What is Darien Riley's estimated 2026 NIL value?

Darien Riley carries a projected 2026 NIL range of $6K to $9K, with a midpoint of $7.4K.

How does Darien Riley's NIL estimate fit inside Lafayette's total?

Darien Riley's best current estimate is $7.4K. The pool-accounting allocation is $6.8K, about 0.2% of Lafayette's market index and 0.4% of the football pool.

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Lafayette · Football

Darien Riley

Q: How confident is the model in Darien Riley'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.

LB · Senior · #99 · 6' 4" · 272 lbs

From Humble, TX

Darien Riley is a 6' 4" 272 lbs Senior Linebacker for Lafayette and is listed by ESPN from Humble, TX. Darien Riley ranks 41st within the current Lafayette football roster. The modeled value is $7.4K, with $6.8K allocated to reconcile the sport pool.

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$7.4K

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

Pool-accounting allocation: $6.8K

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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

0.4%

Football pool: $1.6M

Pool share of school

0.2%

Lafayette roster market: $3.5M

Roster dollars tracked

$1.6M

Lafayette Football pool-accounting sum

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Last updated Sep 2, 2026

Position

Linebacker

Class

Senior

Jersey

#99

Height

6' 4"

Weight

272 lbs

Hometown

Humble, TX

Roster status

Active

Current listing

Lafayette Leopards

2025 season production

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Defense

Total tackles

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Sacks

Interceptions

Passes defended

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Career history

Season-by-season production

All available college seasons

DefenseCareer totals included

Season	Team	TOT	SOLO	SACK	INT	PD	FF	AST	YDS
2025	Lafayette Leopards	31	13	3	0	1	0	18	0
Career	All teams	71	29	4	0	2	0	42	0

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Richmond SpidersNov 15, 2025 · 35-28 W

Colgate RaidersNov 8, 2025 · 59-42 W

Holy Cross CrusadersNov 1, 2025 · 21-13 L

Oregon State BeaversOct 19, 2025 · 45-135 TOT · 2 SOLO · 0 SACK · 0 PD W

Bucknell BisonOct 11, 2025 · 62-24 W

Fordham RamsOct 4, 2025 · 24-10 L

Princeton TigersSep 27, 2025 · 38-28

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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 Darien Riley, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $7.4K headline case.

The visible base estimate is $7.4K. The pool-accounting allocation is $6.8K, equal to about 0.4% of the Lafayette football market. The player ranks 41st 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$3.5M

Football pool$1.6M

Player midpoint$7.4K

Confidence score58/100

Same-room comps

Other Lafayette LB estimates.

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Junior · #56

$88.5K

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Junior · #6

$40.5K

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Junior · #9

$12.5K

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Junior · #4

$12K

Ian Langan

Senior · #15

$9.5K

Luke Dale

Junior · #20

$7.1K

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Player profileLafayette Football

Lafayette · Football

Darien Riley

LB · Senior · #99 · 6' 4" · 272 lbs

From Humble, TX

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$7.4K

Darien Riley

LB · Senior · #99 · 6' 4" · 272 lbs

From Humble, TX

Season

Team

TOT

SOLO

SACK

INT

AST

YDS

2025

Lafayette Leopards

Career

All teams

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