What is Eric Balch's estimated 2026 NIL value?

Eric Balch carries a projected 2026 NIL range of $2K to $4K, with a midpoint of $2.9K.

How does Eric Balch's NIL estimate fit inside Tarleton State's total?

Eric Balch's best current estimate is $2.9K. The pool-accounting allocation is $2.2K, about 0.1% of Tarleton State's market index and 0.1% of the football pool.

Back to Tarleton State NIL School NIL Page School Hub

Player profileTarleton State Football

Tarleton State · Football

Eric Balch

Q: How confident is the model in Eric Balch'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.

LB · Sophomore · #96 · 6' 3" · 230 lbs

From Waco, TX

Eric Balch is a 6' 3" 230 lbs Sophomore Linebacker for Tarleton State and is listed by ESPN from Waco, TX. Eric Balch ranks 90th within the current Tarleton State football roster. The modeled value is $2.9K, with $2.2K allocated to reconcile the sport pool.

View Tarleton State NIL Page Open School Hub ESPN player profile

Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$2.9K

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

Pool-accounting allocation: $2.2K

Confidence meter

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: $1.95M

Pool share of school

0.1%

Tarleton State roster market: $4M

Roster dollars tracked

$1.95M

Tarleton State Football pool-accounting sum

Recent game logs

No current game log available

Sourced from

ESPN

College Football Data

College Sports Commission

CBS Sports

Yahoo Sports

Live player file

Roster, recruiting and production

Live sources connected

Last updated Sep 2, 2026

Position

Linebacker

Class

Sophomore

Jersey

#96

Height

6' 3"

Weight

230 lbs

Hometown

Waco, TX

Roster status

Active

Current listing

Tarleton State Texans

Connected sourcesESPN roster profile

Sideline Data Desk

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 Eric Balch, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $2.9K headline case.

The visible base estimate is $2.9K. The pool-accounting allocation is $2.2K, equal to about 0.1% of the Tarleton State football market. The player ranks 90th 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

Stay in the school universe

School NIL Page

Tarleton State NIL

Full school breakdown, roster search, market tiers, and position-by-position comps.

School Hub

Tarleton State Community

News, discussion, fan context, and the broader program view beyond NIL dollars.

Latest player news

Loading the newest player-specific reporting…

Quick jump

Tarleton State NIL pageOpen Tarleton State school hubOpen All NIL playersBrowse

Where the number comes from

Aggregate roster market$4M

Football pool$1.95M

Player midpoint$2.9K

Confidence score58/100

Same-room comps

Other Tarleton State LB estimates.

Kaleb Brown

Senior · #17

$60K

Josiah Jeffery

Senior · #20

$33.8K

Caden Holt

Senior · #0

$25K

Kenyon Rivera

Sophomore · #12

$19.3K

Omar Emmons

Senior · #4

$9.9K

Steve Albert Jr.

Senior · #25

$8.4K

ESPN profile

Player profileTarleton State Football

Tarleton State · Football

Eric Balch

LB · Sophomore · #96 · 6' 3" · 230 lbs

From Waco, TX

Loading live player file…

Estimated NIL value

2026 value

$2.9K

Eric Balch

LB · Sophomore · #96 · 6' 3" · 230 lbs

From Waco, TX

Latest player news

Recent player-specific reporting from school and national college-sports sources, newest first. NIL and endorsement stories are marked when relevant.

No recent player-specific coverage turned up for Eric Balch. The profile, current roster data, game history, and market estimate remain available above.