Virginia · High School
Salem High
71 athletes. 5 years. 18 colleges.
Every athlete Salem High has sent to college football, basketball, and track over the last 5 years. Verified against live NCAA rosters. Located in Salem, VA.
Elite
Football
D3
31
5yr
Strong
M. Track
D3
9
5yr
Rising
Football
FCS
9
5yr
Rising
Football
FBS
7
5yr
Rising
W. Basketball
D2
4
5yr
Rising
W. Basketball
NAIA
4
5yr
Emerging
M. Basketball
D3
3
5yr
Emerging
M. Basketball
D1
2
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
71
Total placements
verified college athletes
18
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 Salem High?
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 feeder31
total placements
Salem High is ranked as an elite feeder for football D3. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Salem High over the last 5 years.
Football
→FCSRising feeder9
total placements
Salem High is ranked as a rising feeder for football FCS. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Salem High over the last 5 years.
Men's Track
→D3Strong feeder9
total placements
Salem High is ranked as a strong feeder for men's track D3. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Salem High over the last 5 years.
Football
→FBSRising feeder7
total placements
Salem High is ranked as a rising feeder for football FBS. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Salem High over the last 5 years.
Women's Basketball
→D2Rising feeder4
total placements
Salem High is ranked as a rising feeder for women's basketball D2. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Salem High over the last 5 years.
Women's Basketball
→NAIARising feeder4
total placements
Salem High is ranked as a rising feeder for women's basketball NAIA. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Salem High over the last 5 years.
Men's Basketball
→D3Emerging feeder3
total placements
Salem High is ranked as an emerging feeder for men's basketball D3. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Salem High over the last 5 years.
Men's Basketball
→D1Emerging feeder2
total placements
Salem High is ranked as an emerging feeder for men's basketball D1. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Salem High over the last 5 years.
Women's Track
→D1Emerging feeder1
total placements
Salem High is ranked as an emerging feeder for women's track D1. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Salem High over the last 5 years.
Men's Basketball
→D2Emerging feeder1
total placements
Salem High is ranked as an emerging feeder for men's basketball D2. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Salem High over the last 5 years.
Notable Alumni
Who are the current Salem High 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.
Ruimel Nugent
Men's Track · SPRINTS · 2025
Roanoke
Justice English
Men's Track · SPRINTS · 2025
Ferrum
Kennedy Scales
Women's Basketball · 2025
Concord
Peyton Lewis
Football · 2025
Virginia
Dontay Davis
Football · 2025
Randolph-Macon
36 more Salem High alumni are on college rosters right now.
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Frequently Asked
Questions we get about Salem High
What is Salem High's college recruiting track record?
Salem High in Salem, VA has sent 71 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 Salem High produced?
Salem High has sent 7 football players to FBS programs in the last 5 years. Based on RawRecruit's percentile-based tier system, Salem High is ranked as a rising FBS football feeder nationally.
Does Salem High send players to FCS football programs?
Yes. Salem High has sent 9 players to FCS football programs in the last 5 years, earning a rising FCS feeder rating. FCS (formerly Division I-AA) is the sub-tier of Division I football below FBS.
Does Salem High produce D1 basketball players?
Salem High has sent 2 men's basketball players to D1 programs in the last 5 years, ranking as a emerging D1 basketball feeder.
Where does this Salem High 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 Salem High get recruited by college programs?
Athletes from Salem High 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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