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West Virginia sideline stock
John Johnson III
QB · Freshman · #18 · 5' 10" · 178 lbs
From New Orleans, LA
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Sideline market estimate
$128K
West Virginia sideline stock
John Johnson III
QB · Freshman · #18 · 5' 10" · 178 lbs
From New Orleans, LA
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Sideline market estimate
$128K
West Virginia sideline stock
QB · Freshman · #18 · 5' 10" · 178 lbs
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Latest source check Aug 21, 2026
Position
Quarterback
Class
Freshman
Jersey
#18
Height
5' 10"
Weight
178 lbs
Hometown
From New Orleans, LA
Sideline market estimate
$128K
Best current Sideline estimate based on role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $120K
Confidence meter
Watchlist confidenceWe have enough context to frame the range, but not enough sourced detail to call it tight.
John Johnson III is a 5' 10" 178 lbs Freshman Quarterback for West Virginia and is listed by ESPN from New Orleans, LA. The Sideline places the player 30th within the current West Virginia football roster. The $128K headline is The Sideline's best current estimate and $120K is the allocation used to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
0.7%
Football pool: $17.4M
Pool share of school
0.3%
West Virginia roster market: $35.3M
Roster dollars tracked
$17.4M
West Virginia Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
No fresh NIL chatter found
New Orleans, LA
Roster status
Active
Current listing
West Virginia Mountaineers
Recruit rating
3-star
Recruiting profile
3-star / No. 1174 nationally
Rating: 0.8689
High school: Edna Karr
From: New Orleans, LA
Class: 2026 / QB
Sideline Data Desk
Quarterbacks receive the strongest football premium because role scarcity, weekly visibility, and offensive control compound their market value. For John Johnson III, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $128K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $128K. The pool-accounting allocation is $120K, equal to about 0.7% of the West Virginia football market. The player ranks 30th on that roster.
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