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Tanner Heckel
DB · Junior · #16 · 5' 11" · 195 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Lyndon, KS
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Sideline market estimate
$161K
Illinois sideline stock
Tanner Heckel
DB · Junior · #16 · 5' 11" · 195 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Lyndon, KS
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Sideline market estimate
$161K
Illinois sideline stock
DB · Junior · #16 · 5' 11" · 195 lbs
★★★★★3★ RecruitFrom Lyndon, KS
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Latest source check Aug 15, 2026
Position
Defensive Back
Class
Junior
Jersey
#16
Height
5' 11"
Weight
195 lbs
Hometown
Sideline market estimate
$161K
Best current Sideline estimate based on role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $155K
Confidence meter
Watchlist confidenceWe have enough context to frame the range, but not enough sourced detail to call it tight.
Tanner Heckel is a 5' 11" 195 lbs Junior Defensive Back for Illinois and is listed by ESPN from Lyndon, KS. The Sideline places the player 27th within the current Illinois football roster. The $161K headline is The Sideline's best current estimate and $155K is the allocation used to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
1.0%
Football pool: $16.25M
Pool share of school
0.6%
Illinois roster market: $27.3M
Roster dollars tracked
$16.25M
Illinois Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
No fresh NIL chatter found
Lyndon, KS
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Illinois Fighting Illini
Recruit rating
3-star
Recruiting profile
3-star / No. 1550 nationally
Rating: 0.8506
High school: Lyndon
From: Lyndon, KS
Class: 2024 / S
Sideline Data Desk
Defensive-back value reflects coverage scarcity, starting role, recruiting demand, and exposure in high-leverage matchups. For Tanner Heckel, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $161K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $161K. The pool-accounting allocation is $155K, equal to about 1.0% of the Illinois football market. The player ranks 27th on that roster.
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