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Elijah Brown
CB · Freshman · #35 · 5' 10" · 165 lbs · 4★ recruit
From Baytown, TX
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Sideline market estimate
$112K
Rice sideline stock
Elijah Brown
CB · Freshman · #35 · 5' 10" · 165 lbs · 4★ recruit
From Baytown, TX
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Sideline market estimate
$112K
Rice sideline stock
CB · Freshman · #35 · 5' 10" · 165 lbs
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Latest source check Aug 21, 2026
Position
Cornerback
Class
Freshman
Jersey
#35
Height
5' 10"
Weight
165 lbs
Hometown
From Baytown, TX
Sideline market estimate
$112K
Best current Sideline estimate based on role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $86K
Confidence meter
Watchlist confidenceWe have enough context to frame the range, but not enough sourced detail to call it tight.
Elijah Brown is a 5' 10" 165 lbs Freshman Cornerback for Rice and is listed by ESPN from Baytown, TX. The Sideline places the player 10th within the current Rice football roster. The $112K headline is The Sideline's best current estimate and $86K is the allocation used to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
2.2%
Football pool: $3.85M
Pool share of school
1.0%
Rice roster market: $9.05M
Roster dollars tracked
$3.85M
Rice Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
No fresh NIL chatter found
Baytown, TX
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Rice Owls
Recruit rating
4-star
Recruiting profile
4-star / No. 247 nationally
Rating: 0.9133
High school: Mater Dei
From: Santa Ana, CA
Class: 2024 / QB
Transfer history
Stanford to Washington
2026 portal cycle / Jan 14, 2026 / Immediate
UCF to Kentucky
2025 portal cycle / Apr 25, 2025 / Immediate
Arizona to Colorado State
2025 portal cycle / Apr 22, 2025 / Immediate
Sideline Data Desk
Defensive-back value reflects coverage scarcity, starting role, recruiting demand, and exposure in high-leverage matchups. For Elijah Brown, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $112K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $112K. The pool-accounting allocation is $86K, equal to about 2.2% of the Rice football market. The player ranks 10th on that roster.
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