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Epi Sitanilei
DE · Freshman · #44 · 6' 4" · 239 lbs · 4★ recruit
From Ontario, CA
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Sideline market estimate
$309K
Ohio State sideline stock
Epi Sitanilei
DE · Freshman · #44 · 6' 4" · 239 lbs · 4★ recruit
From Ontario, CA
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Sideline market estimate
$309K
Ohio State sideline stock
DE · Freshman · #44 · 6' 4" · 239 lbs
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Latest source check Aug 16, 2026
Position
Defensive End
Class
Freshman
Jersey
#44
Height
6' 4"
Weight
239 lbs
Hometown
From Ontario, CA
Sideline market estimate
$309K
Best current Sideline estimate based on role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $274K
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Epi Sitanilei is a 6' 4" 239 lbs Freshman Defensive End for Ohio State and is listed by ESPN from Ontario, CA. The Sideline places the player 38th within the current Ohio State football roster. The $309K headline is The Sideline's best current estimate and $274K is the allocation used to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
0.7%
Football pool: $37.6M
Pool share of school
0.5%
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
Ontario, CA
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Ohio State Buckeyes
Recruit rating
4-star
Recruiting profile
4-star / No. 253 nationally
Rating: 0.9131
High school: St. John Bosco
From: Bellflower, CA
Class: 2025 / EDGE
Sideline Data Desk
Front-seven value reflects snap importance, pass-rush or run-fit scarcity, recruiting demand, and transfer-market leverage. For Epi Sitanilei, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $309K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $309K. The pool-accounting allocation is $274K, equal to about 0.7% of the Ohio State football market. The player ranks 38th on that roster.
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