What is Jahkai Lang's estimated 2026 NIL value?

Jahkai Lang carries a projected 2026 NIL range of $48K to $78K, with a midpoint of $62.5K.

How does Jahkai Lang's NIL estimate fit inside SMU's total?

Jahkai Lang's best current estimate is $62.5K. The pool-accounting allocation is $56K, about 0.2% of SMU's market index and 0.3% of the football pool.

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Jahkai Lang

Q: How confident is the model in Jahkai Lang'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.

DE · Junior · #52 · 6' 3" · 255 lbs

★★★★★3★ Recruit

From Troy, MO

Jahkai Lang is a 6' 3" 255 lbs Junior Defensive End for SMU and is listed by ESPN from Troy, MO. Jahkai Lang ranks 39th within the current SMU football roster. The modeled value is $62.5K, with $56K allocated to reconcile the sport pool.

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$62.5K

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

Pool-accounting allocation: $56K

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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

0.3%

Football pool: $16.65M

Pool share of school

0.2%

SMU roster market: $27.2M

Roster dollars tracked

$16.65M

SMU Football pool-accounting sum

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Last updated Sep 2, 2026

Position

Defensive End

Class

Junior

Jersey

#52

Height

6' 3"

Weight

255 lbs

Hometown

Troy, MO

Roster status

Active

Current listing

SMU Mustangs

Recruit rating

3-star

Recruiting profile

3-star / No. 654 nationally

Rating: 0.8778

High school: Troy Buchanan

From: Troy, MO

Class: 2023 / EDGE

Transfer history

Missouri to SMU

2025 portal cycle / Apr 21, 2025 / Immediate

2025 season production

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Defense

Total tackles

Solo tackles

Sacks

Interceptions

Passes defended

Forced fumbles

Career history

Season-by-season production

All available college seasons

DefenseCareer totals included

Season	Team	TOT	SOLO	SACK	AST
2024	Missouri Tigers	13	7	3	6
2025	SMU Mustangs	25	6	0	19
Career	All teams	38	13	3	25

Latest games

Arizona WildcatsJan 3, 2026 · 24-191 TOT · 0 SOLO · 0 SACK · 0 PD L

California Golden BearsNov 30, 2025 · 38-351 TOT · 0 SOLO · 0 SACK · 0 PD W

Louisville CardinalsNov 22, 2025 · 38-61 TOT · 0 SOLO · 0 SACK · 0 PD W

Boston College EaglesNov 8, 2025 · 45-13 W

Miami HurricanesNov 1, 2025 · 26-20 OT6 TOT · 2 SOLO · 0 SACK · 0 PD L

Wake Forest Demon DeaconsOct 25, 2025 · 13-125 TOT · 1 SOLO · 0 SACK · 0 PD W

Clemson TigersOct 18, 2025 · 35-241 TOT · 0 SOLO · 0 SACK · 0 PD W

Stanford CardinalOct 11, 2025 · 34-101 TOT · 1 SOLO · 0 SACK · 0 PD

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Player market brief

2026 NIL Market Index

Front-seven value reflects snap importance, pass-rush or run-fit scarcity, recruiting demand, and transfer-market leverage. For Jahkai Lang, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $62.5K headline case.

The visible base estimate is $62.5K. The pool-accounting allocation is $56K, equal to about 0.3% of the SMU football market. The player ranks 39th 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

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Where the number comes from

Aggregate roster market$27.2M

Football pool$16.65M

Player midpoint$62.5K

Confidence score58/100

Same-room comps

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$116.5K

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SMU · Football

Jahkai Lang

DE · Junior · #52 · 6' 3" · 255 lbs · 3★ recruit

From Troy, MO

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$62.5K

Jahkai Lang

DE · Junior · #52 · 6' 3" · 255 lbs

★★★★★3★ Recruit

From Troy, MO

Season

Team

TOT

SOLO

SACK

INT

AST

YDS

2024

Missouri Tigers

2025

SMU Mustangs

Career

All teams

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