If you are looking to improve your recruiting in College Football 26 Dynasty, then look no further. Here are 10 tried and tested tips to get you more players, more often, in CFB 26.
The following are ways that have helped me to greatly improve my recruiting in CFB 26 and consistently have some of the best talent pools in my online dynasties. These are all assuming you are operating a smaller school, which is meant to be challenging. I hope these can help you too!
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#10: Don’t be afraid to go after 5-star recruits
Occasionally, you will stumble across a 5-star recruit, like Gregory Gainwell, seen in the image above, who only has a handful of offers after preseason. I always take a risk on at least a handful of these guys, as sometimes top schools won’t feed them hours early on, allowing you to capitalize.
I’ve put 50 hours into Gainwell since Week 1 and now lead in recruiting after just a few weeks. I still may get beat out, but this would be a massive DT to get in my Rice dynasty, so it is worth the risk!
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#9: Hard Sell with an average grade of C+
Sticking with Gregory, I am able to compete for him in the top 5 stage of recruiting thanks to my decent pitch grades. With an A+, B-, and D+, I easily have an average grade of a C+.
This is usually my indicator to swap from Sending the House to Hard Sell, which I always pair with DM Player to maximize total hours spent.
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#8: Keep a healthy lead on competitive 3-star recruits
If you plan to go after a 3-star that others are also pursuing, you will want to make sure you keep a solid lead. If not, you can easily risk losing them in the latter stages.
I usually tend away from these players overall, unless I have a solid lead that requires little to no hours, like Rob Ena in the image. Should Texas State or UTSA choose to go after him, I may have a tough decision to make between committing precious hours or dropping him.
#7: Don’t waste your time on 2-star or 1-star recruits
There are way too many 3-star recruits that go unoffered in College Football 26. As such, there is never really a reason to go after a 1-star or 2-star recruit. Avoid them, and poke around for 3-stars instead!
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#6: Fight for close battles
In this example, the Miami OH player in the league has overtaken me on a recruit after his week 5 visit win. Falling behind, but still with a visit of my own and strong pitch grades, this is a battle I should continue to contend for.
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In CFB 25, this would not have been the case, but now there are neck-and-neck recruiting battles that can take place, which will likely start next week for this player. In these spots, always give at least some hours towards going for your desired player.
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#5: Prioritize recruits with no other offers
Tony Eaton is like many recruits on my board every year. He’s a 3-star, was not initially interested in Rice, has no other offers, and now requires no maintenance each week thanks to the passive recruiting bump I get from having offered him.
These players are everywhere in CFB 26, and you can find them on the Prospect List by sorting the column with offer count. I like to do this with 4-star recruits early on as well, just in case I can fly under the radar and snatch one.
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#4: Schedule visits early in recruiting battles
Getting your visit in a week ahead of an opponent is a massive advantage in College Football 26. With Ethan Selzner, I am almost guaranteed to win this recruiting battle with a solid lead and the first visit. This is a great combo to go for early in the season to win some battles and get you some hours back for later in the year.
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#3: Don’t be afraid to drop recruits
This will feel tedious, but checking in to make sure there aren’t any sneaky offers coming in for your prospects each week is crucial.
For J.J. Powell, I would love to give him some hours if I can free up some from other recruits. If I can’t, and Utah can close the gap, I would opt to remove him from my board and find another prospect with no offers. Trying to spread yourself too thin is a cardinal sin in CFB 26 recruiting!
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I wrote a
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on Playing Style dealbreakers if you need some help understanding them, but basically, you can identify why your prospect is locking you out and make those changes in your gameplay to win them back.
For B.J. Folkerts, since no other schools are going after him and I desperately need offensive linemen, I will keep him on my board and attempt to get more total offensive yards as Rice. This spread option is tough, okay?!
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#1: In early weeks, check the Prospect List constantly
You’ll want to do this for a few reasons:
- To ensure your Team Needs are covered
- To check on unoffered 4-star and above players to potentially snipe
- To identify if you should remove any of your current prospects for different positions
My board as Rice in the image above is pretty balanced through 5 weeks of the regular season, I have a handful of top-tier players I am going after, and a solid number of 3-star prospects with zero competing offers.
The only change I may make is removing 1-2 of the three Special Teams players I currently have when the end of the season nears, to make way for some transfers.
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Hopefully, this helps give you an idea of how I approach recruiting in a low-risk and generally high-reward way. Stay tuned for more!
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