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ROSTERS & OPENINGS

Could there be room
when you arrive?

You have limited time for recruiting. Understand the roster picture you could be walking into before you invest more of it.

Yorra brings published roster information, recorded recruits and return scenarios into a view of the college season you’re working toward.

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Estimated roster spots, not confirmed recruiting availability.

Today’s roster is only the starting point

A school’s current roster tells you who is there now. Your recruiting questions are about what that team could look like when you arrive.

Who could still be there? Who is already committed? What could change before your first season?

Yorra helps you put those pieces together, so you can focus your research and ask better questions.

UNC · HS CLASS OF 2027 / 2028 COLLEGE SEASONILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE
One school, viewed for a recruit’s first college season. Example supplied September 23, 2026.
UNC · Arrival-year example
Illustrative UNC roster for a high-school class of 2027 recruit arriving in the 2028 college season. All five eligible seniors are assumed to return; projected roster 18 and two estimated roster spots.
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What goes into
the roster picture

Published roster information

Start with the school’s published athletes and the season the information describes.

Recorded incoming recruits

Keep recorded high-school commits and portal additions in view, including arrivals that may not yet appear on a partially published roster.

Departures and return assumptions

Consider graduating athletes, recorded departures and the assumptions behind who could return.

Your arrival year

Bring those pieces into the season that matters to your recruiting, rather than treating today’s roster as your future opportunity.

Published roster information, recorded arrivals and projected scenarios are different kinds of evidence. They should not be treated as equally certain.

THE WHAT-IF, NOT THE GUARANTEE

Explore what
could change

Fifth-year decisions can affect the roster picture. Where Yorra provides a fifth-year scenario control, you can change the return assumption and see how the projected roster and estimated spots respond.

In the UNC example shown in our demo, assuming all five eligible seniors return produces two estimated roster spots. Assuming three do not return produces five.

That is a scenario to explore, not a prediction about those athletes or a statement from the coaching staff.

Watch the scenario in action

Use the estimate
to ask better questions

The point is not to cross a school off your list because a number looks tight. It is to understand the situation and make your next conversation more useful.

  • What are you recruiting for in my class?
  • How might returning athletes or transfers affect your plans?
  • Where could my events fit what the team needs?

Roster room is one piece of recruiting. It does not establish a scholarship offer, an event-lineup opening or a coach’s interest.

What the estimate
can and cannot tell you

Are these confirmed openings?

No. Estimated roster spots reflect the published information and selected assumptions in the view. Confirm recruiting opportunities with the coaching staff.

Does changing a fifth-year assumption predict who will return?

No. It lets you explore a scenario. The control does not announce an athlete’s plans or establish their eligibility.

What if the school has not published its complete roster?

Yorra can show recorded incoming athletes alongside the published information. A partial school roster and a recorded recruit are not the same as a complete, confirmed future roster.

Can roster-limit exemptions affect the estimate?

Yes. Roster-limit exemptions can affect how a team’s headcount relates to counted roster spots. When an athlete’s exemption status is unknown, the estimate cannot remove that uncertainty.

Does a crowded roster mean I should stop contacting the school?

No. Recruiting needs and rosters can change. Use the picture to prioritize your effort and ask informed questions, not to make the coaching staff’s decision for them.

Part of your recruiting,
not another spreadsheet

Roster research is one part of the bigger picture. Yorra brings your school research, outreach, conversations, visits and next steps together in one personalized recruiting portal.

Spend less time piecing things together. Spend more of your recruiting time with a clearer plan.