What is Chad Schuster's estimated 2026 NIL value?

Chad Schuster carries a projected 2026 NIL range of $38K to $62K, with a midpoint of $49.8K.

How does Chad Schuster's NIL estimate fit inside Western Michigan's total?

Chad Schuster's best current estimate is $49.8K. The pool-accounting allocation is $45K, about 0.5% of Western Michigan's market index and 0.9% of the football pool.

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Western Michigan · Football

Chad Schuster

Q: How confident is the model in Chad Schuster'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 · #76 · 6' 6" · 305 lbs

★★★★★3★ Recruit

From Franklin, WI

Chad Schuster is a 6' 6" 305 lbs Senior Offensive Lineman for Western Michigan and is listed by ESPN from Franklin, WI. Chad Schuster ranks 22nd within the current Western Michigan football roster. The modeled value is $49.8K, with $45K allocated to reconcile the sport pool.

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$49.8K

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

Pool-accounting allocation: $45K

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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

0.9%

Football pool: $4.9M

Pool share of school

0.5%

Western Michigan roster market: $9.05M

Roster dollars tracked

$4.9M

Western Michigan Football pool-accounting sum

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Last updated Sep 2, 2026

Position

Offensive Lineman

Class

Senior

Jersey

#76

Height

6' 6"

Weight

305 lbs

Hometown

Franklin, WI

Roster status

Active

Current listing

Western Michigan Broncos

Recruit rating

3-star

Recruiting profile

3-star / No. 1080 nationally

Rating: 0.8574

High school: Franklin

From: Franklin, WI

Class: 2022 / OT

Transfer history

Syracuse to Western Michigan

2023 portal cycle / Dec 12, 2022 / 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 Chad Schuster, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $49.8K headline case.

The visible base estimate is $49.8K. The pool-accounting allocation is $45K, equal to about 0.9% of the Western Michigan football market. The player ranks 22nd 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$9.05M

Football pool$4.9M

Player midpoint$49.8K

Confidence score58/100

Same-room comps

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$31.3K

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$17.5K

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Player profileWestern Michigan Football

Western Michigan · Football

Chad Schuster

OL · Senior · #76 · 6' 6" · 305 lbs · 3★ recruit

From Franklin, WI

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$49.8K

Chad Schuster

OL · Senior · #76 · 6' 6" · 305 lbs

★★★★★3★ Recruit

From Franklin, WI

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