What is Jacob Merritt's estimated 2026 NIL value?

Jacob Merritt carries a projected 2026 NIL range of $8K to $13K, with a midpoint of $10.5K.

How does Jacob Merritt's NIL estimate fit inside Buffalo's total?

Jacob Merritt's best current estimate is $10.5K. The pool-accounting allocation is $8.9K, about 0.2% of Buffalo's market index and 0.3% of the football pool.

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Jacob Merritt

Q: How confident is the model in Jacob Merritt'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 · #64 · 6' 6" · 304 lbs

★★★★★2★ Recruit

From Northville, MI

Jacob Merritt is a 6' 6" 304 lbs Senior Offensive Lineman for Buffalo and is listed by ESPN from Northville, MI. Jacob Merritt ranks 53rd within the current Buffalo football roster. The modeled value is $10.5K, with $8.9K allocated to reconcile the sport pool.

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$10.5K

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

Pool-accounting allocation: $8.9K

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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: $3.25M

Pool share of school

0.2%

Buffalo roster market: $5.4M

Roster dollars tracked

$3.25M

Buffalo Football pool-accounting sum

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Last updated Sep 1, 2026

Position

Offensive Lineman

Class

Senior

Jersey

#64

Height

6' 6"

Weight

304 lbs

Hometown

Northville, MI

Roster status

Active

Current listing

Buffalo Bulls

Recruit rating

2-star

Recruiting profile

2-star / No. 2723 nationally

Rating: 0.7800

High school: Northville

From: Northville, MI

Class: 2022 / OT

Transfer history

Michigan State to Buffalo

2025 portal cycle / May 13, 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 Jacob Merritt, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $10.5K headline case.

The visible base estimate is $10.5K. The pool-accounting allocation is $8.9K, equal to about 0.3% of the Buffalo football market. The player ranks 53rd 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$5.4M

Football pool$3.25M

Player midpoint$10.5K

Confidence score58/100

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Buffalo · Football

Jacob Merritt

OL · Senior · #64 · 6' 6" · 304 lbs

From Northville, MI

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$10.5K

Jacob Merritt

OL · Senior · #64 · 6' 6" · 304 lbs

★★★★★2★ Recruit

From Northville, MI

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