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Notre Dame · Football
Ben Nichols
OL · Freshman · #51 · 6' 5" · 320 lbs · 4★ recruit
From Davison, MI
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Estimated NIL value
$181.5K
Notre Dame · Football
Ben Nichols
OL · Freshman · #51 · 6' 5" · 320 lbs · 4★ recruit
From Davison, MI
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Estimated NIL value
$181.5K
Notre Dame · Football
OL · Freshman · #51 · 6' 5" · 320 lbs
★★★★★4★ RecruitFrom Davison, MI
Estimated NIL value
$181.5K
Modeled from role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $128K
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Ben Nichols is a 6' 5" 320 lbs Freshman Offensive Lineman for Notre Dame and is listed by ESPN from Davison, MI. Ben Nichols ranks 59th within the current Notre Dame football roster. The modeled value is $181.5K, with $128K allocated to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
0.4%
Football pool: $35.1M
Pool share of school
0.3%
Notre Dame roster market: $46.35M
Roster dollars tracked
$35.1M
Notre Dame Football pool-accounting sum
Recent game logs
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Last updated Sep 2, 2026
Position
Offensive Lineman
Class
Freshman
Jersey
#51
Height
6' 5"
Weight
320 lbs
Hometown
Davison, MI
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Recruit rating
4-star
Recruiting profile
4-star / No. 188 nationally
Rating: 0.9252
High school: Davison
From: Davison, MI
Class: 2026 / IOL
Sideline Data Desk
Offensive-line value is driven by starting scarcity, retention importance, recruiting pedigree, and the premium attached to protecting high-value offenses. For Ben Nichols, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $181.5K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $181.5K. The pool-accounting allocation is $128K, equal to about 0.4% of the Notre Dame football market. The player ranks 59th on that roster.
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