Alabama · High School
Opelika High School
54 athletes. 5 years. 9 colleges.
Every athlete Opelika High School has sent to college football, basketball, and track over the last 5 years. Verified against live NCAA rosters. Located in Opelika, AL.
Strong
M. Track
D2
15
5yr
Rising
W. Track
D1
9
5yr
Rising
W. Basketball
D2
6
5yr
Rising
M. Basketball
NAIA
5
5yr
Emerging
Football
FBS
8
5yr
Emerging
M. Track
D1
7
5yr
Emerging
Football
FCS
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
54
Total placements
verified college athletes
9
Unique colleges
programs recruited from
5
Sports represented
Led by men's track
5yr
Rolling window
2021 to 2025
Destinations
Which colleges have recruited the most players from Opelika 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.
Men's Track
→D2Strong feeder15
total placements
Opelika High School is ranked as a strong feeder for men's track D2. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Opelika High School over the last 5 years.
Women's Track
→D1Rising feeder9
total placements
Opelika High School is ranked as a rising feeder for women's track D1. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Opelika High School over the last 5 years.
Football
→FBSEmerging feeder8
total placements
Opelika High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for football FBS. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Opelika High School over the last 5 years.
Men's Track
→D1Emerging feeder7
total placements
Opelika High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for men's track D1. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Opelika High School over the last 5 years.
Women's Basketball
→D2Rising feeder6
total placements
Opelika High School is ranked as a rising feeder for women's basketball D2. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Opelika High School over the last 5 years.
Men's Basketball
→NAIARising feeder5
total placements
Opelika High School is ranked as a rising feeder for men's basketball NAIA. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Opelika High School over the last 5 years.
Football
→FCSEmerging feeder4
total placements
Opelika High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for football FCS. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Opelika High School over the last 5 years.
Notable Alumni
Who are the current Opelika 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.
Roman Gagliano
Football · QB · 2025
Middle Tennessee
23 Kaden Cooper
Football · WR · 2024
North Alabama
James Ray Thrash
Men's Track · DISTANCE · 2024
Samford
Tierra Agee
Women's Track · SPRINTS · 2024
Jacksonville State
Ajaden Parham
Men's Track · 2024
Johnson C. Smith
7 more Opelika High School alumni are on college rosters right now.
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Frequently Asked
Questions we get about Opelika High School
What is Opelika High School's college recruiting track record?
Opelika High School in Opelika, AL has sent 54 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 Opelika High School produced?
Opelika High School has sent 8 football players to FBS programs in the last 5 years. Based on RawRecruit's percentile-based tier system, Opelika High School is ranked as a emerging FBS football feeder nationally.
Does Opelika High School send players to FCS football programs?
Yes. Opelika High School has sent 4 players to FCS football programs in the last 5 years, earning a emerging FCS feeder rating. FCS (formerly Division I-AA) is the sub-tier of Division I football below FBS.
Where does this Opelika 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 Opelika High School get recruited by college programs?
Athletes from Opelika 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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