How do I get a Rivals.com Recruiting Profile?

As the largest website that covers prep athletics, Rivals.com has a database that includes some of the best athletes throughout the country in a number of different sports.  And while it is not the only site doing this, college coaches do look at the database and may use it to find names to add to their prospective recruiting list.  Having video under your profile also allows coaches to see highlights quickly and early on.

While it is not a make or break in the recruiting process, it is a nice addition to your recruiting resume to have your profile in that top prospect database.  At the very least, it is not going to hurt anything if you submit proper information and keep them updated.  But the question is how do you get a Rivals.com Recruiting Profile?

While I talked about Scout.com in a previous article the other day, the one thing that I have noticed between the two databases is that Rivals.com keeps their more accurate and up to date.  And depending on who you speak with, it may actually be tougher to get added to the database.

Let me mention that before you try this, I would recommend having some solid stats and Division I interest to back up your claim of how good of a player you are.  Chances are that if you should be listed in that database, then you definitely should have at least a minor amount of interest from schools at the Division I level.

The first place I would recommend is find a contact page for the staff of their national recruiting site.  That is usually the first and best way to find someone who has access to adding and updating players in the database.  When doing this, you will need to be patient because these analysts do get a lot of similar requests from other athletes.  And if you wait a week and don’t hear back/are not listed in the database, then it is time to move on to someone else.

If you have the Division I attention and the stats, you might as well keep emailing them until someone responds to you.  Again, there is no reason not to get listed in this database because it will help you with colleges and potential articles from Rivals.com in the future.

For football, here is the link to the contact page (Click Here) but here are all of their names, email addresses, and phone numbers (I cannot guarantee how updated these are):

Editor-in-Chief e-mail Phone
Bobby Burton bobby@rivals.com 615-507-1055

National Recruiting Experts e-mail Phone
Jeremy Crabtree, National Analyst jcrabtree@rivals.com 866-345-9391
Mike Farrell, National Analyst mfarrell@rivals.com 860-370-9516
Barry Every, National Analyst bevery@rivals.com 706-338-8112
Jamie Newberg, National Analyst jamie@rivals.com 727-346-2424

SEC e-mail Phone
Barton Simmons, Southeast Analyst bsimmons@rivals.com 615-507-3937
Jamie Newberg, Southeast Analyst jamie@rivals.com 727-346-2424
Pat Tholey, SEC Editor ptholey@rivals.com 615-507-1033

Big Ten e-mail Phone
Jeremy Crabtree, Big Ten Analyst jcrabtree@rivals.com 1-866-345-9391
Pat Tholey, Big Ten Editor ptholey@rivals.com 615-507-1033

Big 12 e-mail Phone
Jeremy Crabtree, Big 12 Analyst jcrabtree@rivals.com 866-345-9391
Barton Simmons, Texas Analyst bsimmons@rivals.com 615-507-3937
Dean Williams, Big 12 Editor dwilliams@rivals.com 615-507-3936

ACC e-mail Phone
Mike Farrell, ACC Analyst mfarrell@rivals.com 860-370-9516
Jamie Newberg, ACC Analyst jamie@rivals.com 727-346-2424
Randall Thomason, ACC Editor randall@rivals.com 615-507-3940

Pac-10 e-mail Phone
Greg Biggins, Pac-10 Analyst greg@studentsports.com 310-791-1142 ext. 4415
Rick Kimbrel, Pac-10 Analyst rkimbrel@rivals.com 818-645-6526
Pat Tholey, Pac-10 Editor ptholey@rivals.com 615-507-1033

Big East e-mail Phone
Mike Farrell, Big East Analyst mfarrell@rivals.com 860-370-9516
Randall Thomason, Big East Editor randall@rivals.com 615-507-3940

Are you a basketball player interested in getting added to the database as well?  Click here for the bio page or contact one of these four experts:

National Experts e-mail Phone
Jerry Meyer, National Analyst jmeyer@rivals.com 615-351-6409

SEC e-mail Phone
Pat Tholey, SEC Editor ptholey@rivals.com 615-507-3941

Big Ten e-mail Phone
Pat Tholey, Big Ten Editor ptholey@rivals.com 615-507-1033

Big 12 e-mail Phone
Dean Williams, Big 12 Editor dwilliams@rivals.com 615-507-3936

ACC e-mail Phone
Randall Thomason, ACC Editor randall@rivals.com 615-507-3940

Pac-10 e-mail Phone
Pat Tholey, Pac-10 Editor ptholey@rivals.com 615-507-1033

Big East e-mail Phone
Randall Thomason, Big East Editor randall@rivals.com 615-507-3940

One last final note.  Please do not contact multiple people on this list asking them to add you.  Find one that would be considered in your area and write an email introducing yourself.  You may also want to include your recruiting profile as well.