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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 North Carolina

497 FBS players · destination total verified

35%Stayed in-state
  1. 1North Carolina175 · 35.2%
    • NC State48
    • East Carolina40
    • App State26
    • Charlotte21
    • Duke14
    • North Carolina13
    • Wake Forest13
  2. 2Virginia51 · 10.3%
    • Old Dominion14
    • Virginia Tech12
    • James Madison10
    • Virginia9
    • Liberty6
  3. 3South Carolina22 · 4.4%
    • Clemson8
    • South Carolina8
    • Coastal Carolina6
  4. 4Georgia18 · 3.6%
    • Georgia7
    • Georgia Southern3
    • Georgia State3
    • Georgia Tech3
    • Kennesaw State2
  5. 5Florida17 · 3.4%
    • Miami5
    • Florida Atlantic3
    • Florida2
    • Florida International2
    • South Florida2
    • UCF2
    • Florida State1
  6. 6Alabama16 · 3.2%
    • Alabama3
    • Auburn3
    • South Alabama3
    • Troy3
    • Jacksonville State2
    • UAB2
  7. 7Texas15 · 3.0%
    • Baylor3
    • Sam Houston3
    • Rice2
    • Texas2
    • SMU1
    • TCU1
    • Texas A&M1
    • Texas Tech1
    • UTEP1
  8. 8Indiana13 · 2.6%
    • Notre Dame8
    • Ball State2
    • Purdue2
    • Indiana1
  9. 9Maryland13 · 2.6%
    • Navy11
    • Maryland2
  10. 10Ohio13 · 2.6%
    • Ohio State4
    • Toledo3
    • Bowling Green2
    • Ohio2
    • Akron1
    • Miami (OH)1
  11. 11Tennessee13 · 2.6%
    • Tennessee6
    • Memphis3
    • Middle Tennessee2
    • Vanderbilt2
  12. 12Michigan12 · 2.4%
    • Michigan State6
    • Michigan3
    • Western Michigan2
    • Eastern Michigan1
  13. 13Kentucky11 · 2.2%
    • Western Kentucky5
    • Louisville4
    • Kentucky2
  14. 14New York11 · 2.2%
    • Army5
    • Buffalo3
    • Syracuse3
  15. 15Massachusetts9 · 1.8%
    • Boston College7
    • Massachusetts2
  16. 16New Jersey9 · 1.8%
    • Rutgers9
  17. 17West Virginia9 · 1.8%
    • Marshall6
    • West Virginia3
  18. 18Pennsylvania8 · 1.6%
    • Temple5
    • Penn State2
    • Pittsburgh1
  19. 19California7 · 1.4%
    • Stanford4
    • California1
    • UCLA1
    • USC1
  20. 20Colorado6 · 1.2%
    • Colorado State3
    • Colorado2
    • Air Force1
  21. 21Louisiana6 · 1.2%
    • LSU2
    • Tulane2
    • Louisiana1
    • UL Monroe1
  22. 22Utah6 · 1.2%
    • Utah State6
  23. 23Arkansas5 · 1.0%
    • Arkansas3
    • Arkansas State2
  24. 24Oklahoma5 · 1.0%
    • Oklahoma3
    • Oklahoma State1
    • Tulsa1
  25. 25Missouri4 · 0.8%
    • Missouri State3
    • Missouri1
  26. 26Mississippi4 · 0.8%
    • Ole Miss2
    • Southern Miss2
  27. 27Delaware3 · 0.6%
    • Delaware3
  28. 28Kansas3 · 0.6%
    • Kansas3
  29. 29Connecticut2 · 0.4%
    • UConn2
  30. 30Iowa2 · 0.4%
    • Iowa1
    • Iowa State1
  31. 31Illinois2 · 0.4%
    • Northern Illinois1
    • Northwestern1
  32. 32Oregon2 · 0.4%
    • Oregon1
    • Oregon State1
  33. 33Arizona1 · 0.2%
    • Arizona State1
  34. 34Hawaii1 · 0.2%
    • Hawai'i1
  35. 35Nebraska1 · 0.2%
    • Nebraska1
  36. 36Washington1 · 0.2%
    • Washington1
  37. 37Wisconsin1 · 0.2%
    • 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.