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Michigan State · Football
Cal Thrush
DL · Freshman · #97 · 6' 5" · 263 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Upper Arlington, OH
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Estimated NIL value
$32K
Michigan State · Football
Cal Thrush
DL · Freshman · #97 · 6' 5" · 263 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Upper Arlington, OH
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Estimated NIL value
$32K
Michigan State · Football
DL · Freshman · #97 · 6' 5" · 263 lbs
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Last updated Aug 31, 2026
Position
Defensive Lineman
Class
Freshman
Jersey
#97
Height
6' 5"
Weight
263 lbs
Hometown
Upper Arlington, OH
Roster status
Active
From Upper Arlington, OH
Estimated NIL value
$32K
Modeled from role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $29.3K
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Cal Thrush is a 6' 5" 263 lbs Freshman Defensive Lineman for Michigan State and is listed by ESPN from Upper Arlington, OH. Cal Thrush ranks 62nd within the current Michigan State football roster. The modeled value is $32K, with $29.3K allocated to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
0.2%
Football pool: $16.85M
Pool share of school
0.1%
Michigan State roster market: $27.55M
Roster dollars tracked
$16.85M
Michigan State Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
No fresh NIL chatter found
Current listing
Michigan State Spartans
Recruit rating
3-star
Recruiting profile
3-star / No. 1360 nationally
Rating: 0.8589
High school: Upper Arlington
From: Columbus, OH
Class: 2025 / DL
Sideline Data Desk
Front-seven value reflects snap importance, pass-rush or run-fit scarcity, recruiting demand, and transfer-market leverage. For Cal Thrush, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $32K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $32K. The pool-accounting allocation is $29.3K, equal to about 0.2% of the Michigan State football market. The player ranks 62nd on that roster.
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