What is Lamar Best's estimated 2026 NIL value?

Lamar Best carries a projected 2026 NIL range of $119K to $195K, with a midpoint of $157K.

How does Lamar Best's NIL estimate fit inside Temple's total?

Lamar Best's best current estimate is $157K. The pool-accounting allocation is $141K, about 1.6% of Temple's market index and 3.2% of the football pool.

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Lamar Best

Q: How confident is the model in Lamar Best'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.

QB · Freshman · #19 · 6' 0" · 175 lbs

★★★★★3★ Recruit

From Willingboro, NJ

Lamar Best is a 6' 0" 175 lbs Freshman Quarterback for Temple and is listed by ESPN from Willingboro, NJ. Lamar Best ranks 9th within the current Temple football roster. The modeled value is $157K, with $141K allocated to reconcile the sport pool.

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$157K

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

Pool-accounting allocation: $141K

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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

3.2%

Football pool: $4.35M

Pool share of school

1.6%

Temple roster market: $8.8M

Roster dollars tracked

$4.35M

Temple Football pool-accounting sum

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Last updated Sep 2, 2026

Position

Quarterback

Class

Freshman

Jersey

#19

Height

6' 0"

Weight

175 lbs

Hometown

Willingboro, NJ

Roster status

Active

Current listing

Temple Owls

Recruit rating

3-star

Recruiting profile

3-star / No. 2411 nationally

Rating: 0.8444

High school: St. Joseph Regional

From: Montvale, NJ

Class: 2026 / QB

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2026 NIL Market Index

Quarterbacks receive the strongest football premium because role scarcity, weekly visibility, and offensive control compound their market value. For Lamar Best, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $157K headline case.

The visible base estimate is $157K. The pool-accounting allocation is $141K, equal to about 3.2% of the Temple football market. The player ranks 9th 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$8.8M

Football pool$4.35M

Player midpoint$157K

Confidence score58/100

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Temple · Football

Lamar Best

QB · Freshman · #19 · 6' 0" · 175 lbs · 3★ recruit

From Willingboro, NJ

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$157K

Lamar Best

QB · Freshman · #19 · 6' 0" · 175 lbs

★★★★★3★ Recruit

From Willingboro, NJ

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