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Illinois sideline stock
Carson Boyd
QB · Freshman · #2 · 6' 0" · 190 lbs · 3★ recruit
From St. Louis, MO
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Sideline market estimate
$391K
Illinois sideline stock
Carson Boyd
QB · Freshman · #2 · 6' 0" · 190 lbs · 3★ recruit
From St. Louis, MO
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Sideline market estimate
$391K
Illinois sideline stock
QB · Freshman · #2 · 6' 0" · 190 lbs
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Latest source check Aug 21, 2026
Position
Quarterback
Class
Freshman
Jersey
#2
Height
6' 0"
Weight
190 lbs
Hometown
From St. Louis, MO
Sideline market estimate
$391K
Best current Sideline estimate based on role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $548.0K
Confidence meter
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Carson Boyd is a 6' 0" 190 lbs Freshman Quarterback for Illinois and is listed by ESPN from St. Louis, MO. The Sideline places the player 14th within the current Illinois football roster. The $391K headline is The Sideline's best current estimate and $548.0K is the allocation used to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
3.4%
Football pool: $16.25M
Pool share of school
1.8%
Illinois roster market: $29.8M
Roster dollars tracked
$16.25M
Illinois Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
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St. Louis, MO
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Illinois Fighting Illini
Recruit rating
3-star
Recruiting profile
3-star / No. 823 nationally
Rating: 0.8736
High school: Cardinal Ritter College Prep
From: St. Louis, MO
Class: 2025 / QB
Sideline Data Desk
Quarterbacks receive the strongest football premium because role scarcity, weekly visibility, and offensive control compound their market value. For Carson Boyd, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $391K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $391K. The pool-accounting allocation is $548.0K, equal to about 3.4% of the Illinois football market. The player ranks 14th on that roster.
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