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Davon Grant
WR · Freshman · #8 · 6' 4" · 220 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Dekalb, IL
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Sideline market estimate
$149K
Illinois sideline stock
Davon Grant
WR · Freshman · #8 · 6' 4" · 220 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Dekalb, IL
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Sideline market estimate
$149K
Illinois sideline stock
WR · Freshman · #8 · 6' 4" · 220 lbs
★★★★★3★ RecruitFrom Dekalb, IL
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Latest source check Aug 16, 2026
Position
Wide Receiver
Class
Freshman
Jersey
#8
Height
6' 4"
Weight
220 lbs
Hometown
Sideline market estimate
$149K
Best current Sideline estimate based on role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $143.5K
Confidence meter
Watchlist confidenceWe have enough context to frame the range, but not enough sourced detail to call it tight.
Davon Grant is a 6' 4" 220 lbs Freshman Wide Receiver for Illinois and is listed by ESPN from Dekalb, IL. The Sideline places the player 29th within the current Illinois football roster. The $149K headline is The Sideline's best current estimate and $143.5K is the allocation used to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
0.9%
Football pool: $16.25M
Pool share of school
0.5%
Illinois roster market: $27.3M
Roster dollars tracked
$16.25M
Illinois Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
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Dekalb, IL
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Illinois Fighting Illini
Recruit rating
3-star
Recruiting profile
3-star / No. 665 nationally
Rating: 0.8822
High school: DeKalb
From: DeKalb, IL
Class: 2026 / WR
Sideline Data Desk
The model rewards proven offensive skill players for touch volume, highlight potential, and consumer-facing visibility. For Davon Grant, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $149K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $149K. The pool-accounting allocation is $143.5K, equal to about 0.9% of the Illinois football market. The player ranks 29th on that roster.
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