What does Red Diamond and Green Diamond mean in College Football 26 Dynasty?

The difference between a successful and a failed Dynasty save in College Football 26 often comes down to how well you can identify between Red and Green Diamonds during scouting.

When you start approaching a fresh recruit, you won’t have all the relevant information. As you put more hours into scouting, you’ll get to learn more about a potential recruit. Sometimes, a prospect will have a bright green gem under their name. At other times, you’ll get a white heart with a cross symbol under their name.

This guide will help you understand their respective meanings and why you should pay attention to these elements over a potential recruit’s stats.

Red Diamonds have “diamond” in the name, but you’ll want to avoid them during your scouting. Every prospective recruit has a star rating. However, if he is a Red Diamond, he has a lower star rating in reality. A 4-star prospect who is a Red Diamond is actually a bust, and its accurate prospect rating is 3-star.

Additionally, chances for such athletes to have bad development traits are pretty high. In short, you should avoid a recruit if he turns out to be a bust, unless there’s a desperate need for his position in your roster. It’s not that a Red Diamond won’t develop; they will still improve with experience and training, but to a lesser extent than what’s suggested by their Star Ratings.

On the opposite side of the spectrum are the Green Diamonds. Occasionally, you’ll come across an athlete having a bright green gem under their name. If you unearth one, that athlete is going to be better than their star rating. A 3-star Green Diamond will actually have the abilities of a 4-star talent.

Similarly, chances are higher for them to have better development traits as well. However, convincing a Green Diamond to join your school’s program will be very difficult unless you’re among the top-rated choices. This significantly raises the challenge if you’re managing either a 2-star or a 3-star rated school, as star recruits don’t want to join weaker sides.