Alabama · High School
Gardendale High School
16 athletes. 5 years. 14 colleges.
Every athlete Gardendale High School has sent to college football, men's basketball and women's track over the last 5 years. Checked against college rosters for the 2021 to 2025 seasons. Located in Gardendale, AL.
Strong
Football
D2
6
5yr
Strong
Football
FBS
4
5yr
Rising
Football
FCS
4
5yr
Emerging
W. Track
D1
1
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.
Pipeline scoreboard
16
Total placements
verified college athletes
14
Unique colleges
programs recruited from
3
Sports represented
Led by football
5yr
Rolling window
2021 to 2025
Destinations
Which colleges have recruited the most players from Gardendale 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
→D2Strong feeder6
total placements
Gardendale High School is ranked as a strong feeder for football D2. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Gardendale High School over the last 5 years.
Football
→FBSStrong feeder4
total placements
Gardendale High School is ranked as a strong feeder for football FBS. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Gardendale High School over the last 5 years.
Football
→FCSRising feeder4
total placements
Gardendale High School is ranked as a rising feeder for football FCS. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Gardendale High School over the last 5 years.
Men's Basketball
→D11
total placements
Women's Track
→D1Emerging feeder1
total placements
Gardendale High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for women's track D1. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Gardendale High School over the last 5 years.
Notable Alumni
Which Gardendale High School alumni played on college rosters?
Real athletes, scraped from college rosters for the 2021 to 2025 seasons and listed most recent first. Not self-reported, not fabricated.
Kennedy Harris
Women's Track · LONG_JUMP · 2025
South Alabama
Goose Crowder
Football · 2025
Troy
Caden McGruder
Football · 2025
University of Nebraska at Kearney
J'Dyn Arrington
Football · 2025
West Alabama
Marcus Hines Jr
Football · 2025
The University of Virginia's College at Wise
11 more Gardendale High School alumni played on college rosters in the 2021 to 2025 seasons.
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Recruiting guides for Gardendale High School athletes
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Frequently Asked
Questions we get about Gardendale High School
What is Gardendale High School's college recruiting track record?
Gardendale High School in Gardendale, AL has sent 16 athletes to college rosters in football, men's basketball and women's track in the last 5 years. Pipeline data is verified against 1,900+ NCAA and NAIA athletic rosters.
How many FBS football players has Gardendale High School produced?
Gardendale High School has sent 4 football players to FBS programs in the last 5 years. Based on RawRecruit's percentile-based tier system, Gardendale High School is ranked as a strong FBS football feeder nationally.
Does Gardendale High School send players to FCS football programs?
Yes. Gardendale High School has sent 4 players to FCS football programs in the last 5 years, earning a rising FCS feeder rating. FCS (formerly Division I-AA) is the sub-tier of Division I football below FBS.
Does Gardendale High School produce D1 basketball players?
Gardendale High School has sent 1 men's basketball players to D1 programs in the last 5 years.
Where does this Gardendale High School recruiting data come from?
RawRecruit aggregates data from first-party scraping of 1,900+ 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 Gardendale High School get recruited by college programs?
Athletes from Gardendale High School can use RawRecruit's Fit Score algorithm to find personalized matches across 1,900+ schools. 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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