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Michigan sideline stock
Evan Link
OL · Senior · #71 · 6' 6" · 324 lbs · 4★ recruit
From Burke, VA
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Sideline market estimate
$336K
Michigan sideline stock
Evan Link
OL · Senior · #71 · 6' 6" · 324 lbs · 4★ recruit
From Burke, VA
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Sideline market estimate
$336K
Michigan sideline stock
OL · Senior · #71 · 6' 6" · 324 lbs
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Latest source check Aug 15, 2026
Position
Offensive Lineman
Class
Senior
Jersey
#71
Height
6' 6"
Weight
324 lbs
Hometown
From Burke, VA
Sideline market estimate
$336K
Best current Sideline estimate based on role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $280K
Confidence meter
Watchlist confidenceWe have enough context to frame the range, but not enough sourced detail to call it tight.
Evan Link is a 6' 6" 324 lbs Senior Offensive Lineman for Michigan and is listed by ESPN from Burke, VA. The Sideline places the player 31st within the current Michigan football roster. The $336K headline is The Sideline's best current estimate and $280K is the allocation used to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
0.9%
Football pool: $30M
Pool share of school
0.7%
Michigan roster market: $41.6M
Roster dollars tracked
$30M
Michigan Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
No fresh NIL chatter found
Burke, VA
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Michigan Wolverines
Recruit rating
4-star
Recruiting profile
4-star / No. 273 nationally
Rating: 0.9097
High school: Gonzaga
From: Washington, DC
Class: 2023 / 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 Evan Link, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $336K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $336K. The pool-accounting allocation is $280K, equal to about 0.9% of the Michigan football market. The player ranks 31st on that roster.
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