Recruiting High Schools

High School Recruiting Pipelines

Explore which high schools produce the most FBS recruits, blue-chip talent, and NFL draft picks.

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1,422

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29,094

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5,276

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Rank high schools by total FBS recruits, blue-chip output, and draft production.

Rank
1	St. Thomas Aquinas	Fort Lauderdale	FL	173	139	44	3	20	11.6%	2.99	Miami
2	IMG Academy	Bradenton	FL	130	91	59	11	9	6.92%	3.41	Georgia
3	Bishop Gorman	Las Vegas	NV	116	80	29	4	9	7.76%	3.05	UNLV
4	Miami Central	Miami	FL	116	83	24	3	6	5.17%	2.92	Miami
5	Buford	Buford	GA	99	88	15	6	2	2.02%	2.96	Army
6	St. John Bosco	Bellflower	CA	96	81	35	4	4	4.17%	3.15	UCLA
7	Mater Dei	Santa Ana	CA	95	64	42	10	4	4.21%	3.34	USC
8	Northwestern	Miami	FL	93	61	24	1	10	10.8%	2.97	Miami
9	DeSoto	DeSoto	TX	90	70	22	2	9	10%	2.94	Texas
10	DeMatha Catholic	Hyattsville	MD	82	63	22	2	7	8.54%	3.01	Maryland
11	Long Beach Poly	Long Beach	CA	81	61	23	6	7	8.64%	3.13	USC
12	Kahuku	Kahuku	HI	81	61	4	0	0	0%	2.66	Hawai'i
13	American Heritage	Fort Lauderdale	FL	80	52	20	6	10	12.5%	3.17	Florida
14	Grayson	Loganville	GA	80	67	18	4	5	6.25%	3.13	Clemson
15	Cass Technical	Detroit	MI	77	51	25	2	10	13%	3.01	Michigan
16	Allen	Allen	TX	76	57	14	3	6	7.89%	2.98	Texas A&M
17	Cedar Hill	Cedar Hill	TX	76	52	10	0	3	3.95%	2.77	Tulsa
18	Glenville	Cleveland	OH	74	44	18	4	8	10.8%	3.01	Ohio State
19	Junipero Serra	Gardena	CA	73	55	22	5	7	9.59%	3.11	USC
20	Southlake Carroll	Southlake	TX	73	62	8	1	3	4.11%	2.86	SMU
21	Chaminade-Madonna	Hollywood	FL	72	59	20	0	0	0%	2.94	Miami
22	North Shore	Houston	TX	69	52	16	5	5	7.25%	3.04	Oklahoma State
23	Lakeland	Lakeland	FL	67	49	18	3	5	7.46%	3.09	Florida
24	Stephenson	Stone Mountain	GA	67	57	9	1	4	5.97%	2.80	Kentucky
25	Armwood	Seffner	FL	65	48	19	3	4	6.15%	3.09	Florida

Rank 1

St. Thomas Aquinas

Fort Lauderdale, FL

173 recruits

20 drafted

Rank 2

IMG Academy

Bradenton, FL

130 recruits

9 drafted

Rank 3

Bishop Gorman

Las Vegas, NV

116 recruits

9 drafted

Rank 4

Miami Central

Miami, FL

116 recruits

6 drafted

Rank 5

Buford

Buford, GA

99 recruits

2 drafted

Rank 6

St. John Bosco

Bellflower, CA

96 recruits

4 drafted

Rank 7

Mater Dei

Santa Ana, CA

95 recruits

4 drafted

Rank 8

Northwestern

Miami, FL

93 recruits

10 drafted

Rank 9

DeSoto

DeSoto, TX

90 recruits

9 drafted

Rank 10

DeMatha Catholic

Hyattsville, MD

82 recruits

7 drafted

Rank 11

Long Beach Poly

Long Beach, CA

81 recruits

7 drafted

Rank 12

Kahuku

Kahuku, HI

81 recruits

0 drafted

Rank 13

American Heritage

Fort Lauderdale, FL

80 recruits

10 drafted

Rank 14

Grayson

Loganville, GA

80 recruits

5 drafted

Rank 15

Cass Technical

Detroit, MI

77 recruits

10 drafted

Rank 16

Allen

Allen, TX

76 recruits

6 drafted

Rank 17

Cedar Hill

Cedar Hill, TX

76 recruits

3 drafted

Rank 18

Glenville

Cleveland, OH

74 recruits

8 drafted

Rank 19

Junipero Serra

Gardena, CA

73 recruits

7 drafted

Rank 20

Southlake Carroll

Southlake, TX

73 recruits

3 drafted

Rank 21

Chaminade-Madonna

Hollywood, FL

72 recruits

0 drafted

Rank 22

North Shore

Houston, TX

69 recruits

5 drafted

Rank 23

Lakeland

Lakeland, FL

67 recruits

5 drafted

Rank 24

Stephenson

Stone Mountain, GA

67 recruits

4 drafted

Rank 25

Armwood

Seffner, FL

65 recruits

4 drafted

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Recruits vs Draft Picks

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Talent Hotspots

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Pipelines

High School to College Pipelines

The strongest current school-to-college channels in the filtered cohort.

Blue-Chip

Blue-Chip Factories

The schools producing the most 4-star and 5-star talent.

Efficiency

Draft Efficiency

Schools with at least 10 FBS recruits ranked by draft rate, with raw counts still visible in tooltips.

Position Factories

The highest-volume schools in the current view, broken down by position group.

School	QB	RB	WR	TE	OL	DL	LB	DB	ATH	ST
St. Thomas Aquinas	9	24	33	10	41	35	24	49	2	12
IMG Academy	9	10	20	10	37	31	18	31	3	3
Bishop Gorman	10	7	16	6	24	19	17	35	6	3
Miami Central	7	15	29		17	21	26	30	6	1
Buford	6	13	6	6	25	20	22	25	13	5
St. John Bosco	6	12	24	4	23	18	20	32	2	1
Mater Dei	9	11	17	7	22	20	21	20	4	2
Northwestern	6	14	16	1	8	17	18	32	3	1
DeSoto	5	13	27	3	17	14	12	30	6
DeMatha Catholic	5	13	10	4	25	17	7	25	4	2
Long Beach Poly	9	5	14	5	12	17	13	32	4
Kahuku	2	6	3	3	11	29	22	21	6	2

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