Illinois · High School
Kenwood Academy High School
150 athletes. 5 years. 26 colleges.
Every athlete Kenwood Academy High School has sent to college football, basketball, and track over the last 5 years. Verified against live NCAA rosters. Located in Chicago, IL.
Elite
W. Basketball
D1
32
5yr
Elite
M. Basketball
D1
18
5yr
Strong
Football
FBS
47
5yr
Rising
Football
D2
9
5yr
Rising
W. Track
D1
9
5yr
Rising
M. Track
D2
7
5yr
Emerging
Football
D3
8
5yr
Emerging
Football
FCS
8
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
150
Total placements
verified college athletes
26
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 Kenwood Academy 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 feeder47
total placements
Kenwood Academy High School is ranked as a strong feeder for football FBS. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Kenwood Academy High School over the last 5 years.
Women's Basketball
→D1Elite feeder32
total placements
Kenwood Academy High School is ranked as an elite feeder for women's basketball D1. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Kenwood Academy High School over the last 5 years.
Men's Basketball
→D1Elite feeder18
total placements
Kenwood Academy High School is ranked as an elite feeder for men's basketball D1. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Kenwood Academy High School over the last 5 years.
Football
→D2Rising feeder9
total placements
Kenwood Academy High School is ranked as a rising feeder for football D2. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Kenwood Academy High School over the last 5 years.
Women's Track
→D1Rising feeder9
total placements
Kenwood Academy High School is ranked as a rising feeder for women's track D1. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Kenwood Academy High School over the last 5 years.
Football
→D3Emerging feeder8
total placements
Kenwood Academy High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for football D3. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Kenwood Academy High School over the last 5 years.
Football
→FCSEmerging feeder8
total placements
Kenwood Academy High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for football FCS. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Kenwood Academy High School over the last 5 years.
Men's Track
→D2Rising feeder7
total placements
Kenwood Academy High School is ranked as a rising feeder for men's track D2. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Kenwood Academy High School over the last 5 years.
Women's Basketball
→D2Emerging feeder5
total placements
Kenwood Academy High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for women's basketball D2. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Kenwood Academy High School over the last 5 years.
Men's Track
→D1Emerging feeder4
total placements
Kenwood Academy High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for men's track D1. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Kenwood Academy High School over the last 5 years.
Men's Basketball
→D2Emerging feeder2
total placements
Kenwood Academy High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for men's basketball D2. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Kenwood Academy High School over the last 5 years.
Men's Basketball
→D3Emerging feeder1
total placements
Kenwood Academy High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for men's basketball D3. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Kenwood Academy High School over the last 5 years.
Notable Alumni
Who are the current Kenwood Academy 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.
K'vion Thunderbird
Football · LB · 2025

Fresno State
Ivan Moore Jr.
Football · DE · 2025

Northern Illinois
I'Marion Stewart
Football · WR · 2025

Michigan
Aariz Taylor
Football · DL · 2025

Miami (Ohio)
Marquise Lightfoot
Football · DL · 2025

Miami
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Frequently Asked
Questions we get about Kenwood Academy High School
What is Kenwood Academy High School's college recruiting track record?
Kenwood Academy High School in Chicago, IL has sent 150 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 Kenwood Academy High School produced?
Kenwood Academy High School has sent 47 football players to FBS programs in the last 5 years. Based on RawRecruit's percentile-based tier system, Kenwood Academy High School is ranked as a strong FBS football feeder nationally.
Does Kenwood Academy High School send players to FCS football programs?
Yes. Kenwood Academy High School has sent 8 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.
Does Kenwood Academy High School produce D1 basketball players?
Kenwood Academy High School has sent 18 men's basketball players to D1 programs in the last 5 years, ranking as a elite D1 basketball feeder.
Where does this Kenwood Academy 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 Kenwood Academy High School get recruited by college programs?
Athletes from Kenwood Academy 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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