Player profileIllinois Football
Illinois · Football
Erik Gayle
LB · Freshman · #34 · 6' 3" · 230 lbs · 4★ recruit
From Cincinnati, OH
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Estimated NIL value
$209K
Illinois · Football
Erik Gayle
LB · Freshman · #34 · 6' 3" · 230 lbs · 4★ recruit
From Cincinnati, OH
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Estimated NIL value
$209K
Illinois · Football
LB · Freshman · #34 · 6' 3" · 230 lbs
★★★★★3★ RecruitFrom Cincinnati, OH
Estimated NIL value
$209K
Modeled from role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $201K
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Erik Gayle is a 6' 3" 230 lbs Freshman Linebacker for Illinois and is listed by ESPN from Cincinnati, OH. Erik Gayle ranks 24th within the current Illinois football roster. The modeled value is $209K, with $201K allocated to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
1.2%
Football pool: $16.25M
Pool share of school
0.7%
Illinois roster market: $29.8M
Roster dollars tracked
$16.25M
Illinois Football pool-accounting sum
Recent game logs
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Live player file
Last updated Sep 2, 2026
Position
Linebacker
Class
Freshman
Jersey
#34
Height
6' 3"
Weight
230 lbs
Hometown
Cincinnati, OH
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Illinois Fighting Illini
Recruit rating
3-star
Recruiting profile
3-star / No. 971 nationally
Rating: 0.8689
High school: Withrow
From: Cincinnati, OH
Class: 2025 / EDGE
Sideline Data Desk
Front-seven value reflects snap importance, pass-rush or run-fit scarcity, recruiting demand, and transfer-market leverage. For Erik Gayle, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $209K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $209K. The pool-accounting allocation is $201K, equal to about 1.2% of the Illinois football market. The player ranks 24th on that roster.
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