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Samu Taumanupepe
DL · Senior · #88 · 6' 3" · 375 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Humble, TX
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Sideline market estimate
$64K
Colorado sideline stock
Samu Taumanupepe
DL · Senior · #88 · 6' 3" · 375 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Humble, TX
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Sideline market estimate
$64K
Colorado sideline stock
DL · Senior · #88 · 6' 3" · 375 lbs
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Latest source check Aug 21, 2026
Position
Defensive Lineman
Class
Senior
Jersey
#88
Height
6' 3"
Weight
375 lbs
Hometown
From Humble, TX
Sideline market estimate
$64K
Best current Sideline estimate based on role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $63.5K
Confidence meter
Watchlist confidenceWe have enough context to frame the range, but not enough sourced detail to call it tight.
Samu Taumanupepe is a 6' 3" 375 lbs Senior Defensive Lineman for Colorado and is listed by ESPN from Humble, TX. The Sideline places the player 39th within the current Colorado football roster. The $64K headline is The Sideline's best current estimate and $63.5K is the allocation used to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
0.4%
Football pool: $15.85M
Pool share of school
0.3%
Colorado roster market: $24.75M
Roster dollars tracked
$15.85M
Colorado Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
No fresh NIL chatter found
Humble, TX
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Colorado Buffaloes
Recruit rating
3-star
Recruiting profile
3-star / No. 888 nationally
Rating: 0.8678
High school: Atascocita
From: Humble, TX
Class: 2023 / DL
Transfer history
Baylor to Colorado
2026 portal cycle / Jan 16, 2026 / Immediate
Texas A&M to Baylor
2025 portal cycle / Dec 13, 2024 / Immediate
Sideline Data Desk
Front-seven value reflects snap importance, pass-rush or run-fit scarcity, recruiting demand, and transfer-market leverage. For Samu Taumanupepe, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $64K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $64K. The pool-accounting allocation is $63.5K, equal to about 0.4% of the Colorado football market. The player ranks 39th on that roster.
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