What is Brandon Thomas's estimated 2026 NIL value?

Brandon Thomas carries a projected 2026 NIL range of $4K to $7K, with a midpoint of $5.6K.

How does Brandon Thomas's NIL estimate fit inside Western Kentucky's total?

Brandon Thomas's best current estimate is $5.6K. The pool-accounting allocation is $4.8K, about 0.1% of Western Kentucky's market index and 0.2% of the football pool.

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Western Kentucky · Football

Brandon Thomas

Q: How confident is the model in Brandon Thomas'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.

DE · Freshman · #41 · 6' 4" · 224 lbs

★★★★★3★ Recruit

From Miami, FL

Brandon Thomas is a 6' 4" 224 lbs Freshman Defensive End for Western Kentucky and is listed by ESPN from Miami, FL. Brandon Thomas ranks 67th within the current Western Kentucky football roster. The modeled value is $5.6K, with $4.8K allocated to reconcile the sport pool.

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$5.6K

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

Pool-accounting allocation: $4.8K

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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

0.2%

Football pool: $2.3M

Pool share of school

0.1%

Western Kentucky roster market: $4.75M

Roster dollars tracked

$2.3M

Western Kentucky Football pool-accounting sum

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Last updated Aug 31, 2026

Position

Defensive End

Class

Freshman

Jersey

#41

Height

6' 4"

Weight

224 lbs

Hometown

Miami, FL

Roster status

Active

Current listing

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

Recruit rating

3-star

Recruiting profile

3-star / No. 1117 nationally

Rating: 0.8647

High school: Miami Carol City

From: Opa Locka, FL

Class: 2025 / EDGE

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2026 NIL Market Index

Front-seven value reflects snap importance, pass-rush or run-fit scarcity, recruiting demand, and transfer-market leverage. For Brandon Thomas, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $5.6K headline case.

The visible base estimate is $5.6K. The pool-accounting allocation is $4.8K, equal to about 0.2% of the Western Kentucky football market. The player ranks 67th 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$4.75M

Football pool$2.3M

Player midpoint$5.6K

Confidence score58/100

Same-room comps

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Player profileWestern Kentucky Football

Western Kentucky · Football

Brandon Thomas

DE · Freshman · #41 · 6' 4" · 224 lbs

From Miami, FL

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$5.6K

Brandon Thomas

DE · Freshman · #41 · 6' 4" · 224 lbs

★★★★★3★ Recruit

From Miami, FL

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