What is Nick Hughes's estimated 2026 NIL value?

Nick Hughes carries a projected 2026 NIL range of $3K to $5K, with a midpoint of $3.8K.

How does Nick Hughes's NIL estimate fit inside UTRGV's total?

Nick Hughes's best current estimate is $3.8K. The pool-accounting allocation is $2.7K, about 0.1% of UTRGV's market index and 0.2% of the football pool.

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Nick Hughes

Q: How confident is the model in Nick Hughes'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.

OL · Junior · #57 · 6' 4" · 311 lbs

From San Antonio, TX

Nick Hughes is a 6' 4" 311 lbs Junior Offensive Lineman for UTRGV and is listed by ESPN from San Antonio, TX. Nick Hughes ranks 75th within the current UTRGV football roster. The modeled value is $3.8K, with $2.7K allocated to reconcile the sport pool.

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$3.8K

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

Pool-accounting allocation: $2.7K

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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

0.2%

Football pool: $1.6M

Pool share of school

0.1%

UTRGV roster market: $4.4M

Roster dollars tracked

$1.6M

UTRGV Football pool-accounting sum

Recent game logs

No current game log available

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Last updated Sep 2, 2026

Position

Offensive Lineman

Class

Junior

Jersey

#57

Height

6' 4"

Weight

311 lbs

Hometown

San Antonio, TX

Roster status

Active

Current listing

UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros

Connected sourcesESPN roster profile

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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 Nick Hughes, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $3.8K headline case.

The visible base estimate is $3.8K. The pool-accounting allocation is $2.7K, equal to about 0.2% of the UTRGV football market. The player ranks 75th 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