Player profileIllinois Men's Basketball
Illinois · Men's Basketball
AJ Redd
G · Senior · #5 · 6' 3" · 170 lbs
From Chicago, IL
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Estimated NIL value
$1.19M
Illinois · Men's Basketball
AJ Redd
G · Senior · #5 · 6' 3" · 170 lbs
From Chicago, IL
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Estimated NIL value
$1.19M
Illinois · Men's Basketball
G · Senior · #5 · 6' 3" · 170 lbs
From Chicago, IL
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Latest source check Aug 29, 2026
Position
Guard
Class
Senior
Jersey
#5
Height
6' 3"
Weight
170 lbs
Hometown
Chicago, IL
Estimated NIL value
$1.19M
Modeled from role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $1.62M
Confidence meter
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AJ Redd is a 6' 3" 170 lbs Senior Guard for Illinois and is listed by ESPN from Chicago, IL. AJ Redd ranks 2nd within the current Illinois men's basketball roster and No. 204 nationally across the tracked NIL market. The modeled value is $1.19M, with $1.62M allocated to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
17.8%
Men's Basketball pool: $9.1M
Pool share of school
5.4%
Illinois roster market: $29.8M
Roster dollars tracked
$9.1M
Illinois Men's Basketball pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
No fresh NIL chatter found
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Illinois Fighting Illini
2026 season production
ESPN player feedSeason Averages
11
GP
0
GS
2.4
MIN
0.5-1.0
Field goals
45.5
FG%
0.1-0.3
3PT
Season Totals
5-11
Field goals
45.5
FG%
1-3
3PT
33.3
3P%
4-6
FT
66.7
FT%
Season Misc Totals
0
DD2
0
TD3
0
DQ
0
EJECT
0
TECH
0
FLAG
Career history
| Season | Team | GP | GS | MIN | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Illinois Fighting Illini | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0-0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0-0.0 |
| 2024 | Illinois Fighting Illini | 10 | 0 | 1.9 | 0.1-0.2 | 50.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1-0.4 |
| 2025 | Illinois Fighting Illini | 14 | 0 | 1.8 | 0.1-0.4 | 20.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1-0.4 |
| 2026 | Illinois Fighting Illini | 11 | 0 | 2.4 | 0.5-1.0 | 45.5 | 0.1-0.3 | 33.3 | 0.4-0.5 |
| Career | All teams | 37 | 0 | 1.9 | 0.2-0.5 | 36.8 | 0.0-0.1 | 33.3 | 0.2-0.4 |
| Season | Team | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | OR | DR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Illinois Fighting Illini | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Illinois Fighting Illini | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | Illinois Fighting Illini | 1-5 |
| Season | Team | DD2 | TD3 | DQ | EJECT | TECH | FLAG | AST/TO | STL/TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Illinois Fighting Illini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | Illinois Fighting Illini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| 2026 | Illinois Fighting Illini | 0 |
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Sideline Data Desk
Lead guards receive a premium for possession control, scoring creation, and year-round visibility in the transfer and commercial markets. For AJ Redd, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $1.19M headline case.
The visible base estimate is $1.19M. The pool-accounting allocation is $1.62M, equal to about 17.8% of the Illinois men's basketball market. The player ranks 2nd on that roster and No. 204 in The Sideline's national player index.
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Other Illinois G estimates.
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| 1-6 |
| 16.7 |
| 2 |
| 6 |
| 2026 | Illinois Fighting Illini | 5-11 | 45.5 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 2 | 3 |
| Career | All teams | 7-19 | 36.8 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 6-16 | 37.5 | 4 | 11 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0.0 |
| Career | All teams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
