Player profileWest Virginia Football
West Virginia · Football
Carter Kessler
DL · Freshman · #49 · 6' 2" · 250 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Shelby, OH
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Estimated NIL value
$42K
West Virginia · Football
Carter Kessler
DL · Freshman · #49 · 6' 2" · 250 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Shelby, OH
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Estimated NIL value
$42K
West Virginia · Football
DL · Freshman · #49 · 6' 2" · 250 lbs
★★★★★3★ RecruitFrom Shelby, OH
Estimated NIL value
$42K
Modeled from role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $40K
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Carter Kessler is a 6' 2" 250 lbs Freshman Defensive Lineman for West Virginia and is listed by ESPN from Shelby, OH. Carter Kessler ranks 61st within the current West Virginia football roster. The modeled value is $42K, with $40K allocated to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
0.2%
Football pool: $17.4M
Pool share of school
0.1%
West Virginia roster market: $35.3M
Roster dollars tracked
$17.4M
West Virginia Football pool-accounting sum
Recent game logs
0
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Live player file
Last updated Sep 2, 2026
Position
Defensive Lineman
Class
Freshman
Jersey
#49
Height
6' 2"
Weight
250 lbs
Hometown
Shelby, OH
Roster status
Active
Current listing
West Virginia Mountaineers
Recruit rating
3-star
Recruiting profile
3-star / No. 1211 nationally
Rating: 0.8678
High school: Shelby
From: Shelby, OH
Class: 2026 / EDGE
Sideline Data Desk
Front-seven value reflects snap importance, pass-rush or run-fit scarcity, recruiting demand, and transfer-market leverage. For Carter Kessler, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $42K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $42K. The pool-accounting allocation is $40K, equal to about 0.2% of the West Virginia football market. The player ranks 61st on that roster.
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