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Top 10 College Football Portal QB's & their 2026 NIL Dollar Value.

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SouthCollegeStation
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2:27p, 1/6/26
Here are the Top 10 QB's in the Portal and their stated / requested NIL Value:

1. Brendan Sorsby, Cincinnati QB = $3.3M - Headed to Texas Tech.
2. Sam Leavitt, Arizona State QB = $3.1M - Still reviewing offers.
3. Drew Mestemaker, North Texas QB = $2.3M - Headed to Oklahoma State.
4. Josh Hoover, TCU QB = $2M - Headed to Indiana.
5. DJ Lagway, Florida QB = $2M - Still reviewing offers.
6. Dylan Raiola, Nebraska QB = $2M - Still reviewing offers.
7. Beau Pribula, Missouri QB = $1.8M - Still reviewing offers.
8. Cutter Boley, Kentucky QB = $1.8M - Headed to Arizona State.
9. Byrum Brown, Univ. of South Florida QB = $1.6M - Headed to Auburn.
10. Rocco Becht, Iowa State QB = $1.5M - Headed to Penn State

These Top 10 QB's in the Portal are asking for a Total of $21.4 Million Dollars for 2026.
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3:07p, 1/6/26
What will High School football plays now begin valuing more:

Playing D1 Football and cutting 2 to 3 NIL Deals - Easier Money.
or
Having a dream of playing Pro Football - Much harder to Get Drafted.

The 2026 college football transfer portal cost (price range) by position:

Quarterback $1 million to $4 million
Running back $400k to $900k
Wide receiver $500k to $1 million
Tight end $300k to $900k
Offensive tackle $600k to $1.3 million
Edge rushers $500k to $2 million
Safeties $250k to $900k
Cornerbacks -$250k to $1 million
Interior defensive linemen $500k to $1.5 million
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3:16p, 1/6/26
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I still think Lagway ends up being a great player. But I am wrong ~a lot.
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ObviousLazyRiverIsObvious
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3:17p, 1/6/26
High school players are about to start opting out of high school playoffs so that they don't ruin their chances of collecting that NIL


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3:18p, 1/6/26
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Sorsby got $5 million from Tech
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twelve12twelve
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3:21p, 1/6/26
So much money for a bunch of mid quarterbacks who won't be able to beat out 40+ year old men in the NFL.

It's so sad how bad modern QBs are, they have to ask Philip Rivers to get off the couch before they even consider talking to a QB they know will not be able to read a defense.
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3:46p, 1/6/26
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Dammit I missed on my prop bet a couple of years ago that Drew Mestemaker's NIL value would be more than DJ Lagway. I could have Drew Mestemaker money right now if I had pulled the trigger.
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3:53p, 1/6/26
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Quote:
Here are the Top 10 QB's in the Portal and their stated / requested NIL value (take it for what its worth):
[ol]
  • Brendan Sorsby, Cincinnati QB = $3.3M Headed to Texas Tech??
  • Sam Leavitt, Arizona State QB = $3.1M Still reviewing offers (somebody's gonna overpay).
  • Drew Mestemaker, North Texas QB = $2.3M Headed to Oklahoma State.
  • Josh Hoover, TCU QB = $2M Headed to Indiana… somehow.
  • DJ Lagway, Florida QB = $2M Still reviewing offers, which is wild.
  • Dylan Raiola, Nebraska QB = $2M Still reviewing offers (again).
  • Beau Pribula, Missouri QB = $1.8M Still reviewing offers.
  • Cutter Boley, Kentucky QB = $1.8M Headed to Arizona State.
  • Byrum Brown, Univ. of South Florida QB = $1.6M Headed to Auburn.
  • Rocco Becht, Iowa State QB = $1.5M Headed to Penn State..
    • [/ol]
    So yeah, these Top 10 QB's in the Portal are asking for a total of $21.4 Million Dollars for 2026 and people wonder why NIL is getting outta control.

    Not saying some of these guys can't play, but $3M+ for portal QB's who haven't proven much yet?? Feels insane.

