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Carson Nielsen
OL · Freshman · #79 · 6' 7" · 311 lbs · 4★ recruit
From Waterloo, IA
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Sideline market estimate
$114.5K
Iowa sideline stock
Carson Nielsen
OL · Freshman · #79 · 6' 7" · 311 lbs · 4★ recruit
From Waterloo, IA
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Sideline market estimate
$114.5K
Iowa sideline stock
OL · Freshman · #79 · 6' 7" · 311 lbs
★★★★★4★ RecruitFrom Waterloo, IA
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Latest source check Aug 15, 2026
Position
Offensive Lineman
Class
Freshman
Jersey
#79
Height
6' 7"
Weight
311 lbs
Hometown
Sideline market estimate
$114.5K
Best current Sideline estimate based on role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $97K
Confidence meter
Watchlist confidenceWe have enough context to frame the range, but not enough sourced detail to call it tight.
Carson Nielsen is a 6' 7" 311 lbs Freshman Offensive Lineman for Iowa and is listed by ESPN from Waterloo, IA. The Sideline places the player 38th within the current Iowa football roster. The $114.5K headline is The Sideline's best current estimate and $97K is the allocation used to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
0.5%
Football pool: $17.85M
Pool share of school
0.4%
Iowa roster market: $27.55M
Roster dollars tracked
$17.85M
Iowa Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
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Waterloo, IA
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Iowa Hawkeyes
Recruit rating
4-star
Recruiting profile
4-star / No. 288 nationally
Rating: 0.9076
High school: Waterloo West
From: Waterloo, IA
Class: 2026 / OT
Sideline Data Desk
Offensive-line value is driven by starting scarcity, retention importance, recruiting pedigree, and the premium attached to protecting high-value offenses. For Carson Nielsen, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $114.5K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $114.5K. The pool-accounting allocation is $97K, equal to about 0.5% of the Iowa football market. The player ranks 38th on that roster.
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