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Jahkai Lang
DE · Junior · #52 · 6' 3" · 255 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Troy, MO
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Sideline market estimate
$77K
SMU sideline stock
Jahkai Lang
DE · Junior · #52 · 6' 3" · 255 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Troy, MO
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Sideline market estimate
$77K
SMU sideline stock
DE · Junior · #52 · 6' 3" · 255 lbs
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Latest source check Aug 21, 2026
Position
Defensive End
Class
Junior
Jersey
#52
Height
6' 3"
Weight
255 lbs
Hometown
From Troy, MO
Sideline market estimate
$77K
Best current Sideline estimate based on role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $68.5K
Confidence meter
Watchlist confidenceWe have enough context to frame the range, but not enough sourced detail to call it tight.
Jahkai Lang is a 6' 3" 255 lbs Junior Defensive End for SMU and is listed by ESPN from Troy, MO. The Sideline places the player 33rd within the current SMU football roster. The $77K headline is The Sideline's best current estimate and $68.5K is the allocation used to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
0.4%
Football pool: $16.65M
Pool share of school
0.3%
SMU roster market: $27.2M
Roster dollars tracked
$16.65M
SMU Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
No fresh NIL chatter found
Troy, MO
Roster status
Active
Current listing
SMU Mustangs
Recruit rating
3-star
Recruiting profile
3-star / No. 654 nationally
Rating: 0.8778
High school: Troy Buchanan
From: Troy, MO
Class: 2023 / EDGE
Transfer history
Missouri to SMU
2025 portal cycle / Apr 21, 2025 / Immediate
Sideline Data Desk
Front-seven value reflects snap importance, pass-rush or run-fit scarcity, recruiting demand, and transfer-market leverage. For Jahkai Lang, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $77K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $77K. The pool-accounting allocation is $68.5K, equal to about 0.4% of the SMU football market. The player ranks 33rd on that roster.
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