Illinois · High School
Plainfield South High School
96 athletes. 5 years. 13 colleges.
Every athlete Plainfield South High School has sent to college football, basketball, and track over the last 5 years. Verified against live NCAA rosters. Located in Plainfield, IL.
Elite
Football
D3
38
5yr
Elite
M. Track
D3
25
5yr
Rising
W. Basketball
D3
6
5yr
Emerging
Football
FCS
8
5yr
Emerging
M. Basketball
D3
5
5yr
Emerging
Football
D2
4
5yr
Emerging
M. Track
D1
4
5yr
Emerging
M. Track
NAIA
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
96
Total placements
verified college athletes
13
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 Plainfield South 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
→D3Elite feeder38
total placements
Plainfield South High School is ranked as an elite feeder for football D3. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Plainfield South High School over the last 5 years.
Men's Track
→D3Elite feeder25
total placements
Plainfield South High School is ranked as an elite feeder for men's track D3. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Plainfield South High School over the last 5 years.
Football
→FCSEmerging feeder8
total placements
Plainfield South High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for football FCS. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Plainfield South High School over the last 5 years.
Women's Basketball
→D3Rising feeder6
total placements
Plainfield South High School is ranked as a rising feeder for women's basketball D3. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Plainfield South High School over the last 5 years.
Men's Basketball
→D3Emerging feeder5
total placements
Plainfield South High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for men's basketball D3. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Plainfield South High School over the last 5 years.
Football
→D2Emerging feeder4
total placements
Plainfield South High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for football D2. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Plainfield South High School over the last 5 years.
Men's Track
→D1Emerging feeder4
total placements
Plainfield South High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for men's track D1. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Plainfield South High School over the last 5 years.
Men's Track
→NAIAEmerging feeder4
total placements
Plainfield South High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for men's track NAIA. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Plainfield South High School over the last 5 years.
Men's Track
→D2Emerging feeder2
total placements
Plainfield South High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for men's track D2. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Plainfield South High School over the last 5 years.
Notable Alumni
Who are the current Plainfield South 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.
Donte Green
Football · OL · 2025
Southern Illinois
Michael Ingram
Football · LB · 2025
Aurora (IL)
Mike Drain
Football · OL · 2025
Aurora (IL)
53 Mike Drain
Football · OL · 2024
Aurora (IL)
Nickolas Grigsby
Men's Track · 2024
Chicago State
21 more Plainfield South High School alumni are on college rosters right now.
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Frequently Asked
Questions we get about Plainfield South High School
What is Plainfield South High School's college recruiting track record?
Plainfield South High School in Plainfield, IL has sent 96 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.
Does Plainfield South High School send players to FCS football programs?
Yes. Plainfield South 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.
Where does this Plainfield South 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 Plainfield South High School get recruited by college programs?
Athletes from Plainfield South 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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