What is Colby Smith's estimated 2026 NIL value?

Colby Smith carries a projected 2026 NIL range of $16K to $26K, with a midpoint of $21.3K.

How does Colby Smith's NIL estimate fit inside Mercer's total?

Colby Smith's best current estimate is $21.3K. The pool-accounting allocation is $17.8K, about 0.4% of Mercer's market index and 1.0% of the football pool.

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Colby Smith

Q: How confident is the model in Colby Smith'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.

RB · Freshman · #20 · 5' 10" · 185 lbs

★★★★★3★ Recruit

From Brooklet, GA

Colby Smith is a 5' 10" 185 lbs Freshman Running Back for Mercer and is listed by ESPN from Brooklet, GA. Colby Smith ranks 21st within the current Mercer football roster. The modeled value is $21.3K, with $17.8K allocated to reconcile the sport pool.

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$21.3K

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

Pool-accounting allocation: $17.8K

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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

1.0%

Football pool: $1.8M

Pool share of school

0.4%

Mercer roster market: $4.75M

Roster dollars tracked

$1.8M

Mercer Football pool-accounting sum

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Last updated Sep 1, 2026

Position

Running Back

Class

Freshman

Jersey

#20

Height

5' 10"

Weight

185 lbs

Hometown

Brooklet, GA

Roster status

Active

Current listing

Mercer Bears

Recruit rating

3-star

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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 Colby Smith, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $21.3K headline case.

The visible base estimate is $21.3K. The pool-accounting allocation is $17.8K, equal to about 1.0% of the Mercer football market. The player ranks 21st 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$4.75M

Football pool$1.8M

Player midpoint$21.3K

Confidence score58/100

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Mercer · Football

Colby Smith

RB · Freshman · #20 · 5' 10" · 185 lbs · 3★ recruit

From Brooklet, GA

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Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$21.3K

Colby Smith

RB · Freshman · #20 · 5' 10" · 185 lbs

★★★★★3★ Recruit

From Brooklet, GA

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