Last updated: November 3, 2026. All valuations are On3 estimates from its college football list, not confirmed deal amounts.
Our offensive line NIL rankings start with a simple question: how much is protecting the quarterback worth? According to On3’s college football NIL valuations, nine college tackles now carry an estimated value of $1 million or more, and the top name is valued close to some of the sport’s best-known quarterbacks.
Quick summary
- LSU tackle Jordan Seaton leads at an estimated $4 million.
- Five tackles rank inside On3’s NIL 100, which covers football and men’s basketball.
- Four of the nine most recently played at another school.
- No guard or center appears among the first 100 names on On3’s college football list.
Offensive line NIL rankings: top 9 tackles
Figures were checked on On3 on November 3, 2026. Ties are ordered by NIL 100 position where On3 gives one.
| # | Player, school | Est. value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Seaton, LSU | $4M |
| 2 | Jackson Cantwell, Miami | $2.5M |
| 3 | Lance Heard, Kentucky | $2M |
| 4 | Howard Sampson, Texas Tech | $2M |
| 5 | David Sanders Jr., Tennessee | $1.7M |
| 6 | Trevor Goosby, Texas | $1.5M |
| 7 | George Fitzpatrick, Kansas State | $1.2M |
| 8 | Guerby Lambert, Notre Dame | $1M |
| 9 | Immanuel Iheanacho, Oregon | $1M |
One more tackle at $1 million appears on the same list without a current school, so we left him out. On3 describes its valuation as a projection of market value for up to 12 months ahead. It does not track signed deals, so treat every figure here as an estimate.
Why Jordan Seaton stands alone at the top
Seaton’s $4 million estimate is $1.5 million above the next tackle. On3 places him No. 14 on its NIL 100, a list dominated by quarterbacks and basketball players. He moved from Colorado to the SEC at LSU, where he now plays alongside quarterback Sam Leavitt, valued at $4.5 million. That makes LSU’s quarterback and top tackle one of the most highly valued pairings in the country on paper.
His follower count helps too. On3 lists Seaton near 80,000 followers across its tracked platforms, far more than most linemen on this list. Goosby, for example, shows about 2,300 and is still valued at $1.5 million, which suggests a lineman’s value leans heavily on the position and the program rather than on a big social audience.
Where the money sits by position
We counted the first 100 names on On3’s college football list to see how tackles compare with everyone else. Here is the split.
- Quarterbacks: 47
- Edge rushers: 13
- Wide receivers: 11
- Offensive tackles: 10
- Running backs: 7
- Everyone else: 12 (defensive linemen, cornerbacks, linebackers, safeties and one tight end)
The pattern makes sense. A quarterback touches the ball on every snap, and the player who stops an edge rusher protects that investment. Tackles and edge rushers land close together in this count because they are two sides of the same matchup. The top edge rusher on the list, Colin Simmons, is at $2.5 million, the same number as Cantwell.
That gap is the clearest takeaway from these offensive line NIL rankings. Interior linemen tell the other side of the story. No guard or center shows up in that first 100, even though they play next to the same quarterbacks. Fans looking for the next market shift should watch whether that changes.
Quarterback and tackle pairings to watch
Three programs have both a top quarterback and a top tackle on On3’s list.
- Miami: Darian Mensah leads the whole list at $6.5 million, and Cantwell adds $2.5 million in the ACC.
- LSU: Leavitt at $4.5 million and Seaton at $4 million.
- Oregon: Dante Moore at $5 million and Iheanacho at $1 million, the largest listed player here at 6-foot-7 and 380 pounds.
Transfers shape the list
On3 shows four of these nine tackles arriving from another program: Seaton from Colorado, Sampson from North Carolina to Texas Tech in the Big 12, Heard from Tennessee to Kentucky, and Fitzpatrick from Ohio State to Kansas State. The others have stayed put or are in their first college seasons, including Sanders at Tennessee, Goosby at Texas and Iheanacho at Oregon.
Team budgets matter here as well. The revenue-sharing cap for Division I schools that opt in is $21.58 million for 2026-27, which is covered in our look at revenue sharing’s first year by the numbers. Programs have to decide how much of that goes to the line rather than to skill players, and an On3 estimate is only one data point in that conversation.
For more position-level comparisons, see our Big 12 quarterback NIL rankings and, for a very different market, our college softball NIL stars list. You can also compare school programs on the RallyFuel NIL Score leaderboard.
FAQ
Who has the highest NIL valuation among offensive linemen?
Jordan Seaton of LSU, at an estimated $4 million on On3 as of November 3, 2026.
Are these NIL valuations real deal amounts?
No. On3’s figures are estimates of market value, not reported contracts. Actual deals are usually private. Our NIL glossary explains the common terms.
Why are there no guards or centers in these offensive line NIL rankings?
None appear among the first 100 names on On3’s college football list. On3 may value some interior linemen further down, but this list covers tackles at $1 million or more.
How often do these valuations change?
On3 updates its list regularly, and values can move with performance, transfers and social following. Check the source for the current number.
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