The Sideline NIL ReportMichigan State Football
Michigan State sideline stock
Kenny Soares Jr.
EDGE · Senior · #23 · 6' 2" · 234 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Trumbull, CT
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Sideline market estimate
$1.16M
Michigan State sideline stock
Kenny Soares Jr.
EDGE · Senior · #23 · 6' 2" · 234 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Trumbull, CT
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Sideline market estimate
$1.16M
Michigan State sideline stock
EDGE · Senior · #23 · 6' 2" · 234 lbs
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Latest source check Aug 20, 2026
Position
EDGE
Class
Senior
Jersey
#23
Height
6' 2"
Weight
234 lbs
Hometown
From Trumbull, CT
Sideline market estimate
$1.16M
Best current Sideline estimate based on role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Confidence meter
Watchlist confidenceWe have enough context to frame the range, but not enough sourced detail to call it tight.
Kenny Soares Jr. is a 6' 2" 234 lbs Senior EDGE for Michigan State and is listed by ESPN from Trumbull, CT. The Sideline places the player 4th within the current Michigan State football roster and No. 222 nationally across the tracked NIL market. The $1.16M headline is The Sideline's best current estimate and $1.16M is the allocation used to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
6.9%
Football pool: $16.85M
Pool share of school
4.2%
Michigan State roster market: $27.55M
Roster dollars tracked
$16.85M
Michigan State Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
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Trumbull, CT
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Michigan State Spartans
Recruit rating
3-star
Transfer history
NC State to Michigan State
2026 portal cycle / Jan 13, 2026 / Immediate
Northwestern to NC State
2025 portal cycle / Apr 7, 2025 / Immediate
Sideline Data Desk
Front-seven value reflects snap importance, pass-rush or run-fit scarcity, recruiting demand, and transfer-market leverage. For Kenny Soares Jr., the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $1.16M headline case.
The visible base estimate is $1.16M. The pool-accounting allocation is $1.16M, equal to about 6.9% of the Michigan State football market. The player ranks 4th on that roster and No. 222 in The Sideline's national player index.
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