What is Jacob Waller's estimated 2026 NIL value?

Jacob Waller carries a projected 2026 NIL range of $38K to $61K, with a midpoint of $49.5K.

How does Jacob Waller's NIL estimate fit inside Lindenwood's total?

Jacob Waller's best current estimate is $49.5K. The pool-accounting allocation is $45.3K, about 1.3% of Lindenwood's market index and 2.8% of the football pool.

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Jacob Waller

Q: How confident is the model in Jacob Waller'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 · Senior · #5 · 6' 1" · 212 lbs

★★★★★3★ Recruit

From Bellevue, IA

Jacob Waller is a 6' 1" 212 lbs Senior Linebacker for Lindenwood and is listed by ESPN from Bellevue, IA. Jacob Waller ranks 9th within the current Lindenwood football roster. The modeled value is $49.5K, with $45.3K allocated to reconcile the sport pool.

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$49.5K

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

Pool-accounting allocation: $45.3K

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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

2.8%

Football pool: $1.6M

Pool share of school

1.3%

Lindenwood roster market: $3.5M

Roster dollars tracked

$1.6M

Lindenwood Football pool-accounting sum

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Last updated Sep 2, 2026

Position

Linebacker

Class

Senior

Jersey

Height

6' 1"

Weight

212 lbs

Hometown

Bellevue, IA

Roster status

Active

Current listing

Lindenwood Lions

Recruit rating

3-star

Recruiting profile

3-star / No. 1404 nationally

Rating: 0.8456

High school: Arlington

From: Arlington, TX

Class: 2022 / OT

Transfer history

SMU to Tulsa

2024 portal cycle / Dec 5, 2023 / Immediate

2025 season production

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Defense

Total tackles

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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	Lindenwood Lions	89	59	2	0	3	0	30	0
Career	All teams	151	103	2	0	3	1	48	0

ReturningCareer totals included

Season	Team	YDS	YDS	TD	TD	LNG	LNG	ATT	FC
2024	Lindenwood Lions	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career	All teams	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Latest games

Southeast Missouri State RedhawksNov 22, 2025 · 30-13 W

Eastern Illinois PanthersNov 15, 2025 · 42-12 L

Western Illinois LeathernecksNov 8, 2025 · 24-21 W

Tennessee State TigersNov 1, 2025 · 35-13 L

Gardner-Webb Runnin' BulldogsOct 25, 2025 · 48-20 L

Tennessee Tech Golden EaglesOct 18, 2025 · 52-28 W

UT Martin SkyhawksOct 4, 2025 · 30-14 L

Miami (OH) RedHawksSep 27, 2025 · 38-05 TOT · 5 SOLO · 0 SACK · 0 PD

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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 Jacob Waller, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $49.5K headline case.

The visible base estimate is $49.5K. The pool-accounting allocation is $45.3K, equal to about 2.8% of the Lindenwood football market. The player ranks 9th 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