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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 Michigan

363 FBS players · destination total verified

37%Stayed in-state
  1. 1Michigan135 · 37.2%
    • Central Michigan36
    • Michigan State34
    • Eastern Michigan27
    • Western Michigan23
    • Michigan15
  2. 2Ohio59 · 16.3%
    • Toledo16
    • Bowling Green15
    • Miami (OH)14
    • Cincinnati5
    • Kent State5
    • Ohio3
    • Ohio State1
  3. 3Indiana18 · 5.0%
    • Ball State6
    • Notre Dame5
    • Purdue5
    • Indiana2
  4. 4Illinois13 · 3.6%
    • Northwestern7
    • Illinois4
    • Northern Illinois2
  5. 5New York12 · 3.3%
    • Army7
    • Buffalo3
    • Syracuse2
  6. 6California10 · 2.8%
    • USC5
    • San Diego State2
    • California1
    • Fresno State1
    • UCLA1
  7. 7Iowa9 · 2.5%
    • Iowa7
    • Iowa State2
  8. 8Texas9 · 2.5%
    • Texas A&M2
    • Houston1
    • North Texas1
    • Rice1
    • TCU1
    • Texas1
    • Texas Tech1
    • UTEP1
  9. 9Kansas8 · 2.2%
    • Kansas7
    • Kansas State1
  10. 10Connecticut7 · 1.9%
    • UConn7
  11. 11Pennsylvania7 · 1.9%
    • Pittsburgh5
    • Temple2
  12. 12Virginia6 · 1.7%
    • Virginia2
    • Virginia Tech2
    • Liberty1
    • Old Dominion1
  13. 13Massachusetts5 · 1.4%
    • Boston College4
    • Massachusetts1
  14. 14Missouri5 · 1.4%
    • Missouri4
    • Missouri State1
  15. 15Tennessee5 · 1.4%
    • Memphis2
    • Middle Tennessee2
    • Tennessee1
  16. 16Alabama4 · 1.1%
    • Alabama1
    • Auburn1
    • South Alabama1
    • UAB1
  17. 17Florida4 · 1.1%
    • UCF2
    • Florida Atlantic1
    • South Florida1
  18. 18Kentucky4 · 1.1%
    • Louisville3
    • Kentucky1
  19. 19North Carolina4 · 1.1%
    • Charlotte2
    • North Carolina1
    • Wake Forest1
  20. 20New Jersey4 · 1.1%
    • Rutgers4
  21. 21Oregon4 · 1.1%
    • Oregon3
    • Oregon State1
  22. 22Arizona3 · 0.8%
    • Arizona State3
  23. 23Minnesota3 · 0.8%
    • Minnesota3
  24. 24Mississippi3 · 0.8%
    • Ole Miss3
  25. 25Oklahoma3 · 0.8%
    • Oklahoma State3
  26. 26Wisconsin3 · 0.8%
    • Wisconsin3
  27. 27West Virginia3 · 0.8%
    • Marshall2
    • West Virginia1
  28. 28Colorado2 · 0.6%
    • Colorado1
    • Colorado State1
  29. 29Georgia2 · 0.6%
    • Georgia1
    • Kennesaw State1
  30. 30Louisiana2 · 0.6%
    • LSU1
    • UL Monroe1
  31. 31Maryland2 · 0.6%
    • Maryland2
  32. 32Arkansas1 · 0.3%
    • Arkansas State1
  33. 33North Dakota1 · 0.3%
    • North Dakota State1
  34. 34Nebraska1 · 0.3%
    • Nebraska1
  35. 35South Carolina1 · 0.3%
    • South Carolina1
  36. 36Utah1 · 0.3%
    • Utah1

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.