Player profileVirginia Tech Football
Virginia Tech · Football
Messiah Mickens
RB · Freshman · #26 · 5' 10" · 212 lbs · 4★ recruit
From Harrisburg, PA
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Estimated NIL value
$284K
Virginia Tech · Football
Messiah Mickens
RB · Freshman · #26 · 5' 10" · 212 lbs · 4★ recruit
From Harrisburg, PA
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Estimated NIL value
$284K
Virginia Tech · Football
RB · Freshman · #26 · 5' 10" · 212 lbs
★★★★★4★ RecruitFrom Harrisburg, PA
Estimated NIL value
$284K
Modeled from role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $257K
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Messiah Mickens is a 5' 10" 212 lbs Freshman Running Back for Virginia Tech and is listed by ESPN from Harrisburg, PA. Messiah Mickens ranks 22nd within the current Virginia Tech football roster. The modeled value is $284K, with $257K allocated to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
1.3%
Football pool: $19.25M
Pool share of school
0.9%
Virginia Tech roster market: $29.2M
Roster dollars tracked
$19.25M
Virginia Tech Football pool-accounting sum
Recent game logs
0
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Live player file
Last updated Sep 1, 2026
Position
Running Back
Class
Freshman
Jersey
#26
Height
5' 10"
Weight
212 lbs
Hometown
Harrisburg, PA
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Virginia Tech Hokies
Recruit rating
4-star
Recruiting profile
4-star / No. 253 nationally
Rating: 0.9134
High school: Harrisburg
From: Harrisburg, PA
Class: 2026 / RB
Sideline Data Desk
The model rewards proven offensive skill players for touch volume, highlight potential, and consumer-facing visibility. For Messiah Mickens, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $284K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $284K. The pool-accounting allocation is $257K, equal to about 1.3% of the Virginia Tech football market. The player ranks 22nd on that roster.
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