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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 Illinois

458 FBS players · destination total verified

22%Stayed in-state
  1. 1Illinois103 · 22.5%
    • Illinois39
    • Northern Illinois32
    • Northwestern32
  2. 2Ohio44 · 9.6%
    • Miami (OH)14
    • Cincinnati7
    • Kent State6
    • Ohio6
    • Ohio State4
    • Toledo4
    • Bowling Green2
    • Akron1
  3. 3Michigan40 · 8.7%
    • Michigan12
    • Western Michigan11
    • Michigan State8
    • Central Michigan5
    • Eastern Michigan4
  4. 4Indiana37 · 8.1%
    • Ball State13
    • Notre Dame9
    • Purdue8
    • Indiana7
  5. 5Iowa25 · 5.5%
    • Iowa13
    • Iowa State12
  6. 6California16 · 3.5%
    • Fresno State4
    • Sacramento State4
    • USC3
    • San Diego State2
    • UCLA2
    • Stanford1
  7. 7New York13 · 2.8%
    • Army11
    • Buffalo2
  8. 8Tennessee11 · 2.4%
    • Vanderbilt6
    • Middle Tennessee2
    • Tennessee2
    • Memphis1
  9. 9Texas11 · 2.4%
    • North Texas2
    • Texas2
    • Texas A&M2
    • Texas State2
    • Sam Houston1
    • SMU1
    • UTEP1
  10. 10Florida10 · 2.2%
    • Miami4
    • Florida International2
    • Florida1
    • Florida Atlantic1
    • South Florida1
    • UCF1
  11. 11Missouri9 · 2.0%
    • Missouri6
    • Missouri State3
  12. 12Virginia9 · 2.0%
    • Liberty4
    • James Madison3
    • Virginia1
    • Virginia Tech1
  13. 13Wisconsin9 · 2.0%
    • Wisconsin9
  14. 14North Dakota8 · 1.7%
    • North Dakota State8
  15. 15New Mexico8 · 1.7%
    • New Mexico7
    • New Mexico State1
  16. 16Colorado7 · 1.5%
    • Air Force5
    • Colorado1
    • Colorado State1
  17. 17Connecticut7 · 1.5%
    • UConn7
  18. 18Minnesota7 · 1.5%
    • Minnesota7
  19. 19North Carolina7 · 1.5%
    • App State2
    • Charlotte2
    • Duke1
    • NC State1
    • North Carolina1
  20. 20South Carolina7 · 1.5%
    • Clemson4
    • Coastal Carolina2
    • South Carolina1
  21. 21Wyoming6 · 1.3%
    • Wyoming6
  22. 22Alabama5 · 1.1%
    • Alabama2
    • South Alabama1
    • Troy1
    • UAB1
  23. 23Kentucky5 · 1.1%
    • Kentucky2
    • Louisville2
    • Western Kentucky1
  24. 24New Jersey5 · 1.1%
    • Rutgers5
  25. 25Washington5 · 1.1%
    • Washington3
    • Washington State2
  26. 26Kansas4 · 0.9%
    • Kansas4
  27. 27Louisiana4 · 0.9%
    • LSU3
    • UL Monroe1
  28. 28Massachusetts4 · 0.9%
    • Boston College3
    • Massachusetts1
  29. 29Mississippi4 · 0.9%
    • Southern Miss2
    • Mississippi State1
    • Ole Miss1
  30. 30Oklahoma4 · 0.9%
    • Oklahoma State2
    • Oklahoma1
    • Tulsa1
  31. 31Pennsylvania4 · 0.9%
    • Penn State2
    • Pittsburgh1
    • Temple1
  32. 32West Virginia4 · 0.9%
    • Marshall2
    • West Virginia2
  33. 33Oregon3 · 0.7%
    • Oregon State2
    • Oregon1
  34. 34Maryland2 · 0.4%
    • Maryland1
    • Navy1
  35. 35Nebraska2 · 0.4%
    • Nebraska2
  36. 36Nevada2 · 0.4%
    • Nevada1
    • UNLV1
  37. 37Utah2 · 0.4%
    • Utah State2
  38. 38Arkansas1 · 0.2%
    • Arkansas State1
  39. 39Arizona1 · 0.2%
    • Arizona1
  40. 40Delaware1 · 0.2%
    • Delaware1
  41. 41Georgia1 · 0.2%
    • Georgia1
  42. 42Hawaii1 · 0.2%
    • Hawai'i1

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.