cfbd_recruiting_player: *Get player recruiting rankings*

In cfbfastR: Access College Football Play by Play Data

Get player recruiting rankings

Description

Get player recruiting rankings

Usage

cfbd_recruiting_player(
  year = NULL,
  team = NULL,
  recruit_type = "HighSchool",
  state = NULL,
  position = NULL,
  division = NULL
)

Arguments

year	(Integer optional): Year, 4 digit format (YYYY) Required if team not provided Minimum value accepted: 2000
team	(String optional): D-I Team. Required if year not provided
recruit_type	(String optional): default API return is 'HighSchool', other options include 'JUCO' or 'PrepSchool' - For position group information
state	(String optional): Two letter State abbreviation
position	(String optional): Position Group - options include: Offense: 'PRO', 'DUAL', 'RB', 'FB', 'TE', 'OT', 'OG', 'OC', 'WR' Defense: 'CB', 'S', 'OLB', 'ILB', 'WDE', 'SDE', 'DT' Special Teams: 'K', 'P'
division	(String optional): Division/classification filter – one of fbs, fcs, ii, ii/iii, iii. Sent to CFBD as classification.

Value

cfbd_recruiting_player() - A data frame with 19 variables:

col_name	types	description
id	integer	247Sports referencing id for the recruit.
athlete_id	integer	CFBD athlete referencing id linking to player tables.
recruit_type	character	Recruit class: High School, Prep School, or Junior College.
year	integer	Recruiting class year (four-digit season).
ranking	integer	Recruit national ranking within the class.
name	character	Recruit full name.
school	character	High school, prep school, or JUCO program the recruit attended.
committed_to	character	College program the recruit is committed to.
position	character	Recruit position abbreviation (e.g. QB, WR, OT).
height	numeric	Recruit height in inches.
weight	integer	Recruit weight in pounds.
stars	integer	Recruit star rating on the 247Sports scale (2-5).
rating	numeric	247Sports composite rating for the recruit.
city	character	Hometown city of the recruit.
state_province	character	Hometown state or province of the recruit.
country	character	Hometown country of the recruit.
hometown_info_latitude	character	Latitude of the recruit's hometown.
hometown_info_longitude	character	Longitude of the recruit's hometown.
hometown_info_fips_code	character	FIPS code of the recruit's hometown.

See Also

Other CFBD Recruiting: cfbd_recruiting_position(), cfbd_recruiting_team(), cfbd_recruiting_transfer_portal()

Examples

  try(cfbd_recruiting_player(2018, team = "Texas"))

  try(cfbd_recruiting_player(2016, recruit_type = "JUCO"))

  try(cfbd_recruiting_player(2020, recruit_type = "HighSchool", position = "OT", state = "FL"))

cfbfastR documentation built on Aug. 24, 2026, 5:13 p.m.