What is Liam Russo's estimated 2026 NIL value?

Liam Russo carries a projected 2026 NIL range of $23K to $38K, with a midpoint of $30.3K.

How does Liam Russo's NIL estimate fit inside Northern Illinois's total?

Liam Russo's best current estimate is $30.3K. The pool-accounting allocation is $25.5K, about 0.4% of Northern Illinois's market index and 0.8% of the football pool.

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Liam Russo

Q: How confident is the model in Liam Russo'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.

TE · Freshman · #87 · 6' 5" · 226 lbs

★★★★★3★ Recruit

From St. Louis, MO

Liam Russo is a 6' 5" 226 lbs Freshman Tight End for Northern Illinois and is listed by ESPN from St. Louis, MO. Liam Russo ranks 27th within the current Northern Illinois football roster. The modeled value is $30.3K, with $25.5K allocated to reconcile the sport pool.

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$30.3K

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

Pool-accounting allocation: $25.5K

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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

0.8%

Football pool: $3.4M

Pool share of school

0.4%

Northern Illinois roster market: $6.85M

Roster dollars tracked

$3.4M

Northern Illinois Football pool-accounting sum

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Last updated Sep 2, 2026

Position

Tight End

Class

Freshman

Jersey

#87

Height

6' 5"

Weight

226 lbs

Hometown

St. Louis, MO

Roster status

Active

Current listing

Northern Illinois Huskies

Recruit rating

3-star

Recruiting profile

3-star / No. 1929 nationally

Rating: 0.8414

High school: DeSmet

From: St. Louis, MO

Class: 2025 / TE

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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 Liam Russo, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $30.3K headline case.

The visible base estimate is $30.3K. The pool-accounting allocation is $25.5K, equal to about 0.8% of the Northern Illinois football market. The player ranks 27th 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$6.85M

Football pool$3.4M

Player midpoint$30.3K

Confidence score58/100

Same-room comps

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$9.8K

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$9.7K

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$6.5K

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$5.1K

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Northern Illinois · Football

Liam Russo

TE · Freshman · #87 · 6' 5" · 226 lbs · 3★ recruit

From St. Louis, MO

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$30.3K

Liam Russo

TE · Freshman · #87 · 6' 5" · 226 lbs

★★★★★3★ Recruit

From St. Louis, MO

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