What is Joe Stein's estimated 2026 NIL value?

Joe Stein carries a projected 2026 NIL range of $7K to $12K, with a midpoint of $9.7K.

How does Joe Stein's NIL estimate fit inside Northern Illinois's total?

Joe Stein's best current estimate is $9.7K. The pool-accounting allocation is $8.2K, about 0.1% of Northern Illinois's market index and 0.2% of the football pool.

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Joe Stein

Q: How confident is the model in Joe Stein'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.

TE · Sophomore · #85 · 6' 6" · 252 lbs

★★★★★3★ Recruit

From Grand Island, NE

Joe Stein is a 6' 6" 252 lbs Sophomore Tight End for Northern Illinois and is listed by ESPN from Grand Island, NE. Joe Stein ranks 66th within the current Northern Illinois football roster. The modeled value is $9.7K, with $8.2K allocated to reconcile the sport pool.

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$9.7K

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

Pool-accounting allocation: $8.2K

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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

0.2%

Football pool: $3.4M

Pool share of school

0.1%

Northern Illinois roster market: $6.85M

Roster dollars tracked

$3.4M

Northern Illinois Football pool-accounting sum

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Last updated Sep 2, 2026

Position

Tight End

Class

Sophomore

Jersey

#85

Height

6' 6"

Weight

252 lbs

Hometown

Grand Island, NE

Roster status

Active

Current listing

Northern Illinois Huskies

Recruit rating

3-star

Recruiting profile

3-star / No. 2398 nationally

Rating: 0.8137

High school: Northwest

From: Grand Island, NE

Class: 2024 / TE

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Player market brief

2026 NIL Market Index

The model rewards proven offensive skill players for touch volume, highlight potential, and consumer-facing visibility. For Joe Stein, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $9.7K headline case.

The visible base estimate is $9.7K. The pool-accounting allocation is $8.2K, equal to about 0.2% of the Northern Illinois football market. The player ranks 66th 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$6.85M

Football pool$3.4M

Player midpoint$9.7K

Confidence score58/100

Same-room comps

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Player profileNorthern Illinois Football

Northern Illinois · Football

Joe Stein

TE · Sophomore · #85 · 6' 6" · 252 lbs

From Grand Island, NE

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$9.7K

Joe Stein

TE · Sophomore · #85 · 6' 6" · 252 lbs

★★★★★3★ Recruit

From Grand Island, NE

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