What is Alijah Jones's estimated 2026 NIL value?

Alijah Jones carries a projected 2026 NIL range of $49K to $80K, with a midpoint of $64.5K.

How does Alijah Jones's NIL estimate fit inside Northwestern's total?

Alijah Jones's best current estimate is $64.5K. The pool-accounting allocation is $52K, about 0.2% of Northwestern's market index and 0.3% of the football pool.

Back to Northwestern NIL School NIL Page School Hub

Player profileNorthwestern Football

Northwestern · Football

Alijah Jones

Q: How confident is the model in Alijah Jones'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.

DB · Sophomore · #0 · 6' 0" · 195 lbs

★★★★★3★ Recruit

From Baltimore, MD

Alijah Jones is a 6' 0" 195 lbs Sophomore Defensive Back for Northwestern and is listed by ESPN from Baltimore, MD. Alijah Jones ranks 50th within the current Northwestern football roster. The modeled value is $64.5K, with $52K allocated to reconcile the sport pool.

View Northwestern NIL Page Open School Hub ESPN player profile

Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$64.5K

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

Pool-accounting allocation: $52K

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

0.3%

Football pool: $16.3M

Pool share of school

0.2%

Northwestern roster market: $25.4M

Roster dollars tracked

$16.3M

Northwestern Football pool-accounting sum

Recent game logs

Latest verified ESPN appearances

Sourced from

ESPN

College Football Data

College Sports Commission

CBS Sports

Yahoo Sports

Live player file

Roster, recruiting and production

Live sources connected

Last updated Sep 1, 2026

Position

Defensive Back

Class

Sophomore

Jersey

Height

6' 0"

Weight

195 lbs

Hometown

Baltimore, MD

Roster status

Active

Current listing

Northwestern Wildcats

Recruit rating

3-star

Recruiting profile

3-star / No. 1097 nationally

Rating: 0.8678

High school: James Monroe

From: Rochester, NY

Class: 2027 / IOL

2025 season production

ESPN player feed

Defense

Total tackles

Solo tackles

Sacks

Interceptions

Passes defended

Forced fumbles

Career history

Season-by-season production

All available college seasons

DefenseCareer totals included

Season	Team	TOT	SOLO	SACK	INT	PD	FF	AST	YDS
2025	Northwestern Wildcats	10	4	0	0	0	0	6	0
Career	All teams	10	4	0	0	0	0	6	0

Latest games

Central Michigan ChippewasDec 26, 2025 · 34-72 TOT · 0 SOLO · 0 SACK · 0 PD W

Minnesota Golden GophersNov 22, 2025 · 38-352 TOT · 1 SOLO · 0 SACK · 0 PD L

Michigan WolverinesNov 15, 2025 · 24-221 TOT · 1 SOLO · 0 SACK · 0 PD W

UL Monroe WarhawksOct 4, 2025 · 42-71 TOT · 1 SOLO · 0 SACK · 0 PD W

Western Illinois LeathernecksSep 5, 2025 · 42-74 TOT · 1 SOLO · 0 SACK · 0 PD

Connected sourcesESPN roster profileCollege Football Data recruitingESPN career statistics and game logs

Sideline Data Desk

Player market brief

2026 NIL Market Index

Defensive-back value reflects coverage scarcity, starting role, recruiting demand, and exposure in high-leverage matchups. For Alijah Jones, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $64.5K headline case.

The visible base estimate is $64.5K. The pool-accounting allocation is $52K, equal to about 0.3% of the Northwestern football market. The player ranks 50th 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

Stay in the school universe

School NIL Page

Northwestern NIL

Full school breakdown, roster search, market tiers, and position-by-position comps.

School Hub

Northwestern Community

News, discussion, fan context, and the broader program view beyond NIL dollars.

Latest player news

Loading the newest player-specific reporting…

Quick jump

Northwestern NIL pageOpen Northwestern school hubOpen All NIL playersBrowse

Where the number comes from

Aggregate roster market$25.4M

Football pool$16.3M

Player midpoint$64.5K

Confidence score58/100

Same-room comps

Other Northwestern DB estimates.

Brenden Deasfernandes

Senior · #3

$572.0K

Robert Fitzgerald

Senior · #6

$564.3K

Ore Adeyi

Senior · #7

$117K

Montae Pate

Senior · #4

$113.5K

Josh Fussell

Junior · #13

$101K

Marquet Dorsey Jr.

Sophomore · #25

$78.5K

ESPN profile

Player profileNorthwestern Football

Northwestern · Football

Alijah Jones

DB · Sophomore · #0 · 6' 0" · 195 lbs · 3★ recruit

From Baltimore, MD

Loading live player file…

Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$64.5K

Alijah Jones

DB · Sophomore · #0 · 6' 0" · 195 lbs

★★★★★3★ Recruit

From Baltimore, MD

Season

Team

TOT

SOLO

SACK

INT

AST

YDS

2025

Northwestern Wildcats

Career

All teams

Latest player news

Recent player-specific reporting from school and national college-sports sources, newest first. NIL and endorsement stories are marked when relevant.

No recent player-specific coverage turned up for Alijah Jones. The profile, current roster data, game history, and market estimate remain available above.