Where can your football athlete actually play?
A named, specific list of college football programs that fit — scored against your position stats — passing, rushing, receiving, or tackles and what it really took to make each roster. Every division, D1 through D3. Not a brochure. A map.
Football programs we've mapped
Each one scored against the athletes it actually recruits.
Scored against real rosters
Not a brochure. We place you against what it actually took to make each program's roster, division by division.
Reach, match, and safety by fit
Ranked by where you can realistically play and contribute — playing time and roster need, not prestige.
Real net cost by family income
What each school costs after aid at your income band, so the list is a plan you can afford, not a wish.
Coach outreach that's ready to send
A personalized first email to each program's coach, built from your own numbers.
Built for football, position by position
We map every position, and score the ones that have a recruited-caliber stat on their own number:
What it takes
The football numbers that get you recruited, by position
Where recruited players land at each position, by level, from current college rosters. A directional bar to place yourself against, not a cutoff. Your real fit depends on film, competition, and more.
| Position | D1 | D2 | D3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| QBPassing yards | 2,783 | 2,101 | 1,512 |
| RBRushing yards | 1,269 | 1,027 | 521 |
| WRReceiving yards | 693 | 492 | 287 |
| LBTackles | 48 | 42 | 27 |
Football recruiting calendar (NCAA D1, 2025–26)
When college coaches can contact, evaluate, or visit you — the dead, quiet, and contact windows that govern football recruiting. Dates are from the official NCAA calendar; outside the restricted windows, the normal contact rules for your grad year apply.
Men's football
- Aug 1–Aug 31Dead period
- Sep 1–Nov 30Evaluation period
- Dec 1–Dec 31Dead period
- Jan 1–Jan 4Quiet period
- Jan 5–Jan 10Contact period
- Jan 11Quiet period
- Jan 12–Jan 14Dead period
- Jan 15–Jan 31Contact period
Explore football programs
The roster, coach, cost, and roster turnover for each — and how you'd fit. Every division we cover:
D1
D2
D3
NAIA
Football recruiting, answered
What does it take to get recruited for football in college?
It varies by division. FiftyStar scores you against your position stats — passing, rushing, receiving, or tackles of the athletes each program actually recruits, across 470 football programs from D1 through D3, so you see where your numbers really fit instead of guessing. Building the map is free.
How do I reach out to college football coaches?
A short, specific email with your numbers and your film gets a reply where a mass blast gets ignored. FiftyStar drafts a personalized first email to each program's coach, built from your own football numbers, ready to send.
What is the difference between D1, D2, and D3 football recruiting?
They are different levels of play and roster need, and the right fit is about playing time, not prestige. We map all of them (98 D1, 134 D2, 193 D3) and rank where you can realistically play and contribute.
Is FiftyStar free for football recruits?
Yes. Building your Target Map, the named and scored list of football programs that fit, is free. Season Pass adds the maintained training plan, tracking, and the full recruiting calendar.
Your football map, in a few minutes
Enter the basics, see the named and scored list, then refine it to exactly the schools worth your athlete's time.
Build your Football Target Map