What is Matt Payes's estimated 2026 NIL value?

Matt Payes carries a projected 2026 NIL range of $3K to $5K, with a midpoint of $4.4K.

How does Matt Payes's NIL estimate fit inside East Carolina's total?

Matt Payes's best current estimate is $4.4K. The pool-accounting allocation is $3.8K, about 0.0% of East Carolina's market index and 0.1% of the football pool.

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Matt Payes

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Watchlist confidence at 58 out of 100. We have enough context to frame the range, but not enough sourced detail to call it tight.

LB · Freshman · #53 · 6' 3" · 210 lbs

From Mount Pleasant, SC

Matt Payes is a 6' 3" 210 lbs Freshman Linebacker for East Carolina and is listed by ESPN from Mount Pleasant, SC. Matt Payes ranks 98th within the current East Carolina football roster. The modeled value is $4.4K, with $3.8K allocated to reconcile the sport pool.

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$4.4K

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

Pool-accounting allocation: $3.8K

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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

0.1%

Football pool: $4.65M

Pool share of school

0.0%

East Carolina roster market: $10.05M

Roster dollars tracked

$4.65M

East Carolina Football pool-accounting sum

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Last updated Sep 2, 2026

Position

Linebacker

Class

Freshman

Jersey

#53

Height

6' 3"

Weight

210 lbs

Hometown

Mount Pleasant, SC

Roster status

Active

Current listing

East Carolina Pirates

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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 Matt Payes, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $4.4K headline case.

The visible base estimate is $4.4K. The pool-accounting allocation is $3.8K, equal to about 0.1% of the East Carolina football market. The player ranks 98th on that roster.

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Where the number comes from

Aggregate roster market$10.05M

Football pool$4.65M

Player midpoint$4.4K

Confidence score58/100

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Player profileEast Carolina Football

East Carolina · Football

Matt Payes

LB · Freshman · #53 · 6' 3" · 210 lbs

From Mount Pleasant, SC

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$4.4K

Matt Payes

LB · Freshman · #53 · 6' 3" · 210 lbs

From Mount Pleasant, SC

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