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Cayden Jones
CB · Freshman · #28 · 6' 0" · 190 lbs · 4★ recruit
From Baton Rouge, LA
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Estimated NIL value
$144K
Southern · Football
Cayden Jones
CB · Freshman · #28 · 6' 0" · 190 lbs · 4★ recruit
From Baton Rouge, LA
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Estimated NIL value
$144K
Southern · Football
CB · Freshman · #28 · 6' 0" · 190 lbs
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Last updated Aug 30, 2026
Position
Cornerback
Class
Freshman
Jersey
#28
Height
6' 0"
Weight
190 lbs
Hometown
Baton Rouge, LA
Roster status
Active
Current listing
From Baton Rouge, LA
Estimated NIL value
$144K
Modeled from role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $130K
Confidence meter
Watchlist confidenceWe have enough context to frame the range, but not enough sourced detail to call it tight.
Cayden Jones is a 6' 0" 190 lbs Freshman Cornerback for Southern and is listed by ESPN from Baton Rouge, LA. Cayden Jones ranks 3rd within the current Southern football roster. The modeled value is $144K, with $130K allocated to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
6.0%
Football pool: $2.15M
Pool share of school
2.6%
Southern roster market: $5M
Roster dollars tracked
$2.15M
Southern Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
No fresh NIL chatter found
Southern Jaguars
Recruit rating
4-star
Recruiting profile
4-star / No. 272 nationally
Rating: 0.9099
High school: Christ School
From: Arden, NC
Class: 2024 / LB
Sideline Data Desk
Defensive-back value reflects coverage scarcity, starting role, recruiting demand, and exposure in high-leverage matchups. For Cayden Jones, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $144K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $144K. The pool-accounting allocation is $130K, equal to about 6.0% of the Southern football market. The player ranks 3rd on that roster.
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