What is Kaden Carter's estimated 2026 NIL value?

Kaden Carter carries a projected 2026 NIL range of $97K to $159K, with a midpoint of $128K.

How does Kaden Carter's NIL estimate fit inside Maryland's total?

Kaden Carter's best current estimate is $128K. The pool-accounting allocation is $122K, about 0.4% of Maryland's market index and 0.7% of the football pool.

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Kaden Carter

Q: How confident is the model in Kaden Carter'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 · #27 · 6' 2" · 205 lbs

★★★★★3★ Recruit

From Barnesville, GA

Kaden Carter is a 6' 2" 205 lbs Freshman Linebacker for Maryland and is listed by ESPN from Barnesville, GA. Kaden Carter ranks 34th within the current Maryland football roster. The modeled value is $128K, with $122K allocated to reconcile the sport pool.

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$128K

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

Pool-accounting allocation: $122K

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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

0.7%

Football pool: $17.75M

Pool share of school

0.4%

Maryland roster market: $32.1M

Roster dollars tracked

$17.75M

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Last updated Sep 2, 2026

Position

Linebacker

Class

Freshman

Jersey

#27

Height

6' 2"

Weight

205 lbs

Hometown

Barnesville, GA

Roster status

Active

Current listing

Maryland Terrapins

Recruit rating

3-star

Recruiting profile

3-star / No. 554 nationally

Rating: 0.8867

High school: Lamar County

From: Barnesville, GA

Class: 2026 / LB

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2026 NIL Market Index

Front-seven value reflects snap importance, pass-rush or run-fit scarcity, recruiting demand, and transfer-market leverage. For Kaden Carter, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $128K headline case.

The visible base estimate is $128K. The pool-accounting allocation is $122K, equal to about 0.7% of the Maryland football market. The player ranks 34th 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$32.1M

Football pool$17.75M

Player midpoint$128K

Confidence score58/100

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Player profileMaryland Football

Maryland · Football

Kaden Carter

LB · Freshman · #27 · 6' 2" · 205 lbs · 4★ recruit

From Barnesville, GA

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$128K

Kaden Carter

LB · Freshman · #27 · 6' 2" · 205 lbs

★★★★★3★ Recruit

From Barnesville, GA

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