What is Luke Smith's estimated 2026 NIL value?

Luke Smith carries a projected 2026 NIL range of $4K to $7K, with a midpoint of $5.8K.

How does Luke Smith's NIL estimate fit inside Furman's total?

Luke Smith's best current estimate is $5.8K. The pool-accounting allocation is $4.1K, about 0.1% of Furman's market index and 0.2% of the football pool.

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Luke Smith

Q: How confident is the model in Luke 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.

LB · Senior · #48 · 6' 2" · 225 lbs

★★★★★3★ Recruit

From Brentwood, TN

Luke Smith is a 6' 2" 225 lbs Senior Linebacker for Furman and is listed by ESPN from Brentwood, TN. Luke Smith ranks 61st within the current Furman football roster. The modeled value is $5.8K, with $4.1K allocated to reconcile the sport pool.

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$5.8K

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

Pool-accounting allocation: $4.1K

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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: $1.95M

Pool share of school

0.1%

Furman roster market: $3.8M

Roster dollars tracked

$1.95M

Furman Football pool-accounting sum

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Last updated Sep 1, 2026

Position

Linebacker

Class

Senior

Jersey

#48

Height

6' 2"

Weight

225 lbs

Hometown

Brentwood, TN

Roster status

Active

Current listing

Furman Paladins

Recruit rating

3-star

Recruiting profile

3-star / No. 2368 nationally

Rating: 0.8081

High school: Friendship Christian

From: Lebanon, TN

Class: 2019 / DT

Transfer history

App State to East Tennessee State

2023 portal cycle / Nov 29, 2022 / Immediate

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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 Luke Smith, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $5.8K headline case.

The visible base estimate is $5.8K. The pool-accounting allocation is $4.1K, equal to about 0.2% of the Furman football market. The player ranks 61st 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$3.8M

Football pool$1.95M

Player midpoint$5.8K

Confidence score58/100

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Furman · Football

Luke Smith

LB · Senior · #48 · 6' 2" · 225 lbs

From Brentwood, TN

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$5.8K

Luke Smith

LB · Senior · #48 · 6' 2" · 225 lbs

★★★★★3★ Recruit

From Brentwood, TN

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