New York Football Players at FCS Programs

Top New York High Schools Feeding FCS Football

1. 01Archbishop Stepinac
   10Players
2. 02Erasmus Hall
   9Players
3. 03Chaminade
   7Players
4. 04Curtis
   6Players
5. 05Iona Prep
   6Players

Top FCS Programs Recruiting New York Football

One Brother, The Same Road

The 282 number above is not theoretical. Kevin's younger brother Kyle ran the same road out of New York, walked into Rutgers, captained a Big Ten roster, and got drafted in the seventh round of the 2025 NFL Draft.

1. 01

   Don Bosco Prep

   Overlooked by Power-4

2. 02

   Rutgers

   Big Ten captain

3. 03

   2025 NFL Draft

   Round 7, Pick #233

4. 04

   Chicago Bears

   Active roster

How We Count

Numbers come from publicly available 2025 FCS football rosters. We count any current player whose listed home state is New York, school by school, season by season. The decision a family makes here is too big to plan around guesses, so we put the rosters in front of you.

Parents Ask Us

Q.01

How many New York high school football players are currently on FCS rosters?

Right now, 282 New York kids play FCS football, spread across 48 programs and sourced from 205 New York high schools. Counts come from current 2025 rosters.

Q.02

Which FCS programs recruit the most from New York?

Wagner leads with 48 New York players on the current roster, followed by LIU (31) and Albany (19). The top three are listed above with the head coach for each program when verified. A free account opens the rest of the top ten.

Q.03

Which New York high schools send the most players to FCS football?

Archbishop Stepinac sits at the top with 10 current FCS football players, followed by Erasmus Hall (9), Chaminade (7), Curtis (6), Iona Prep (6). The full top 25 is on the page above.

Q.04

Is FCS football a realistic path for a New York high school player?

Yes. With 282 New York kids currently on FCS rosters across 48 programs, the path is busy and well worn. Scholarships at FCS are partial in football, so families plan around stacking academic aid on top of athletic aid.

Q.05

How does RawRecruit count New York to FCS pipeline numbers?

We pull current 2025 FCS football rosters from public school athletics sites and count any player whose listed home state is New York. Coach names show up only when verified inside our 35-day freshness window.

Q.06

What does my kid actually do with this list of high schools and programs?

The list is the input. The seven-step playbook is the action. Profile your kid's real numbers, build a target list off the programs above, send the email coaches actually read, and run the visit on full information. The full playbook lives at /guides/football/diy-recruiting and was written by Kevin from the same road he walked his brother Kyle through.

Q.07

We are not in New York. Does the same playbook still apply for our state?

Yes. The seven-step playbook is sport-specific, not state-specific. The cohort and program list above are the New York cut; the work a kid and parent do to reach FCS coaches is the same in every state. State pipeline pages for the rest of the country roll out next.

Q.08

What happens when a coach leaves a FCS program mid-cycle?

Coach names on this page only show up when our pipeline has verified them inside the last 35 days. When a head coach leaves, the slot reads as a transition note instead of a stale name; the program count and player numbers stay intact because those come from the roster, not the staff page. The list refreshes monthly.

Q.09

Why is RawRecruit giving away the rosters and coach contacts for free?

Because the data is the easy part. The hard part is keeping a school list current, filtering programs by your kid's real fit, and tracking coach records as staffs turn over every cycle. The free profile saves the work; the paid tiers exist for families who want deeper fit analytics. The free profile is enough for most.