What is Ty Mead's estimated 2026 NIL value?

Ty Mead carries a projected 2026 NIL range of $6K to $11K, with a midpoint of $8.5K.

How does Ty Mead's NIL estimate fit inside Northern Illinois's total?

Ty Mead's best current estimate is $8.5K. The pool-accounting allocation is $7.2K, about 0.1% of Northern Illinois's market index and 0.2% of the football pool.

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Ty Mead

Q: How confident is the model in Ty Mead'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.

OL · Senior · #55 · 6' 2" · 296 lbs

From Avon, IN

Ty Mead is a 6' 2" 296 lbs Senior Offensive Lineman for Northern Illinois and is listed by ESPN from Avon, IN. Ty Mead ranks 72nd within the current Northern Illinois football roster. The modeled value is $8.5K, with $7.2K allocated to reconcile the sport pool.

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$8.5K

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

Pool-accounting allocation: $7.2K

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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

0.2%

Football pool: $3.4M

Pool share of school

0.1%

Northern Illinois roster market: $6.85M

Roster dollars tracked

$3.4M

Northern Illinois Football pool-accounting sum

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Last updated Sep 2, 2026

Position

Offensive Lineman

Class

Senior

Jersey

#55

Height

6' 2"

Weight

296 lbs

Hometown

Avon, IN

Roster status

Active

Current listing

Northern Illinois Huskies

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Player market brief

2026 NIL Market Index

Offensive-line value is driven by starting scarcity, retention importance, recruiting pedigree, and the premium attached to protecting high-value offenses. For Ty Mead, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $8.5K headline case.

The visible base estimate is $8.5K. The pool-accounting allocation is $7.2K, equal to about 0.2% of the Northern Illinois football market. The player ranks 72nd 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