The Sideline NIL ReportEastern Kentucky Football
Eastern Kentucky sideline stock
AJ Johnson
WR · Freshman · #84 · 6' 5" · 194 lbs
From Gary, IN
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Sideline market estimate
$21.8K
Eastern Kentucky sideline stock
AJ Johnson
WR · Freshman · #84 · 6' 5" · 194 lbs
From Gary, IN
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Sideline market estimate
$21.8K
Eastern Kentucky sideline stock
WR · Freshman · #84 · 6' 5" · 194 lbs
★★★★★3★ RecruitFrom Gary, IN
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Latest source check Aug 15, 2026
Position
Wide Receiver
Class
Freshman
Jersey
#84
Height
6' 5"
Weight
194 lbs
Hometown
Sideline market estimate
$21.8K
Best current Sideline estimate based on role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $18.5K
Confidence meter
Watchlist confidenceWe have enough context to frame the range, but not enough sourced detail to call it tight.
AJ Johnson is a 6' 5" 194 lbs Freshman Wide Receiver for Eastern Kentucky and is listed by ESPN from Gary, IN. The Sideline places the player 19th within the current Eastern Kentucky football roster. The $21.8K headline is The Sideline's best current estimate and $18.5K is the allocation used to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
1.1%
Football pool: $1.75M
Pool share of school
0.5%
Eastern Kentucky roster market: $3.8M
Roster dollars tracked
$1.75M
Eastern Kentucky Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
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Gary, IN
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Eastern Kentucky Colonels
Recruit rating
3-star
Recruiting profile
3-star / No. 1157 nationally
Rating: 0.8639
High school: Cathedral
From: Indianapolis, IN
Class: 2025 / WR
Transfer history
UAB to Undecided
2026 portal cycle / Jan 9, 2026 / Withdrawn
East Tennessee State to UAB
2025 portal cycle / Jan 9, 2025 / Immediate
Sideline Data Desk
The model rewards proven offensive skill players for touch volume, highlight potential, and consumer-facing visibility. For AJ Johnson, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $21.8K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $21.8K. The pool-accounting allocation is $18.5K, equal to about 1.1% of the Eastern Kentucky football market. The player ranks 19th on that roster.
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