What is Will Hawthorne's estimated 2026 NIL value?

Will Hawthorne carries a projected 2026 NIL range of $35K to $57K, with a midpoint of $46K.

How does Will Hawthorne's NIL estimate fit inside Nebraska's total?

Will Hawthorne's best current estimate is $46K. The pool-accounting allocation is $33.3K, about 0.1% of Nebraska's market index and 0.2% of the football pool.

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Will Hawthorne

Q: How confident is the model in Will Hawthorne'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.

LB · Freshman · #43 · 6' 2" · 225 lbs

★★★★★3★ Recruit

From Ames, IA

Will Hawthorne is a 6' 2" 225 lbs Freshman Linebacker for Nebraska and is listed by ESPN from Ames, IA. Will Hawthorne ranks 78th within the current Nebraska football roster. The modeled value is $46K, with $33.3K allocated to reconcile the sport pool.

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$46K

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

Pool-accounting allocation: $33.3K

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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

0.2%

Football pool: $20.3M

Pool share of school

0.1%

Nebraska roster market: $31.15M

Roster dollars tracked

$20.3M

Nebraska Football pool-accounting sum

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Last updated Sep 2, 2026

Position

Linebacker

Class

Freshman

Jersey

#43

Height

6' 2"

Weight

225 lbs

Hometown

Ames, IA

Roster status

Active

Current listing

Nebraska Cornhuskers

Recruit rating

3-star

Recruiting profile

3-star / No. 634 nationally

Rating: 0.8806

High school: Gilbert

From: Gilbert, IA

Class: 2025 / LB

Transfer history

Iowa State to Nebraska

2026 portal cycle / Jan 6, 2026 / Immediate

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Player market brief

2026 NIL Market Index

Front-seven value reflects snap importance, pass-rush or run-fit scarcity, recruiting demand, and transfer-market leverage. For Will Hawthorne, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $46K headline case.

The visible base estimate is $46K. The pool-accounting allocation is $33.3K, equal to about 0.2% of the Nebraska football market. The player ranks 78th 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$31.15M

Football pool$20.3M

Player midpoint$46K

Confidence score58/100

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Nebraska · Football

Will Hawthorne

LB · Freshman · #43 · 6' 2" · 225 lbs · 3★ recruit

From Ames, IA

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$46K

Will Hawthorne

LB · Freshman · #43 · 6' 2" · 225 lbs

★★★★★3★ Recruit

From Ames, IA

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