Iowa State Cyclones NIL valuations
126 athletes · Big 12 · estimated ranges as of August 2026
Iowa State's NIL effort runs through the We Will Collective, a donor organization that has emphasized broad roster support over headline deals, an approach that fits a program built on player development under coach Matt Campbell. The Cyclones came off their first eleven-win season in 2024, which strengthened the fundraising case in a state with no professional teams to divide fan spending. Ames is a small market, so local endorsement volume is limited and few individual valuations for Cyclone players ever become public. Under the House settlement Iowa State pays athletes directly from a department-wide pool capped near $20.5 million in the first year, an amount that rises each season, with football and men's basketball the primary beneficiaries.
| Athlete | Position | Class | 2026 role | Est. range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Raynor | Quarterback | Senior | Star / headline name | $280K to $438K |
| Montreze Smith Jr. | Linebacker | Redshirt sophomore | Projected starter | $249K to $389K |
| Caden Crawford | Edge Rusher | Redshirt senior | Projected starter | $247K to $386K |
| Isaac Terrell | Edge Rusher | Senior | Star / headline name | $246K to $384K |
| Kyle Konrardy | Kicker | Redshirt junior | Star / headline name | $180K to $281K |
| Jaheim Singletary | Cornerback | Redshirt senior | Projected starter | $144K to $225K |
| Cody Jackson | Wide Receiver | Redshirt senior | Projected starter | $140K to $219K |
| Evan Boyd | Wide Receiver | Redshirt junior | Projected starter | $140K to $219K |
| Keyon Washington | Cornerback | Redshirt sophomore | Projected starter | $128K to $200K |
| David Coffey | Cornerback | Redshirt sophomore | Projected starter | $128K to $200K |
| Malaki Ta'ase | Edge Rusher | Junior | Projected starter | $128K to $200K |
| Drew Surges | Safety | Redshirt junior | Projected starter | $124K to $194K |
| Dominic Overby | Wide Receiver | Redshirt sophomore | Projected starter | $124K to $194K |
| Sullivan Schlimgen | Linebacker | Sophomore | Projected starter | $120K to $188K |
| Bryson Lamb | Defensive Lineman | Redshirt senior | Projected starter | $116K to $181K |
| Cameron Pettaway | Running Back | Redshirt sophomore | Projected starter | $112K to $175K |
| Zaimir Hawk | Defensive Lineman | Redshirt junior | Projected starter | $112K to $175K |
| Carson Willich | Linebacker | Redshirt senior | Projected starter | $112K to $175K |
| Aiden Flora | Running Back | Redshirt sophomore | Projected starter | $112K to $175K |
| Max Baloun | Defensive Lineman | Redshirt senior | Projected starter | $112K to $175K |
| Micah Harper | Safety | Redshirt senior | Projected starter | $108K to $169K |
| Tyler Fortenberry | Tight End | Redshirt senior | Projected starter | $108K to $169K |
| Garret Rutledge | Offensive Lineman | Redshirt sophomore | Projected starter | $108K to $169K |
| Jake Taylor | Offensive Lineman | Redshirt junior | Projected starter | $108K to $169K |
| Malcolm Jones | Safety | Redshirt senior | Projected starter | $104K to $163K |
| Braden Smith | Offensive Lineman | Redshirt sophomore | Projected starter | $104K to $163K |
| Zane Flores | Quarterback | Redshirt sophomore | Rotation / two-deep candidate | $96K to $150K |
| Colin Amick | Offensive Lineman | Redshirt sophomore | Projected starter | $96K to $150K |
| Caden Maas | Offensive Lineman | Redshirt junior | Projected starter | $92K to $144K |
| Ethan Gurney | Punter | Freshman | Projected starter | $58K to $91K |
| Jace Gilbert | Edge Rusher | Redshirt sophomore | Rotation / two-deep candidate | $56K to $88K |
| Trevor Fortenberry | Wide Receiver | Redshirt junior | Rotation / two-deep candidate | $56K to $88K |
| Carter Pabst | Wide Receiver | Sophomore | Rotation / two-deep candidate | $55K to $86K |
