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Kobe Smith
DE · Sophomore · #18 · 6' 3" · 225 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Chattanooga, TN
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Sideline market estimate
$116K
Duke sideline stock
Kobe Smith
DE · Sophomore · #18 · 6' 3" · 225 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Chattanooga, TN
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Sideline market estimate
$116K
Duke sideline stock
DE · Sophomore · #18 · 6' 3" · 225 lbs
★★★★★3★ RecruitFrom Chattanooga, TN
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Latest source check Aug 15, 2026
Position
Defensive End
Class
Sophomore
Jersey
#18
Height
6' 3"
Weight
225 lbs
Hometown
Sideline market estimate
$116K
Best current Sideline estimate based on role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $95K
Confidence meter
Watchlist confidenceWe have enough context to frame the range, but not enough sourced detail to call it tight.
Kobe Smith is a 6' 3" 225 lbs Sophomore Defensive End for Duke and is listed by ESPN from Chattanooga, TN. The Sideline places the player 32nd within the current Duke football roster. The $116K headline is The Sideline's best current estimate and $95K is the allocation used to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
0.6%
Football pool: $15.85M
Pool share of school
0.3%
Duke roster market: $27.65M
Roster dollars tracked
$15.85M
Duke Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
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Chattanooga, TN
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Duke Blue Devils
Recruit rating
3-star
Recruiting profile
3-star / No. 796 nationally
Rating: 0.8739
High school: Red Bank
From: Chattanooga, TN
Class: 2024 / EDGE
Sideline Data Desk
Front-seven value reflects snap importance, pass-rush or run-fit scarcity, recruiting demand, and transfer-market leverage. For Kobe Smith, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $116K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $116K. The pool-accounting allocation is $95K, equal to about 0.6% of the Duke football market. The player ranks 32nd on that roster.
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