What is Jacob Katauskas's estimated 2026 NIL value?

Jacob Katauskas carries a projected 2026 NIL range of $20K to $32K, with a midpoint of $25.8K.

How does Jacob Katauskas's NIL estimate fit inside Southern Illinois's total?

Jacob Katauskas's best current estimate is $25.8K. The pool-accounting allocation is $23.8K, about 0.3% of Southern Illinois's market index and 1.4% of the football pool.

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Jacob Katauskas

Q: How confident is the model in Jacob Katauskas'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.

G · Sophomore · #74 · 6' 4" · 310 lbs

★★★★★3★ Recruit

From Lemont, IL

Jacob Katauskas is a 6' 4" 310 lbs Sophomore Guard for Southern Illinois and is listed by ESPN from Lemont, IL. Jacob Katauskas ranks 18th within the current Southern Illinois football roster. The modeled value is $25.8K, with $23.8K allocated to reconcile the sport pool.

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$25.8K

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

Pool-accounting allocation: $23.8K

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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

1.4%

Football pool: $1.65M

Pool share of school

0.3%

Southern Illinois roster market: $7M

Roster dollars tracked

$1.65M

Southern Illinois Football pool-accounting sum

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Last updated Sep 1, 2026

Position

Guard

Class

Sophomore

Jersey

#74

Height

6' 4"

Weight

310 lbs

Hometown

Lemont, IL

Roster status

Active

Current listing

Southern Illinois Salukis

Recruit rating

3-star

Recruiting profile

3-star / No. 1805 nationally

Rating: 0.8411

High school: Lemont

From: Lemont, IL

Class: 2024 / IOL

Transfer history

Coastal Carolina to Southern Illinois

2025 portal cycle / Jan 1, 2025 / Immediate

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Player market brief

2026 NIL Market Index

Market value reflects projected role, roster scarcity, recruiting profile, competitive level, and commercial visibility. For Jacob Katauskas, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $25.8K headline case.

The visible base estimate is $25.8K. The pool-accounting allocation is $23.8K, equal to about 1.4% of the Southern Illinois football market. The player ranks 18th 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$7M

Football pool$1.65M

Player midpoint$25.8K

Confidence score58/100

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Player profileSouthern Illinois Football

Southern Illinois · Football

Jacob Katauskas

G · Sophomore · #74 · 6' 4" · 310 lbs · 3★ recruit

From Lemont, IL

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$25.8K

Jacob Katauskas

G · Sophomore · #74 · 6' 4" · 310 lbs

★★★★★3★ Recruit

From Lemont, IL

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