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Matt Ludwig
TE · Freshman · #5 · 6' 4" · 255 lbs · 4★ recruit
From Billings, MT
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Sideline market estimate
$187K
Texas Tech sideline stock
Matt Ludwig
TE · Freshman · #5 · 6' 4" · 255 lbs · 4★ recruit
From Billings, MT
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Sideline market estimate
$187K
Texas Tech sideline stock
TE · Freshman · #5 · 6' 4" · 255 lbs
★★★★★4★ RecruitFrom Billings, MT
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Latest source check Aug 15, 2026
Position
Tight End
Class
Freshman
Jersey
#5
Height
6' 4"
Weight
255 lbs
Hometown
Sideline market estimate
$187K
Best current Sideline estimate based on role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $171K
Confidence meter
Watchlist confidenceWe have enough context to frame the range, but not enough sourced detail to call it tight.
Matt Ludwig is a 6' 4" 255 lbs Freshman Tight End for Texas Tech and is listed by ESPN from Billings, MT. The Sideline places the player 40th within the current Texas Tech football roster. The $187K headline is The Sideline's best current estimate and $171K is the allocation used to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
0.5%
Football pool: $32.1M
Pool share of school
0.4%
Texas Tech roster market: $46.3M
Roster dollars tracked
$32.1M
Texas Tech Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
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Billings, MT
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Texas Tech Red Raiders
Recruit rating
4-star
Recruiting profile
4-star / No. 260 nationally
Rating: 0.9118
High school: Billings West
From: Billings, MT
Class: 2026 / TE
Sideline Data Desk
The model rewards proven offensive skill players for touch volume, highlight potential, and consumer-facing visibility. For Matt Ludwig, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $187K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $187K. The pool-accounting allocation is $171K, equal to about 0.5% of the Texas Tech football market. The player ranks 40th on that roster.
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