| Arnold Barnes III | Running Back | Senior | Rotation / two-deep candidate | $52K to $81K |
| Blake Hawkins | Edge Rusher | Redshirt sophomore | Rotation / two-deep candidate | $52K to $81K |
| Seth Johnson | Cornerback | Redshirt sophomore | Rotation / two-deep candidate | $50K to $79K |
| Jack Janikowski | Edge Rusher | Redshirt junior | Rotation / two-deep candidate | $50K to $78K |
| Jordyn Bailey | Wide Receiver | Redshirt junior | Rotation / two-deep candidate | $49K to $76K |
| Caleb Schmidt | Long Snapper | Junior | Projected starter | $48K to $75K |
| Omari Hayes | Wide Receiver | Redshirt senior | Rotation / two-deep candidate | $46K to $73K |
| Keaton Roskop | Tight End | Redshirt sophomore | Rotation / two-deep candidate | $46K to $73K |
| Donovan Fitzmaurice | Defensive Lineman | Sophomore | Rotation / two-deep candidate | $46K to $73K |
| Braden Awls | Safety | Senior | Rotation / two-deep candidate | $46K to $71K |
| Salahadin Allah | Running Back | Junior | Rotation / two-deep candidate | $46K to $71K |
| Tristan Exline | Linebacker | Senior | Rotation / two-deep candidate | $46K to $71K |
| Connor Moberly | Quarterback | Redshirt sophomore | Roster depth | $44K to $69K |
| DeAndre Carter | Offensive Lineman | Redshirt sophomore | Rotation / two-deep candidate | $44K to $69K |
| Beni Ngoyi | Cornerback | Redshirt junior | Rotation / two-deep candidate | $43K to $68K |
| Duhron Goodman | Safety | Redshirt senior | Rotation / two-deep candidate | $43K to $68K |
| Beau Goodwin | Linebacker | Junior | Rotation / two-deep candidate | $43K to $68K |
| Maasai King | Offensive Lineman | Redshirt senior | Rotation / two-deep candidate | $43K to $68K |
| Gavin Broscious | Offensive Lineman | Redshirt junior | Rotation / two-deep candidate | $43K to $68K |
| Damarius Russell | Safety | Redshirt freshman | Rotation / two-deep candidate | $42K to $66K |
| Cade Myer | Offensive Lineman | Redshirt senior | Rotation / two-deep candidate | $42K to $66K |
| Christian Greenlaw | Tight End | Redshirt junior | Rotation / two-deep candidate | $42K to $65K |
| Wyatt Bohm | Quarterback | Redshirt junior | Roster depth | $41K to $64K |
| Willie Breland III | Linebacker | Junior | Rotation / two-deep candidate | $40K to $63K |
| Hudson Kurland | Quarterback | Freshman | Roster depth | $40K to $63K |
| Jareb Ramos | Defensive Lineman | Redshirt senior | Rotation / two-deep candidate | $39K to $61K |
| Austin Barrett | Offensive Lineman | Redshirt junior | Rotation / two-deep candidate | $38K to $59K |
| Chase Smith | Kicker | Sophomore | Rotation / two-deep candidate | $23K to $36K |
| Trillion Sorrell | Cornerback | Redshirt freshman | Roster depth | $22K to $35K |
| Ty Claiborne | Wide Receiver | Redshirt senior | Roster depth | $22K to $35K |
| Jamal Polite Jr. | Wide Receiver | Freshman | Roster depth | $22K to $34K |
| Trey Verdon | Edge Rusher | Redshirt freshman | Roster depth | $22K to $34K |
| Tyler Burnstein | Edge Rusher | Freshman | Roster depth | $22K to $34K |
| Jonah DuPont | Punter | Redshirt sophomore | Rotation / two-deep candidate | $22K to $34K |
| Chet Andrews | Edge Rusher | Redshirt senior | Roster depth | $21K to $33K |
| Kaleb Bilal-Jones | Defensive Lineman | Redshirt freshman | Roster depth | $20K to $31K |
| Zach Eskildsen | Wide Receiver | Freshman | Roster depth | $20K to $31K |
| Daniel Howard | Defensive Lineman | Freshman | Roster depth | $20K to $31K |
| Malcolm Watkins | Wide Receiver | Freshman | Roster depth | $20K to $31K |
| Ka'Mori Moore | Defensive Lineman | Redshirt freshman | Roster depth | $20K to $31K |
| Braden Goellner | Wide Receiver | Redshirt senior | Roster depth | $19K to $30K |
| Amiri Barnes | Cornerback | Freshman | Roster depth | $19K to $30K |
| Jack Limbaugh | Edge Rusher | Redshirt freshman | Roster depth | $19K to $30K |
| Ajibola Afuye | Edge Rusher | Freshman | Roster depth | $19K to $30K |
