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Demetrius John
DL · Sophomore · #54 · 6' 3" · 290 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Columbus, OH
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Sideline market estimate
$88K
Illinois sideline stock
Demetrius John
DL · Sophomore · #54 · 6' 3" · 290 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Columbus, OH
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Sideline market estimate
$88K
Illinois sideline stock
DL · Sophomore · #54 · 6' 3" · 290 lbs
★★★★★3★ RecruitFrom Columbus, OH
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Latest source check Aug 16, 2026
Position
Defensive Lineman
Class
Sophomore
Jersey
#54
Height
6' 3"
Weight
290 lbs
Hometown
Sideline market estimate
$88K
Best current Sideline estimate based on role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $84.5K
Confidence meter
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Demetrius John is a 6' 3" 290 lbs Sophomore Defensive Lineman for Illinois and is listed by ESPN from Columbus, OH. The Sideline places the player 43rd within the current Illinois football roster. The $88K headline is The Sideline's best current estimate and $84.5K is the allocation used to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
0.5%
Football pool: $16.25M
Pool share of school
0.3%
Illinois roster market: $27.3M
Roster dollars tracked
$16.25M
Illinois Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
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Columbus, OH
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Illinois Fighting Illini
Recruit rating
3-star
Recruiting profile
3-star / No. 796 nationally
Rating: 0.8739
High school: Dublin Coffman
From: Dublin, OH
Class: 2024 / DL
Sideline Data Desk
Front-seven value reflects snap importance, pass-rush or run-fit scarcity, recruiting demand, and transfer-market leverage. For Demetrius John, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $88K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $88K. The pool-accounting allocation is $84.5K, equal to about 0.5% of the Illinois football market. The player ranks 43rd on that roster.
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