What is Alex Payne's estimated 2026 NIL value?

Alex Payne carries a projected 2026 NIL range of $81K to $133K, with a midpoint of $107K.

How does Alex Payne's NIL estimate fit inside Virginia's total?

Alex Payne's best current estimate is $107K. The pool-accounting allocation is $107K, about 0.4% of Virginia's market index and 0.8% of the football pool.

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Alex Payne

Q: How confident is the model in Alex Payne'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.

OL · Sophomore · #76 · 6' 5" · 312 lbs

★★★★★4★ Recruit

From Gainesville, GA

Alex Payne is a 6' 5" 312 lbs Sophomore Offensive Lineman for Virginia and is listed by ESPN from Gainesville, GA. Alex Payne ranks 22nd within the current Virginia football roster. The modeled value is $107K, with $107K allocated to reconcile the sport pool.

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$107K

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

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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

0.8%

Football pool: $13.45M

Pool share of school

0.4%

Virginia roster market: $25.15M

Roster dollars tracked

$13.45M

Virginia Football pool-accounting sum

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Last updated Sep 2, 2026

Position

Offensive Lineman

Class

Sophomore

Jersey

#76

Height

6' 5"

Weight

312 lbs

Hometown

Gainesville, GA

Roster status

Active

Current listing

Virginia Cavaliers

Recruit rating

4-star

Recruiting profile

4-star / No. 182 nationally

Rating: 0.9284

High school: Gainesville

From: Gainesville, GA

Class: 2025 / OT

Transfer history

USC to Virginia

2026 portal cycle / Jan 13, 2026 / Immediate

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Player market brief

2026 NIL Market Index

Offensive-line value is driven by starting scarcity, retention importance, recruiting pedigree, and the premium attached to protecting high-value offenses. For Alex Payne, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $107K headline case.

The visible base estimate is $107K. The pool-accounting allocation is $107K, equal to about 0.8% of the Virginia football market. The player ranks 22nd 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$25.15M

Football pool$13.45M

Player midpoint$107K

Confidence score58/100

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Alex Payne

OL · Sophomore · #76 · 6' 5" · 312 lbs · 4★ recruit

From Gainesville, GA

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$107K

Alex Payne

OL · Sophomore · #76 · 6' 5" · 312 lbs

★★★★★4★ Recruit

From Gainesville, GA

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