What is Lance Rucker's estimated 2026 NIL value?

Lance Rucker carries a projected 2026 NIL range of $18K to $29K, with a midpoint of $23.5K.

How does Lance Rucker's NIL estimate fit inside North Dakota's total?

Lance Rucker's best current estimate is $23.5K. The pool-accounting allocation is $19.5K, about 0.6% of North Dakota's market index and 1.2% of the football pool.

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North Dakota · Football

Lance Rucker

Q: How confident is the model in Lance Rucker'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.

EDGE · Senior · #0 · 6' 3" · 244 lbs

From Omaha, NE

Lance Rucker is a 6' 3" 244 lbs Senior EDGE for North Dakota and is listed by ESPN from Omaha, NE. Lance Rucker ranks 18th within the current North Dakota football roster. The modeled value is $23.5K, with $19.5K allocated to reconcile the sport pool.

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$23.5K

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

Pool-accounting allocation: $19.5K

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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

1.2%

Football pool: $1.6M

Pool share of school

0.6%

North Dakota roster market: $3.15M

Roster dollars tracked

$1.6M

North Dakota Football pool-accounting sum

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Last updated Sep 1, 2026

Position

EDGE

Class

Senior

Jersey

Height

6' 3"

Weight

244 lbs

Hometown

Omaha, NE

Roster status

Active

Current listing

North Dakota Fighting Hawks

2025 season production

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Defense

Total tackles

Solo tackles

10.5

Sacks

Interceptions

Passes defended

Forced fumbles

Career history

Season-by-season production

All available college seasons

DefenseCareer totals included

Season	Team	TOT	SOLO	SACK	INT	PD	FF	AST	YDS
2025	North Dakota Fighting Hawks	63	33	10.5	0	2	4	30	0
Career	All teams	113	61	13.5	0	5	5	52	0

Latest games

Tarleton State TexansDec 6, 2025 · 31-135 TOT · 4 SOLO · 1 SACK · 0 PD W

Tennessee Tech Golden EaglesNov 29, 2025 · 31-66 TOT · 5 SOLO · 3 SACK · 0 PD L

South Dakota State JackrabbitsNov 22, 2025 · 34-31 OT W

Murray State RacersNov 15, 2025 · 35-17 L

North Dakota State BisonNov 8, 2025 · 15-10 L

South Dakota CoyotesNov 1, 2025 · 26-21 W

Indiana State SycamoresOct 25, 2025 · 46-17 W

Southern Illinois SalukisOct 18, 2025 · 38-19

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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 Lance Rucker, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $23.5K headline case.

The visible base estimate is $23.5K. The pool-accounting allocation is $19.5K, equal to about 1.2% of the North Dakota 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$3.15M

Football pool$1.6M

Player midpoint$23.5K

Confidence score58/100

Same-room comps

Other North Dakota EDGE estimates.

Kaden Vig

Senior · #13

$30.3K

Braden Mohr

Senior · #94

$24.8K

Erick Paye

Junior · #15

$22K

Brody Thornton

Sophomore · #22

$17.8K

Carter Kleinsasser

Sophomore · #45

$15.8K

Ty Vig

Freshman · #19

$3.9K

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Player profileNorth Dakota Football

North Dakota · Football

Lance Rucker

EDGE · Senior · #0 · 6' 3" · 244 lbs

From Omaha, NE

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$23.5K

Lance Rucker

EDGE · Senior · #0 · 6' 3" · 244 lbs

From Omaha, NE

Season

Team

TOT

SOLO

SACK

INT

AST

YDS

2025

North Dakota Fighting Hawks

10.5

Career

All teams

113

13.5

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