Knowing exactly where you stand compared to other football recruits can help make earning a football scholarship easier. The football recruiting guidelines listed below can help you figure out the level of competition that you’re best suited for. The guidelines also give a football recruit an overview of exactly how many football scholarships and college football programs are out there to choose from (in the NCAA,
NAIA and NJCAA). Knowledge is an extremely important tool in the football recruiting process. Use NCSA’s guidelines to find out as much as you can about football scholarships and make the recruiting process a little easier.
DEFENSIVE BACK RECRUITING GUIDELINES
Grades: 3.0 GPA + 24 ACT + 1000 SAT (out of 1600)
Tier 1 Defensive Back
Physical Measurables:
Ht: 6ftWt: 185lbs
Stats:
40yd: 4.5Bench: 270Squat: 405
Tier 2 Defensive Back
Physical Measurables:
Ht: 6ftWt: 185lbs
Stats:
40yd: 4.6Bench: 250Squat: 380
Tier 3 Defensive Back
Physical Measurables:
Ht: 5ft 10inWt: 175lbs
Stats:
40yd: 4.65Bench: 250Squat: 380
Tier 4 Defensive Back
Physical Measurables:
Ht: 5ft 9inWt: 160lbs
Stats:
40yd: 4.7Bench: 240Squat: 295
DEFENSIVE LINE RECRUITING GUIDELINES
Grades: 3.0 GPA + 24 ACT + 1000 SAT (out of 1600)
Tier 1 Defensive Line
Physical Measurables:
Ht: 6ft 4inWt: 250lbs
Stats:
40yd: 4.6Bench: 315Sqaut: 450
Tier 2 Defensive Line
Physical Measurables:
Ht: 6ft 3inWt: 230lbs
Stats:
40yd: 4.7Bench: 305Squat: 415
Tier 3 Defensive Line
Physical Measurables:
Ht: 6ft 2inWt: 220lbs
Stats:
40yd: 4.8Bench: 305Squat: 405
Tier 4 Defensive Line
Physical Measurables:
Ht: 6ft 0inWt: 210lbs
Stats:
40yd: 4.9Bench: 295Squat: 395
LINEBACKER RECRUITING GUIDELINES
Grades: 3.0 GPA + 24 ACT + 1000 SAT (out of 1600)
Tier 1 Linebacker
Physical Measurables:
Ht: 6ft 2inWt: 220lb
Stats:
40yd: 4.6Bench: 315lbSquat: 445lb
Tier 2 Linebacker
Physical Measurables:
Ht: 6ft 1inWt: 210lb
Stats:
40yd: 4.65Bench: 300lbSquat: 435lb
Tier 3 Linebacker
Physical Measurables:
Ht: 6ft 0inWt: 200lb
Stats:
40yd: 4.7Bench: 295lbSquat: 405lb
Tier 4 Linebacker
Physical Measurables:
Ht: 5ft 10inWt: 190lb
Stats:
40yd: 4.75Bench: 275lbSquat: 395lb
OFFENSIVE LINE RECRUITING GUIDELINES
Grades: 3.0 GPA + 24 ACT + 1000 SAT (out of 1600)
Tier 1 Offensive Line
Physical Measurables:
Ht: 6ft 5inWt: 280lbs
Stats:
40yd: 5.0Bench: 320Squat: 450
Tier 2 Offensive Line
Physical Measurables:
Ht: 6ft 3inWt: 270lbs
Stats:
40yd: 5.2Bench: 305Squat: 425
Tier 3 Offensive Line
Physical Measurables:
Ht: 6ft 1inWt: 260lbs
Stats:
40yd: 5.3Bench: 300Squat: 410
Tier 4 Offensive Line
Physical Measurables:
Ht: 6ft 0inWt: 235lbs
Stats:
40yd: 5.4Bench: 295Squat: 405
QUARTERBACK RECRUITING GUIDELINES
Tier 1 Quarterback
Physical Measurables:
Ht: 6ft 4inWt: 220lbs
Stats:
40yd: 4.5Bench: 260lbs Squat: 425lbs
Tier 2 Quarterback
Physical Measurables:
Ht: 6ft 2inWt: 200lbs
Stats:
40yd: 4.6Bench: 250 lbsSquat: 385 lbs
Tier 3 Quarterback
Physical Measurables:
Ht: 6ft 0inWt: 200lbs
Stats:
40yd: 4.7Bench: 225 lbsSquat: 345 lbs
Tier 4 Quarterback
Physical Measurables:
Ht: 5ft 10inWt: 180lbs
Stats:
40yd: 4.8Bench: 205 lbsSquat: 315 lbs
RUNNING BACK RECRUITING GUIDELINES
Tier 1 Running Back
Physical Measurables:
Ht: 6ft 0inWt: 210 lbs
Stats:
40yd: 4.4Bench: 280 lbsSquat: 390 lbs
Tier 2 Running Back
Physical Measurables:
Ht: 5ft 11inWt: 195lbs
Stats:
40yd: 4.5Bench: 270 lbsSquat: 375 lbs
Tier 3 Running Back
Physical Measurables:
Ht: 5ft 10inWt: 175lbs
Stats:
40yd: 4.6Bench: 265 lbsSquat: 350 lbs
Tier 4 Running Back
Physical Measurables:
Ht: 5ft 9inWt: 160lbs
Stats:
40yd: 4.7Bench: 260 lbsSquat: 340 lbs
TIGHT END RECRUITING GUIDELINES
Grades: 3.0 GPA + 24 ACT + 1000 SAT (out of 1600)
Tier 1 Tight End
Physical Measurables:
Ht: 6ft 4inWt: 230lbs
Stats:
40yd: 4.7Bench: 300 lbsSquat: 440 lbs
Tier 2 Tight End
Physical Measurables:
Ht: 6ft 3inWt: 220lbs
Stats:
40yd: 4.8Bench: 285 lbsSquat: 420 lbs
Tier 3 Tight End
Physical Measurables:
Ht: 6ft 2inWt: 215lbs
Stats:
40yd: 4.85Bench: 275 lbsSquat: 415 lbs
Tier 4 Tight End
Physical Measurables:
Ht: 6ft 1in,Wt: 205lbs
Stats:
40yd: 4.9Bench: 270 lbs Squat: 405 lbs
WIDE RECEIVER RECRUITING GUIDELINES
Grades: 3.0 GPA + 24 ACT + 1000 SAT (out of 1600)
Tier 1 Wide Receiver
Physical Measurables:
Ht: 6ft 2in+Wt: 190lbs
Stats:
40yd: 4.5Bench: 235 lbsSquat: 315 lbs
Tier 2 Wide Receiver
Physical Measurables:
Ht: 6ft 0in,Wt: 175lbs
Stats:
40yd: 4.6Bench: 225 lbsSquat: 295 lbs
Tier 3 Wide Receiver
Physical Measurables:
Ht: 5ft 10in,Wt: 165lbs
Stats:
40yd: 4.6Bench: 205 lbsSquat: 275 lbs
Tier 4 Wide Receiver
Physical Measurables:
Ht: 5ft 8inWt: 150lbs
Stats:
40yd: 4.7Bench: 200 lbsSquat: 265 lbs