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Load and Install Packages

if (!requireNamespace('pacman', quietly = TRUE)){
  install.packages('pacman')
}
pacman::p_load(dplyr,tidyr, gt, cfbfastR)
# pacman::p_load_current_gh("sportsdataverse/cfbfastR")

CFBD Recruiting Player

Gets CFB recruiting information for a single year with filters available for team, recruit type, state and position.

cfbd_recruiting_player(2018, team = "Texas")
## ── Player recruiting info from CollegeFootballData.com ─────── cfbfastR 2.0.0 ──
##  Data updated: 2025-08-25 19:43:56 UTC
## # A tibble: 28 × 19
##    id     athlete_id recruit_type  year ranking name         school committed_to
##    <chr>  <chr>      <chr>        <int>   <int> <chr>        <chr>  <chr>       
##  1 126288 4362077    HighSchool    2018      19 Caden Sterns Steele Texas       
##  2 126293 4362086    HighSchool    2018      24 B.J. Foster  Angle… Texas       
##  3 126316 4362074    HighSchool    2018      47 Jalen Green  Heigh… Texas       
##  4 126321 4362088    HighSchool    2018      52 DeMarvion O… Arp    Texas       
##  5 126330 4362107    HighSchool    2018      61 Brennan Eag… Alief… Texas       
##  6 126333 4362076    HighSchool    2018      64 Anthony Cook Lamar  Texas       
##  7 126365 NA         HighSchool    2018      96 Joshua Moore Yoakum Texas       
##  8 126373 4362109    HighSchool    2018     104 Al'vonte Wo… Lamar  Texas       
##  9 126384 4362082    HighSchool    2018     115 D'Shawn Jam… Lamar  Texas       
## 10 126388 4362091    HighSchool    2018     119 Ayodele Ade… IMG A… Texas       
## # ℹ 18 more rows
## # ℹ 11 more variables: position <chr>, height <dbl>, weight <int>, stars <int>,
## #   rating <dbl>, city <chr>, state_province <chr>, country <chr>,
## #   hometown_info_latitude <dbl>, hometown_info_longitude <dbl>,
## #   hometown_info_fips_code <chr>
cfbd_recruiting_player(2016, recruit_type = "JUCO")
## ── Player recruiting info from CollegeFootballData.com ─────── cfbfastR 2.0.0 ──
##  Data updated: 2025-08-25 19:43:56 UTC
## # A tibble: 470 × 19
##    id     athlete_id recruit_type  year ranking name         school committed_to
##    <chr>  <chr>      <chr>        <int>   <int> <chr>        <chr>  <chr>       
##  1 185438 NA         JUCO          2016       1 Jonathan Ko… Arizo… Tennessee   
##  2 185439 NA         JUCO          2016       2 Charles Bal… ASA C… Alabama     
##  3 185440 -1039929   JUCO          2016       3 Garett Boll… Snow … Utah        
##  4 185441 NA         JUCO          2016       4 Malcolm Pri… Nassa… Ohio State  
##  5 185442 4057659    JUCO          2016       5 Mark Thomps… Dodge… Florida     
##  6 185443 4038530    JUCO          2016       6 Taj Williams Iowa … TCU         
##  7 185444 556465     JUCO          2016       7 Jerod Evans  Trini… Virginia Te…
##  8 185445 NA         JUCO          2016       8 Tyree Horton Highl… TCU         
##  9 185446 NA         JUCO          2016       9 Ryan Parker  Tyler… TCU         
## 10 185447 545367     JUCO          2016      10 Derrick Wil… Trini… Texas Tech  
## # ℹ 460 more rows
## # ℹ 11 more variables: position <chr>, height <dbl>, weight <int>, stars <int>,
## #   rating <dbl>, city <chr>, state_province <chr>, country <chr>,
## #   hometown_info_latitude <dbl>, hometown_info_longitude <dbl>,
## #   hometown_info_fips_code <chr>
cfbd_recruiting_player(2020, recruit_type = "HighSchool", position = "OT", state = "FL")
## ── Player recruiting info from CollegeFootballData.com ─────── cfbfastR 2.0.0 ──
##  Data updated: 2025-08-25 19:43:57 UTC
## # A tibble: 25 × 19
##    id     athlete_id recruit_type  year ranking name         school committed_to
##    <chr>  <chr>      <chr>        <int>   <int> <chr>        <chr>  <chr>       
##  1 118517 4429039    HighSchool    2020     110 Marcus Dume… St. T… LSU         
##  2 118535 4429010    HighSchool    2020     128 Jalen Rivers Oakle… Miami       
##  3 118565 NA         HighSchool    2020     158 Issiah Walk… Norla… Florida     
##  4 118687 4429177    HighSchool    2020     280 Joshua Braun Suwan… Florida     
##  5 118711 4433873    HighSchool    2020     304 Connor McLa… Jesuit Stanford    
##  6 118886 4593066    HighSchool    2020     483 Cayden Baker Fort … North Carol…
##  7 118939 4565556    HighSchool    2020     533 Michael Ran… Lenna… Georgia Tech
##  8 119485 NA         HighSchool    2020    1090 Lloyd Willis Killi… NA          
##  9 119526 NA         HighSchool    2020    1131 Bradley Ash… Dunca… NA          
## 10 119570 NA         HighSchool    2020    1167 Cade Kootso… Crest… NA          
## # ℹ 15 more rows
## # ℹ 11 more variables: position <chr>, height <int>, weight <int>, stars <int>,
## #   rating <dbl>, city <chr>, state_province <chr>, country <chr>,
## #   hometown_info_latitude <dbl>, hometown_info_longitude <dbl>,
## #   hometown_info_fips_code <chr>

