What is Ean Rhea's estimated 2026 NIL value?

Ean Rhea carries a projected 2026 NIL range of $26K to $42K, with a midpoint of $33.8K.

How does Ean Rhea's NIL estimate fit inside Illinois's total?

Ean Rhea's best current estimate is $33.8K. The pool-accounting allocation is $32.5K, about 0.1% of Illinois's market index and 0.2% of the football pool.

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Ean Rhea

Q: How confident is the model in Ean Rhea'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.

DL · Senior · #93 · 6' 2" · 235 lbs

From Glade Spring, VA

Ean Rhea is a 6' 2" 235 lbs Senior Defensive Lineman for Illinois and is listed by ESPN from Glade Spring, VA. Ean Rhea ranks 82nd within the current Illinois football roster. The modeled value is $33.8K, with $32.5K allocated to reconcile the sport pool.

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$33.8K

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

Pool-accounting allocation: $32.5K

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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: $16.25M

Pool share of school

0.1%

Illinois roster market: $29.8M

Roster dollars tracked

$16.25M

Illinois Football pool-accounting sum

Recent game logs

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Last updated Sep 2, 2026

Position

Defensive Lineman

Class

Senior

Jersey

#93

Height

6' 2"

Weight

235 lbs

Hometown

Glade Spring, VA

Roster status

Active

Current listing

Illinois Fighting Illini

Transfer history

Emory & Henry to Illinois

2026 portal cycle / May 24, 2026 / Immediate

Emory & Henry to Undecided

2025 portal cycle / May 2, 2025 / Immediate

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Player market brief

2026 NIL Market Index

Front-seven value reflects snap importance, pass-rush or run-fit scarcity, recruiting demand, and transfer-market leverage. For Ean Rhea, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $33.8K headline case.

The visible base estimate is $33.8K. The pool-accounting allocation is $32.5K, equal to about 0.2% of the Illinois football market. The player ranks 82nd 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