Clear eyes, full hearts, can’t lose with the easiest football positions to get a college scholarship. I love football. I asked for a football for my birthday and I received one. Also, I am not a child. These facts–the ones about a grown adult requesting a football as a gift–are the way you know I am actually a big fan of the game of football.
I grew up watching and following college football more closely than the pros. It is almost more interesting to get to watch amazing athletes when they are still honing, as the perfect their game. Certainly pro football players still mess up on the field (and too many commit heinous crimes on the field as well, looking at you, partner abusers and sexual assaulters), but the college game is more exciting to me.
I remember being recruited to play college sports and thinking it would be fun to go to a school with a great football team. Some of them even reached out to me–Florida State, Notre Dame. I ended up at a college with a record-breaking football team; they hadn’t won a game–in two years. That’s certainly one for the record books.
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Still, getting recruited for a sport helped me to realize how competitive the process is for athletes. Colleges each only have so many available spaces, and with that, only so much available scholarship money to hand out. I was lucky enough to find a space. For people competing for football positions, we have a breakdown of the easiest football positions to get a college scholarship.
College football scholarships are give out based on potential, it is a great way to earn your college education while playing for the team, in a sport you enjoy. There are twenty or so positions on a football team, but not all positions have an equal opportunity for a scholarship. To come up with our list, we took help from various websites, such as AthleticScholarships, Active and CollegeSportsScholarships, which are very helpful, if you are looking to find more information on getting a scholarship through football. The positions we will discuss today will be less physically demanding than others, or will have a better chance for a scholarship due to its importance–so clearly they will be at different ends of the spectrum. There is more than one way to make it “easiest” to gain a scholarship.
If you are interested in non-sports related scholarships check out the 10 Easiest Fellowships and Scholarships to get in 2017. Do understand that we are talking in relative terms here, playing football at a college level is very difficult to being with. Now here are the easiest football positions to get a college scholarship!
5. Quarterback
Our first pick is the quarterback. We picked quarterback because coaches tend to give scholarships to quarterbacks first, so they can develop them for a couple of years. They also tend to have 2 or 3 quarterbacks on a roster–so they’re are backups and replacements, as it is such a pivotal position. However, being a quarterback is one of the hardest jobs on a football team, you must memorize and run the plays. You are the team leader. There are several styles of quarterbacks that teams use depending on the formation and offense that’s right for the talents of the players. You need to look for a team that suits your play style or be very versatile. Being a quarterback is also physically demanding as you will mount the main offensive for your team, you should be above average height, strong, quick, have a knack for play-calling and finding open space, and obviously, be able to throw accurately and far. And now, let’s see what else we have in our list of easiest football positions to get a college scholarship.
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4. Receiver
If you are tall and fast, much faster in a short burst than a quarterback–then you could perhaps get a scholarship playing as a receiver. Also, if you are lacking a little bit in height, then you will have to look for programs that will cut down on height for good 4.4 or faster speeds. Therefore this position offers you some more options for a scholarship. If you are fast enough on the field, have the ability to get open from defense and make catches, even if you are not that tall, you can walk away with a full scholarship playing as a receiver. But, as I mentioned, you need to look for a program that will prefer speed over height. This can be a bit tricky, but you will eventually come across one, if you keep looking.
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3. Linebacker
This position is great to secure a scholarship, if you are larger and stronger than the average person your age, and you have an adequate aggressive disposition required to be an effective Linebacker. As it is not unusual for coaches to give scholarships to kids who will need 1 or 2 years to develop to compete in college-level games. If the coach sees potential in you, even if you lack some elements of the necessary physique, you will end up with a scholarship to your name. But as required by the position, you need to be an all-round athlete even to be considered by the coach. We hope that you are liking the list of the 5 easiest football positions to get a college scholarship so far.
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2. Defensive Back
We selected this position because, unlike other positions in the list of easiest football positions to get a college scholarship, you can easily get a scholarship even if you did not play as a Defensive Back in your high school team. Therefore it is easiest than many other positions wherein you need a history of play. For example, if you played as running back in high school but you lack the physique to take the abuse from college football-sized defenders, you can easily transition to the position of Defensive Back for your college team. But, to ensure a scholarship, you must be exceptionally fast and agile in the field.
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1. Kicker/Punter
At the very top of our list, we have the position Kicker/Punter. The kicker or punter position is high-pressure and technical but it is easier as you have far less playing time and far less hits. If you have been a strong-legged and accurate kicker in the high school–even if perhaps you started out on a soccer team–then you certainly attempt to get a college scholarship. Even if you are only good at kicking, you have a very high possibility to bag a scholarship in DIA, DIAA and some DII programs. But if all you can do is kicking, then other than those division levels, getting a scholarship at, say, a Big Ten school, could be a bit difficult for you.
If you are still in high school, then this list of easiest football positions to get a college scholarship will definitely help you see how to land a scholarship through your football skills. As you will have the time to hone your skills, and go for the positions that highlight your strengthens and hide your weaknesses.
