What is Malik Ellis's estimated 2026 NIL value?

Malik Ellis carries a projected 2026 NIL range of $40K to $64K, with a midpoint of $52K.

How does Malik Ellis's NIL estimate fit inside Nicholls's total?

Malik Ellis's best current estimate is $52K. The pool-accounting allocation is $50K, about 1.6% of Nicholls's market index and 3.0% of the football pool.

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Malik Ellis

Q: How confident is the model in Malik Ellis'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 · #51 · 6' 4" · 285 lbs

★★★★★3★ Recruit

From Laurel, MS

Malik Ellis is a 6' 4" 285 lbs Senior Offensive Lineman for Nicholls and is listed by ESPN from Laurel, MS. Malik Ellis ranks 10th within the current Nicholls football roster. The modeled value is $52K, with $50K allocated to reconcile the sport pool.

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$52K

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

Pool-accounting allocation: $50K

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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

3.0%

Football pool: $1.65M

Pool share of school

1.6%

Nicholls roster market: $3.2M

Roster dollars tracked

$1.65M

Nicholls Football pool-accounting sum

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Last updated Sep 2, 2026

Position

Offensive Lineman

Class

Senior

Jersey

#51

Height

6' 4"

Weight

285 lbs

Hometown

Laurel, MS

Roster status

Active

Current listing

Nicholls Colonels

Recruit rating

3-star

Recruiting profile

3-star / No. 872 nationally

Rating: 0.8686

High school: Laurel

From: Laurel, MS

Class: 2023 / OT

Transfer history

Troy to Nicholls

2026 portal cycle / Jan 12, 2026 / Immediate

Mississippi State to Troy

2025 portal cycle / Apr 21, 2025 / 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 Malik Ellis, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $52K headline case.

The visible base estimate is $52K. The pool-accounting allocation is $50K, equal to about 3.0% of the Nicholls football market. The player ranks 10th 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$3.2M

Football pool$1.65M

Player midpoint$52K

Confidence score58/100

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Nicholls · Football

Malik Ellis

OL · Senior · #51 · 6' 4" · 285 lbs · 3★ recruit

From Laurel, MS

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$52K

Malik Ellis

OL · Senior · #51 · 6' 4" · 285 lbs

★★★★★3★ Recruit

From Laurel, MS

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