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Braeden Jones
DT · Freshman · #44 · 6' 4" · 270 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Chicago, IL
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Sideline market estimate
$75.5K
USC sideline stock
Braeden Jones
DT · Freshman · #44 · 6' 4" · 270 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Chicago, IL
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Sideline market estimate
$75.5K
USC sideline stock
DT · Freshman · #44 · 6' 4" · 270 lbs
★★★★★4★ RecruitFrom Chicago, IL
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Latest source check Aug 15, 2026
Position
Defensive Tackle
Class
Freshman
Jersey
#44
Height
6' 4"
Weight
270 lbs
Hometown
Sideline market estimate
$75.5K
Best current Sideline estimate based on role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $56K
Confidence meter
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Braeden Jones is a 6' 4" 270 lbs Freshman Defensive Tackle for USC and is listed by ESPN from Chicago, IL. The Sideline places the player 82nd within the current USC football roster. The $75.5K headline is The Sideline's best current estimate and $56K is the allocation used to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
0.2%
Football pool: $33.4M
Pool share of school
0.1%
USC roster market: $50.9M
Roster dollars tracked
$33.4M
USC Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
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Chicago, IL
Roster status
Active
Current listing
USC Trojans
Recruit rating
4-star
Recruiting profile
4-star / No. 426 nationally
Rating: 0.8945
High school: Mount Carmel
From: Chicago, IL
Class: 2026 / DL
Sideline Data Desk
Front-seven value reflects snap importance, pass-rush or run-fit scarcity, recruiting demand, and transfer-market leverage. For Braeden Jones, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $75.5K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $75.5K. The pool-accounting allocation is $56K, equal to about 0.2% of the USC football market. The player ranks 82nd on that roster.
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