What is FantasyHQ Recruiting?

It is a free college football recruiting hub with a Pipeline Map covering 15161 rostered players across 64+ states and 143+ schools, plus a Situational Play-Call Explorer over 219080 coded plays. Open it at https://fantasyhq.co/college-football.

Who is Recruiting for?

Coaches use the Play-Call Explorer to see what converts by situation. Players and parents use the Pipeline Map to see which schools take talent from their state and position. Fans explore team footprints and tendencies.

Is this recruiting rankings or star ratings?

No. The Pipeline Map uses college roster hometowns — where current players actually came from — not high-school recruiting rankings or star ratings.

How does the Play-Call Explorer work?

It aggregates college play-by-play by down and distance, then shows run vs pass rates, success rates, and EPA per play for the nation and for any selected school — with a plain-language takeaway for coaches.

Yes. Browse the hub, pipeline map, and play-call explorer free on FantasyHQ.co.

Was Recruiting previously called College Football Lab?

Yes. College Football Lab was the previous name for this same hub at /college-football. URLs are unchanged; the public nav name is now Recruiting.

College Football Recruiting Pipeline and Tools

15,161Roster players

64States & regions

143Schools

219,080Coded plays

13Situations

Choose your door

Coaches What works on 3rd & medium? Open the Play-Call Explorer — run/pass rates, success, EPA, and a plain-language takeaway. Players Which schools take my state? Tap your state on the Pipeline Map and filter by position. Parents See the pathway, not the hype Roster hometown footprints show where programs actually draw talent. Fans Tendencies & footprints Compare any school’s call mix to the national baseline — then jump into CFB HQ.

Recruiting Pipeline Map

2025

US tile map of roster hometowns — states, schools, feeder cities, positions.

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Play-Call Explorer

2025

Down & distance splits with national vs school comparison.

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Top feeder states

Full map

Hot situations

All situations

1st & 10 Pass 43% 86,749 plays 1st & Long (11+) Pass 49% 3,364 plays 2nd & Short (1-3) Pass 32% 10,449 plays 2nd & Medium (4-6) Pass 42% 16,752 plays 2nd & Long (7+) Pass 55% 44,335 plays 3rd & Short (1-3) Pass 30% 11,800 plays

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About this page

Map 15161 rostered players across 64+ states and explore what works by down and distance — free for coaches, players, parents, and fans.

FantasyHQ Recruiting is a free resource built for coaches, players, parents, and fans. It maps where college rosters come from by home state and shows what run/pass calls actually work by down and distance — using live roster and play-by-play aggregates, not recruiting rumors. Previously called College Football Lab, College Lab.

What is FantasyHQ Recruiting?: It is a free college football recruiting hub with a Pipeline Map covering 15161 rostered players across 64+ states and 143+ schools, plus a Situational Play-Call Explorer over 219080 coded plays. Open it at https://fantasyhq.co/college-football.
Who is Recruiting for?: Coaches use the Play-Call Explorer to see what converts by situation. Players and parents use the Pipeline Map to see which schools take talent from their state and position. Fans explore team footprints and tendencies.
Is this recruiting rankings or star ratings?: No. The Pipeline Map uses college roster hometowns — where current players actually came from — not high-school recruiting rankings or star ratings.
How does the Play-Call Explorer work?: It aggregates college play-by-play by down and distance, then shows run vs pass rates, success rates, and EPA per play for the nation and for any selected school — with a plain-language takeaway for coaches.
Is Recruiting free?: Yes. Browse the hub, pipeline map, and play-call explorer free on FantasyHQ.co.
Was Recruiting previously called College Football Lab?: Yes. College Football Lab was the previous name for this same hub at /college-football. URLs are unchanged; the public nav name is now Recruiting.

Updated August 26, 2026