College Athletes On3 & 247 Sports Scraper

Scrape college football and basketball recruit profiles from On3.com — the platform that now hosts both On3 and Rivals recruiting data after their 2023 merger.

Extracts rankings (national, position, and state), star ratings, NIL valuations, transfer portal status, social handles, and recruiting data for athletes across all class years.

What You Get

Each record includes:

Field	Description
name	Athlete full name
sport	Sport (Football, Basketball, etc.)
position	Position abbreviation and full name
class_year	Recruiting class year (HS graduation year)
height / weight	Physical measurements
high_school	High school name
hs_city / hs_state	Hometown location
college	Committed college (if committed)
commitment_date	Date of commitment
transfer_status	Transfer portal status
star_rating	On3 star rating (2-5 stars)
rating	Numeric rating score (0-100)
ranking_national	National overall rank in class
ranking_position	Position rank in class
ranking_state	State rank in class
nil_status	NIL valuation status
nil_valuation	NIL market value in USD (public profiles only)
twitter_handle	Twitter/X handle (when public)
instagram_handle	Instagram handle (when public)
tiktok_handle	TikTok handle (when public)
profile_url	Direct URL to athlete profile on On3

Use Cases

• NIL agencies and sports agents — Find ranked recruits by position, state, and class year
• College recruiting services — Build pipeline of prospects with ranking and commitment data
• Athletic brand sponsors — Identify athletes by NIL rank and social following
• Fantasy / DFS platforms — Enrich player databases with recruiting pedigree
• Sports journalism — Track transfer portal activity and commitment trends

Input

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
sport	string	football	Sport to scrape. Options: football, basketball, womens-basketball, baseball, softball, volleyball
classYear	integer	0	Recruiting class year filter. Set to 0 to scrape all available years.
maxItems	integer	0	Maximum number of profiles to return. Set to 0 for no limit.

Example Output

{
  "athlete_id": 156049,
  "platform": "on3",
  "slug": "kody-strayhorn-156049",
  "profile_url": "https://www.on3.com/rivals/kody-strayhorn-156049/",
  "name": "Kody Strayhorn",
  "sport": "Football",
  "position": "IOL",
  "position_full": "Interior Offensive Lineman",
  "class_year": 2028,
  "class_rank": "Senior",
  "height": "6-3",
  "weight": 295,
  "high_school": "Lebanon",
  "hs_state": "MI",
  "star_rating": 3,
  "rating": 87,
  "ranking_national": 524,
  "ranking_position": 30,
  "ranking_state": 76,
  "nil_status": "Private",
  "nil_valuation": null,
  "twitter_handle": "kodystrayhorn",
  "organization_level": "HighSchool",
  "athlete_verified": true
}

Data Scale

• Football: 80,000+ athletes across class years 2016-2034
• Basketball: 15,000+ athletes
• Use classYear to narrow to a specific graduating class
• Sitemaps update daily

Notes

• NIL valuations are only public for high-profile athletes; most show nil_status: "Private"
• Rivals.com data is fully integrated — On3 acquired Rivals in 2023; all profiles at on3.com/rivals/*
• Social handles are only returned when made public on the athlete's profile