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John-Patrick Oates
LB · Freshman · #38 · 6' 1" · 223 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Philadelphia, PA
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Sideline market estimate
$34.5K
Virginia Tech sideline stock
John-Patrick Oates
LB · Freshman · #38 · 6' 1" · 223 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Philadelphia, PA
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Sideline market estimate
$34.5K
Virginia Tech sideline stock
LB · Freshman · #38 · 6' 1" · 223 lbs
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Latest source check Aug 21, 2026
Position
Linebacker
Class
Freshman
Jersey
#38
Height
6' 1"
Weight
223 lbs
Hometown
From Philadelphia, PA
Sideline market estimate
$34.5K
Best current Sideline estimate based on role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $31K
Confidence meter
Watchlist confidenceWe have enough context to frame the range, but not enough sourced detail to call it tight.
John-Patrick Oates is a 6' 1" 223 lbs Freshman Linebacker for Virginia Tech and is listed by ESPN from Philadelphia, PA. The Sideline places the player 82nd within the current Virginia Tech football roster. The $34.5K headline is The Sideline's best current estimate and $31K is the allocation used to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
0.2%
Football pool: $19.25M
Pool share of school
0.1%
Virginia Tech roster market: $29.2M
Roster dollars tracked
$19.25M
Virginia Tech Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
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Philadelphia, PA
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Virginia Tech Hokies
Recruit rating
3-star
Recruiting profile
3-star / No. 833 nationally
Rating: 0.8767
High school: La Salle College
From: Wyndmoor, PA
Class: 2026 / LB
Sideline Data Desk
Front-seven value reflects snap importance, pass-rush or run-fit scarcity, recruiting demand, and transfer-market leverage. For John-Patrick Oates, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $34.5K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $34.5K. The pool-accounting allocation is $31K, equal to about 0.2% of the Virginia Tech football market. The player ranks 82nd on that roster.
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