Illinois · High School
John Hersey High School
76 athletes. 5 years. 21 colleges.
Every athlete John Hersey High School has sent to college football, basketball, and track over the last 5 years. Verified against live NCAA rosters. Located in Arlington Heights, IL.
Strong
Football
FBS
17
5yr
Strong
M. Track
D3
10
5yr
Strong
M. Basketball
D3
7
5yr
Strong
W. Basketball
JUCO
5
5yr
Rising
Football
FCS
11
5yr
Rising
Football
NAIA
5
5yr
Rising
W. Basketball
D2
3
5yr
Emerging
Football
D2
5
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
76
Total placements
verified college athletes
21
Unique colleges
programs recruited from
5
Sports represented
Led by football
5yr
Rolling window
2021 to 2025
Destinations
Which colleges have recruited the most players from John Hersey 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
→FBSStrong feeder17
total placements
John Hersey High School is ranked as a strong feeder for football FBS. The colleges below have actually received athletes from John Hersey High School over the last 5 years.
Football
→FCSRising feeder11
total placements
John Hersey High School is ranked as a rising feeder for football FCS. The colleges below have actually received athletes from John Hersey High School over the last 5 years.
Men's Track
→D3Strong feeder10
total placements
John Hersey High School is ranked as a strong feeder for men's track D3. The colleges below have actually received athletes from John Hersey High School over the last 5 years.
Men's Basketball
→D3Strong feeder7
total placements
John Hersey High School is ranked as a strong feeder for men's basketball D3. The colleges below have actually received athletes from John Hersey High School over the last 5 years.
Football
→D2Emerging feeder5
total placements
John Hersey High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for football D2. The colleges below have actually received athletes from John Hersey High School over the last 5 years.
Football
→NAIARising feeder5
total placements
John Hersey High School is ranked as a rising feeder for football NAIA. The colleges below have actually received athletes from John Hersey High School over the last 5 years.
Women's Basketball
→JUCOStrong feeder5
total placements
John Hersey High School is ranked as a strong feeder for women's basketball JUCO. The colleges below have actually received athletes from John Hersey High School over the last 5 years.
Football
→D3Emerging feeder3
total placements
John Hersey High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for football D3. The colleges below have actually received athletes from John Hersey High School over the last 5 years.
Men's Track
→D1Emerging feeder3
total placements
John Hersey High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for men's track D1. The colleges below have actually received athletes from John Hersey High School over the last 5 years.
Women's Track
→D3Emerging feeder3
total placements
John Hersey High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for women's track D3. The colleges below have actually received athletes from John Hersey High School over the last 5 years.
Women's Basketball
→D2Rising feeder3
total placements
John Hersey High School is ranked as a rising feeder for women's basketball D2. The colleges below have actually received athletes from John Hersey High School over the last 5 years.
Men's Basketball
→D1Emerging feeder2
total placements
John Hersey High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for men's basketball D1. The colleges below have actually received athletes from John Hersey High School over the last 5 years.
Men's Basketball
→D2Emerging feeder2
total placements
John Hersey High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for men's basketball D2. The colleges below have actually received athletes from John Hersey High School over the last 5 years.
Notable Alumni
Who are the current John Hersey 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.
Nick Ahlquist
Men's Basketball · F · 2025
Ripon
Breyden Smith
Football · 2025
Augustana (IL)
Ehren Dammann
Football · 2025
Dayton
Colton Gumino
Football · 2025
UCLA
Dylan Carlquist
Football · 2025
Kenyon
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Frequently Asked
Questions we get about John Hersey High School
What is John Hersey High School's college recruiting track record?
John Hersey High School in Arlington Heights, IL has sent 76 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 John Hersey High School produced?
John Hersey High School has sent 17 football players to FBS programs in the last 5 years. Based on RawRecruit's percentile-based tier system, John Hersey High School is ranked as a strong FBS football feeder nationally.
Does John Hersey High School send players to FCS football programs?
Yes. John Hersey High School has sent 11 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 John Hersey High School produce D1 basketball players?
John Hersey High School has sent 2 men's basketball players to D1 programs in the last 5 years, ranking as a emerging D1 basketball feeder.
Where does this John Hersey 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 John Hersey High School get recruited by college programs?
Athletes from John Hersey 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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