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Ayden Wilhelm
QB · Freshman · #14 · 6' 1" · 188 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Lee's Summit, MO
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Estimated NIL value
$229K
Rice · Football
Ayden Wilhelm
QB · Freshman · #14 · 6' 1" · 188 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Lee's Summit, MO
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Estimated NIL value
$229K
Rice · Football
QB · Freshman · #14 · 6' 1" · 188 lbs
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Latest source check Aug 29, 2026
Position
Quarterback
Class
Freshman
Jersey
#14
Height
6' 1"
Weight
188 lbs
Hometown
From Lee's Summit, MO
Estimated NIL value
$229K
Modeled from role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $179.5K
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Ayden Wilhelm is a 6' 1" 188 lbs Freshman Quarterback for Rice and is listed by ESPN from Lee's Summit, MO. Ayden Wilhelm ranks 5th within the current Rice football roster. The modeled value is $229K, with $179.5K allocated to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
4.7%
Football pool: $3.85M
Pool share of school
2.0%
Rice roster market: $9.05M
Roster dollars tracked
$3.85M
Rice Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
No fresh NIL chatter found
Lee's Summit, MO
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Rice Owls
Recruit rating
3-star
Recruiting profile
3-star / No. 1438 nationally
Rating: 0.8633
High school: Blue Springs South
From: Blue Springs, MO
Class: 2026 / QB
Sideline Data Desk
Quarterbacks receive the strongest football premium because role scarcity, weekly visibility, and offensive control compound their market value. For Ayden Wilhelm, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $229K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $229K. The pool-accounting allocation is $179.5K, equal to about 4.7% of the Rice football market. The player ranks 5th on that roster.
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