If you don’t play football at a DI level, your athletic ability will not help gain acceptance. As you’re a new member to CC, you should read this thread from an MIT Admissions Director on chance threads. Everything in it applies to HYPS as well: http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/massachusetts-institute-technology/939227-reminder-no-one-not-even-me-can-give-you-an-accurate-chance-at-mit-p1.html