State of XFR Benchmarks 2026
An anonymized baseline look at how athletes evaluate on X Factor Recruits — score and fit-tier distributions, testing verification mix, and platform coach-demand vs athlete-supply signals. Not a national recruiting census. Not offer odds.
Generated October 22, 2026 · k-anonymity n≥8 · cells below threshold suppressed
Evaluations
16
Athletes
14
Median composite
65
Composite score distribution
Composite scores measure alignment to versioned position benchmarks — not peer ranking and not an offer forecast.
- Under 402
- 40–542
- 55–695
- 70–846
- 85+1
Fit-tier mix
Tier labels (for example FBS / FCS / D2 / D3) are benchmark-fit bands stored on evaluations. They are not confirmed division offers.
Insufficient sample to publish fit-tier mix.
Where athletes evaluate by position
Position mix among evaluations in this cohort (suppressed below n≥8).
Insufficient sample to publish position mix.
Class-year mix
- 202715
Verified vs self-reported testing
Combine / testing rows on the platform, split by verification status. Self-reported data is still useful for development — coaches often weight verified results more heavily.
Verified / reviewed
209
Self-reported
64
Platform underrecruitment proxy
Open coach roster needs vs verified coach-searchable athlete supply on XFR. This is a platform signal — not a claim about the national recruiting market.
Insufficient paired demand/supply volume to publish a gap table.
Where evaluated athletes are from
State mix among athlete profiles that include a U.S. state code — a map of who evaluates on XFR, not D1 athletes per capita.
Insufficient sample to publish state mix.
Year-over-year
Baseline edition: consecutive calendar-year cohorts have not both cleared n≥8 yet. YoY composite shifts will appear in a future edition.
Limitations
- Aggregates reflect athletes who evaluated on XFR — not the full U.S. recruiting population.
- Fit tier is a benchmark-alignment signal, not an offer or roster outcome.
- Cells below the k-anonymity threshold are suppressed.
- Coach demand vs athlete supply is a platform market proxy, not national underrecruitment.
What this report does not claim
- No division offer rates or scholarship odds
- No D1 athletes per capita by state
- No guaranteed placement or “you are D1” claims
- No pay-to-rank board placement
For how scoring works, read Methodology. For position tables, see football position benchmarks or the benchmarks hub.
Press & research inquiries
Cite this report as State of XFR Benchmarks 2026, X Factor Recruits. For methodology questions or dataset clarification, contact us — we will not invent offer or placement statistics that the platform does not measure.
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