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Jacob Ponton
OL · Sophomore · #70 · 6' 8" · 315 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Dripping Springs, TX
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Sideline market estimate
$1.12M
Texas Tech sideline stock
Jacob Ponton
OL · Sophomore · #70 · 6' 8" · 315 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Dripping Springs, TX
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Sideline market estimate
$1.12M
Texas Tech sideline stock
OL · Sophomore · #70 · 6' 8" · 315 lbs
★★★★★4★ RecruitFrom Dripping Springs, TX
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Latest source check Aug 15, 2026
Position
Offensive Lineman
Class
Sophomore
Jersey
#70
Height
6' 8"
Weight
315 lbs
Hometown
Sideline market estimate
$1.12M
Best current Sideline estimate based on role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
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Jacob Ponton is a 6' 8" 315 lbs Sophomore Offensive Lineman for Texas Tech and is listed by ESPN from Dripping Springs, TX. The Sideline places the player 5th within the current Texas Tech football roster and No. 232 nationally across the tracked NIL market. The $1.12M headline is The Sideline's best current estimate and $1.12M is the allocation used to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
3.5%
Football pool: $32.1M
Pool share of school
2.4%
Texas Tech roster market: $46.3M
Roster dollars tracked
$32.1M
Texas Tech Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
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Dripping Springs, TX
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Texas Tech Red Raiders
Recruit rating
4-star
Recruiting profile
4-star / No. 383 nationally
Rating: 0.8978
High school: Dripping Springs
From: Dripping Springs, TX
Class: 2024 / OT
Sideline Data Desk
Offensive-line value is driven by starting scarcity, retention importance, recruiting pedigree, and the premium attached to protecting high-value offenses. For Jacob Ponton, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $1.12M headline case.
The visible base estimate is $1.12M. The pool-accounting allocation is $1.12M, equal to about 3.5% of the Texas Tech football market. The player ranks 5th on that roster and No. 232 in The Sideline's national player index.
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