What is Melvin Puckett's estimated 2026 NIL value?

Melvin Puckett carries a projected 2026 NIL range of $4K to $7K, with a midpoint of $5.8K.

How does Melvin Puckett's NIL estimate fit inside Akron's total?

Melvin Puckett's best current estimate is $5.8K. The pool-accounting allocation is $5.4K, about 0.1% of Akron's market index and 0.2% of the football pool.

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Melvin Puckett

Q: How confident is the model in Melvin Puckett'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 · Sophomore · #70 · 6' 3" · 300 lbs

From Paducah, KY

Melvin Puckett is a 6' 3" 300 lbs Sophomore Offensive Lineman for Akron and is listed by ESPN from Paducah, KY. Melvin Puckett ranks 69th within the current Akron football roster. The modeled value is $5.8K, with $5.4K allocated to reconcile the sport pool.

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$5.8K

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

Pool-accounting allocation: $5.4K

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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: $2.65M

Pool share of school

0.1%

Akron roster market: $4.05M

Roster dollars tracked

$2.65M

Akron Football pool-accounting sum

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Last updated Sep 2, 2026

Position

Offensive Lineman

Class

Sophomore

Jersey

#70

Height

6' 3"

Weight

300 lbs

Hometown

Paducah, KY

Roster status

Active

Current listing

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Transfer history

Bethune-Cookman to Undecided

2026 portal cycle / Dec 16, 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 Melvin Puckett, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $5.8K headline case.

The visible base estimate is $5.8K. The pool-accounting allocation is $5.4K, equal to about 0.2% of the Akron football market. The player ranks 69th 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$4.05M

Football pool$2.65M

Player midpoint$5.8K

Confidence score58/100

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Akron · Football

Melvin Puckett

OL · Sophomore · #70 · 6' 3" · 300 lbs

From Paducah, KY

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$5.8K

Melvin Puckett

OL · Sophomore · #70 · 6' 3" · 300 lbs

From Paducah, KY

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