What is Ayden Cain's estimated 2026 NIL value?

Ayden Cain carries a projected 2026 NIL range of $21K to $34K, with a midpoint of $27.8K.

How does Ayden Cain's NIL estimate fit inside Duke's total?

Ayden Cain's best current estimate is $27.8K. The pool-accounting allocation is $22.8K, about 0.1% of Duke's market index and 0.1% of the football pool.

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Ayden Cain

Q: How confident is the model in Ayden Cain'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.

DT · Freshman · #97 · 6' 1" · 280 lbs

★★★★★3★ Recruit

From Gainesville, GA

Ayden Cain is a 6' 1" 280 lbs Freshman Defensive Tackle for Duke and is listed by ESPN from Gainesville, GA. Ayden Cain ranks 84th within the current Duke football roster. The modeled value is $27.8K, with $22.8K allocated to reconcile the sport pool.

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$27.8K

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

Pool-accounting allocation: $22.8K

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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

0.1%

Football pool: $15.85M

Pool share of school

0.1%

Duke roster market: $35.9M

Roster dollars tracked

$15.85M

Duke Football pool-accounting sum

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Last updated Sep 1, 2026

Position

Defensive Tackle

Class

Freshman

Jersey

#97

Height

6' 1"

Weight

280 lbs

Hometown

Gainesville, GA

Roster status

Active

Current listing

Duke Blue Devils

Recruit rating

3-star

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Player market brief

2026 NIL Market Index

Front-seven value reflects snap importance, pass-rush or run-fit scarcity, recruiting demand, and transfer-market leverage. For Ayden Cain, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $27.8K headline case.

The visible base estimate is $27.8K. The pool-accounting allocation is $22.8K, equal to about 0.1% of the Duke football market. The player ranks 84th 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$35.9M

Football pool$15.85M

Player midpoint$27.8K

Confidence score58/100

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Duke · Football

Ayden Cain

DT · Freshman · #97 · 6' 1" · 280 lbs · 3★ recruit

From Gainesville, GA

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$27.8K

Ayden Cain

DT · Freshman · #97 · 6' 1" · 280 lbs

★★★★★3★ Recruit

From Gainesville, GA

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