Get college football position group recruiting information.
Source:R/cfbd_recruiting.R
cfbd_recruiting_position.RdGet college football position group recruiting information.
Usage
cfbd_recruiting_position(
start_year = NULL,
end_year = NULL,
team = NULL,
conference = NULL,
recruit_type = 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
- recruit_type
(String optional):
HighSchool,PrepSchoolorJUCO.
Value
cfbd_recruiting_position() - A data frame with 7 variables:
| col_name | types | description |
| team | character | Recruiting team (school) name. |
| conference | character | Conference affiliation of the recruiting team. |
| position_group | character | Position group of the recruits (e.g. Offensive Line, Defensive Back). |
| avg_rating | numeric | Average 247Sports composite rating of recruits in the position group. |
| total_rating | numeric | Sum of the 247Sports composite ratings of recruits in the group. |
| commits | integer | Number of commits in the position group. |
| avg_stars | numeric | Average star rating of recruits in the position group. |
See also
Other CFBD Recruiting:
cfbd_recruiting_player(),
cfbd_recruiting_team(),
cfbd_recruiting_transfer_portal()
Examples
# \donttest{
try(cfbd_recruiting_position(2018, team = "Texas"))
#> ── Recruiting position group info from CollegeFootballData.com ─────────────────
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-09-03 22:37:01 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 0.937 37.5 40 4.0500000000…
#> 2 Texas SEC Defensive Line 0.916 39.4 43 3.7906976744…
#> 3 Texas SEC Linebacker 0.898 20.7 23 3.6086956521…
#> 4 Texas SEC Offensive Line 0.908 31.8 35 3.7714285714…
#> 5 Texas SEC Quarterback 0.927 11.1 12 4.0000000000…
#> 6 Texas SEC Receiver 0.919 33.1 36 3.7222222222…
#> 7 Texas SEC Running Back 0.918 12.8 14 3.9285714285…
#> 8 Texas SEC Special Teams 0.879 21.1 24 3.4166666666…
#> 9 Texas SEC All Positions 0.937 37.5 41 4.0500000000…
#> 10 Texas SEC All Positions 0.916 39.4 43 3.7906976744…
#> 11 Texas SEC All Positions 0.898 20.7 23 3.6086956521…
#> 12 Texas SEC All Positions 0.908 31.8 35 3.7714285714…
#> 13 Texas SEC All Positions 0.927 11.1 12 4.0000000000…
#> 14 Texas SEC All Positions 0.919 33.1 36 3.7222222222…
#> 15 Texas SEC All Positions 0.918 12.8 14 3.9285714285…
#> 16 Texas SEC All Positions 0.879 21.1 24 3.4166666666…
try(cfbd_recruiting_position(2016, 2020, team = "Virginia"))
#> ── Recruiting position group info from CollegeFootballData.com ─────────────────
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-09-03 22:37:02 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 0.833 11.7 14 2.8571428…
#> 2 Virginia ACC Defensive Line 0.854 13.7 16 3.1250000…
#> 3 Virginia ACC Linebacker 0.848 15.3 18 3.0000000…
#> 4 Virginia ACC Offensive Line 0.837 14.2 17 2.9411764…
#> 5 Virginia ACC Quarterback 0.851 4.26 5 3.0000000…
#> 6 Virginia ACC Receiver 0.841 16.0 19 2.9473684…
#> 7 Virginia ACC Running Back 0.848 5.94 7 3.0000000…
#> 8 Virginia ACC Special Teams 0.837 9.21 11 2.9090909…
#> 9 Virginia ACC All Positions 0.833 11.7 16 2.8571428…
#> 10 Virginia ACC All Positions 0.854 13.7 16 3.1250000…
#> 11 Virginia ACC All Positions 0.848 15.3 18 3.0000000…
#> 12 Virginia ACC All Positions 0.837 14.2 17 2.9411764…
#> 13 Virginia ACC All Positions 0.851 4.26 5 3.0000000…
#> 14 Virginia ACC All Positions 0.841 16.0 20 2.9473684…
#> 15 Virginia ACC All Positions 0.848 5.94 8 3.0000000…
#> 16 Virginia ACC All Positions 0.837 9.21 11 2.9090909…
try(cfbd_recruiting_position(2015, 2020, conference = "SEC"))
#> ── Recruiting position group info from CollegeFootballData.com ─────────────────
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-09-03 22:37:02 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 0.947 21.8 23 4.0000000…
#> 2 Alabama SEC Defensive Line 0.951 27.6 29 4.1724137…
#> 3 Alabama SEC Linebacker 0.935 15.9 17 3.9411764…
#> 4 Alabama SEC Offensive Line 0.937 20.6 22 4.0454545…
#> 5 Alabama SEC Quarterback 0.894 8.94 10 3.7000000…
#> 6 Alabama SEC Receiver 0.920 20.2 22 3.8181818…
#> 7 Alabama SEC Running Back 0.919 13.8 15 3.8000000…
#> 8 Alabama SEC Special Teams 0.880 9.68 11 3.4545454…
#> 9 Arkansas SEC Defensive Back 0.863 17.3 20 3.2500000…
#> 10 Arkansas SEC Defensive Line 0.883 21.2 24 3.3750000…
#> # ℹ 214 more rows
# }