The Sideline NIL ReportNorthwestern Football
Northwestern sideline stock
Carson Grove
WR · Sophomore · #87 · 5' 11" · 195 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Arlington Heights, IL
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Sideline market estimate
$212.5K
Northwestern sideline stock
Carson Grove
WR · Sophomore · #87 · 5' 11" · 195 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Arlington Heights, IL
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Sideline market estimate
$212.5K
Northwestern sideline stock
WR · Sophomore · #87 · 5' 11" · 195 lbs
★★★★★3★ RecruitFrom Arlington Heights, IL
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Latest source check Aug 15, 2026
Position
Wide Receiver
Class
Sophomore
Jersey
#87
Height
5' 11"
Weight
195 lbs
Hometown
Sideline market estimate
$212.5K
Best current Sideline estimate based on role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $165.5K
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Carson Grove is a 5' 11" 195 lbs Sophomore Wide Receiver for Northwestern and is listed by ESPN from Arlington Heights, IL. The Sideline places the player 24th within the current Northwestern football roster. The $212.5K headline is The Sideline's best current estimate and $165.5K is the allocation used to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
1.0%
Football pool: $16.3M
Pool share of school
0.7%
Northwestern roster market: $25.4M
Roster dollars tracked
$16.3M
Northwestern Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
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Arlington Heights, IL
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Northwestern Wildcats
Recruit rating
3-star
Recruiting profile
3-star / No. 1767 nationally
Rating: 0.8428
High school: John Hersey
From: Arlington Heights, IL
Class: 2024 / ATH
Sideline Data Desk
The model rewards proven offensive skill players for touch volume, highlight potential, and consumer-facing visibility. For Carson Grove, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $212.5K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $212.5K. The pool-accounting allocation is $165.5K, equal to about 1.0% of the Northwestern football market. The player ranks 24th on that roster.
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