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Jaylen McClain
S · Junior · #8 · 6' 0" · 201 lbs · 4★ recruit
From Rahway, NJ
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Sideline market estimate
$571.5K
Ohio State sideline stock
Jaylen McClain
S · Junior · #8 · 6' 0" · 201 lbs · 4★ recruit
From Rahway, NJ
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Sideline market estimate
$571.5K
Ohio State sideline stock
S · Junior · #8 · 6' 0" · 201 lbs
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Latest source check Aug 21, 2026
Position
Safety
Class
Junior
Jersey
#8
Height
6' 0"
Weight
201 lbs
Hometown
From Rahway, NJ
Sideline market estimate
$571.5K
Best current Sideline estimate based on role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $547K
Confidence meter
Watchlist confidenceWe have enough context to frame the range, but not enough sourced detail to call it tight.
Jaylen McClain is a 6' 0" 201 lbs Junior Safety for Ohio State and is listed by ESPN from Rahway, NJ. The Sideline places the player 25th within the current Ohio State football roster. The $571.5K headline is The Sideline's best current estimate and $547K is the allocation used to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
1.4%
Football pool: $39.3M
Pool share of school
1.0%
Ohio State roster market: $54.9M
Roster dollars tracked
$39.3M
Ohio State Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
No fresh NIL chatter found
Rahway, NJ
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Ohio State Buckeyes
Recruit rating
4-star
Recruiting profile
4-star / No. 373 nationally
Rating: 0.8988
High school: Seton Hall Prep
From: West Orange, NJ
Class: 2024 / S
Sideline Data Desk
Defensive-back value reflects coverage scarcity, starting role, recruiting demand, and exposure in high-leverage matchups. For Jaylen McClain, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $571.5K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $571.5K. The pool-accounting allocation is $547K, equal to about 1.4% of the Ohio State football market. The player ranks 25th on that roster.
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