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Brendan Flakes
DL · Senior · #15 · 6' 4" · 295 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Orlando, FL
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Sideline market estimate
$570K
Northwestern sideline stock
Brendan Flakes
DL · Senior · #15 · 6' 4" · 295 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Orlando, FL
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Sideline market estimate
$570K
Northwestern sideline stock
DL · Senior · #15 · 6' 4" · 295 lbs
★★★★★3★ RecruitFrom Orlando, FL
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Latest source check Aug 15, 2026
Position
Defensive Lineman
Class
Senior
Jersey
#15
Height
6' 4"
Weight
295 lbs
Hometown
Sideline market estimate
$570K
Best current Sideline estimate based on role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
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Brendan Flakes is a 6' 4" 295 lbs Senior Defensive Lineman for Northwestern and is listed by ESPN from Orlando, FL. The Sideline places the player 8th within the current Northwestern football roster. The $570K headline is The Sideline's best current estimate and $570K is the allocation used to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
3.5%
Football pool: $16.3M
Pool share of school
2.2%
Northwestern roster market: $25.4M
Roster dollars tracked
$16.3M
Northwestern Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
No fresh NIL chatter found
Orlando, FL
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Northwestern Wildcats
Recruit rating
3-star
Sideline Data Desk
Front-seven value reflects snap importance, pass-rush or run-fit scarcity, recruiting demand, and transfer-market leverage. For Brendan Flakes, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $570K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $570K. The pool-accounting allocation is $570K, equal to about 3.5% of the Northwestern football market. The player ranks 8th on that roster.
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