CFB Recruiting Information Position Groups.

cfbd_recruiting_position(2018, team = "Texas")
## 2025-08-25 19:43:58.531962: Invalid arguments or no position group recruiting data available!
## data frame with 0 columns and 0 rows
cfbd_recruiting_position(2016, 2020, team = "Virginia")
## ── Recruiting position group info from CollegeFootballData.com ─────────────────
##  Data updated: 2025-08-25 19:43:59 UTC
## # A tibble: 16 × 7
##    team     conference position_group avg_rating total_rating commits avg_stars 
##    <chr>    <chr>      <chr>               <dbl>        <dbl> <chr>   <chr>     
##  1 Virginia ACC        Defensive Back      0.831         9.15 11      2.8181818…
##  2 Virginia ACC        Defensive Line      0.851         7.66 9       3.2222222…
##  3 Virginia ACC        Linebacker          0.848         7.63 9       3.0000000…
##  4 Virginia ACC        Offensive Line      0.827         7.44 9       2.8888888…
##  5 Virginia ACC        Quarterback         0.853         1.71 2       3.0000000…
##  6 Virginia ACC        Receiver            0.835        10.0  12      2.9166666…
##  7 Virginia ACC        Running Back        0.836         3.35 4       3.0000000…
##  8 Virginia ACC        Special Teams       0.839         7.55 9       2.8888888…
##  9 Virginia ACC        All Positions       0.831         9.15 11      2.8181818…
## 10 Virginia ACC        All Positions       0.851         7.66 9       3.2222222…
## 11 Virginia ACC        All Positions       0.848         7.63 9       3.0000000…
## 12 Virginia ACC        All Positions       0.827         7.44 9       2.8888888…
## 13 Virginia ACC        All Positions       0.853         1.71 2       3.0000000…
## 14 Virginia ACC        All Positions       0.835        10.0  12      2.9166666…
## 15 Virginia ACC        All Positions       0.836         3.35 4       3.0000000…
## 16 Virginia ACC        All Positions       0.839         7.55 9       2.8888888…
cfbd_recruiting_position(2015, 2020, conference = "SEC")
## ── Recruiting position group info from CollegeFootballData.com ─────────────────
##  Data updated: 2025-08-25 19:44:00 UTC
## # A tibble: 224 × 7
##    team     conference position_group avg_rating total_rating commits avg_stars 
##    <chr>    <chr>      <chr>               <dbl>        <dbl> <chr>   <chr>     
##  1 Alabama  SEC        Defensive Back      0.950        20.9  22      4.0454545…
##  2 Alabama  SEC        Defensive Line      0.951        27.6  29      4.1724137…
##  3 Alabama  SEC        Linebacker          0.941        15.1  16      4.0000000…
##  4 Alabama  SEC        Offensive Line      0.939        19.7  21      4.0476190…
##  5 Alabama  SEC        Quarterback         0.894         8.94 10      3.7000000…
##  6 Alabama  SEC        Receiver            0.923        19.4  21      3.8571428…
##  7 Alabama  SEC        Running Back        0.919        13.8  15      3.8000000…
##  8 Alabama  SEC        Special Teams       0.892         7.13 8       3.6250000…
##  9 Arkansas SEC        Defensive Back      0.861        13.8  16      3.2500000…
## 10 Arkansas SEC        Defensive Line      0.891        14.3  16      3.5000000…
## # ℹ 214 more rows

CFB Recruiting Information Team Rankings.

cfbd_recruiting_team(2018, team = "Texas")
## ── Recruiting team rankings from CollegeFootballData.com ───── cfbfastR 2.0.0 ──
##  Data updated: 2025-08-25 19:44:00 UTC
## # A tibble: 1 × 4
##    year team   rank points
##   <int> <chr> <int>  <dbl>
## 1  2018 Texas     3   300.
cfbd_recruiting_team(2016, team = "Virginia")
## ── Recruiting team rankings from CollegeFootballData.com ───── cfbfastR 2.0.0 ──
##  Data updated: 2025-08-25 19:44:01 UTC
## # A tibble: 1 × 4
##    year team      rank points
##   <int> <chr>    <int>  <dbl>
## 1  2016 Virginia    63   165.
cfbd_recruiting_team(2016, team = "Texas A&M")
## ── Recruiting team rankings from CollegeFootballData.com ───── cfbfastR 2.0.0 ──
##  Data updated: 2025-08-25 19:44:01 UTC
## # A tibble: 1 × 4
##    year team       rank points
##   <int> <chr>     <int>  <dbl>
## 1  2016 Texas A&M    18   239.
## ── Recruiting team rankings from CollegeFootballData.com ───── cfbfastR 2.0.0 ──
##  Data updated: 2025-08-25 19:44:02 UTC
## # A tibble: 137 × 4
##     year team           rank points
##    <int> <chr>         <int>  <dbl>
##  1  2011 Alabama           1   298.
##  2  2011 Florida State     2   297.
##  3  2011 USC               3   287.
##  4  2011 Texas             4   284.
##  5  2011 Auburn            5   281.
##  6  2011 Ohio State        6   278.
##  7  2011 Georgia           7   278.
##  8  2011 LSU               8   273.
##  9  2011 Notre Dame        9   271.
## 10  2011 Clemson          10   270.
## # ℹ 127 more rows