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National roster geography

FBS Player Origins

Where current FBS players come from—and where players from each state are playing now.

15,788FBS Players
50States
310International
112Unmapped
WA178MT8ND27MN145WI152MI363NY162VT2NH8ME3OR107ID50WY14SD22IA141IL458IN287OH719PA417NJ315MA116RI9CT87CA1,344NV127UT227CO156NE114MO243KY134WV59VA418MD335DE38AZ270NM34KS139AR116TN377NC497SC286OK201LA453MS360AL630GA1,351FL1,552TX1,950AK11HI154
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Destination distribution

Players from California

1,344 FBS players · destination total verified

38%Stayed in-state
  1. 1California511 · 38.0%
    • Sacramento State80
    • Fresno State78
    • San José State78
    • San Diego State72
    • USC64
    • UCLA61
    • California50
    • Stanford28
  2. 2Washington70 · 5.2%
    • Washington38
    • Washington State32
  3. 3Nevada68 · 5.1%
    • Nevada37
    • UNLV31
  4. 4Texas66 · 4.9%
    • Texas A&M11
    • Baylor8
    • Texas8
    • SMU7
    • Sam Houston6
    • TCU5
    • Rice4
    • Texas State4
    • UTEP4
    • Texas Tech3
    • UTSA3
    • Houston2
    • North Texas1
  5. 5Oregon55 · 4.1%
    • Oregon State32
    • Oregon23
  6. 6Arizona52 · 3.9%
    • Arizona31
    • Arizona State21
  7. 7Utah45 · 3.3%
    • BYU17
    • Utah14
    • Utah State14
  8. 8New Mexico42 · 3.1%
    • New Mexico21
    • New Mexico State21
  9. 9Colorado38 · 2.8%
    • Colorado State20
    • Air Force10
    • Colorado8
  10. 10Idaho34 · 2.5%
    • Boise State34
  11. 11Ohio34 · 2.5%
    • Ohio State8
    • Akron7
    • Ohio7
    • Bowling Green4
    • Cincinnati2
    • Kent State2
    • Miami (OH)2
    • Toledo2
  12. 12Michigan31 · 2.3%
    • Michigan9
    • Central Michigan8
    • Eastern Michigan7
    • Western Michigan5
    • Michigan State2
  13. 13Alabama25 · 1.9%
    • Alabama14
    • UAB6
    • Auburn2
    • South Alabama2
    • Troy1
  14. 14North Carolina23 · 1.7%
    • Duke10
    • Wake Forest6
    • North Carolina4
    • NC State2
    • Charlotte1
  15. 15Louisiana19 · 1.4%
    • Louisiana Tech8
    • LSU5
    • Tulane5
    • UL Monroe1
  16. 16Florida18 · 1.3%
    • Miami6
    • Florida State4
    • South Florida4
    • Florida1
    • Florida Atlantic1
    • Florida International1
    • UCF1
  17. 17Illinois17 · 1.3%
    • Northwestern7
    • Illinois6
    • Northern Illinois4
  18. 18New York17 · 1.3%
    • Army13
    • Syracuse4
  19. 19Tennessee17 · 1.3%
    • Middle Tennessee9
    • Tennessee4
    • Vanderbilt3
    • Memphis1
  20. 20Hawaii16 · 1.2%
    • Hawai'i16
  21. 21Indiana15 · 1.1%
    • Purdue6
    • Ball State5
    • Notre Dame4
  22. 22Oklahoma12 · 0.9%
    • Oklahoma State6
    • Oklahoma5
    • Tulsa1
  23. 23Virginia12 · 0.9%
    • Virginia6
    • Liberty3
    • James Madison1
    • Old Dominion1
    • Virginia Tech1
  24. 24Georgia11 · 0.8%
    • Georgia5
    • Georgia State4
    • Georgia Southern1
    • Kennesaw State1
  25. 25Kentucky10 · 0.7%
    • Kentucky4
    • Western Kentucky4
    • Louisville2
  26. 26Wyoming10 · 0.7%
    • Wyoming10
  27. 27Missouri9 · 0.7%
    • Missouri6
    • Missouri State3
  28. 28Nebraska9 · 0.7%
    • Nebraska9
  29. 29Arkansas8 · 0.6%
    • Arkansas8
  30. 30Mississippi8 · 0.6%
    • Mississippi State3
    • Southern Miss3
    • Ole Miss2
  31. 31Kansas7 · 0.5%
    • Kansas State5
    • Kansas2
  32. 32Pennsylvania7 · 0.5%
    • Penn State3
    • Temple3
    • Pittsburgh1
  33. 33Iowa6 · 0.4%
    • Iowa State6
  34. 34Massachusetts5 · 0.4%
    • Massachusetts3
    • Boston College2
  35. 35Wisconsin4 · 0.3%
    • Wisconsin4
  36. 36Maryland3 · 0.2%
    • Navy3
  37. 37Connecticut2 · 0.1%
    • UConn2
  38. 38Minnesota2 · 0.1%
    • Minnesota2
  39. 39North Dakota2 · 0.1%
    • North Dakota State2
  40. 40South Carolina2 · 0.1%
    • Clemson1
    • Coastal Carolina1
  41. 41West Virginia2 · 0.1%
    • Marshall1
    • West Virginia1

International Players

Australia90Canada74Germany29England23Ireland16American Samoa13Nigeria8Sweden8New Zealand5Finland4Mexico4Bahamas4Northern Ireland3Netherlands2Ghana2France2Brazil2Democratic Republic of Congo2Tonga2Denmark2Austria2Spain2Italy2Congo1Serbia1Senegal1Northern Marianas1Russia1Haiti1Estonia1Israel1Belgium1

Roster hometowns and current schools: CollegeFootballData. Current-school state comes from the FBS team directory. Unknown locations are never guessed.