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Donovan Lanier
DB · Freshman · #11 · 6' 0" · 176 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Winter Garden, FL
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Sideline market estimate
$30.8K
Ball State sideline stock
Donovan Lanier
DB · Freshman · #11 · 6' 0" · 176 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Winter Garden, FL
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Sideline market estimate
$30.8K
Ball State sideline stock
DB · Freshman · #11 · 6' 0" · 176 lbs
★★★★★3★ RecruitFrom Winter Garden, FL
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Latest source check Aug 15, 2026
Position
Defensive Back
Class
Freshman
Jersey
#11
Height
6' 0"
Weight
176 lbs
Hometown
Sideline market estimate
$30.8K
Best current Sideline estimate based on role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $26.5K
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Donovan Lanier is a 6' 0" 176 lbs Freshman Defensive Back for Ball State and is listed by ESPN from Winter Garden, FL. The Sideline places the player 30th within the current Ball State football roster. The $30.8K headline is The Sideline's best current estimate and $26.5K is the allocation used to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
0.6%
Football pool: $4.2M
Pool share of school
0.4%
Ball State roster market: $7.5M
Roster dollars tracked
$4.2M
Ball State Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
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Winter Garden, FL
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Ball State Cardinals
Recruit rating
3-star
Recruiting profile
3-star / No. 2373 nationally
Rating: 0.8222
High school: West Orange
From: Winter Garden, FL
Class: 2025 / CB
Sideline Data Desk
Defensive-back value reflects coverage scarcity, starting role, recruiting demand, and exposure in high-leverage matchups. For Donovan Lanier, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $30.8K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $30.8K. The pool-accounting allocation is $26.5K, equal to about 0.6% of the Ball State football market. The player ranks 30th on that roster.
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