Athletes first.Free forever.
UpDrafted is the platform where athletes run their own recruiting — and where college programs find the right fit without paying a service to middleman the relationship. That's it. That's the whole idea.
We built this for the athlete first.
Recruiting has been broken the same way for decades. Families pay a monthly subscription to a third party, a rep they've never met pitches coaches on their behalf, and the athlete has almost no idea what was actually said about them. Coaches, meanwhile, drown in repackaged lists and agent outreach. Everyone loses time. A lot of people lose money.
UpDrafted removes the middle layer. Athletes build their own profile, link out to their film and stats, and message coaches directly. Coaches and recruiters search, discover, connect, and talk — no agent forwarding, no list-brokered intros. The platform is simple by design: discover, connect, message. That's the platform.
$0 to start. $0 forever.
Creating a profile, getting discovered, and messaging coaches is free — and it will always be free. That's a promise, not a promotion. Recruiting should not be gated by whether your family can afford a $400/month subscription.
Premium exists for athletes and programs who want higher monthly limits and more connections. It's an option, never a barrier. Being seen, being found, and having a conversation is always $0.
Two sides. One purpose.
Help athletes get seen. Help institutions find them. Cut out everything in between.
For the athlete
You should never have to pay a third party to talk about you. UpDrafted gives you the tools recruiting services charge for — a real profile, real verification, a real inbox with college coaches — and hands the driver's seat back to you. No agents. No middlemen. Just you and the coach.
For coaches & institutions
In the NIL era, budgets are tight and every dollar counts. UpDrafted helps athletic departments find the athletes who fit their program and their wallet — without stacking another per-sport subscription on top of the recruiting bill. Finding the right students should be easier, not a line item.
What we hold to.
Athletes first, always
Every feature decision starts with: does this help the athlete run their recruiting? If it doesn't, we don't build it.
Free is not a trial
The core platform is $0 forever. Premium is optional, and only for higher usage — never for visibility.
Verified, by humans
Every athlete, coach, and institution is manually verified. Trust isn't a feature you automate.
Direct, not relayed
Conversations happen athlete-to-coach. No rep forwarding messages, no list-brokered intros, no phone games.
Simple by design
Discover. Connect. Message. We don't chase shiny features — the platform does three things, and does them well.
No gates to being seen
Visibility never costs a dollar. Families shouldn't need a subscription to be on a coach's radar.