Player profileNorthern Illinois Football
Northern Illinois · Football
Deacon King
LB · Freshman · #23 · 6' 1" · 215 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Westfield, IN
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Estimated NIL value
$20K
Northern Illinois · Football
Deacon King
LB · Freshman · #23 · 6' 1" · 215 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Westfield, IN
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Estimated NIL value
$20K
Northern Illinois · Football
LB · Freshman · #23 · 6' 1" · 215 lbs
★★★★★3★ RecruitFrom Westfield, IN
Estimated NIL value
$20K
Modeled from role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $17K
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Watchlist confidenceWe have enough context to frame the range, but not enough sourced detail to call it tight.
Deacon King is a 6' 1" 215 lbs Freshman Linebacker for Northern Illinois and is listed by ESPN from Westfield, IN. Deacon King ranks 35th within the current Northern Illinois football roster. The modeled value is $20K, with $17K allocated to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
0.5%
Football pool: $3.4M
Pool share of school
0.2%
Northern Illinois roster market: $6.85M
Roster dollars tracked
$3.4M
Northern Illinois Football pool-accounting sum
Recent game logs
0
No current game log available
Live player file
Last updated Sep 1, 2026
Position
Linebacker
Class
Freshman
Jersey
#23
Height
6' 1"
Weight
215 lbs
Hometown
Westfield, IN
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Northern Illinois Huskies
Recruit rating
3-star
Recruiting profile
3-star / No. 1358 nationally
Rating: 0.8644
High school: Westfield
From: Westfield, IN
Class: 2026 / S
Sideline Data Desk
Front-seven value reflects snap importance, pass-rush or run-fit scarcity, recruiting demand, and transfer-market leverage. For Deacon King, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $20K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $20K. The pool-accounting allocation is $17K, equal to about 0.5% of the Northern Illinois football market. The player ranks 35th on that roster.
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