Indiana
Big Ten · 2026 season. What the roster costs, what every player is worth by our Model Price, and who came and went in the portal. Estimates with the inputs public; reported deals labeled and sourced.
Est. roster spend
$20.6M - $27.6M
#27 of 68 in our spend model
Portal net stars
+16
17 in, 16 out
Top Model Price
$2.5M
Josh Hoover
Roster strength (fantasy model)
#46 in P4
Skill-position value over replacement, summed
Spend is a band on purpose: collective money is not public, so anyone quoting an exact payroll is guessing. Roster strength covers skill positions only, from the same college fantasy model behind our 2026 rankings.
Roster with Model Prices
Every Indiana player in our valuation set, priced by the model. Where a real deal has been credibly reported, that number shows instead with a source link and the word reported right on the badge.
| # | Player | Pos | Role | Price | Model Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Hoover | QB | starter | $2.5M | $2.5M |
| 2 | Charlie Becker | WR | starter | $1.7M | $1.7M |
| 3 | Nick Marsh | WR | starter | $1.4M | $1.4M |
| 4 | Gabriel Hill | DL | starter | $758K | $758K |
| 5 | Kevontay Hugan | EDGE | starter | $758K | $758K |
| 6 | Ronelle Johnson | EDGE | starter | $758K | $758K |
| 7 | Cameron McHaney | DL | starter | $758K | $758K |
| 8 | Joe Brunner | IOL | starter | $662K | $662K |
| 9 | Isaiah Jones | LB | starter | $645K | $645K |
| 10 | Jiquan Sanks | S | starter | $612K | $612K |
| 11 | Shazz Preston | WR | starter | $609K | $609K |
| 12 | Kasmir Hicks | CB | starter | $577K | $577K |
| 13 | Turbo Richard | RB | starter | $491K | $491K |
| 14 | Benjamin Novak | IOL | starter | $466K | $466K |
| 15 | Kenton Mondeau | OT | starter | $466K | $466K |
| 16 | C.J. Scifres | IOL | starter | $466K | $466K |
| 17 | Joe Hjelle | DL | rotation | $438K | $438K |
| 18 | A.J. Harris | CB | starter | $432K | $432K |
| 19 | Ja'Dyn Williams | LB | starter | $414K | $414K |
| 20 | Carson Williams | CB | starter | $406K | $406K |
| 21 | D'Montae Tims | S | starter | $406K | $406K |
| 22 | Joshua Burnham | EDGE | rotation | $377K | $377K |
| 23 | Khobie Martin | RB | rotation | $367K | $367K |
| 24 | Rolijah Hardy | LB | depth | $351K | $351K |
| 25 | Adedamola Ajani | OL | starter | $283K | $283K |
| 26 | Carter Smith | OL | depth | $260K | $260K |
| 27 | Grant Wilson | QB | rotation | $258K | $258K |
| 28 | LeBron Bond | WR | rotation | $234K | $234K |
| 29 | Chiddi Obiazor | EDGE | rotation | $229K | $229K |
| 30 | Devan Boykin | DB | depth | $214K | $214K |
| 31 | Tobi Osunsanmi | EDGE | rotation | $212K | $212K |
| 32 | Amare Ferrell | DB | rotation | $206K | $206K |
| 33 | James Bomba | TE | starter | $205K | $205K |
| 34 | Louis Moore | DB | depth | $194K | $194K |
| 35 | Amari Kamara | LB | starter | $177K | $177K |
| 36 | Kortez Rupert | WR | rotation | $174K | $174K |
| 37 | Jamari Sharpe | DB | depth | $168K | $168K |
| 38 | Drew Evans | OL | depth | $135K | $135K |
| 39 | Tyler Morris | WR | rotation | $115K | $115K |
| 40 | Blake Thiry | TE | depth | $113K | $113K |
Portal ledger
2026 transfer portal traffic for Indiana: 17 in, 16 out, net star flow +16. Source: CollegeFootballData.
| Player | Pos | Stars | Direction | From / To | Window |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Marsh | WR | 4 | IN | Michigan State | winter |
| Tobi Osunsanmi | EDGE | 4 | IN | Kansas State | winter |
| Josh Hoover | QB | 4 | IN | TCU | winter |
| A.J. Harris | CB | 4 | IN | Penn State | winter |
| Joe Brunner | IOL | 4 | IN | Wisconsin | winter |
| Preston Zachman | S | 3 | IN | Wisconsin | winter |
| Jiquan Sanks | S | 3 | IN | Cincinnati | winter |
| Turbo Richard | RB | 3 | IN | Boston College | winter |
| Joshua Burnham | EDGE | 3 | IN | Notre Dame | winter |
| Chiddi Obiazor | EDGE | 3 | IN | Kansas State | winter |
| Brock Schott | TE | 3 | IN | Miami | winter |
| Joe Hjelle | DL | 3 | IN | Tulsa | winter |
| Carson Williams | CB | 3 | IN | Montana State | winter |
| Shazz Preston | WR | 3 | IN | Tulane | winter |
| Paddy McAteer | K | 3 | IN | Troy | winter |
| Billy Gowers | P | - | IN | Hawai'i | winter |
| Drew Clausen | LS | - | IN | Iowa State | winter |
| Andrew DePaepe | EDGE | 4 | OUT | Massachusetts | winter |
| Hosea Wheeler | DL | 4 | OUT | Baylor | winter |
| Mitch Verstegen | IOL | 3 | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Makai Jackson | WR | 3 | OUT | Liberty | winter |
| William DePaepe | EDGE | 3 | OUT | Massachusetts | winter |
| Jah Jah Boyd | S | 3 | OUT | Colorado | winter |
| Alberto Mendoza | QB | 3 | OUT | Georgia Tech | winter |
| Ace Ciongoli | WR | 3 | OUT | Florida | winter |
| Evan Lawrence | OT | 3 | OUT | San Diego State | winter |
| J'mari Monette | DL | 3 | OUT | Memphis | winter |
| Dontrae Henderson | CB | 2 | OUT | Arkansas State | winter |
| Finn Walters | EDGE | - | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Jackson Wasserstrom | WR | - | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Aden Cannon | EDGE | - | OUT | Illinois State | winter |
| Bruno Massel IV | WR | - | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Amariyun Knighten | CB | - | OUT | Miami (OH) | spring |
The money behind the program
Rev-share layer (est.)
$15.3M
School money shared with athletes under the House settlement cap, football's estimated slice
Third-party NIL layer (mid)
$8.8M
Collective and endorsement money on top, midpoint of our estimate
Athletics revenue
$182.1M
Total athletics revenue from the school's federal EADA filing, public record
How the numbers are built: revenue-share layer plus third-party NIL layer, calibrated against published benchmarks and our ledger of reported deals. Full methodology on the roster spend page and the NIL rankings page. What goes in is public; the exact weights are ours.