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Jershaun Newton
QB · Freshman · #6 · 6' 0" · 215 lbs · 3★ recruit
From St. Petersburg, FL
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Sideline market estimate
$387K
Illinois sideline stock
Jershaun Newton
QB · Freshman · #6 · 6' 0" · 215 lbs · 3★ recruit
From St. Petersburg, FL
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Sideline market estimate
$387K
Illinois sideline stock
QB · Freshman · #6 · 6' 0" · 215 lbs
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Latest source check Aug 21, 2026
Position
Quarterback
Class
Freshman
Jersey
#6
Height
6' 0"
Weight
215 lbs
Hometown
From St. Petersburg, FL
Sideline market estimate
$387K
Best current Sideline estimate based on role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $512K
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Watchlist confidenceWe have enough context to frame the range, but not enough sourced detail to call it tight.
Jershaun Newton is a 6' 0" 215 lbs Freshman Quarterback for Illinois and is listed by ESPN from St. Petersburg, FL. The Sideline places the player 15th within the current Illinois football roster. The $387K headline is The Sideline's best current estimate and $512K is the allocation used to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
3.2%
Football pool: $16.25M
Pool share of school
1.7%
Illinois roster market: $29.8M
Roster dollars tracked
$16.25M
Illinois Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
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St. Petersburg, FL
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Illinois Fighting Illini
Recruit rating
3-star
Recruiting profile
3-star / No. 753 nationally
Rating: 0.8758
High school: Clearwater Central Catholic
From: Clearwater, FL
Class: 2025 / ATH
Sideline Data Desk
Quarterbacks receive the strongest football premium because role scarcity, weekly visibility, and offensive control compound their market value. For Jershaun Newton, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $387K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $387K. The pool-accounting allocation is $512K, equal to about 3.2% of the Illinois football market. The player ranks 15th on that roster.
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