What is Kellen Francis's estimated 2026 NIL value?

Kellen Francis carries a projected 2026 NIL range of $7K to $11K, with a midpoint of $8.9K.

How does Kellen Francis's NIL estimate fit inside Southern Illinois's total?

Kellen Francis's best current estimate is $8.9K. The pool-accounting allocation is $8.2K, about 0.1% of Southern Illinois's market index and 0.5% of the football pool.

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Kellen Francis

Q: How confident is the model in Kellen Francis'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 · Junior · #63 · 6' 5" · 320 lbs

From Princeville, IL

Kellen Francis is a 6' 5" 320 lbs Junior Offensive Lineman for Southern Illinois and is listed by ESPN from Princeville, IL. Kellen Francis ranks 41st within the current Southern Illinois football roster. The modeled value is $8.9K, with $8.2K allocated to reconcile the sport pool.

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$8.9K

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

Pool-accounting allocation: $8.2K

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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

0.5%

Football pool: $1.65M

Pool share of school

0.1%

Southern Illinois roster market: $7M

Roster dollars tracked

$1.65M

Southern Illinois Football pool-accounting sum

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Last updated Sep 1, 2026

Position

Offensive Lineman

Class

Junior

Jersey

#63

Height

6' 5"

Weight

320 lbs

Hometown

Princeville, IL

Roster status

Active

Current listing

Southern Illinois Salukis

Transfer history

Illinois to Undecided

2026 portal cycle / Dec 31, 2025 / Immediate

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Player market brief

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 Kellen Francis, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $8.9K headline case.

The visible base estimate is $8.9K. The pool-accounting allocation is $8.2K, equal to about 0.5% of the Southern Illinois football market. The player ranks 41st 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$7M

Football pool$1.65M

Player midpoint$8.9K

Confidence score58/100

Same-room comps

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$4.1K

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Player profileSouthern Illinois Football

Southern Illinois · Football

Kellen Francis

OL · Junior · #63 · 6' 5" · 320 lbs

From Princeville, IL

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$8.9K

Kellen Francis

OL · Junior · #63 · 6' 5" · 320 lbs

From Princeville, IL

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