Oregon · High School
South Salem High School
36 athletes. 5 years. 12 colleges.
Every athlete South Salem High School has sent to college football, basketball, and track over the last 5 years. Verified against live NCAA rosters. Located in Salem, OR.
Elite
Football
NAIA
20
5yr
Emerging
Football
D3
5
5yr
Emerging
W. Track
D3
3
5yr
Emerging
W. Track
NAIA
3
5yr
Emerging
M. Track
D3
2
5yr
Emerging
W. Basketball
D2
2
5yr
Emerging
Football
FCS
1
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
36
Total placements
verified college athletes
12
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 South Salem 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
→NAIAElite feeder20
total placements
South Salem High School is ranked as an elite feeder for football NAIA. The colleges below have actually received athletes from South Salem High School over the last 5 years.
Football
→D3Emerging feeder5
total placements
South Salem High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for football D3. The colleges below have actually received athletes from South Salem High School over the last 5 years.
Women's Track
→D3Emerging feeder3
total placements
South Salem High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for women's track D3. The colleges below have actually received athletes from South Salem High School over the last 5 years.
Women's Track
→NAIAEmerging feeder3
total placements
South Salem High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for women's track NAIA. The colleges below have actually received athletes from South Salem High School over the last 5 years.
Men's Track
→D3Emerging feeder2
total placements
South Salem High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for men's track D3. The colleges below have actually received athletes from South Salem High School over the last 5 years.
Women's Basketball
→D2Emerging feeder2
total placements
South Salem High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for women's basketball D2. The colleges below have actually received athletes from South Salem High School over the last 5 years.
Football
→FCSEmerging feeder1
total placements
South Salem High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for football FCS. The colleges below have actually received athletes from South Salem High School over the last 5 years.
Notable Alumni
Who are the current South Salem 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.
Jackson Buckingham
Football · 2025
Southern Oregon
Jesse Bauldree
Football · 2025
Pacific Lutheran
Dash Smith
Football · 2025
Southern Oregon
Julia McLaughlin
Women's Track · 2025
Benedictine (KS)
Jaxon Watson
Football · 2025
Carleton
20 more South Salem High School alumni are on college rosters right now.
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Frequently Asked
Questions we get about South Salem High School
What is South Salem High School's college recruiting track record?
South Salem High School in Salem, OR has sent 36 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.
Does South Salem High School send players to FCS football programs?
Yes. South Salem High School has sent 1 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 South Salem 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 South Salem High School get recruited by college programs?
Athletes from South Salem High School can use RawRecruit's Fit Score algorithm to find personalized matches across 1,900+ 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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