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Mississippi State · Football
DJ Chester
OL · Junior · #78 · 6' 6" · 315 lbs · 4★ recruit
From Conyers, GA
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Estimated NIL value
$196K
Mississippi State · Football
DJ Chester
OL · Junior · #78 · 6' 6" · 315 lbs · 4★ recruit
From Conyers, GA
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Estimated NIL value
$196K
Mississippi State · Football
OL · Junior · #78 · 6' 6" · 315 lbs
★★★★★4★ RecruitFrom Conyers, GA
Estimated NIL value
$196K
Modeled from role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $163K
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DJ Chester is a 6' 6" 315 lbs Junior Offensive Lineman for Mississippi State and is listed by ESPN from Conyers, GA. DJ Chester ranks 23rd within the current Mississippi State football roster. The modeled value is $196K, with $163K allocated to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
1.0%
Football pool: $15.85M
Pool share of school
0.6%
Mississippi State roster market: $27.3M
Roster dollars tracked
$15.85M
Mississippi State Football pool-accounting sum
Recent game logs
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Last updated Sep 1, 2026
Position
Offensive Lineman
Class
Junior
Jersey
#78
Height
6' 6"
Weight
315 lbs
Hometown
Conyers, GA
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Mississippi State Bulldogs
Recruit rating
4-star
Recruiting profile
4-star / No. 139 nationally
Rating: 0.9399
High school: Eagle's Landing Christian Academy
From: McDonough, GA
Class: 2023 / IOL
Transfer history
LSU to Mississippi State
2026 portal cycle / Jan 12, 2026 / Immediate
Sideline Data Desk
Offensive-line value is driven by starting scarcity, retention importance, recruiting pedigree, and the premium attached to protecting high-value offenses. For DJ Chester, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $196K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $196K. The pool-accounting allocation is $163K, equal to about 1.0% of the Mississippi State football market. The player ranks 23rd on that roster.
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