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Carmello Brooks
DL · Freshman · #94 · 6' 3" · 275 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Katy, TX
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Sideline market estimate
$161K
Houston sideline stock
Carmello Brooks
DL · Freshman · #94 · 6' 3" · 275 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Katy, TX
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Sideline market estimate
$161K
Houston sideline stock
DL · Freshman · #94 · 6' 3" · 275 lbs
★★★★★3★ RecruitFrom Katy, TX
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Latest source check Aug 15, 2026
Position
Defensive Lineman
Class
Freshman
Jersey
#94
Height
6' 3"
Weight
275 lbs
Hometown
Sideline market estimate
$161K
Best current Sideline estimate based on role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $122.5K
Confidence meter
Watchlist confidenceWe have enough context to frame the range, but not enough sourced detail to call it tight.
Carmello Brooks is a 6' 3" 275 lbs Freshman Defensive Lineman for Houston and is listed by ESPN from Katy, TX. The Sideline places the player 45th within the current Houston football roster. The $161K headline is The Sideline's best current estimate and $122.5K is the allocation used to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
0.5%
Football pool: $26M
Pool share of school
0.3%
Houston roster market: $35.35M
Roster dollars tracked
$26M
Houston Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
No fresh NIL chatter found
Katy, TX
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Houston Cougars
Recruit rating
3-star
Sideline Data Desk
Front-seven value reflects snap importance, pass-rush or run-fit scarcity, recruiting demand, and transfer-market leverage. For Carmello Brooks, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $161K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $161K. The pool-accounting allocation is $122.5K, equal to about 0.5% of the Houston football market. The player ranks 45th on that roster.
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