| Ray Coffey | Wide Receiver | Redshirt senior | Roster depth | $19K to $30K |
| Caleb Francois | Running Back | Freshman | Roster depth | $18K to $29K |
| Ryver Peppers | Running Back | Redshirt freshman | Roster depth | $18K to $29K |
| Tyrone Cotton III | Cornerback | Redshirt freshman | Roster depth | $18K to $29K |
| Tayten Duncan | Safety | Freshman | Roster depth | $18K to $29K |
| Landon Kalsbeck | Linebacker | Freshman | Roster depth | $18K to $29K |
| Rylan Barnes | Linebacker | Redshirt junior | Roster depth | $18K to $29K |
| Matthew McClain | Safety | Freshman | Roster depth | $18K to $29K |
| Luke Galer | Tight End | Freshman | Roster depth | $18K to $29K |
| Jordan Vyborny | Tight End | Redshirt freshman | Roster depth | $18K to $29K |
| Ethan Stecker | Linebacker | Redshirt freshman | Roster depth | $18K to $28K |
| Xavier Martinez | Safety | Junior | Roster depth | $18K to $28K |
| Brody Miller | Safety | Redshirt freshman | Roster depth | $18K to $28K |
| Gabriel Wilson | Running Back | Freshman | Roster depth | $18K to $28K |
| Toe Sanders | Cornerback | Freshman | Roster depth | $18K to $28K |
| Bradley Esser | Linebacker | Freshman | Roster depth | $18K to $28K |
| Jaden Weaver | Defensive Lineman | Freshman | Roster depth | $18K to $28K |
| Derek Worden | Offensive Lineman | Freshman | Roster depth | $18K to $28K |
| Dontrell Holt | Offensive Lineman | Redshirt sophomore | Roster depth | $18K to $28K |
| Jake Jones | Defensive Lineman | Freshman | Roster depth | $18K to $28K |
| Drake DeBaun | Tight End | Freshman | Roster depth | $17K to $26K |
| Gavin Schieler | Long Snapper | Redshirt freshman | Rotation / two-deep candidate | $17K to $26K |
| Kingston Fotualii | Offensive Lineman | Freshman | Roster depth | $17K to $26K |
| Gabriel Greenlee | Offensive Lineman | Redshirt senior | Roster depth | $17K to $26K |
| Cash Hayden | Tight End | Redshirt sophomore | Roster depth | $16K to $25K |
| Jack Bjorn | Tight End | Redshirt senior | Roster depth | $16K to $25K |
| Benji Makelela | Offensive Lineman | Freshman | Roster depth | $16K to $25K |
| Makai Sat | Offensive Lineman | Redshirt junior | Roster depth | $16K to $25K |
| Drew Byrd | Tight End | Freshman | Roster depth | $16K to $24K |
| Trevor Bindel | Offensive Lineman | Redshirt freshman | Roster depth | $15K to $23K |
| Gavin Proudfoot | Offensive Lineman | Redshirt senior | Roster depth | $15K to $23K |
| Adlai Lounsbury | Kicker | Redshirt freshman | Roster depth | $11K to $17K |
| Greg Hubbard | Kicker | Freshman | Roster depth | $10K to $16K |
| Carson Robbins | Wide Receiver | Redshirt sophomore | Roster depth | $8K to $13K |
| Sam Zelenovich | Wide Receiver | Redshirt freshman | Roster depth | $8K to $13K |
| Angelo Jackson | Cornerback | Redshirt sophomore | Roster depth | $8K to $12K |
| Jeffrey Roberts | Wide Receiver | Freshman | Roster depth | $8K to $12K |
| Brady Hummel | Safety | Freshman | Roster depth | $7K to $11K |
| AJ Petersen | Tight End | Redshirt junior | Roster depth | $7K to $11K |
| Caden Matson | Safety | Redshirt senior | Roster depth | $6K to $10K |
| Eddie Lemos | Safety | Redshirt senior | Roster depth | $6K to $9K |
| Easton Miller | Running Back | Redshirt junior | Roster depth | $6K to $9K |
| Wyatt Archer | Running Back | Redshirt junior | Roster depth | $6K to $9K |
| Braden Simonsen | Offensive Lineman | Redshirt senior | Roster depth | $6K to $9K |
| Brady Harr | Offensive Lineman | Freshman | Roster depth | $6K to $9K |
| Connor Welsch | Linebacker | Redshirt sophomore | Roster depth | $6K to $9K |
| Vince Benetti | Tight End | Redshirt junior | Roster depth | $6K to $9K |
| Carson Edney | Tight End | Freshman | Roster depth | $6K to $9K |
| Jacob Lyftogt | Long Snapper | Redshirt junior | Roster depth | $3K to $5K |
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