New Jersey · Pipeline Atlas
Every New Jersey high school feeding college sport.
1,322 schools tracked. 66 verified feeders. 6,244 athletes. 5 years.
New Jersey is a top-15 pipeline state, averaging 95 college placements per high school. Football leads with 44.8% of placements, but New Jersey feeds college programs across the board.
Schools tracked
1,322
Total placements
6,244
Top feeder
Bergen Catholic High School
Top sport
Football
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.
The Leaderboard
Top 25 New Jersey feeders.
The top 25 by pipeline volume out of 66 tracked New Jersey high schools, ranked by verified college placements over the last 5 years. Visit the national index to search all 66 by name.
Union High School
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Frequently asked
New Jersey recruiting, answered.
Which New Jersey high schools send the most athletes to college?
Bergen Catholic High School leads New Jersey with 201 verified college placements over the last 5 years. The leaderboard above shows the top 25 by volume. RawRecruit tracks 66 New Jersey high schools total. Search the national index to find any school in the database.
What sports drive New Jersey's college pipeline?
Football leads with 44.8% of all placements, followed by Men's track & field at 20.1%. These numbers reflect verified roster placements at all college divisions, from FBS through JUCO, over a rolling 5-year window.
How are New Jersey high schools ranked on RawRecruit?
Rankings are based on verified college roster placements. RawRecruit scrapes rosters from 1,597 college programs, cross-references each athlete's high school against the NCES federal database, and counts placements per school over a rolling 5-year window. Tier assignments (Elite, Strong, Rising, Emerging) are percentile-based within each sport and college division.
How do I get recruited from a New Jersey high school?
Start by understanding which colleges already recruit from your area. The leaderboard above shows where New Jersey athletes have landed. Then build your athletic profile, get your academic metrics in order, and reach out to coaches at programs that match your size, speed, and grades. RawRecruit's Fit Score matches you with programs based on 135+ data points per school.
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