Illinois · High School
Palatine High School
55 athletes. 5 years. 20 colleges.
Every athlete Palatine High School has sent to college football, basketball, and track over the last 5 years. Verified against live NCAA rosters. Located in Palatine, IL.
Strong
M. Basketball
D3
9
5yr
Strong
W. Track
D1
7
5yr
Strong
M. Track
D1
6
5yr
Rising
M. Track
D3
6
5yr
Rising
Football
FBS
5
5yr
Rising
M. Track
D2
4
5yr
Rising
W. Track
D2
4
5yr
Rising
W. Track
D3
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
55
Total placements
verified college athletes
20
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 Palatine 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 Basketball
→D3Strong feeder9
total placements
Palatine High School is ranked as a strong feeder for men's basketball D3. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Palatine High School over the last 5 years.
Women's Track
→D1Strong feeder7
total placements
Palatine High School is ranked as a strong feeder for women's track D1. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Palatine High School over the last 5 years.
Men's Track
→D1Strong feeder6
total placements
Palatine High School is ranked as a strong feeder for men's track D1. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Palatine High School over the last 5 years.
Men's Track
→D3Rising feeder6
total placements
Palatine High School is ranked as a rising feeder for men's track D3. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Palatine High School over the last 5 years.
Football
→FBSRising feeder5
total placements
Palatine High School is ranked as a rising feeder for football FBS. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Palatine High School over the last 5 years.
Football
→FCSEmerging feeder4
total placements
Palatine High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for football FCS. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Palatine High School over the last 5 years.
Men's Track
→D2Rising feeder4
total placements
Palatine High School is ranked as a rising feeder for men's track D2. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Palatine High School over the last 5 years.
Women's Track
→D2Rising feeder4
total placements
Palatine High School is ranked as a rising feeder for women's track D2. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Palatine High School over the last 5 years.
Women's Track
→D3Rising feeder4
total placements
Palatine High School is ranked as a rising feeder for women's track D3. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Palatine High School over the last 5 years.
Women's Basketball
→D3Emerging feeder2
total placements
Palatine High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for women's basketball D3. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Palatine High School over the last 5 years.
Football
→D2Emerging feeder1
total placements
Palatine High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for football D2. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Palatine High School over the last 5 years.
Football
→NAIAEmerging feeder1
total placements
Palatine High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for football NAIA. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Palatine High School over the last 5 years.
Women's Track
→NAIAEmerging feeder1
total placements
Palatine High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for women's track NAIA. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Palatine High School over the last 5 years.
Men's Basketball
→D2Emerging feeder1
total placements
Palatine High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for men's basketball D2. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Palatine High School over the last 5 years.
Notable Alumni
Who are the current Palatine 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.
Tony Balanganayi
Football · 2025
Illinois
Julien Bey
Football · 2025
Upper Iowa
Kyle Marini
Men's Track · 2025
Carthage (WI)
Conner Ignacio
Football · 2025
Trinity International
Evan Downer
Football · 2025
Ball State
28 more Palatine High School alumni are on college rosters right now.
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Frequently Asked
Questions we get about Palatine High School
What is Palatine High School's college recruiting track record?
Palatine High School in Palatine, IL has sent 55 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 Palatine High School produced?
Palatine High School has sent 5 football players to FBS programs in the last 5 years. Based on RawRecruit's percentile-based tier system, Palatine High School is ranked as a rising FBS football feeder nationally.
Does Palatine High School send players to FCS football programs?
Yes. Palatine 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 Palatine 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 Palatine High School get recruited by college programs?
Athletes from Palatine 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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