What is Kenny Darby's estimated 2026 NIL value?

Kenny Darby carries a projected 2026 NIL range of $365K to $595K, with a midpoint of $480.2K.

How does Kenny Darby's NIL estimate fit inside Kentucky's total?

Kenny Darby's best current estimate is $480.2K. The pool-accounting allocation is $511K, about 1.1% of Kentucky's market index and 2.1% of the football pool.

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Kenny Darby

Q: How confident is the model in Kenny Darby'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.

WR · Freshman · #19 · 6' 1" · 180 lbs

★★★★★4★ Recruit

From Bossier City, LA

Kenny Darby is a 6' 1" 180 lbs Freshman Wide Receiver for Kentucky and is listed by ESPN from Bossier City, LA. Kenny Darby ranks 15th within the current Kentucky football roster. The modeled value is $480.2K, with $511K allocated to reconcile the sport pool.

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$480.2K

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

Pool-accounting allocation: $511K

Confidence meter

Watchlist confidence

We have enough context to frame the range, but not enough sourced detail to call it tight.

Pool share by sport

2.1%

Football pool: $24.4M

Pool share of school

1.1%

Kentucky roster market: $46.95M

Roster dollars tracked

$24.4M

Kentucky Football pool-accounting sum

Recent game logs

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Last updated Sep 2, 2026

Position

Wide Receiver

Class

Freshman

Jersey

#19

Height

6' 1"

Weight

180 lbs

Hometown

Bossier City, LA

Roster status

Active

Current listing

Kentucky Wildcats

Recruit rating

4-star

Recruiting profile

4-star / No. 218 nationally

Rating: 0.9204

High school: Airline

From: Bossier City, LA

Class: 2026 / WR

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Player market brief

2026 NIL Market Index

The model rewards proven offensive skill players for touch volume, highlight potential, and consumer-facing visibility. For Kenny Darby, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $480.2K headline case.

The visible base estimate is $480.2K. The pool-accounting allocation is $511K, equal to about 2.1% of the Kentucky football market. The player ranks 15th 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