Indiana · High School
Merrillville High School
77 athletes. 5 years. 17 colleges.
Every athlete Merrillville High School has sent to college football, basketball, and track over the last 5 years. Verified against live NCAA rosters. Located in Merrillville, IN.
Strong
Football
FBS
25
5yr
Strong
W. Track
NAIA
10
5yr
Rising
Football
D2
12
5yr
Rising
M. Track
D3
7
5yr
Emerging
Football
FCS
8
5yr
Emerging
Football
NAIA
4
5yr
Emerging
M. Basketball
D1
4
5yr
Emerging
W. Basketball
D2
3
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
77
Total placements
verified college athletes
17
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 Merrillville 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 feeder25
total placements
Merrillville High School is ranked as a strong feeder for football FBS. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Merrillville High School over the last 5 years.
Football
→D2Rising feeder12
total placements
Merrillville High School is ranked as a rising feeder for football D2. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Merrillville High School over the last 5 years.
Women's Track
→NAIAStrong feeder10
total placements
Merrillville High School is ranked as a strong feeder for women's track NAIA. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Merrillville High School over the last 5 years.
Football
→FCSEmerging feeder8
total placements
Merrillville High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for football FCS. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Merrillville High School over the last 5 years.
Men's Track
→D3Rising feeder7
total placements
Merrillville High School is ranked as a rising feeder for men's track D3. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Merrillville High School over the last 5 years.
Football
→NAIAEmerging feeder4
total placements
Merrillville High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for football NAIA. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Merrillville High School over the last 5 years.
Men's Basketball
→D1Emerging feeder4
total placements
Merrillville High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for men's basketball D1. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Merrillville High School over the last 5 years.
Women's Basketball
→D2Emerging feeder3
total placements
Merrillville High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for women's basketball D2. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Merrillville High School over the last 5 years.
Men's Track
→NAIAEmerging feeder1
total placements
Merrillville High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for men's track NAIA. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Merrillville High School over the last 5 years.
Women's Track
→D1Emerging feeder1
total placements
Merrillville High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for women's track D1. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Merrillville High School over the last 5 years.
Men's Basketball
→D2Emerging feeder1
total placements
Merrillville High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for men's basketball D2. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Merrillville High School over the last 5 years.
Men's Basketball
→JUCOEmerging feeder1
total placements
Merrillville High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for men's basketball JUCO. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Merrillville High School over the last 5 years.
Notable Alumni
Who are the current Merrillville 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.
Martes Lewis
Football · OL · 2025
Northwestern
Trenton Nixon
Football · LB · 2025
Northern Illinois
11 Khris Walton
Football · DL · 2024
Tiffin
14 John Peters
Football · DB · 2024
Western Michigan
18 Jeremiah Howard
Football · WR · 2024
Ouachita Baptist
25 more Merrillville High School alumni are on college rosters right now.
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Frequently Asked
Questions we get about Merrillville High School
What is Merrillville High School's college recruiting track record?
Merrillville High School in Merrillville, IN has sent 77 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 Merrillville High School produced?
Merrillville High School has sent 25 football players to FBS programs in the last 5 years. Based on RawRecruit's percentile-based tier system, Merrillville High School is ranked as a strong FBS football feeder nationally.
Does Merrillville High School send players to FCS football programs?
Yes. Merrillville 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 Merrillville High School produce D1 basketball players?
Merrillville High School has sent 4 men's basketball players to D1 programs in the last 5 years, ranking as a emerging D1 basketball feeder.
Where does this Merrillville 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 Merrillville High School get recruited by college programs?
Athletes from Merrillville 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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