• Things to consider;

    Things to consider;

    College football recruiting guidelines
    Average Measurables at Each Position, by Division
    Division I

    Division I-AA and NJCAA

    Division II and NAIA

    Division III

    General Grade Expectations for All Divisions; these vary depending upon individual admissions. This region of the country seems to be higher, especially in division 3.

    3.0 GPA
    24 ACT
    1000 SAT (on a 1600 point scale)
    (No scores needed for underclassmen)
    College Football Recruiting Statistics
    # of Schools with Football Programs
    โ€ข NCAA Division I-A: 120
    โ€ข NCAA Division I-AA: 118
    โ€ข NCAA Division II: 157
    โ€ข NCAA Division III: 239
    โ€ข NAIA: 91
    โ€ข Junior College: 69
    โ€ข Total: 794
    Average # of Athletic Scholarship, per school:
    โ€ข Division I-A: 85
    โ€ข Division I-AA: 63
    โ€ข Division II: 36
    โ€ข NAIA: 24
    โ€ข NJCAA (*varies per school*): 85
    Total Student-Athlete Participation
    โ€ข NCAA Division I-A: 14,146
    โ€ข NCAA Division I-AA: 11,958
    โ€ข NCAA Division II: 15,655
    โ€ข NCAA Division III: 23,120
    โ€ข NAIA: 5,556
    โ€ข Junior College: 5,031
    โ€ข HS Student-Athletes: 1,112,303

    When you look at this, they are some things to consider;
    1) These are AVERAGE measurables.
    2) The average number of scholarships available per school is very misleading. For example; D1 offers 85. That means that they can only have 85 players on the roster that are on scholarship. So if only 12 graduate, that leaves 12 scholarships available. From those scholarships they need to replace those positions that have graduated. Also, some schools (especially in this region) may not offer scholarships even though they are eligible to do so.
    3) Based on available scholarship money from above, (based on 10 available scholarships per year per school, on average) there is a combined 16,261 scholarships available in D1, D2, NAIA, and junior college on a yearly basis. That is 16,261 available scholarships to 1,112,303 athletes nationwide. That comes out to a .0146% chance of getting an athletic scholarship per athlete nationwide.
    4) DIVISION 3 DOES NOT OFFER ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIPS. However if you are a GREAT student, you may qualify for institutional ACADEMIC scholarships.

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