The Sideline NIL ReportCornell Football
Cornell sideline stock
Ryan Downes
QB · Freshman · #18 · 6' 4" · 220 lbs
From Sarasota, FL
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Sideline market estimate
$53K
Cornell sideline stock
Ryan Downes
QB · Freshman · #18 · 6' 4" · 220 lbs
From Sarasota, FL
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Sideline market estimate
$53K
Cornell sideline stock
QB · Freshman · #18 · 6' 4" · 220 lbs
From Sarasota, FL
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Latest source check Aug 15, 2026
Position
Quarterback
Class
Freshman
Jersey
#18
Height
6' 4"
Weight
220 lbs
Hometown
Sideline market estimate
$53K
Best current Sideline estimate based on role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $48.3K
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Ryan Downes is a 6' 4" 220 lbs Freshman Quarterback for Cornell and is listed by ESPN from Sarasota, FL. The Sideline places the player 9th within the current Cornell football roster. The $53K headline is The Sideline's best current estimate and $48.3K is the allocation used to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
3.0%
Football pool: $1.6M
Pool share of school
1.2%
Cornell roster market: $3.95M
Roster dollars tracked
$1.6M
Cornell Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
No fresh NIL chatter found
Sarasota, FL
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Cornell Big Red
Sideline Data Desk
Quarterbacks receive the strongest football premium because role scarcity, weekly visibility, and offensive control compound their market value. For Ryan Downes, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $53K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $53K. The pool-accounting allocation is $48.3K, equal to about 3.0% of the Cornell football market. The player ranks 9th on that roster.
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