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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 Mississippi

360 FBS players · destination total verified

28%Stayed in-state
  1. 1Mississippi99 · 27.5%
    • Mississippi State38
    • Ole Miss32
    • Southern Miss29
  2. 2Alabama44 · 12.2%
    • South Alabama15
    • Troy14
    • Alabama8
    • Auburn3
    • Jacksonville State2
    • UAB2
  3. 3Louisiana43 · 11.9%
    • UL Monroe19
    • Tulane9
    • Louisiana8
    • Louisiana Tech6
    • LSU1
  4. 4Arkansas20 · 5.6%
    • Arkansas State12
    • Arkansas8
  5. 5Tennessee20 · 5.6%
    • Memphis8
    • Vanderbilt5
    • Tennessee4
    • Middle Tennessee3
  6. 6Texas19 · 5.3%
    • Baylor5
    • Texas State5
    • Houston2
    • TCU2
    • UTSA2
    • Sam Houston1
    • Texas A&M1
    • UTEP1
  7. 7North Carolina15 · 4.2%
    • Charlotte7
    • NC State2
    • Wake Forest2
    • App State1
    • Duke1
    • East Carolina1
    • North Carolina1
  8. 8Florida14 · 3.9%
    • Florida4
    • Florida International3
    • Florida State3
    • South Florida2
    • Florida Atlantic1
    • UCF1
  9. 9Virginia12 · 3.3%
    • Old Dominion8
    • James Madison2
    • Liberty1
    • Virginia1
  10. 10Georgia10 · 2.8%
    • Kennesaw State6
    • Georgia State2
    • Georgia1
    • Georgia Southern1
  11. 11California7 · 1.9%
    • California4
    • Stanford2
    • USC1
  12. 12Michigan7 · 1.9%
    • Central Michigan2
    • Eastern Michigan2
    • Western Michigan2
    • Michigan1
  13. 13New Mexico5 · 1.4%
    • New Mexico State4
    • New Mexico1
  14. 14Colorado4 · 1.1%
    • Air Force2
    • Colorado2
  15. 15Iowa3 · 0.8%
    • Iowa State3
  16. 16Illinois3 · 0.8%
    • Illinois3
  17. 17Kansas3 · 0.8%
    • Kansas State2
    • Kansas1
  18. 18Maryland3 · 0.8%
    • Navy3
  19. 19Missouri3 · 0.8%
    • Missouri State2
    • Missouri1
  20. 20West Virginia3 · 0.8%
    • West Virginia2
    • Marshall1
  21. 21Indiana2 · 0.6%
    • Purdue2
  22. 22Kentucky2 · 0.6%
    • Western Kentucky2
  23. 23Nebraska2 · 0.6%
    • Nebraska2
  24. 24Nevada2 · 0.6%
    • UNLV2
  25. 25Ohio2 · 0.6%
    • Miami (OH)1
    • Ohio1
  26. 26South Carolina2 · 0.6%
    • Clemson1
    • Coastal Carolina1
  27. 27Utah2 · 0.6%
    • Utah1
    • Utah State1
  28. 28Arizona1 · 0.3%
    • Arizona1
  29. 29Delaware1 · 0.3%
    • Delaware1
  30. 30New York1 · 0.3%
    • Army1
  31. 31Oklahoma1 · 0.3%
    • Oklahoma State1
  32. 32Oregon1 · 0.3%
    • Oregon State1
  33. 33Pennsylvania1 · 0.3%
    • Pittsburgh1
  34. 34Washington1 · 0.3%
    • Washington1
  35. 35Wisconsin1 · 0.3%
    • Wisconsin1
  36. 36Wyoming1 · 0.3%
    • Wyoming1

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.