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Emanuel Ruffin
DT · Freshman · #95 · 6' 3" · 282 lbs · 4★ recruit
From Bessemer, AL
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Sideline market estimate
$145.5K
Ohio State sideline stock
Emanuel Ruffin
DT · Freshman · #95 · 6' 3" · 282 lbs · 4★ recruit
From Bessemer, AL
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Sideline market estimate
$145.5K
Ohio State sideline stock
DT · Freshman · #95 · 6' 3" · 282 lbs
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Latest source check Aug 16, 2026
Position
Defensive Tackle
Class
Freshman
Jersey
#95
Height
6' 3"
Weight
282 lbs
Hometown
From Bessemer, AL
Sideline market estimate
$145.5K
Best current Sideline estimate based on role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $129K
Confidence meter
Watchlist confidenceWe have enough context to frame the range, but not enough sourced detail to call it tight.
Emanuel Ruffin is a 6' 3" 282 lbs Freshman Defensive Tackle for Ohio State and is listed by ESPN from Bessemer, AL. The Sideline places the player 57th within the current Ohio State football roster. The $145.5K headline is The Sideline's best current estimate and $129K is the allocation used to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
0.3%
Football pool: $37.6M
Pool share of school
0.3%
Ohio State roster market: $50.85M
Roster dollars tracked
$37.6M
Ohio State Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
No fresh NIL chatter found
Bessemer, AL
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Ohio State Buckeyes
Recruit rating
4-star
Recruiting profile
4-star / No. 252 nationally
Rating: 0.9137
High school: Bessemer City
From: Bessemer, AL
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 Emanuel Ruffin, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $145.5K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $145.5K. The pool-accounting allocation is $129K, equal to about 0.3% of the Ohio State football market. The player ranks 57th on that roster.
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