    I asked chatgpt to randomize the bolds, add some typos, tweak punctuation and generally make the post argumentative. This makes it look less obvious as the source.
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    rootube
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    In reply to Sims • 3:56p, 1/6/26
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    Sims said:
    Quote:
    Here are the Top 10 QB's in the Portal and their stated / requested NIL value (take it for what its worth):
    [ol]
  • Brendan Sorsby, Cincinnati QB = $3.3M Headed to Texas Tech??
  • Sam Leavitt, Arizona State QB = $3.1M Still reviewing offers (somebody's gonna overpay).
  • Drew Mestemaker, North Texas QB = $2.3M Headed to Oklahoma State.
  • Josh Hoover, TCU QB = $2M Headed to Indiana… somehow.
  • DJ Lagway, Florida QB = $2M Still reviewing offers, which is wild.
  • Dylan Raiola, Nebraska QB = $2M Still reviewing offers (again).
  • Beau Pribula, Missouri QB = $1.8M Still reviewing offers.
  • Cutter Boley, Kentucky QB = $1.8M Headed to Arizona State.
  • Byrum Brown, Univ. of South Florida QB = $1.6M Headed to Auburn.
  • Rocco Becht, Iowa State QB = $1.5M Headed to Penn State..
    • [/ol]
    So yeah, these Top 10 QB's in the Portal are asking for a total of $21.4 Million Dollars for 2026 and people wonder why NIL is getting outta control.

    Not saying some of these guys can't play, but $3M+ for portal QB's who haven't proven much yet?? Feels insane.

    I asked chatgpt to randomize the bolds, add some typos, tweak punctuation and generally make the post argumentative. This makes it look less obvious as the source.


    Bravo. I would have given ChatGPT extra credit if it had replied "I would love to help you but I've lost all interest in college football since it turned into professional football."
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    redjalapeno-87
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    4:14p, 1/6/26
    QB Mestemaker received 3.5 million for 1 year to go to Okie State as per Adapt & Respond RJ Young channel on Jan 4. He said that is only $400k less than the head coach earns.
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    gA_CMAB_FA
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    4:28p, 1/6/26
    These numbers basically tell us how much excess money boosters and businesses have to play with at even from so called 'average' institutions.

    The only real ROI is bragging rights at the country club.
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    greg.w.h
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    In reply to gA_CMAB_FA • 4:43p, 1/6/26
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    gA_CMAB_FA said:
    These numbers basically tell us how much excess money boosters and businesses have to play with at even from so called 'average' institutions.

    The only real ROI is bragging rights at the country club.
    They mainly tell you made up numbers are made up…
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    one safe place
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    5:51p, 1/6/26
    Some of them may be worth those amounts, and all may be worth that to some rich dudes getting off to tossing money into the NIL pot, but many of them will not be worth those kind of numbers when it comes to football.
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    In reply to one safe place • 6:41p, 1/6/26
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    one safe place said:
    Some of them may be worth those amounts, and all may be worth that to some rich dudes getting off to tossing money into the NIL pot, but many of them will not be worth those kind of numbers when it comes to football.



    Look at it this way, all of them together may be less than Jimbo's buyout.
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    ObviousLazyRiverIsObvious
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    In reply to rootube • 1:18p, 1/7/26
    rootube said:
    one safe place said:
    Some of them may be worth those amounts, and all may be worth that to some rich dudes getting off to tossing money into the NIL pot, but many of them will not be worth those kind of numbers when it comes to football.



    Look at it this way, all of them together may be less than Jimbo's buyout.

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    In reply to rootube • 9:52p, 1/7/26
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    rootube said:
    Dammit I missed on my prop bet a couple of years ago that Drew Mestemaker's NIL value would be more than DJ Lagway. I could have Drew Mestemaker money right now if I had pulled the trigger.


    Where did you see him QBing 2 yrs ago?
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    11:50a, 1/8/26
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    DJ Lagway apparently heading to Baylor
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