What is JJ Hirdes's estimated 2026 NIL value?

JJ Hirdes carries a projected 2026 NIL range of $17K to $28K, with a midpoint of $22.5K.

How does JJ Hirdes's NIL estimate fit inside Illinois's total?

JJ Hirdes's best current estimate is $22.5K. The pool-accounting allocation is $21.5K, about 0.1% of Illinois's market index and 0.1% of the football pool.

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JJ Hirdes

Q: How confident is the model in JJ Hirdes'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.

OL · Freshman · #56 · 6' 6" · 295 lbs

★★★★★3★ Recruit

From Coopersville, MI

JJ Hirdes is a 6' 6" 295 lbs Freshman Offensive Lineman for Illinois and is listed by ESPN from Coopersville, MI. JJ Hirdes ranks 96th within the current Illinois football roster. The modeled value is $22.5K, with $21.5K allocated to reconcile the sport pool.

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$22.5K

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

Pool-accounting allocation: $21.5K

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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

0.1%

Football pool: $16.25M

Pool share of school

0.1%

Illinois roster market: $29.8M

Roster dollars tracked

$16.25M

Illinois Football pool-accounting sum

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Last updated Sep 2, 2026

Position

Offensive Lineman

Class

Freshman

Jersey

#56

Height

6' 6"

Weight

295 lbs

Hometown

Coopersville, MI

Roster status

Active

Current listing

Illinois Fighting Illini

Recruit rating

3-star

Recruiting profile

3-star / No. 1888 nationally

Rating: 0.8431

High school: Coopersville

From: Coopersville, MI

Class: 2025 / OT

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2026 NIL Market Index

Offensive-line value is driven by starting scarcity, retention importance, recruiting pedigree, and the premium attached to protecting high-value offenses. For JJ Hirdes, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $22.5K headline case.

The visible base estimate is $22.5K. The pool-accounting allocation is $21.5K, equal to about 0.1% of the Illinois football market. The player ranks 96th 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$29.8M

Football pool$16.25M

Player midpoint$22.5K

Confidence score58/100

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Illinois · Football

JJ Hirdes

OL · Freshman · #56 · 6' 6" · 295 lbs

From Coopersville, MI

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$22.5K

JJ Hirdes

OL · Freshman · #56 · 6' 6" · 295 lbs

★★★★★3★ Recruit

From Coopersville, MI

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