What is Rocky Shields's estimated 2026 NIL value?

Rocky Shields carries a projected 2026 NIL range of $27K to $44K, with a midpoint of $35.5K.

How does Rocky Shields's NIL estimate fit inside Southern Utah's total?

Rocky Shields's best current estimate is $35.5K. The pool-accounting allocation is $29.8K, about 0.8% of Southern Utah's market index and 1.8% of the football pool.

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Rocky Shields

Q: How confident is the model in Rocky Shields'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.

DT · Junior · #50 · 6' 3" · 280 lbs

★★★★★3★ Recruit

From Littleton, CO

Rocky Shields is a 6' 3" 280 lbs Junior Defensive Tackle for Southern Utah and is listed by ESPN from Littleton, CO. Rocky Shields ranks 15th within the current Southern Utah football roster. The modeled value is $35.5K, with $29.8K allocated to reconcile the sport pool.

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$35.5K

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

Pool-accounting allocation: $29.8K

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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

1.8%

Football pool: $1.65M

Pool share of school

0.8%

Southern Utah roster market: $3.9M

Roster dollars tracked

$1.65M

Southern Utah Football pool-accounting sum

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Last updated Sep 2, 2026

Position

Defensive Tackle

Class

Junior

Jersey

#50

Height

6' 3"

Weight

280 lbs

Hometown

Littleton, CO

Roster status

Active

Current listing

Southern Utah Thunderbirds

Recruit rating

3-star

Recruiting profile

3-star / No. 1820 nationally

Rating: 0.8336

High school: Columbine

From: Littleton, CO

Class: 2023 / DL

Transfer history

Washington State to Carroll College

2024 portal cycle / Dec 4, 2023 / Immediate

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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 Rocky Shields, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $35.5K headline case.

The visible base estimate is $35.5K. The pool-accounting allocation is $29.8K, equal to about 1.8% of the Southern Utah football market. The player ranks 15th 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$3.9M

Football pool$1.65M

Player midpoint$35.5K

Confidence score58/100

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Southern Utah · Football

Rocky Shields

DT · Junior · #50 · 6' 3" · 280 lbs · 3★ recruit

From Littleton, CO

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$35.5K

Rocky Shields

DT · Junior · #50 · 6' 3" · 280 lbs

★★★★★3★ Recruit

From Littleton, CO

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