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Walter Matthews
TE · Sophomore · #23 · 6' 6" · 305 lbs · 4★ recruit
From Hiram, GA
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Sideline market estimate
$443K
USC sideline stock
Walter Matthews
TE · Sophomore · #23 · 6' 6" · 305 lbs · 4★ recruit
From Hiram, GA
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Sideline market estimate
$443K
USC sideline stock
TE · Sophomore · #23 · 6' 6" · 305 lbs
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Latest source check Aug 20, 2026
Position
Tight End
Class
Sophomore
Jersey
#23
Height
6' 6"
Weight
305 lbs
Hometown
From Hiram, GA
Sideline market estimate
$443K
Best current Sideline estimate based on role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $324K
Confidence meter
Watchlist confidenceWe have enough context to frame the range, but not enough sourced detail to call it tight.
Walter Matthews is a 6' 6" 305 lbs Sophomore Tight End for USC and is listed by ESPN from Hiram, GA. The Sideline places the player 33rd within the current USC football roster. The $443K headline is The Sideline's best current estimate and $324K is the allocation used to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
0.9%
Football pool: $35.2M
Pool share of school
0.6%
USC roster market: $55.85M
Roster dollars tracked
$35.2M
USC Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
No fresh NIL chatter found
Hiram, GA
Roster status
Active
Current listing
USC Trojans
Recruit rating
4-star
Recruiting profile
4-star / No. 185 nationally
Rating: 0.9251
High school: Hiram
From: Hiram, GA
Class: 2024 / TE
Sideline Data Desk
The model rewards proven offensive skill players for touch volume, highlight potential, and consumer-facing visibility. For Walter Matthews, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $443K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $443K. The pool-accounting allocation is $324K, equal to about 0.9% of the USC football market. The player ranks 33rd on that roster.
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