What is Austin Lee's estimated 2026 NIL value?

Austin Lee carries a projected 2026 NIL range of $5K to $8K, with a midpoint of $6.7K.

How does Austin Lee's NIL estimate fit inside Rice's total?

Austin Lee's best current estimate is $6.7K. The pool-accounting allocation is $5.2K, about 0.1% of Rice's market index and 0.1% of the football pool.

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Austin Lee

Q: How confident is the model in Austin Lee'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.

S · Freshman · #36 · 5' 11" · 165 lbs

From Missouri City, TX

Austin Lee is a 5' 11" 165 lbs Freshman Safety for Rice and is listed by ESPN from Missouri City, TX. Austin Lee ranks 78th within the current Rice football roster. The modeled value is $6.7K, with $5.2K allocated to reconcile the sport pool.

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$6.7K

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

Pool-accounting allocation: $5.2K

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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: $3.85M

Pool share of school

0.1%

Rice roster market: $9.05M

Roster dollars tracked

$3.85M

Rice Football pool-accounting sum

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Last updated Sep 2, 2026

Position

Safety

Class

Freshman

Jersey

#36

Height

5' 11"

Weight

165 lbs

Hometown

Missouri City, TX

Roster status

Active

Current listing

Rice Owls

Recruiting profile

Rated recruit

High school: Christian Brothers

From: Memphis, TN

Class: 2016 / RB

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Player market brief

2026 NIL Market Index

Defensive-back value reflects coverage scarcity, starting role, recruiting demand, and exposure in high-leverage matchups. For Austin Lee, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $6.7K headline case.

The visible base estimate is $6.7K. The pool-accounting allocation is $5.2K, equal to about 0.1% of the Rice football market. The player ranks 78th 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$9.05M

Football pool$3.85M

Player midpoint$6.7K

Confidence score58/100

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Austin Lee

S · Freshman · #36 · 5' 11" · 165 lbs

From Missouri City, TX

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$6.7K

Austin Lee

S · Freshman · #36 · 5' 11" · 165 lbs

From Missouri City, TX

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