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Elijah Melendez
LB · Sophomore · #9 · 6' 0" · 240 lbs · 4★ recruit
From Kissimmee, FL
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Sideline market estimate
$377K
Auburn sideline stock
Elijah Melendez
LB · Sophomore · #9 · 6' 0" · 240 lbs · 4★ recruit
From Kissimmee, FL
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Sideline market estimate
$377K
Auburn sideline stock
LB · Sophomore · #9 · 6' 0" · 240 lbs
★★★★★4★ RecruitFrom Kissimmee, FL
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Latest source check Aug 15, 2026
Position
Linebacker
Class
Sophomore
Jersey
#9
Height
6' 0"
Weight
240 lbs
Hometown
Sideline market estimate
$377K
Best current Sideline estimate based on role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $312K
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Elijah Melendez is a 6' 0" 240 lbs Sophomore Linebacker for Auburn and is listed by ESPN from Kissimmee, FL. The Sideline places the player 24th within the current Auburn football roster. The $377K headline is The Sideline's best current estimate and $312K is the allocation used to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
1.2%
Football pool: $26.6M
Pool share of school
0.8%
Auburn roster market: $39.2M
Roster dollars tracked
$26.6M
Auburn Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
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Kissimmee, FL
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Auburn Tigers
Recruit rating
4-star
Recruiting profile
4-star / No. 176 nationally
Rating: 0.9296
High school: Osceola
From: Kissimmee, FL
Class: 2025 / LB
Sideline Data Desk
Front-seven value reflects snap importance, pass-rush or run-fit scarcity, recruiting demand, and transfer-market leverage. For Elijah Melendez, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $377K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $377K. The pool-accounting allocation is $312K, equal to about 1.2% of the Auburn football market. The player ranks 24th on that roster.
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