Alabama · High School
Hillcrest High School
15 athletes. 5 years. 10 colleges.
Every athlete Hillcrest High School has sent to college football, men's track and women's basketball over the last 5 years. Checked against college rosters for the 2021 to 2025 seasons. Located in Tuscaloosa, AL.
Strong
Football
D2
5
5yr
Rising
Football
FCS
3
5yr
Rising
M. Track
D2
3
5yr
Emerging
M. Track
D1
2
5yr
Emerging
Football
FBS
1
5yr
Emerging
W. Basketball
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
15
Total placements
verified college athletes
10
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 Hillcrest 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 feeder5
total placements
Hillcrest High School is ranked as a strong feeder for football D2. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Hillcrest High School over the last 5 years.
Football
→FCSRising feeder3
total placements
Hillcrest High School is ranked as a rising feeder for football FCS. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Hillcrest High School over the last 5 years.
Men's Track
→D2Rising feeder3
total placements
Hillcrest High School is ranked as a rising feeder for men's track D2. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Hillcrest High School over the last 5 years.
Men's Track
→D1Emerging feeder2
total placements
Hillcrest High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for men's track D1. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Hillcrest High School over the last 5 years.
Football
→FBSEmerging feeder1
total placements
Hillcrest High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for football FBS. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Hillcrest High School over the last 5 years.
Women's Basketball
→D1Emerging feeder1
total placements
Hillcrest High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for women's basketball D1. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Hillcrest High School over the last 5 years.
Notable Alumni
Which Hillcrest 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.
Levy Russell III
Men's Track · DISTANCE · 2025
Jackson State
Michael Harris
Men's Track · SPRINTS · 2025
West Alabama
DeCorrion Thomas
Football · 2025
Shorter
Ja'Wuan Nickson
Football · 2025
Eastern Illinois
Zay Hall
Football · 2025
Alabama
10 more Hillcrest High School alumni played on college rosters in the 2021 to 2025 seasons.
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Recruiting guides for Hillcrest High School athletes
- How to get recruited for college football
- Men's track and field recruiting: how to get recruited
- Women's college basketball recruiting: how to get recruited
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Frequently Asked
Questions we get about Hillcrest High School
What is Hillcrest High School's college recruiting track record?
Hillcrest High School in Tuscaloosa, AL has sent 15 athletes to college rosters in football, men's track and women's basketball in the last 5 years. Pipeline data is verified against 1,900+ NCAA and NAIA athletic rosters.
How many FBS football players has Hillcrest High School produced?
Hillcrest High School has sent 1 football players to FBS programs in the last 5 years. Based on RawRecruit's percentile-based tier system, Hillcrest High School is ranked as a emerging FBS football feeder nationally.
Does Hillcrest High School send players to FCS football programs?
Yes. Hillcrest High School has sent 3 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.
Where does this Hillcrest 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 Hillcrest High School get recruited by college programs?
Athletes from Hillcrest 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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