Player profileIllinois Football
Illinois · Football
Kayden Bennett
LB · Freshman · #28 · 6' 1" · 230 lbs · 4★ recruit
From Windsor, CT
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Estimated NIL value
$218.5K
Illinois · Football
Kayden Bennett
LB · Freshman · #28 · 6' 1" · 230 lbs · 4★ recruit
From Windsor, CT
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Estimated NIL value
$218.5K
Illinois · Football
LB · Freshman · #28 · 6' 1" · 230 lbs
★★★★★3★ RecruitFrom Windsor, CT
Estimated NIL value
$218.5K
Modeled from role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $210K
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Kayden Bennett is a 6' 1" 230 lbs Freshman Linebacker for Illinois and is listed by ESPN from Windsor, CT. Kayden Bennett ranks 23rd within the current Illinois football roster. The modeled value is $218.5K, with $210K allocated to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
1.3%
Football pool: $16.25M
Pool share of school
0.7%
Illinois roster market: $29.8M
Roster dollars tracked
$16.25M
Illinois Football pool-accounting sum
Recent game logs
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Live player file
Last updated Sep 1, 2026
Position
Linebacker
Class
Freshman
Jersey
#28
Height
6' 1"
Weight
230 lbs
Hometown
Windsor, CT
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Illinois Fighting Illini
Recruit rating
3-star
Recruiting profile
3-star / No. 966 nationally
Rating: 0.8733
High school: Suffield Academy
From: Suffield, CT
Class: 2026 / EDGE
Sideline Data Desk
Front-seven value reflects snap importance, pass-rush or run-fit scarcity, recruiting demand, and transfer-market leverage. For Kayden Bennett, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $218.5K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $218.5K. The pool-accounting allocation is $210K, equal to about 1.3% of the Illinois football market. The player ranks 23rd on that roster.
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