What is Jaydon Smith's estimated 2026 NIL value?

Jaydon Smith carries a projected 2026 NIL range of $90K to $146K, with a midpoint of $117.8K.

How does Jaydon Smith's NIL estimate fit inside UTRGV's total?

Jaydon Smith's best current estimate is $117.8K. The pool-accounting allocation is $86K, about 2.0% of UTRGV's market index and 5.4% of the football pool.

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Jaydon Smith

Q: How confident is the model in Jaydon Smith'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.

WR · Junior · #8 · 6' 0" · 198 lbs

★★★★★3★ Recruit

From Ingleside, TX

Jaydon Smith is a 6' 0" 198 lbs Junior Wide Receiver for UTRGV and is listed by ESPN from Ingleside, TX. Jaydon Smith ranks 2nd within the current UTRGV football roster. The modeled value is $117.8K, with $86K allocated to reconcile the sport pool.

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$117.8K

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

Pool-accounting allocation: $86K

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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

5.4%

Football pool: $1.6M

Pool share of school

2.0%

UTRGV roster market: $4.4M

Roster dollars tracked

$1.6M

UTRGV Football pool-accounting sum

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Last updated Sep 2, 2026

Position

Wide Receiver

Class

Junior

Jersey

Height

6' 0"

Weight

198 lbs

Hometown

Ingleside, TX

Roster status

Active

Current listing

UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros

Recruit rating

3-star

Transfer history

North Texas to UTRGV

2026 portal cycle / Jan 21, 2026 / Immediate

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Player market brief

2026 NIL Market Index

The model rewards proven offensive skill players for touch volume, highlight potential, and consumer-facing visibility. For Jaydon Smith, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $117.8K headline case.

The visible base estimate is $117.8K. The pool-accounting allocation is $86K, equal to about 5.4% of the UTRGV football market. The player ranks 2nd 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$4.4M

Football pool$1.6M

Player midpoint$117.8K

Confidence score58/100

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UTRGV · Football

Jaydon Smith

WR · Junior · #8 · 6' 0" · 198 lbs · 3★ recruit

From Ingleside, TX

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$117.8K

Jaydon Smith

WR · Junior · #8 · 6' 0" · 198 lbs

★★★★★3★ Recruit

From Ingleside, TX

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