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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.

15,808FBS Players
50States
311International
116Unmapped
WA177MT8ND27MN145WI152MI362NY163VT2NH8ME3OR107ID50WY14SD22IA140IL459IN287OH720PA417NJ317MA116RI9CT87CA1,344NV127UT227CO156NE114MO243KY135WV59VA418MD336DE38AZ270NM34KS139AR116TN377NC499SC286OK202LA454MS361AL631GA1,353FL1,554TX1,951AK11HI154
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Destination distribution

Players from Kentucky

135 FBS players · destination total verified

39%Stayed in-state
  1. 1Kentucky52 · 38.5%
    • Louisville32
    • Kentucky14
    • Western Kentucky6
  2. 2Ohio11 · 8.1%
    • Akron4
    • Kent State3
    • Miami (OH)2
    • Bowling Green1
    • Cincinnati1
  3. 3Indiana8 · 5.9%
    • Ball State5
    • Indiana1
    • Notre Dame1
    • Purdue1
  4. 4Michigan8 · 5.9%
    • Western Michigan3
    • Eastern Michigan2
    • Michigan2
    • Central Michigan1
  5. 5Tennessee5 · 3.7%
    • Middle Tennessee2
    • Memphis1
    • Tennessee1
    • Vanderbilt1
  6. 6Florida4 · 3.0%
    • Florida Atlantic2
    • Miami1
    • UCF1
  7. 7North Carolina4 · 3.0%
    • East Carolina2
    • Charlotte1
    • NC State1
  8. 8New York4 · 3.0%
    • Buffalo2
    • Army1
    • Syracuse1
  9. 9West Virginia4 · 3.0%
    • Marshall3
    • West Virginia1
  10. 10Alabama3 · 2.2%
    • Troy3
  11. 11Maryland3 · 2.2%
    • Navy2
    • Maryland1
  12. 12South Carolina3 · 2.2%
    • Coastal Carolina3
  13. 13Virginia3 · 2.2%
    • Liberty1
    • Virginia1
    • Virginia Tech1
  14. 14Arizona2 · 1.5%
    • Arizona1
    • Arizona State1
  15. 15California2 · 1.5%
    • Sacramento State2
  16. 16Georgia2 · 1.5%
    • Georgia Southern2
  17. 17Illinois2 · 1.5%
    • Northern Illinois1
    • Northwestern1
  18. 18Missouri2 · 1.5%
    • Missouri State2
  19. 19Pennsylvania2 · 1.5%
    • Penn State1
    • Pittsburgh1
  20. 20Delaware1 · 0.7%
    • Delaware1
  21. 21Louisiana1 · 0.7%
    • Tulane1
  22. 22Massachusetts1 · 0.7%
    • Massachusetts1
  23. 23Minnesota1 · 0.7%
    • Minnesota1
  24. 24Nebraska1 · 0.7%
    • Nebraska1
  25. 25Oklahoma1 · 0.7%
    • Oklahoma State1
  26. 26Oregon1 · 0.7%
    • Oregon State1
  27. 27Texas1 · 0.7%
    • UTEP1
  28. 28Utah1 · 0.7%
    • Utah1
  29. 29Washington1 · 0.7%
    • Washington State1
  30. 30Wyoming1 · 0.7%
    • Wyoming1

International Players

Australia91Canada74Germany29England23Ireland16American Samoa13Nigeria8Sweden8New Zealand5Bahamas4Mexico4Finland4Northern Ireland3Democratic Republic of Congo2Netherlands2Denmark2Brazil2Spain2Austria2Italy2France2Tonga2Ghana2Senegal1Israel1Serbia1Haiti1Congo1Estonia1Russia1Northern Marianas1Belgium1

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