247Sportsis an American network ofwebsitesthat focus mainly oncollege footballandbasketball, including recruiting.

The network was started in 2010 (though in 2017 it purchased the Scout.com network which launched in 2001), and has been cited as a source by other sports news media, including the Dallas Morning News^[2]and the Washington Post.^[3]The site has also provided special reports on recruiting to sports news media includingSports Illustrated.^[4]

247sports was founded in 2010 by Shannon B Terry, with a Series A $6.4 million round.

247sports has developed into arguably the #1 recruiting site in the nation.

Consistently ranked as a top 10 overall digital sports media brand according to comScore (30.0 million unique visitors in October 2017), more than 30 million social followers, and 3 million daily newsletter subscribers, 247Sports reaches fans via team-specific online publications and websites, VIP insider subscription services, online news feeds, social platforms, daily newsletters, vibrant communities and mobile apps as well as through its exclusive partnership with CBSSports.com.

On November 28, 2012, 247Sports announced a content partnership with CBS Sports, in which 247Sports would provide content for its digital platforms (including CBSSports.com), and CBS Sports Digital would handle advertising sales for the site.^[5][6]

In May 2013, 247Sports reached a long-term agreement to become the official online selection partner of the U.S. Army All-American Bowl and the U.S. Army National Combine, replacing its competitor Rivals.com.^[7]

In December 2015, CBS announced that it had acquired 247Sports.^[8]

On October 10, 2017, 247Sports announced a partnership with Pro Football Focus, in which it will provide coverage of Division I FBS college football for the website, including a PFF College microsite and integration of its player grades and rankings across 247Sports.^[9]

On February 1, 2017, CBS Interactive/247Sports acquired Scout.com.^[10]

247Sports features two ratings for high school football and basketball recruits: its own in-house evaluations done by its scouting staff, and also the 247Sports Composite ratings.

The Composite aggregates the public ratings for a prospect by the major recruiting services using a propriety algorithm.^[11]The Composite originally combined the ratings from 247Sports’ in-house ratings, Rivals.com,ESPN, and Scout.com. Since 247Sports’ acquisition of Scout in 2017, the Composite now only includes the former three constituent ratings. The Composite also does not include any athletes that do not yet have a recruiting profile on 247Sports, to prevent spoofs from other sites.^[12]The resulting rankings can be considered an industry consensus on the top recruits in the nation.^[13][14]

The individual collegiate conferences covered include:^[15]

247Sports is a digital media enterprise focused on delivering original sports and entertainment news on a team-by-team basis to sports fans across the world through a spectrum of platforms.

Launched in 2010 by the founders of Rivals.com (acquired by Yahoo!), 247Sports creates innovative and unique technology and data-driven products designed for more engaging consumption of team-specific sports news, like the Bolts Team News feed, Crystal Ball prediction engine, Industry Composite Rankings and the Internet’s best Player Database.

With more than 20 million monthly unique users according to Google Analytics, more than 20 million social followers, and more than 2 million daily newsletter subscribers, 247Sports reaches fans via team-specific online publications and websites, VIP insider subscription services, online news feeds, social platforms, daily newsletters and mobile apps as well as through its exclusive partnership with CBSSports.com.

Milestone: 247Sports registered 22.754 million unique users according to comScore in January 2016, reaching 8.8% of the total U.S. internet audience and placed No. 10 overall in the sports category.