Alabama · High School
Thompson High School
103 athletes. 5 years. 16 colleges.
Every athlete Thompson High School has sent to college football, basketball, and track over the last 5 years. Verified against live NCAA rosters. Located in Alabaster, AL.
Elite
Football
FCS
53
5yr
Strong
Football
D2
20
5yr
Strong
M. Basketball
D1
8
5yr
Emerging
Football
FBS
10
5yr
Emerging
M. Track
D1
5
5yr
Emerging
W. Track
D2
4
5yr
Emerging
M. Track
D2
2
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. Tiers recompute weekly as new college roster data lands.
Pipeline scoreboard
103
Total placements
verified college athletes
16
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 Thompson 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
→FCSElite feeder53
total placements
Thompson High School is ranked as an elite feeder for football FCS. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Thompson High School over the last 5 years.
Football
→D2Strong feeder20
total placements
Thompson High School is ranked as a strong feeder for football D2. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Thompson High School over the last 5 years.
Football
→FBSEmerging feeder10
total placements
Thompson High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for football FBS. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Thompson High School over the last 5 years.
Men's Basketball
→D1Strong feeder8
total placements
Thompson High School is ranked as a strong feeder for men's basketball D1. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Thompson High School over the last 5 years.
Men's Track
→D1Emerging feeder5
total placements
Thompson High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for men's track D1. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Thompson High School over the last 5 years.
Women's Track
→D2Emerging feeder4
total placements
Thompson High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for women's track D2. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Thompson High School over the last 5 years.
Men's Track
→D2Emerging feeder2
total placements
Thompson High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for men's track D2. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Thompson High School over the last 5 years.
Women's Track
→D1Emerging feeder1
total placements
Thompson High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for women's track D1. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Thompson High School over the last 5 years.
Notable Alumni
Who are the current Thompson 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.
Jake Ivie
Football · LB · 2025
Alabama
Nikolas Alston
Football · DL · 2025
Tulane
Brandon Franklin
Football · LB · 2025
Samford
Tony Mitchell
Football · LB · 2025
Mississippi
Noah Watts
Football · OL · 2025
Samford
27 more Thompson High School alumni are on college rosters right now.
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Frequently Asked
Questions we get about Thompson High School
What is Thompson High School's college recruiting track record?
Thompson High School in Alabaster, AL has sent 103 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 Thompson High School produced?
Thompson High School has sent 10 football players to FBS programs in the last 5 years. Based on RawRecruit's percentile-based tier system, Thompson High School is ranked as a emerging FBS football feeder nationally.
Does Thompson High School send players to FCS football programs?
Yes. Thompson High School has sent 53 players to FCS football programs in the last 5 years, earning a elite FCS feeder rating. FCS (formerly Division I-AA) is the sub-tier of Division I football below FBS.
Does Thompson High School produce D1 basketball players?
Thompson High School has sent 8 men's basketball players to D1 programs in the last 5 years, ranking as a strong D1 basketball feeder.
Where does this Thompson 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 Thompson High School get recruited by college programs?
Athletes from Thompson 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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