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Earnest Rankins
DL · Freshman · #54 · 6' 4" · 274 lbs · 4★ recruit
From Atlanta, GA
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Sideline market estimate
$208K
Florida State sideline stock
Earnest Rankins
DL · Freshman · #54 · 6' 4" · 274 lbs · 4★ recruit
From Atlanta, GA
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Sideline market estimate
$208K
Florida State sideline stock
DL · Freshman · #54 · 6' 4" · 274 lbs
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Latest source check Aug 25, 2026
Position
Defensive Lineman
Class
Freshman
Jersey
#54
Height
6' 4"
Weight
274 lbs
Hometown
From Atlanta, GA
Sideline market estimate
$208K
Best current Sideline estimate based on role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $152.5K
Confidence meter
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Earnest Rankins is a 6' 4" 274 lbs Freshman Defensive Lineman for Florida State and is listed by ESPN from Atlanta, GA. The Sideline places the player 32nd within the current Florida State football roster. The $208K headline is The Sideline's best current estimate and $152.5K is the allocation used to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
0.7%
Football pool: $21.25M
Pool share of school
0.5%
Florida State roster market: $33.85M
Roster dollars tracked
$21.25M
Florida State Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
No fresh NIL chatter found
Atlanta, GA
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Florida State Seminoles
Recruit rating
4-star
Recruiting profile
4-star / No. 174 nationally
Rating: 0.9315
High school: Southwest DeKalb
From: Decatur, GA
Class: 2026 / DL
Sideline Data Desk
Front-seven value reflects snap importance, pass-rush or run-fit scarcity, recruiting demand, and transfer-market leverage. For Earnest Rankins, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $208K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $208K. The pool-accounting allocation is $152.5K, equal to about 0.7% of the Florida State football market. The player ranks 32nd on that roster.
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