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Darrell Prater
DL · Senior · #96 · 6' 3" · 305 lbs
From Fort Payne, AL
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Sideline market estimate
$690K
Illinois sideline stock
Darrell Prater
DL · Senior · #96 · 6' 3" · 305 lbs
From Fort Payne, AL
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Sideline market estimate
$690K
Illinois sideline stock
DL · Senior · #96 · 6' 3" · 305 lbs
From Fort Payne, AL
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Latest source check Aug 21, 2026
Position
Defensive Lineman
Class
Senior
Jersey
#96
Height
6' 3"
Weight
305 lbs
Hometown
Sideline market estimate
$690K
Best current Sideline estimate based on role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
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Darrell Prater is a 6' 3" 305 lbs Senior Defensive Lineman for Illinois and is listed by ESPN from Fort Payne, AL. The Sideline places the player 5th within the current Illinois football roster. The $690K headline is The Sideline's best current estimate and $690K is the allocation used to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
4.2%
Football pool: $16.25M
Pool share of school
2.3%
Illinois roster market: $29.8M
Roster dollars tracked
$16.25M
Illinois Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
No fresh NIL chatter found
Fort Payne, AL
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Illinois Fighting Illini
Transfer history
Jacksonville State to Illinois
2026 portal cycle / Jan 21, 2026 / Immediate
Sideline Data Desk
Front-seven value reflects snap importance, pass-rush or run-fit scarcity, recruiting demand, and transfer-market leverage. For Darrell Prater, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $690K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $690K. The pool-accounting allocation is $690K, equal to about 4.2% of the Illinois football market. The player ranks 5th on that roster.
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