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Northwestern · Football
Leighton Burbach
OL · Freshman · #70 · 6' 8" · 280 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Norfolk, NE
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Estimated NIL value
$38K
Northwestern · Football
Leighton Burbach
OL · Freshman · #70 · 6' 8" · 280 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Norfolk, NE
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Estimated NIL value
$38K
Northwestern · Football
OL · Freshman · #70 · 6' 8" · 280 lbs
★★★★★3★ RecruitFrom Norfolk, NE
Estimated NIL value
$38K
Modeled from role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $30.5K
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Watchlist confidenceWe have enough context to frame the range, but not enough sourced detail to call it tight.
Leighton Burbach is a 6' 8" 280 lbs Freshman Offensive Lineman for Northwestern and is listed by ESPN from Norfolk, NE. Leighton Burbach ranks 72nd within the current Northwestern football roster. The modeled value is $38K, with $30.5K allocated to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
0.2%
Football pool: $16.3M
Pool share of school
0.1%
Northwestern roster market: $25.4M
Roster dollars tracked
$16.3M
Northwestern Football pool-accounting sum
Recent game logs
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Live player file
Last updated Sep 2, 2026
Position
Offensive Lineman
Class
Freshman
Jersey
#70
Height
6' 8"
Weight
280 lbs
Hometown
Norfolk, NE
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Northwestern Wildcats
Recruit rating
3-star
Recruiting profile
3-star / No. 804 nationally
Rating: 0.8778
High school: Norfolk Catholic
From: Norfolk, NE
Class: 2026 / OT
Sideline Data Desk
Offensive-line value is driven by starting scarcity, retention importance, recruiting pedigree, and the premium attached to protecting high-value offenses. For Leighton Burbach, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $38K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $38K. The pool-accounting allocation is $30.5K, equal to about 0.2% of the Northwestern football market. The player ranks 72nd on that roster.
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