The Sideline NIL ReportSouth Carolina Football
South Carolina sideline stock
Donovan Darden
LB · Sophomore · #15 · 6' 4" · 240 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Havelock, NC
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Sideline market estimate
$40K
South Carolina sideline stock
Donovan Darden
LB · Sophomore · #15 · 6' 4" · 240 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Havelock, NC
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Sideline market estimate
$40K
South Carolina sideline stock
LB · Sophomore · #15 · 6' 4" · 240 lbs
★★★★★4★ RecruitFrom Havelock, NC
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Latest source check Aug 15, 2026
Position
Linebacker
Class
Sophomore
Jersey
#15
Height
6' 4"
Weight
240 lbs
Hometown
Sideline market estimate
$40K
Best current Sideline estimate based on role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $39.8K
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Donovan Darden is a 6' 4" 240 lbs Sophomore Linebacker for South Carolina and is listed by ESPN from Havelock, NC. The Sideline places the player 62nd within the current South Carolina football roster. The $40K headline is The Sideline's best current estimate and $39.8K is the allocation used to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
0.2%
Football pool: $19.25M
Pool share of school
0.1%
South Carolina roster market: $31.55M
Roster dollars tracked
$19.25M
South Carolina Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
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Havelock, NC
Roster status
Active
Current listing
South Carolina Gamecocks
Recruit rating
4-star
Recruiting profile
4-star / No. 214 nationally
Rating: 0.9207
High school: Havelock
From: Havelock, NC
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 Donovan Darden, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $40K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $40K. The pool-accounting allocation is $39.8K, equal to about 0.2% of the South Carolina football market. The player ranks 62nd on that roster.
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