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Khalil Laufau
DL · Senior · #18 · 6' 3" · 290 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Salt Lake City, UT
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Sideline market estimate
$950.4K
Houston sideline stock
Khalil Laufau
DL · Senior · #18 · 6' 3" · 290 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Salt Lake City, UT
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Sideline market estimate
$950.4K
Houston sideline stock
DL · Senior · #18 · 6' 3" · 290 lbs
★★★★★3★ RecruitFrom Salt Lake City, UT
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Latest source check Aug 15, 2026
Position
Defensive Lineman
Class
Senior
Jersey
#18
Height
6' 3"
Weight
290 lbs
Hometown
Sideline market estimate
$950.4K
Best current Sideline estimate based on role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
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Khalil Laufau is a 6' 3" 290 lbs Senior Defensive Lineman for Houston and is listed by ESPN from Salt Lake City, UT. The Sideline places the player 5th within the current Houston football roster and No. 428 nationally across the tracked NIL market. The $950.4K headline is The Sideline's best current estimate and $950.4K is the allocation used to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
3.7%
Football pool: $26M
Pool share of school
2.7%
Houston roster market: $35.35M
Roster dollars tracked
$26M
Houston Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
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Salt Lake City, UT
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Houston Cougars
Recruit rating
3-star
Recruiting profile
3-star / No. 1745 nationally
Rating: 0.8367
High school: Herriman
From: Herriman, UT
Class: 2023 / DL
Transfer history
Washington State to Houston
2025 portal cycle / Dec 24, 2024 / Immediate
Sideline Data Desk
Front-seven value reflects snap importance, pass-rush or run-fit scarcity, recruiting demand, and transfer-market leverage. For Khalil Laufau, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $950.4K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $950.4K. The pool-accounting allocation is $950.4K, equal to about 3.7% of the Houston football market. The player ranks 5th on that roster and No. 428 in The Sideline's national player index.
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