What is Cidney Johnson's estimated 2026 NIL value?

Cidney Johnson carries a projected 2026 NIL range of $4K to $6K, with a midpoint of $5K.

How does Cidney Johnson's NIL estimate fit inside Western Illinois's total?

Cidney Johnson's best current estimate is $5K. The pool-accounting allocation is $4.6K, about 0.2% of Western Illinois's market index and 0.3% of the football pool.

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Player profileWestern Illinois Football

Western Illinois · Football

Cidney Johnson

Q: How confident is the model in Cidney Johnson'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.

DL · Senior · #17 · 6' 4" · 255 lbs

From Baltimore, MD

Cidney Johnson is a 6' 4" 255 lbs Senior Defensive Lineman for Western Illinois and is listed by ESPN from Baltimore, MD. Cidney Johnson ranks 59th within the current Western Illinois football roster. The modeled value is $5K, with $4.6K allocated to reconcile the sport pool.

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$5K

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

Pool-accounting allocation: $4.6K

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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

0.3%

Football pool: $1.6M

Pool share of school

0.2%

Western Illinois roster market: $2.9M

Roster dollars tracked

$1.6M

Western Illinois Football pool-accounting sum

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Last updated Sep 1, 2026

Position

Defensive Lineman

Class

Senior

Jersey

#17

Height

6' 4"

Weight

255 lbs

Hometown

Baltimore, MD

Roster status

Active

Current listing

Western Illinois Leathernecks

2025 season production

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Defense

Total tackles

Solo tackles

0.5

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	Merrimack Warriors	21	12	0.5	0	0	0	9	0
Career	All teams	24	13	0.5	0	1	0	11	0

Latest games

Fordham RamsNov 22, 2025 · 27-26 L

Sacred Heart PioneersNov 15, 2025 · 42-37 L

New Haven ChargersNov 8, 2025 · 41-31 L

Colgate RaidersNov 1, 2025 · 23-20 OT L

Harvard CrimsonOct 18, 2025 · 31-7 L

Maine Black BearsOct 11, 2025 · 20-13 W

Robert Morris ColonialsOct 4, 2025 · 24-7 L

Stony Brook SeawolvesSep 27, 2025 · 35-10

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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 Cidney Johnson, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $5K headline case.

The visible base estimate is $5K. The pool-accounting allocation is $4.6K, equal to about 0.3% of the Western Illinois football market. The player ranks 59th 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$2.9M

Football pool$1.6M

Player midpoint$5K

Confidence score58/100

Same-room comps

Other Western Illinois DL estimates.

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Senior · #32

$12.8K

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$12.3K

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$11.3K

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Sophomore · #90

$6.8K

Keshawn Harrington-McKinney

Senior · #92

$4.6K

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$4.5K

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Player profileWestern Illinois Football

Western Illinois · Football

Cidney Johnson

DL · Senior · #17 · 6' 4" · 255 lbs

From Baltimore, MD

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$5K

Cidney Johnson

DL · Senior · #17 · 6' 4" · 255 lbs

From Baltimore, MD

Season

Team

TOT

SOLO

SACK

INT

AST

YDS

2025

Merrimack Warriors

0.5

Career

All teams

0.5

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