What is Christo Kelly's estimated 2026 NIL value?

Christo Kelly carries a projected 2026 NIL range of $457K to $745K, with a midpoint of $600.9K.

How does Christo Kelly's NIL estimate fit inside North Carolina's total?

Christo Kelly's best current estimate is $600.9K. The pool-accounting allocation is $600.9K, about 1.6% of North Carolina's market index and 2.9% of the football pool.

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Christo Kelly

Q: How confident is the model in Christo Kelly's NIL number?

Watchlist confidence at 58 out of 100. We have enough context to frame the range, but not enough sourced detail to call it tight.

OL · Senior · #56 · 6' 4" · 305 lbs

★★★★★3★ Recruit

From Wilmette, IL

Christo Kelly is a 6' 4" 305 lbs Senior Offensive Lineman for North Carolina and is listed by ESPN from Wilmette, IL. Christo Kelly ranks 9th within the current North Carolina football roster. The modeled value is $600.9K, with $600.9K allocated to reconcile the sport pool.

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$600.9K

Modeled from role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.

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Watchlist confidence

We have enough context to frame the range, but not enough sourced detail to call it tight.

Pool share by sport

2.9%

Football pool: $20.95M

Pool share of school

1.6%

North Carolina roster market: $37.25M

Roster dollars tracked

$20.95M

North Carolina Football pool-accounting sum

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Last updated Sep 2, 2026

Position

Offensive Lineman

Class

Senior

Jersey

#56

Height

6' 4"

Weight

305 lbs

Hometown

Wilmette, IL

Roster status

Active

Current listing

North Carolina Tar Heels

Recruit rating

3-star

Recruiting profile

Rated recruit

High school: Loyola Academy

From: Wilmette, IL

Class: 2020 / IOL

Transfer history

Holy Cross to North Carolina

2025 portal cycle / Dec 16, 2024 / Immediate

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Player market brief

2026 NIL Market Index

Offensive-line value is driven by starting scarcity, retention importance, recruiting pedigree, and the premium attached to protecting high-value offenses. For Christo Kelly, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $600.9K headline case.

The visible base estimate is $600.9K. The pool-accounting allocation is $600.9K, equal to about 2.9% of the North Carolina football market. The player ranks 9th on that roster.

Roster biography fields are imported from ESPN. Rankings, ranges, confidence, and valuation analysis are produced and maintained by The Sideline. The figures are market estimates, not salary or contract disclosures.Read the Sideline NIL methodology