Recruiting, covered.
Player spotlights, class-by-class watchlists, and straight talk on how recruiting actually works.
Ten offers before his junior season: 2028 WR A'zari Longmire-Knight
The Killeen (TX) two-way athlete holds ten offers — UAB and Eastern Michigan among them — with a 4.50 forty and a 3.83 GPA to back it up.
922 yards, 17 touchdowns, and a Marshall offer: 2028 TE Lucas Lambert
The Logan (WV) tight end put up 17 receiving touchdowns as a sophomore, earned first-team all-state, and already holds three offers — including in-state FBS Marshall.
A 4.90 GPA and a Bowling Green offer: 2027 LB Julian Renrick
The Greenville (SC) linebacker pairs a 4.90 GPA with a 305 bench and 445 squat — and four programs, led by Bowling Green, have already offered.
A state title, a 4.10 GPA, and a 335-pound power clean: 2027 QB Cohen Curran
The Calaveras quarterback threw for 1,625 yards, won a 5A state championship and a NorCal title, and was his team's Offensive Player of the Year — all with a 4.10 GPA.
All-state one way, all-conference the other: 2027 two-way lineman Silas Richardson
The 6'4", 270-pound Park Hills Central junior played 95% of his team's snaps, made 56.5 tackles with 15 for loss, and collected six postseason honors on both sides of the ball.
A 39-inch vertical and nine offers: 2028 ATH Montrail Hackney
The Kimball High athlete out of Dallas tested at 4.51 with a 39-inch vertical, picked off four passes as a sophomore, and holds offers from Alabama, Missouri, and seven more.
UCLA, Miami, Auburn — and he's a 2030: WR Teagen People
The Vista Murrieta wideout is 6'3" with a 4.00 GPA and fourteen college offers already on the board, and he hasn't played a high school season yet.
6'5", 290, 4.10 GPA, state champion: 2027 OL Nathaniel Allen
The American Heritage lineman brings a college frame, a championship pedigree, and a transcript that opens the academic conferences.
The 4.23-GPA back with a 545 squat: 2027 RB Carter Reed
Hamilton Southeastern's compact back pairs a 4.56 forty and elite weight-room numbers with one of the strongest transcripts on the board.
4.49 speed and a 3.90 GPA: 2027 RB Royalte Galdden
The Union-Endicott back went from 210 rushing yards to 848 in one season — with verified track-level speed and an honor-roll transcript.
A 4.23 GPA and a 525 squat: 2028 LB Chance Hargrave is a staff favorite waiting to happen
The Michigan linebacker stacked 46 tackles as a sophomore with weight-room numbers and a transcript that open every door.
50 tackles from the corner spot as a sophomore: 2028 CB Jason Louis
The Immaculata defensive back put up linebacker tackle numbers from the boundary — the surest sign a corner actually likes contact.
42 touchdowns of JUCO film: transfer QB Jackson Dadich holds five offers
The West LA College quarterback turned two JUCO seasons into 3,650 yards, 42 passing touchdowns, and a five-school offer sheet.
Your GPA is a recruiting tool, not a report card
Grades open doors film can't. How the transcript changes which coaches can even call you — and why summer school is a recruiting move.
The recruiting email coaches actually open
A college coach's inbox gets hundreds of emails a day. The ones that get opened are boring, specific, and six lines long.
What a verbal offer really means (and what it doesn't)
Offers aren't trophies — they're expiration dates. Here's how to read the offer you just got, and the question that sorts your whole list.
How college coaches actually read your highlight film
Coaches decide in 20 seconds whether your tape gets 3 minutes. Here's what they're looking for — and the mistake in almost every reel.
The 315-bench athlete Ohio defenses have to plan for: 2027 ATH Brock Shelton
Gallia Academy's do-everything athlete brings a 4.68 forty, a 33-inch vertical, and strength numbers that outclass his weight class.
A 6'2" dual-threat with 4.60 speed: 2028 QB Mason Parker
The Ragland, Alabama quarterback brings prototype size, verified wheels, and a 3.50 GPA into his junior season.
Where recruiting money actually goes furthest
Camps, trainers, showcases, services — a spending order for families who want offers, not merchandise.
Building a target list that actually produces offers
The 40-school spreadsheet, the honest-fit test, and why your list should start with a map instead of a TV schedule.
The JUCO path, explained for families who've only heard the myths
Junior college football is a development route, a grades reset, and a second market — here's when it's the right call.
The parent's guide to the first coach call
Coaches evaluate parents too. What to say, what not to say, and why your silence is the most impressive thing you can offer.
Walk-on math: what preferred walk-on offers are actually worth
The walk-on conversation isn't failure — it's a bet with a real payout table. Here's how to evaluate one like a coach does.
6'3" with a 3.80 GPA and five sophomore touchdowns: 2028 WR Collin Hendrickson
The Mogadore wideout has the frame college staffs project to the boundary — and the sophomore red-zone production to back it.
A 34-inch vertical at 225 pounds: 2027 edge Cy'Darius Smith
The Temple, Texas defensive end pairs rare lower-body explosion with a 3.60 GPA and four game films ready for evaluation.
What actually happens in September recruiting
The season starts and recruiting changes speed. How weekly evaluations work, why early film travels furthest, and what to do each Friday night.
1,371 yards one way, 52 tackles the other: 2027 LB/RB Alexander McCartney
The Pennsylvania two-way star put up an offensive MVP season and an All-State defensive season — at the same time — with a 3.88 GPA.
990 receiving yards as a sophomore: 2028 WR Colt Lafargue
The Tennessee wideout paired a 4.46 forty with a near-1,000-yard sophomore season — and has two full varsity years left to build on it.
Transfer safety Kade Kennedy adds a UIndy offer — his third in eight months
The former NC 2A state champion and East NC Defensive Player of the Year is in the portal window with fresh D2 and FCS interest.
Two offers in his first month on the board: 2027 RB Jaylin Adair
The Alabama two-way back joined One11 in July and already holds offers from Eureka College and Talladega Prep — with junior film still to come.
Spotlight: Tyson Cleary Is What a 4.0 Recruit Looks Like
6'1", 231, a 4.7 forty — and a 4.0 GPA that has academic programs circling. Three offers in, two seasons left. The 2027 from Williamsport, MD is built for this.
Spotlight: Landon Grandberry's 4.49 Is Turning Heads in Texas
4.49 at 6'1", 210 — with a Florida Atlantic offer already in hand. The Springtown, TX 2027 enters his junior season as one to watch.
The Class of 2027 Summer Checklist
Rising juniors: this is the summer that decides whether coaches know your name in September. Six things to finish before kickoff.
5 Recruiting Myths That Are Costing Your Family Offers
“If he's good enough, they'll find him” has ended more college careers than injuries have. Five myths to drop before your son's season starts.
New to the Board: Nathaniel Allen and Lucas Cannady
Two 2027 prospects join the ONE11 board this week — a 6’5” offensive lineman out of Delray Beach and a Cincinnati quarterback. Coaches, take a look.