What is Caleb Bacon's estimated 2026 NIL value?

Caleb Bacon carries a projected 2026 NIL range of $432K to $704K, with a midpoint of $568K.

How does Caleb Bacon's NIL estimate fit inside Penn State's total?

Caleb Bacon's best current estimate is $568K. The pool-accounting allocation is $453K, about 1.3% of Penn State's market index and 1.7% of the football pool.

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Caleb Bacon

Q: How confident is the model in Caleb Bacon'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.

LB · Senior · #10 · 6' 4" · 242 lbs

★★★★★4★ Recruit

From Lake Mills, IA

Caleb Bacon is a 6' 4" 242 lbs Senior Linebacker for Penn State and is listed by ESPN from Lake Mills, IA. Caleb Bacon ranks 16th within the current Penn State football roster. The modeled value is $568K, with $453K allocated to reconcile the sport pool.

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$568K

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

Pool-accounting allocation: $453K

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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

1.7%

Football pool: $26.6M

Pool share of school

1.3%

Penn State roster market: $34.25M

Roster dollars tracked

$26.6M

Penn State Football pool-accounting sum

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Last updated Sep 2, 2026

Position

Linebacker

Class

Senior

Jersey

#10

Height

6' 4"

Weight

242 lbs

Hometown

Lake Mills, IA

Roster status

Active

Current listing

Penn State Nittany Lions

Recruit rating

4-star

Transfer history

Iowa State to Penn State

2026 portal cycle / Jan 4, 2026 / 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	PD	FF	AST
2022	Iowa State Cyclones	3	3	0	0	0	0
2023	Iowa State Cyclones	60	36	3	2	1	24
2025	Iowa State Cyclones	68	32	3	3	1	36
Career	All teams	131	71	6	5	2	60

ReturningCareer totals included

Season	Team	YDS	YDS	TD	TD	LNG	LNG	ATT	FC
2023	Iowa State Cyclones	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Career	All teams	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Latest games

Oklahoma State CowboysNov 29, 2025 · 20-137 TOT · 7 SOLO · 3 SACK · 0 PD W

Kansas JayhawksNov 22, 2025 · 38-146 TOT · 4 SOLO · 0 SACK · 0 PD W

TCU Horned FrogsNov 8, 2025 · 20-178 TOT · 2 SOLO · 0 SACK · 0 PD L

Arizona State Sun DevilsNov 1, 2025 · 24-195 TOT · 3 SOLO · 0 SACK · 1 PD L

BYU CougarsOct 25, 2025 · 41-274 TOT · 1 SOLO · 0 SACK · 1 PD L

Colorado BuffaloesOct 11, 2025 · 24-176 TOT · 2 SOLO · 0 SACK · 0 PD L

Cincinnati BearcatsOct 4, 2025 · 38-305 TOT · 2 SOLO · 0 SACK · 0 PD W

Arizona WildcatsSep 27, 2025 · 39-148 TOT · 3 SOLO · 0 SACK · 1 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 Caleb Bacon, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $568K headline case.

The visible base estimate is $568K. The pool-accounting allocation is $453K, equal to about 1.7% of the Penn State football market. The player ranks 16th 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$34.25M

Football pool$26.6M

Player midpoint$568K

Confidence score58/100

Same-room comps

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$221K

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$154.5K

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$143.5K

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Player profilePenn State Football

Penn State · Football

Caleb Bacon

LB · Senior · #10 · 6' 4" · 242 lbs · 4★ recruit

From Lake Mills, IA

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$568K

Caleb Bacon

LB · Senior · #10 · 6' 4" · 242 lbs

★★★★★4★ Recruit

From Lake Mills, IA

Season

Team

TOT

SOLO

SACK

INT

AST

YDS

2022

Iowa State Cyclones

2023

Iowa State Cyclones

2025

Iowa State Cyclones

Career

All teams

131

Season

Team

YDS

LNG

ATT

2023

Iowa State Cyclones

Career

All teams

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