What is Jaylen Stewart's estimated 2026 NIL value?

Jaylen Stewart carries a projected 2026 NIL range of $38K to $62K, with a midpoint of $50K.

How does Jaylen Stewart's NIL estimate fit inside Illinois's total?

Jaylen Stewart's best current estimate is $50K. The pool-accounting allocation is $48.3K, about 0.2% of Illinois's market index and 0.3% of the football pool.

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Jaylen Stewart

Q: How confident is the model in Jaylen Stewart'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 · Freshman · #23 · 6' 2" · 235 lbs

★★★★★3★ Recruit

From Houston, TX

Jaylen Stewart is a 6' 2" 235 lbs Freshman Linebacker for Illinois and is listed by ESPN from Houston, TX. Jaylen Stewart ranks 62nd within the current Illinois football roster. The modeled value is $50K, with $48.3K allocated to reconcile the sport pool.

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$50K

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

Pool-accounting allocation: $48.3K

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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

0.3%

Football pool: $16.25M

Pool share of school

0.2%

Illinois roster market: $29.8M

Roster dollars tracked

$16.25M

Illinois Football pool-accounting sum

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Last updated Sep 2, 2026

Position

Linebacker

Class

Freshman

Jersey

#23

Height

6' 2"

Weight

235 lbs

Hometown

Houston, TX

Roster status

Active

Current listing

Illinois Fighting Illini

Recruit rating

3-star

Recruiting profile

3-star / No. 833 nationally

Rating: 0.8767

High school: Pearland

From: Pearland, TX

Class: 2026 / EDGE

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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 Jaylen Stewart, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $50K headline case.

The visible base estimate is $50K. The pool-accounting allocation is $48.3K, equal to about 0.3% of the Illinois football market. The player ranks 62nd 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$29.8M

Football pool$16.25M

Player midpoint$50K

Confidence score58/100

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Illinois · Football

Jaylen Stewart

LB · Freshman · #23 · 6' 2" · 235 lbs · 3★ recruit

From Houston, TX

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$50K

Jaylen Stewart

LB · Freshman · #23 · 6' 2" · 235 lbs

★★★★★3★ Recruit

From Houston, TX

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