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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 Iowa

141 FBS players · destination total verified

45%Stayed in-state
  1. 1Iowa64 · 45.4%
    • Iowa39
    • Iowa State25
  2. 2Kansas10 · 7.1%
    • Kansas State6
    • Kansas4
  3. 3Pennsylvania9 · 6.4%
    • Penn State8
    • Temple1
  4. 4Illinois7 · 5.0%
    • Northern Illinois6
    • Northwestern1
  5. 5Louisiana6 · 4.3%
    • UL Monroe6
  6. 6North Dakota5 · 3.5%
    • North Dakota State5
  7. 7California4 · 2.8%
    • Stanford2
    • Fresno State1
    • Sacramento State1
  8. 8Nebraska4 · 2.8%
    • Nebraska4
  9. 9Ohio4 · 2.8%
    • Cincinnati1
    • Kent State1
    • Ohio1
    • Toledo1
  10. 10Michigan3 · 2.1%
    • Central Michigan3
  11. 11Wyoming3 · 2.1%
    • Wyoming3
  12. 12Florida2 · 1.4%
    • Florida International2
  13. 13Indiana2 · 1.4%
    • Indiana2
  14. 14Massachusetts2 · 1.4%
    • Massachusetts2
  15. 15Minnesota2 · 1.4%
    • Minnesota2
  16. 16Missouri2 · 1.4%
    • Missouri1
    • Missouri State1
  17. 17Alabama1 · 0.7%
    • Alabama1
  18. 18Arizona1 · 0.7%
    • Arizona1
  19. 19Colorado1 · 0.7%
    • Air Force1
  20. 20Georgia1 · 0.7%
    • Georgia1
  21. 21Hawaii1 · 0.7%
    • Hawai'i1
  22. 22Kentucky1 · 0.7%
    • Kentucky1
  23. 23New Mexico1 · 0.7%
    • New Mexico State1
  24. 24New York1 · 0.7%
    • Army1
  25. 25Oklahoma1 · 0.7%
    • Tulsa1
  26. 26Texas1 · 0.7%
    • Texas A&M1
  27. 27Virginia1 · 0.7%
    • Old Dominion1
  28. 28Wisconsin1 · 0.7%
    • Wisconsin1

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.