The Sideline NIL ReportWestern Illinois Football
Western Illinois sideline stock
Tyrese Buffkin
DB · Junior · #26 · 6' 2" · 195 lbs
From Bloomingdale, IL
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Sideline market estimate
$10.8K
Western Illinois sideline stock
Tyrese Buffkin
DB · Junior · #26 · 6' 2" · 195 lbs
From Bloomingdale, IL
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Sideline market estimate
$10.8K
Western Illinois sideline stock
DB · Junior · #26 · 6' 2" · 195 lbs
From Bloomingdale, IL
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Latest source check Aug 16, 2026
Position
Defensive Back
Class
Junior
Jersey
#26
Height
6' 2"
Weight
195 lbs
Hometown
Sideline market estimate
$10.8K
Best current Sideline estimate based on role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $9.6K
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Tyrese Buffkin is a 6' 2" 195 lbs Junior Defensive Back for Western Illinois and is listed by ESPN from Bloomingdale, IL. The Sideline places the player 33rd within the current Western Illinois football roster. The $10.8K headline is The Sideline's best current estimate and $9.6K is the allocation used to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
0.6%
Football pool: $1.6M
Pool share of school
0.3%
Western Illinois roster market: $2.85M
Roster dollars tracked
$1.6M
Western Illinois Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
No fresh NIL chatter found
Bloomingdale, IL
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Western Illinois Leathernecks
Sideline Data Desk
Defensive-back value reflects coverage scarcity, starting role, recruiting demand, and exposure in high-leverage matchups. For Tyrese Buffkin, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $10.8K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $10.8K. The pool-accounting allocation is $9.6K, equal to about 0.6% of the Western Illinois football market. The player ranks 33rd on that roster.
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