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Lukus McDaniels
DE · Freshman · #40 · 6' 6" · 250 lbs
From Louisville, KY
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Sideline market estimate
$4K
Southern Illinois sideline stock
Lukus McDaniels
DE · Freshman · #40 · 6' 6" · 250 lbs
From Louisville, KY
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Sideline market estimate
$4K
Southern Illinois sideline stock
DE · Freshman · #40 · 6' 6" · 250 lbs
From Louisville, KY
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Latest source check Aug 15, 2026
Position
Defensive End
Class
Freshman
Jersey
#40
Height
6' 6"
Weight
250 lbs
Hometown
Sideline market estimate
$4K
Best current Sideline estimate based on role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $3.7K
Confidence meter
Watchlist confidenceWe have enough context to frame the range, but not enough sourced detail to call it tight.
Lukus McDaniels is a 6' 6" 250 lbs Freshman Defensive End for Southern Illinois and is listed by ESPN from Louisville, KY. The Sideline places the player 72nd within the current Southern Illinois football roster. The $4K headline is The Sideline's best current estimate and $3.7K is the allocation used to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
0.2%
Football pool: $1.6M
Pool share of school
0.1%
Southern Illinois roster market: $6.95M
Roster dollars tracked
$1.6M
Southern Illinois Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
No fresh NIL chatter found
Louisville, KY
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Southern Illinois Salukis
Sideline Data Desk
Front-seven value reflects snap importance, pass-rush or run-fit scarcity, recruiting demand, and transfer-market leverage. For Lukus McDaniels, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $4K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $4K. The pool-accounting allocation is $3.7K, equal to about 0.2% of the Southern Illinois football market. The player ranks 72nd on that roster.
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