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RTN TALENT IDENTIFICATION

Our evidence. Our process. Our prospect categories.

RTN evaluates the full body of work: production, postseason honors, verified scholarship offers, film, measurements, testing, class year, and development trajectory. Outside ratings may inform research, but they never define an RTN category.

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Evidence-backedEvery published category maps to a reviewed evidence packet.
Built to track growthEvery movement up the identification ladder is dated and retained.
IndependentRTN does not copy another outlet's stars, rankings, or evaluations.

RTN PROSPECT CATEGORIES

A consistent national identification language

National Blue-Chip Prospect

Qualifying postseason honors plus verified Power Four validation from colleges in at least two RTN regions.

Regional Blue-Chip Prospect

Qualifying postseason honors plus verified Power Four validation concentrated in one RTN region.

Division I Prospect

At least one verified FBS or FCS scholarship offer or commitment without both Blue-Chip requirements.

Sleeper / Under-the-Radar

Verified production or postseason recognition, no Division I offer, and an approved RTN film or scouting conclusion.

Next Wave Prospect

A freshman or sophomore with varsity experience, physical evidence, and approved RTN film or live scouting evidence.

RECRUITING STATUS

Best Available means Blue-Chip and uncommitted

Best Available is a status overlay for an uncommitted National or Regional Blue-Chip Prospect. Committed, uncommitted with offers, and uncommitted without a Division I offer are tracked separately.

FIRST-PARTY RTN EVIDENCE

Film and verified testing add a stronger layer

RTN Film Evaluation and the RTN Verified Combine Index strengthen confidence, help identify Next Wave and Under-the-Radar prospects, and provide position-specific development context.

IDENTIFICATION LADDER

Discovery to national validation

  1. 1Discovery Candidate
  2. 2Next Wave
  3. 3Sleeper / Under-the-Radar
  4. 4Division I Prospect
  5. 5Regional Blue-Chip
  6. 6National Blue-Chip

Athletes may enter or skip stages when new verified evidence warrants it. Discovery Candidate is an internal research status and is not a public talent label.