California · High School
Salinas High
11 athletes. 5 years. 4 colleges.
Every athlete Salinas High has sent to college football, basketball, and track over the last 5 years. Verified against live NCAA rosters. Located in Salinas, CA.
Strong
W. Basketball
NAIA
5
5yr
Emerging
Football
FCS
4
5yr
Emerging
Football
D3
1
5yr
Emerging
Football
FBS
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
11
Total placements
verified college athletes
4
Unique colleges
programs recruited from
2
Sports represented
Led by football
5yr
Rolling window
2021 to 2025
Destinations
Which colleges have recruited the most players from Salinas High?
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.
Women's Basketball
→NAIAStrong feeder5
total placements
Salinas High is ranked as a strong feeder for women's basketball NAIA. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Salinas High over the last 5 years.
Football
→FCSEmerging feeder4
total placements
Salinas High is ranked as an emerging feeder for football FCS. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Salinas High over the last 5 years.
Football
→D3Emerging feeder1
total placements
Salinas High is ranked as an emerging feeder for football D3. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Salinas High over the last 5 years.
Football
→FBSEmerging feeder1
total placements
Salinas High is ranked as an emerging feeder for football FBS. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Salinas High over the last 5 years.
Notable Alumni
Who are the current Salinas High 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.
Jenika Zurita
Women's Basketball · G · 2025
Southern Oregon
Nyziah Hunter
Football · 2025
Nebraska
Nathan Edeza
Football · 2025
Charleston
Angelo Cimino
Football · 2025
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Cade Smith
Football · DB · 2024
Utah Tech
1 more Salinas High alumni are on college rosters right now.
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Frequently Asked
Questions we get about Salinas High
What is Salinas High's college recruiting track record?
Salinas High in Salinas, CA has sent 11 athletes to college programs across football, basketball, and track in the last 5 years. Pipeline data is verified against 1,900+ NCAA and NAIA athletic rosters.
How many FBS football players has Salinas High produced?
Salinas High has sent 1 football players to FBS programs in the last 5 years. Based on RawRecruit's percentile-based tier system, Salinas High is ranked as a emerging FBS football feeder nationally.
Does Salinas High send players to FCS football programs?
Yes. Salinas High 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 Salinas High 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 Salinas High get recruited by college programs?
Athletes from Salinas High 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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