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Max Baloun
DT · Senior · #97 · 6' 6" · 293 lbs
From Redfield, SD
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Sideline market estimate
$40K
Iowa State sideline stock
Max Baloun
DT · Senior · #97 · 6' 6" · 293 lbs
From Redfield, SD
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Sideline market estimate
$40K
Iowa State sideline stock
DT · Senior · #97 · 6' 6" · 293 lbs
From Redfield, SD
Live player file
Latest source check Aug 21, 2026
Position
Defensive Tackle
Class
Senior
Jersey
#97
Height
6' 6"
Weight
293 lbs
Hometown
Sideline market estimate
$40K
Best current Sideline estimate based on role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $36K
Confidence meter
Watchlist confidenceWe have enough context to frame the range, but not enough sourced detail to call it tight.
Max Baloun is a 6' 6" 293 lbs Senior Defensive Tackle for Iowa State and is listed by ESPN from Redfield, SD. The Sideline places the player 70th within the current Iowa State football roster. The $40K headline is The Sideline's best current estimate and $36K is the allocation used to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
0.2%
Football pool: $17.95M
Pool share of school
0.1%
Iowa State roster market: $32.35M
Roster dollars tracked
$17.95M
Iowa State Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
No fresh NIL chatter found
Redfield, SD
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Iowa State Cyclones
Transfer history
Washington State to Iowa State
2026 portal cycle / Jan 5, 2026 / Immediate
South Dakota State to Washington State
2025 portal cycle / Jan 5, 2025 / Immediate
Sideline Data Desk
Front-seven value reflects snap importance, pass-rush or run-fit scarcity, recruiting demand, and transfer-market leverage. For Max Baloun, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $40K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $40K. The pool-accounting allocation is $36K, equal to about 0.2% of the Iowa State football market. The player ranks 70th on that roster.
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