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Mchale Blade
DE · Freshman · #51 · 6' 4" · 245 lbs · 4★ recruit
From Country Club Hills, IL
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Sideline market estimate
$188.5K
Michigan sideline stock
Mchale Blade
DE · Freshman · #51 · 6' 4" · 245 lbs · 4★ recruit
From Country Club Hills, IL
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Sideline market estimate
$188.5K
Michigan sideline stock
DE · Freshman · #51 · 6' 4" · 245 lbs
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Latest source check Aug 15, 2026
Position
Defensive End
Class
Freshman
Jersey
#51
Height
6' 4"
Weight
245 lbs
Hometown
From Country Club Hills, IL
Sideline market estimate
$188.5K
Best current Sideline estimate based on role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $156.5K
Confidence meter
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Mchale Blade is a 6' 4" 245 lbs Freshman Defensive End for Michigan and is listed by ESPN from Country Club Hills, IL. The Sideline places the player 41st within the current Michigan football roster. The $188.5K headline is The Sideline's best current estimate and $156.5K is the allocation used to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
0.5%
Football pool: $30M
Pool share of school
0.4%
Michigan roster market: $41.6M
Roster dollars tracked
$30M
Michigan Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
No fresh NIL chatter found
Country Club Hills, IL
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Michigan Wolverines
Recruit rating
4-star
Recruiting profile
4-star / No. 438 nationally
Rating: 0.8933
High school: Simeon
From: Chicago, IL
Class: 2026 / DL
Sideline Data Desk
Front-seven value reflects snap importance, pass-rush or run-fit scarcity, recruiting demand, and transfer-market leverage. For Mchale Blade, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $188.5K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $188.5K. The pool-accounting allocation is $156.5K, equal to about 0.5% of the Michigan football market. The player ranks 41st on that roster.
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