The Sideline NIL ReportMiddle Tennessee Football
Middle Tennessee sideline stock
James Johnson
S · Sophomore · #11 · 5' 10" · 200 lbs · 4★ recruit
From Douglasville, GA
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Sideline market estimate
$133.5K
Middle Tennessee sideline stock
James Johnson
S · Sophomore · #11 · 5' 10" · 200 lbs · 4★ recruit
From Douglasville, GA
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Sideline market estimate
$133.5K
Middle Tennessee sideline stock
S · Sophomore · #11 · 5' 10" · 200 lbs
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Latest source check Aug 21, 2026
Position
Safety
Class
Sophomore
Jersey
#11
Height
5' 10"
Weight
200 lbs
Hometown
From Douglasville, GA
Sideline market estimate
$133.5K
Best current Sideline estimate based on role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $100K
Confidence meter
Watchlist confidenceWe have enough context to frame the range, but not enough sourced detail to call it tight.
James Johnson is a 5' 10" 200 lbs Sophomore Safety for Middle Tennessee and is listed by ESPN from Douglasville, GA. The Sideline places the player 4th within the current Middle Tennessee football roster. The $133.5K headline is The Sideline's best current estimate and $100K is the allocation used to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
4.3%
Football pool: $2.3M
Pool share of school
2.9%
Middle Tennessee roster market: $3.4M
Roster dollars tracked
$2.3M
Middle Tennessee Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
No fresh NIL chatter found
Douglasville, GA
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
Recruit rating
4-star
Recruiting profile
4-star / No. 105 nationally
Rating: 0.9551
High school: Miami Northwestern
From: Miami, FL
Class: 2026 / DL
Transfer history
USC to Middle Tennessee
2026 portal cycle / Jan 15, 2026 / Immediate
Sideline Data Desk
Defensive-back value reflects coverage scarcity, starting role, recruiting demand, and exposure in high-leverage matchups. For James Johnson, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $133.5K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $133.5K. The pool-accounting allocation is $100K, equal to about 4.3% of the Middle Tennessee football market. The player ranks 4th on that roster.
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