wake Forest football roster. The modeled value is $180.5K, with $180.5K allocated to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
1.5%
Football pool: $12.35M
Pool share of school
0.8%
Wake Forest roster market: $21.3M
Roster dollars tracked
$12.35M
Wake Forest Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
No fresh NIL chatter found
Prattville, AL
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Recruit rating
3-star
Transfer history
Arkansas to Wake Forest
2026 portal cycle / Jan 11, 2026 / Immediate
UAB to Arkansas
2025 portal cycle / Dec 17, 2024 / Immediate
2025 season production
ESPN player feedReceiving
9
Receptions
101
Yards
11.2
Average
1
Touchdowns
25
Long
Rushing
1
Carries
4
Yards
4.0
Average
0
Touchdowns
4
Long
Returning
17
Attempts
93
Yards
0
Touchdowns
1
FC
26
Long
1
Attempts
Career history
| Season | Team | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | UAB Blazers | 62 | 656 | 10.6 | 6 | 67 |
| 2025 | Arkansas Razorbacks | 9 | 101 | 11.2 | 1 | 25 |
| Career | All teams | 71 | 757 | 10.7 | 7 | 67 |
| Season | Team | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | UAB Blazers | 8 | 50 | 6.3 | 0 | 35 |
| 2025 | Arkansas Razorbacks | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Career | All teams | 9 | 54 | 6.0 | 0 | 35 |
| Season | Team | ATT | YDS | TD | FC | LNG | ATT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | UAB Blazers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 93 | 0 |
| 2024 | UAB Blazers | 16 | 329 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| 2025 | Arkansas Razorbacks | 17 | 93 |
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Sideline Data Desk
The model rewards proven offensive skill players for touch volume, highlight potential, and consumer-facing visibility. For Kam Shanks, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $180.5K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $180.5K. The pool-accounting allocation is $180.5K, equal to about 1.5% of the Wake Forest football market. The player ranks 15th on that roster.
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| Career | All teams | 33 | 422 | 2 | 1 | 58 | 7 | 124 | 0 |
