Daily NIL valuation analysis from the termiNIL model — rankings, market movement, and plain-English explainers on how college football money actually works. Every figure is generated from our own model, not aggregated from reports.
termiNIL's Oct. 6-14 snapshot shows NC State QB CJ Bailey's value fall $1.275M, the week's steepest drop, while quarterbacks dominate both lists.
October 18, 2026 ExplainerCollectives still pay athletes, but every deal over $600 now clears the NIL Go review, and collective pay doesn't count against a school's $20.5M cap.
October 17, 2026 RankingstermiNIL's opponent-adjusted TIG board names Ohio State No. 1 this week, passing Alabama. Arizona jumps from 20th to 7th without a top-10 offense or defense.
October 16, 2026 RankingsTexas A&M freshman Lamont Rogers leads termiNIL's offensive tackle rankings at a modeled $999K, despite the lowest grade of anyone in the top 25.
October 15, 2026 DatatermiNIL finds 8 of the 10 priciest NIL rosters are also ranked in the national top 10, but Texas A&M's $47.10M roster ranks just 39th.
October 14, 2026 DatatermiNIL prices Alabama football at $44.25M, 8th-richest in college football, after its two priciest QBs were excluded by the plausibility audit.
October 13, 2026 RankingsAlabama's Bray Hubbard leads termiNIL's safety rankings at $1.28M, in a position that ranks fourth of five defensive groups in total modeled NIL value.
October 12, 2026 DatatermiNIL prices Ole Miss QB Trinidad Chambliss as the top senior at $5.87M, 3.1x its top freshman (USC QB Jonas Williams, $1.91M). Zero freshmen crack the top 50.
October 11, 2026 DatatermiNIL prices Notre Dame's football roster at $47.53M, the 5th-highest in college football, as the independent Fighting Irish sit #3 nationally at 5-0.
October 10, 2026 DatatermiNIL prices Georgia's football roster at $48.03M, the 4th-highest in college football, even though the Bulldogs are ranked #1 in the country.
October 9, 2026 RankingsOregon's Brandon Finney tops termiNIL's cornerback rankings at $1.29M, in a position whose value is the most evenly distributed of any defensive group the model prices.
October 8, 2026 DatatermiNIL counts 98 confirmed million-dollar NIL valuations in the SEC, more than the ACC and Big 12 combined, and only 1 in the entire MAC.
October 7, 2026 ExplainertermiNIL tags every valuation none, low, medium or high based on snap count, not talent. Here's what each tier changes about the number and why.
October 6, 2026 DatatermiNIL prices Texas's football roster at $49.02M, third-highest in college football, built around Arch Manning, the nation's most valuable player.
October 4, 2026 ExplainerA practical framework agents can use to value an NIL client: position market rate, grade and snaps, audience size, and termiNIL's confidence tier.
October 3, 2026 DatatermiNIL's model shows USC QB Jonas Williams up 52% to $1.91M, the week's top gainer, while Oklahoma's John Mateer fell $880K. See every mover.
October 2, 2026 RankingsNotre Dame's Drayk Bowen tops termiNIL's linebacker rankings at $1.19M, in a position that's the model's second most top-heavy by value concentration.
October 1, 2026 DatatermiNIL's model shows Baylor QB DJ Lagway up 218% to $3.16M this week, the largest dollar gain, while Oregon WR Jeremiah McClellan fell $1.06M. See every mover.
September 30, 2026 ExplainertermiNIL prices the average college football player at $224K in NIL value — but the median is just $103K. Here is why the mean overstates a typical player.
September 29, 2026 RankingsTexas's Justus Terry tops termiNIL's defensive tackle rankings at $1.15M, leading a position where the SEC places 13 of the top 25 modeled values.
September 28, 2026 DatatermiNIL prices Ohio State's football roster at $49.6M, the second-highest in college football, with wide receivers narrowly outvaluing quarterbacks.
