r/HighSchoolFB

I tore my ACL before reporting to junior college for football, and I’m trying to figure out the best move for my future. Would it be smarter to still go to school and rehab there, or take time off at home to recover and come back healthy? I want to do what gives me the best chance to play again and not hurt my long-term opportunities.

Background: I've watched too many families go through the recruiting process completely blind — spending money on showcase camps, highlight tape services, and recruiting consultants, only to get to senior year with no offers and no honest picture of where their athlete actually stood.

The problem isn't talent. It's information. Athletes and their families are guessing. College coaches are evaluating on specific criteria that nobody talks about openly.

So I built RecruitTruth.

It's a free evaluation that scores a high school athlete across the categories college programs actually use:

• Athletic measurables (sport-specific)
• Performance statistics and production
• Academic eligibility (GPA, ACT/SAT, NCAA clearinghouse)
• Film and social media presence
• Character indicators
• Recruiting activity and coach contact

The result is an RT Score (0–100) that also tells the athlete which division level they realistically fit — D1, D2, D3, NAIA, or JUCO — broken down into Safety, Best Fit, and Stretch levels.

It's completely free to complete. No credit card. No sales call.

I'm posting here because this community knows recruiting better than anyone. If something about the evaluation feels off, or there's a data point you think matters that I'm missing, I genuinely want to know.

Site is recruittruth.com if you want to take a look or share it with an athlete or family you know.

Happy to answer any questions about how the scoring works.

Okay so I've gone pretty deep into the college football recruiting world — talking to coaches, watching what actually works for high school athletes, and honestly just obsessing over why some kids get noticed and others don't. I wanted to put everything I learned into something real and useful.

And here's the thing nobody tells these kids early enough:

Camps aren't just about how good you are. They're about how prepared you are.
There are a few things coaches pick up on almost instantly that most athletes just aren't thinking about:

Your introduction. Coaches are meeting hundreds of kids in a single day. If you walk up, mumble your name, and shrug — you're gone from their memory before you even line up. But a quick, confident intro? Your name, position, class year, and one thing you do well? That sticks. Seriously, ten seconds can change everything.

Your film situation. You'd be surprised how many kids show up to a camp without an updated Hudl link ready to go. A coach shows interest, asks for your film, and you're fumbling around — that moment is gone. Have it ready to text before you even leave the parking lot.

The follow-up. This is the big one. The camp itself is just the opening. Sending a thoughtful email within 24 hours is what actually keeps you on a coach's radar. Most kids never do it. Most kids wonder why they never hear back.

I put all of this — plus email templates, a full year-by-year recruiting checklist, and a complete camp prep breakdown — into something called The Football Recruit's Playbook. Right now it's bundled with my Camp to Commitment: Summer Prospect Camp Guide since camp season is literally happening right now.
But honestly, drop any questions you have in the comments. I'm happy to help regardless. This process is too confusing and too important for kids to just figure out on their own.

Just recently joined a new middle school program. I’ve coached lineman, linebackers most of my career. The coach asked me to coach WR’s. I’m looking for any advice, and maybe some Indy drills I could use.

I’m 14 turning 15 in a month and my freshman year is almost over I played football as a kid but quit to play basketball but now my principal is pressuring me to play now because apparently he sees potential in me do I have the physicals to dominate or no

Height: 5’10.5 ( barefoot still growing)
Weight : 210 ( gaining muscle aswell)
Wingspan: 6’8.5 ( still growing)
Hand length : 8.5 inches
Hand with : 10.00 inches
40 yrd dash: 5:25 ( haven’t done any form of training except basketball to further this and will try to upgrade this)
20 yard : 2.87
10 yard : 1.75

Any advice on positions I can possibly play and recruitment and things will be greatly appreciated

I’m thinking about purchasing the Xenith velocity 2 shoulder pads. Ive seen some bad talk about them online with collarbone issues is their anything to be worried about. And what size pads do i need for ~ 5’10 175