Get college football position group recruiting information.

Get college football position group recruiting information.

Usage

cfbd_recruiting_position(
  start_year = NULL,
  end_year = NULL,
  team = NULL,
  conference = NULL
)

Arguments

start_year: (Integer optional): Start Year, 4 digit format (YYYY). Note: 2000 is the minimum value
end_year: (Integer optional): End Year, 4 digit format (YYYY). Note: 2020 is the maximum value currently
team: (String optional): Team - Select a valid team, D-I football
conference: (String optional): Conference abbreviation - Select a valid FBS conference Conference abbreviations P5: ACC, B12, B1G, SEC, PAC Conference abbreviations G5 and FBS Independents: CUSA, MAC, MWC, Ind, SBC, AAC

Value

cfbd_recruiting_position() - A data frame with 7 variables:

team: character.: Recruiting team.
conference: character.: Recruiting team conference.
position_group: character.: Position group of the recruits.
avg_rating: double.: Average rating of the recruits in the position group.
total_rating: double.: Sum of the ratings of the recruits in the position group.
commits: integer.: Number of commits in the position group.
avg_stars: double.: Average stars of the recruits in the position group.

Examples

# \donttest{
  try(cfbd_recruiting_position(2018, team = "Texas"))
#> ── Recruiting position group info from CollegeFootballData.com ─────────────────
#> ℹ Data updated: 2025-09-10 03:04:32 UTC
#> # A tibble: 16 × 7
#>    team  conference position_group avg_rating total_rating commits avg_stars    
#>    <chr> <chr>      <chr>               <dbl>        <dbl> <chr>   <chr>        
#>  1 Texas SEC        Defensive Back      0.942        32.0  34      4.1176470588…
#>  2 Texas SEC        Defensive Line      0.919        31.2  34      3.8529411764…
#>  3 Texas SEC        Linebacker          0.899        17.1  19      3.5789473684…
#>  4 Texas SEC        Offensive Line      0.915        23.8  26      3.9230769230…
#>  5 Texas SEC        Quarterback         0.927         9.27 10      4.0000000000…
#>  6 Texas SEC        Receiver            0.928        26.9  29      3.8275862068…
#>  7 Texas SEC        Running Back        0.928        10.2  11      4.0909090909…
#>  8 Texas SEC        Special Teams       0.883        12.4  14      3.5000000000…
#>  9 Texas SEC        All Positions       0.942        32.0  34      4.1176470588…
#> 10 Texas SEC        All Positions       0.919        31.2  34      3.8529411764…
#> 11 Texas SEC        All Positions       0.899        17.1  19      3.5789473684…
#> 12 Texas SEC        All Positions       0.915        23.8  26      3.9230769230…
#> 13 Texas SEC        All Positions       0.927         9.27 10      4.0000000000…
#> 14 Texas SEC        All Positions       0.928        26.9  29      3.8275862068…
#> 15 Texas SEC        All Positions       0.928        10.2  11      4.0909090909…
#> 16 Texas SEC        All Positions       0.883        12.4  14      3.5000000000…

  try(cfbd_recruiting_position(2016, 2020, team = "Virginia"))
#> ── Recruiting position group info from CollegeFootballData.com ─────────────────
#> ℹ Data updated: 2025-09-10 03:04:32 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…

  try(cfbd_recruiting_position(2015, 2020, conference = "SEC"))
#> ── Recruiting position group info from CollegeFootballData.com ─────────────────
#> ℹ Data updated: 2025-09-10 03:04:33 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
# }

Usage

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Value

See also

Examples