What is Will McDonald's estimated 2026 NIL value?

Will McDonald carries a projected 2026 NIL range of $26K to $43K, with a midpoint of $34.8K.

How does Will McDonald's NIL estimate fit inside Wisconsin's total?

Will McDonald's best current estimate is $34.8K. The pool-accounting allocation is $28.3K, about 0.1% of Wisconsin's market index and 0.1% of the football pool.

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Will McDonald

Q: How confident is the model in Will McDonald'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 · Junior · #77 · 6' 4" · 273 lbs

★★★★★2★ Recruit

From Houlton, WI

Will McDonald is a 6' 4" 273 lbs Junior Linebacker for Wisconsin and is listed by ESPN from Houlton, WI. Will McDonald ranks 86th within the current Wisconsin football roster. The modeled value is $34.8K, with $28.3K allocated to reconcile the sport pool.

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$34.8K

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

Pool-accounting allocation: $28.3K

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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

0.1%

Football pool: $19.75M

Pool share of school

0.1%

Wisconsin roster market: $32.4M

Roster dollars tracked

$19.75M

Wisconsin Football pool-accounting sum

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Last updated Sep 2, 2026

Position

Linebacker

Class

Junior

Jersey

#77

Height

6' 4"

Weight

273 lbs

Hometown

Houlton, WI

Roster status

Active

Current listing

Wisconsin Badgers

Recruit rating

2-star

Recruiting profile

2-star / No. 3521 nationally

Rating: 0.7700

High school: Porter Ridge

From: Indian Trail, NC

Class: 2019 / OG

Transfer history

Coastal Carolina to California

2024 portal cycle / Jan 17, 2024 / Immediate

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2026 NIL Market Index

Front-seven value reflects snap importance, pass-rush or run-fit scarcity, recruiting demand, and transfer-market leverage. For Will McDonald, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $34.8K headline case.

The visible base estimate is $34.8K. The pool-accounting allocation is $28.3K, equal to about 0.1% of the Wisconsin football market. The player ranks 86th 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$32.4M

Football pool$19.75M

Player midpoint$34.8K

Confidence score58/100

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Wisconsin · Football

Will McDonald

LB · Junior · #77 · 6' 4" · 273 lbs

From Houlton, WI

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$34.8K

Will McDonald

LB · Junior · #77 · 6' 4" · 273 lbs

★★★★★2★ Recruit

From Houlton, WI

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