What is Brandon Smith's estimated 2026 NIL value?

Brandon Smith carries a projected 2026 NIL range of $153K to $249K, with a midpoint of $200.9K.

How does Brandon Smith's NIL estimate fit inside Oregon's total?

Brandon Smith's best current estimate is $200.9K. The pool-accounting allocation is $120.5K, about 0.2% of Oregon's market index and 0.3% of the football pool.

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Brandon Smith

Q: How confident is the model in Brandon Smith'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.

RB · Freshman · #26

★★★★★4★ Recruit

From Fresno, CA

Brandon Smith is a Freshman Running Back for Oregon and is listed by ESPN from Fresno, CA. Brandon Smith ranks 65th within the current Oregon football roster. The modeled value is $200.9K, with $120.5K allocated to reconcile the sport pool.

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$200.9K

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

Pool-accounting allocation: $120.5K

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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

0.3%

Football pool: $43.4M

Pool share of school

0.2%

Oregon roster market: $58.9M

Roster dollars tracked

$43.4M

Oregon Football pool-accounting sum

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Last updated Aug 31, 2026

Position

Running Back

Class

Freshman

Jersey

#26

Hometown

Fresno, CA

Roster status

Active

Current listing

Oregon Ducks

Recruit rating

4-star

Recruiting profile

4-star / No. 255 nationally

Rating: 0.9132

High school: Central East

From: Fresno, CA

Class: 2026 / RB

Transfer history

South Dakota to Akron

2026 portal cycle / Jan 10, 2026 / Immediate

Western Michigan to Illinois State

2024 portal cycle / Dec 4, 2023 / Immediate

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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 Brandon Smith, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $200.9K headline case.

The visible base estimate is $200.9K. The pool-accounting allocation is $120.5K, equal to about 0.3% of the Oregon football market. The player ranks 65th 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$58.9M

Football pool$43.4M

Player midpoint$200.9K

Confidence score58/100

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Oregon · Football

Brandon Smith

RB · Freshman · #26 · 3★ recruit

From Fresno, CA

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$200.9K

Brandon Smith

RB · Freshman · #26

★★★★★4★ Recruit

From Fresno, CA

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