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Sam Houston · Football
Zion Taylor
DE · Junior · #28 · 6' 1" · 225 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Missouri City, TX
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Estimated NIL value
$47.8K
Sam Houston · Football
Zion Taylor
DE · Junior · #28 · 6' 1" · 225 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Missouri City, TX
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Estimated NIL value
$47.8K
Sam Houston · Football
DE · Junior · #28 · 6' 1" · 225 lbs
★★★★★3★ RecruitFrom Missouri City, TX
Estimated NIL value
$47.8K
Modeled from role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $44.5K
Confidence meter
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Zion Taylor is a 6' 1" 225 lbs Junior Defensive End for Sam Houston and is listed by ESPN from Missouri City, TX. Zion Taylor ranks 14th within the current Sam Houston football roster. The modeled value is $47.8K, with $44.5K allocated to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
1.9%
Football pool: $2.3M
Pool share of school
1.2%
Sam Houston roster market: $3.7M
Roster dollars tracked
$2.3M
Sam Houston Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
No fresh NIL chatter found
Live player file
Last updated Aug 31, 2026
Position
Defensive End
Class
Junior
Jersey
#28
Height
6' 1"
Weight
225 lbs
Hometown
Missouri City, TX
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Sam Houston Bearkats
Recruit rating
3-star
Recruiting profile
3-star / No. 1382 nationally
Rating: 0.8556
High school: Shadow Creek
From: Pearland, TX
Class: 2024 / EDGE
Transfer history
Houston to Sam Houston
2026 portal cycle / Jan 12, 2026 / Immediate
Georgia Tech to Undecided
2026 portal cycle / Jan 3, 2026 / Immediate
Sideline Data Desk
Front-seven value reflects snap importance, pass-rush or run-fit scarcity, recruiting demand, and transfer-market leverage. For Zion Taylor, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $47.8K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $47.8K. The pool-accounting allocation is $44.5K, equal to about 1.9% of the Sam Houston football market. The player ranks 14th on that roster.
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