What is Luke Dehnicke's estimated 2026 NIL value?

Luke Dehnicke carries a projected 2026 NIL range of $38K to $62K, with a midpoint of $50K.

How does Luke Dehnicke's NIL estimate fit inside Northwestern's total?

Luke Dehnicke's best current estimate is $50K. The pool-accounting allocation is $40K, about 0.2% of Northwestern's market index and 0.2% of the football pool.

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Luke Dehnicke

Q: How confident is the model in Luke Dehnicke'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.

TE · Sophomore · #84 · 6' 6" · 240 lbs

★★★★★3★ Recruit

From Andover, MN

Luke Dehnicke is a 6' 6" 240 lbs Sophomore Tight End for Northwestern and is listed by ESPN from Andover, MN. Luke Dehnicke ranks 61st within the current Northwestern football roster. The modeled value is $50K, with $40K allocated to reconcile the sport pool.

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$50K

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

Pool-accounting allocation: $40K

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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: $16.3M

Pool share of school

0.2%

Northwestern roster market: $25.4M

Roster dollars tracked

$16.3M

Northwestern Football pool-accounting sum

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Last updated Sep 2, 2026

Position

Tight End

Class

Sophomore

Jersey

#84

Height

6' 6"

Weight

240 lbs

Hometown

Andover, MN

Roster status

Active

Current listing

Northwestern Wildcats

Recruit rating

3-star

Transfer history

Minnesota Duluth to Northwestern

2026 portal cycle / Jan 9, 2026 / Immediate

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Player market brief

2026 NIL Market Index

The model rewards proven offensive skill players for touch volume, highlight potential, and consumer-facing visibility. For Luke Dehnicke, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $50K headline case.

The visible base estimate is $50K. The pool-accounting allocation is $40K, equal to about 0.2% of the Northwestern football market. The player ranks 61st 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$25.4M

Football pool$16.3M

Player midpoint$50K

Confidence score58/100

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Northwestern · Football

Luke Dehnicke

TE · Sophomore · #84 · 6' 6" · 240 lbs · 3★ recruit

From Andover, MN

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$50K

Luke Dehnicke

TE · Sophomore · #84 · 6' 6" · 240 lbs

★★★★★3★ Recruit

From Andover, MN

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