Alabama · High School
Chelsea High School
76 athletes. 5 years. 9 colleges.
Every athlete Chelsea High School has sent to college football, basketball, and track over the last 5 years. Verified against live NCAA rosters. Located in Chelsea, AL.
Strong
Football
FCS
26
5yr
Strong
W. Basketball
D2
10
5yr
Rising
M. Track
D2
8
5yr
Emerging
Football
FBS
8
5yr
Emerging
W. Track
D1
7
5yr
Emerging
M. Track
D1
5
5yr
Emerging
Football
D2
4
5yr
Emerging
Football
D3
4
5yr
How feeder tiers work
Tiers are percentile rankings across every U.S. high school for a given sport and college division, measured over the last 5 years.
Elite
Top 2% of U.S. high schools in this sport and division.
Strong
Top 10% (excluding elite schools).
Rising
Top 25% (excluding elite and strong schools).
Emerging
At least one verified placement in the 5-year window.
Football is ranked separately for FBS (top-level D1) and FCS (D1-AA). Every other sport uses a single D1 tier. Tiers recompute weekly as new college roster data lands.
Pipeline scoreboard
76
Total placements
verified college athletes
9
Unique colleges
programs recruited from
4
Sports represented
Led by football
5yr
Rolling window
2021 to 2025
Destinations
Which colleges have recruited the most players from Chelsea High School?
These are the programs actually pulling athletes from this roster. Ranked by verified placements over the last 5 years. Click any college to see your fit score against that program.
Football
→FCSStrong feeder26
total placements
Chelsea High School is ranked as a strong feeder for football FCS. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Chelsea High School over the last 5 years.
Women's Basketball
→D2Strong feeder10
total placements
Chelsea High School is ranked as a strong feeder for women's basketball D2. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Chelsea High School over the last 5 years.
Football
→FBSEmerging feeder8
total placements
Chelsea High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for football FBS. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Chelsea High School over the last 5 years.
Men's Track
→D2Rising feeder8
total placements
Chelsea High School is ranked as a rising feeder for men's track D2. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Chelsea High School over the last 5 years.
Women's Track
→D1Emerging feeder7
total placements
Chelsea High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for women's track D1. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Chelsea High School over the last 5 years.
Men's Track
→D1Emerging feeder5
total placements
Chelsea High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for men's track D1. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Chelsea High School over the last 5 years.
Football
→D2Emerging feeder4
total placements
Chelsea High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for football D2. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Chelsea High School over the last 5 years.
Football
→D3Emerging feeder4
total placements
Chelsea High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for football D3. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Chelsea High School over the last 5 years.
Women's Basketball
→NAIAEmerging feeder4
total placements
Chelsea High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for women's basketball NAIA. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Chelsea High School over the last 5 years.
Notable Alumni
Who are the current Chelsea High School alumni on college rosters?
Real athletes playing right now. Scraped from live college rosters this week. Not self-reported, not seven years old, not fabricated.
Romello Cooper
Football · DL · 2025
Samford
Emerson Russell
Football · RB · 2025
Samford
63 Seth Anstead
Football · OL · 2024
Ohio University
Drew Cheslock
Men's Track · 2024
Montevallo
21 Sydney Schwallie
Women's Basketball · G · 2024
Cumberland (TN)
15 more Chelsea High School alumni are on college rosters right now.
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Frequently Asked
Questions we get about Chelsea High School
What is Chelsea High School's college recruiting track record?
Chelsea High School in Chelsea, AL has sent 76 athletes to college programs across football, basketball, and track in the last 5 years. Pipeline data is verified against 1,597 NCAA and NAIA athletic rosters.
How many FBS football players has Chelsea High School produced?
Chelsea High School has sent 8 football players to FBS programs in the last 5 years. Based on RawRecruit's percentile-based tier system, Chelsea High School is ranked as a emerging FBS football feeder nationally.
Does Chelsea High School send players to FCS football programs?
Yes. Chelsea High School has sent 26 players to FCS football programs in the last 5 years, earning a strong FCS feeder rating. FCS (formerly Division I-AA) is the sub-tier of Division I football below FBS.
Where does this Chelsea High School recruiting data come from?
RawRecruit aggregates data from first-party scraping of 1,597 college athletic rosters across football, basketball, and track. Each athlete's high school is matched against the NCES federal high school database using a state-disambiguated fuzzy matching algorithm. Tier badges are computed from percentile rankings over a rolling 5-year window.
How can athletes from Chelsea High School get recruited by college programs?
Athletes from Chelsea High School can use RawRecruit's Fit Score algorithm to find personalized matches across 1,597 college programs. RawRecruit analyzes athletic fit, academic fit, positional need, geographic proximity, and cultural fit -- plus the HS pipeline data shown here -- to recommend realistic targets and identify recruiting opportunities.
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