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Tanook Hines
WR · Sophomore · #16 · 6' 0" · 190 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Houston, TX
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Sideline market estimate
$369K
USC sideline stock
Tanook Hines
WR · Sophomore · #16 · 6' 0" · 190 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Houston, TX
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Sideline market estimate
$369K
USC sideline stock
WR · Sophomore · #16 · 6' 0" · 190 lbs
★★★★★4★ RecruitFrom Houston, TX
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Latest source check Aug 15, 2026
Position
Wide Receiver
Class
Sophomore
Jersey
#16
Height
6' 0"
Weight
190 lbs
Hometown
Sideline market estimate
$369K
Best current Sideline estimate based on role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $274K
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Watchlist confidenceWe have enough context to frame the range, but not enough sourced detail to call it tight.
Tanook Hines is a 6' 0" 190 lbs Sophomore Wide Receiver for USC and is listed by ESPN from Houston, TX. The Sideline places the player 34th within the current USC football roster. The $369K headline is The Sideline's best current estimate and $274K is the allocation used to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
0.8%
Football pool: $33.4M
Pool share of school
0.5%
USC roster market: $50.9M
Roster dollars tracked
$33.4M
USC Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
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Houston, TX
Roster status
Active
Current listing
USC Trojans
Recruit rating
4-star
Recruiting profile
4-star / No. 424 nationally
Rating: 0.8933
High school: Dekaney
From: Houston, TX
Class: 2025 / WR
Sideline Data Desk
The model rewards proven offensive skill players for touch volume, highlight potential, and consumer-facing visibility. For Tanook Hines, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $369K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $369K. The pool-accounting allocation is $274K, equal to about 0.8% of the USC football market. The player ranks 34th on that roster.
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