September 27, 2026 ExplainertermiNIL's model repriced one backup quarterback 112% higher in a single day. Here's why ungraded players swing hard and graded ones barely move.
September 26, 2026 DatatermiNIL's model shows Texas Tech QB Will Hammond up 285% to $3.14M this week, while several deep-depth-chart players fell 92%. See every mover.
September 25, 2026 RankingsOregon's Matayo Uiagalelei tops termiNIL's edge rusher rankings at $1.87M, leading a position that out-earns wide receiver per player and ranks third in total NIL money.
September 24, 2026 DatatermiNIL prices the median college football roster spot at $69K. The five cheapest position groups, led by long snapper at $36K, hold 38.1% of the player pool.
September 23, 2026 ExplainertermiNIL prices unproven recruits from recruiting profile and team context, not production — the same model that values Ohio State's Julian Sayin at $6.24M.
September 22, 2026 RankingsLSU's Trey'Dez Green tops termiNIL's tight end rankings at $1.00M, but two flagged freshmen carry higher raw values the audit won't let stand.
September 21, 2026 DatatermiNIL prices Oregon's football roster at $51.8M, the most valuable in college football, with the QB and WR rooms tied at 19.7% of the roster's value apiece.
September 20, 2026 ExplainertermiNIL's top quarterback has 227K followers; the No. 2 has 718K. Social reach is one of six pricing factors, and it is not the biggest one.
September 19, 2026 ExplainertermiNIL prices the median FBS quarterback at $585K — nearly three times the next-highest position and close to eight times the group median elsewhere.
September 18, 2026 RankingsMiami's Mark Fletcher tops termiNIL's running back rankings at $977K — the only skill position where no ranked player yet clears $1 million.
September 17, 2026 DataThe Power Four controls 70.7% of the $3.00B college football NIL market on 67 rosters. Outside it, the richest conference still trails by 95%.
September 16, 2026 ExplainerRevenue sharing is a school's direct, capped payroll to athletes. NIL is uncapped third-party licensing income. Here's how the two actually work, and who pays whom.
September 15, 2026 RankingstermiNIL prices Colorado QB Julian Lewis as the top freshman in college football at $2.39M, but 19 of the top 25 carry its lowest confidence grade.
September 14, 2026 DatatermiNIL's week-over-week model shows USF's Mudia Reuben up 285% to $1.25M, the biggest riser in a $3.00B market. See every mover from Sept. 7-10.
September 13, 2026 ExplainerNIL lets college athletes license their name, image and likeness for money. Here's what that means, how much is in the market, and how termiNIL prices it.
September 12, 2026 RankingsFour wide receivers share a perfect 100 production grade with Ohio State QB Julian Sayin and are valued at 38-46% of his $6.24M — the position gap, quantified.
September 11, 2026 RankingsOhio State's Jeremiah Smith leads termiNIL's wide receiver valuations at $2.89M. The position's median is just $57K — the widest star-to-field gap in the model.
September 10, 2026 DataThe SEC totals $616.4M in modeled NIL value to the Big Ten's $588.5M, a 4.7% edge built on a higher per-team average, not more teams.
September 9, 2026 RankingsJulian Sayin ($6.24M) leads termiNIL's 2026 quarterback valuations. The median FBS starter is modeled at $1.70M — and the QB2 behind him at $948K.
August 21, 2026 RankingsOregon has the most valuable roster in college football at $51.7M, ahead of Texas ($49.8M) and Ohio State ($48.8M). Full team NIL rankings and conference market share.
August 19, 2026 ExplainerHow NIL valuations actually work: the six-factor bottom-up model that prices all 14,094 FBS players, why top-down budget estimates fail, and what a valuation cannot tell you.
August 19, 2026 RankingsJulian Sayin ($6.24M), Arch Manning ($6.21M) and Dante Moore ($6.06M) lead termiNIL's 2026 rankings — and every player in the top 25 is a quarterback. Here is why.
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