What is Bryten Close's estimated 2026 NIL value?

Bryten Close carries a projected 2026 NIL range of $46K to $75K, with a midpoint of $60.5K.

How does Bryten Close's NIL estimate fit inside Louisville's total?

Bryten Close's best current estimate is $60.5K. The pool-accounting allocation is $52K, about 0.1% of Louisville's market index and 0.3% of the football pool.

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Bryten Close

Q: How confident is the model in Bryten Close'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.

OT · Freshman · 6' 6" · 300 lbs

★★★★★3★ Recruit

From Campbellsville, KY

Bryten Close is a 6' 6" 300 lbs Freshman Offensive Tackle for Louisville and is listed by ESPN from Campbellsville, KY. Bryten Close ranks 49th within the current Louisville football roster. The modeled value is $60.5K, with $52K allocated to reconcile the sport pool.

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$60.5K

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

Pool-accounting allocation: $52K

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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

0.3%

Football pool: $17.55M

Pool share of school

0.1%

Louisville roster market: $36.25M

Roster dollars tracked

$17.55M

Louisville Football pool-accounting sum

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Last updated Sep 2, 2026

Position

Offensive Tackle

Class

Freshman

Height

6' 6"

Weight

300 lbs

Hometown

Campbellsville, KY

Roster status

Active

Current listing

Louisville Cardinals

Recruit rating

3-star

Recruiting profile

3-star / No. 1211 nationally

Rating: 0.8678

High school: Taylor County

From: Campbellsville, KY

Class: 2026 / OT

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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 Bryten Close, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $60.5K headline case.

The visible base estimate is $60.5K. The pool-accounting allocation is $52K, equal to about 0.3% of the Louisville football market. The player ranks 49th 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$36.25M

Football pool$17.55M

Player midpoint$60.5K

Confidence score58/100

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Bryten Close

OT · Freshman · 6' 6" · 300 lbs · 3★ recruit

From Campbellsville, KY

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$60.5K

Bryten Close

OT · Freshman · 6' 6" · 300 lbs

★★★★★3★ Recruit

From Campbellsville, KY

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