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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
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Destination distribution

Players from New Jersey

317 FBS players · destination total verified

13%Stayed in-state
  1. 1New Jersey40 · 12.6%
    • Rutgers40
  2. 2Pennsylvania34 · 10.7%
    • Temple25
    • Penn State7
    • Pittsburgh2
  3. 3Delaware26 · 8.2%
    • Delaware26
  4. 4New York21 · 6.6%
    • Syracuse9
    • Buffalo7
    • Army5
  5. 5Massachusetts19 · 6.0%
    • Boston College11
    • Massachusetts8
  6. 6North Carolina17 · 5.4%
    • North Carolina7
    • Wake Forest5
    • Duke2
    • NC State2
    • East Carolina1
  7. 7Virginia15 · 4.7%
    • Virginia Tech6
    • James Madison3
    • Liberty2
    • Old Dominion2
    • Virginia2
  8. 8Ohio14 · 4.4%
    • Ohio State5
    • Kent State4
    • Akron2
    • Bowling Green1
    • Ohio1
    • Toledo1
  9. 9California13 · 4.1%
    • Stanford6
    • UCLA3
    • Fresno State1
    • Sacramento State1
    • San Diego State1
    • USC1
  10. 10Florida11 · 3.5%
    • Florida State3
    • Miami3
    • UCF3
    • Florida Atlantic1
    • Florida International1
  11. 11Alabama9 · 2.8%
    • Alabama3
    • Jacksonville State2
    • South Alabama2
    • Auburn1
    • Troy1
  12. 12Michigan9 · 2.8%
    • Central Michigan3
    • Eastern Michigan3
    • Michigan State2
    • Michigan1
  13. 13Connecticut7 · 2.2%
    • UConn7
  14. 14Illinois7 · 2.2%
    • Northwestern3
    • Illinois2
    • Northern Illinois2
  15. 15Tennessee7 · 2.2%
    • Memphis3
    • Tennessee2
    • Middle Tennessee1
    • Vanderbilt1
  16. 16Texas7 · 2.2%
    • North Texas2
    • Rice2
    • Sam Houston1
    • TCU1
    • Texas1
  17. 17Colorado6 · 1.9%
    • Colorado3
    • Colorado State3
  18. 18Indiana6 · 1.9%
    • Notre Dame4
    • Indiana1
    • Purdue1
  19. 19Maryland6 · 1.9%
    • Maryland3
    • Navy3
  20. 20Louisiana5 · 1.6%
    • UL Monroe2
    • Louisiana1
    • LSU1
    • Tulane1
  21. 21Mississippi5 · 1.6%
    • Mississippi State3
    • Ole Miss2
  22. 22West Virginia5 · 1.6%
    • Marshall3
    • West Virginia2
  23. 23Georgia4 · 1.3%
    • Georgia Southern2
    • Georgia1
    • Georgia Tech1
  24. 24Kansas3 · 0.9%
    • Kansas2
    • Kansas State1
  25. 25Missouri3 · 0.9%
    • Missouri State2
    • Missouri1
  26. 26Nebraska3 · 0.9%
    • Nebraska3
  27. 27South Carolina3 · 0.9%
    • Clemson1
    • Coastal Carolina1
    • South Carolina1
  28. 28Iowa2 · 0.6%
    • Iowa State2
  29. 29Minnesota2 · 0.6%
    • Minnesota2
  30. 30Wisconsin2 · 0.6%
    • Wisconsin2
  31. 31Kentucky1 · 0.3%
    • Kentucky1
  32. 32New Mexico1 · 0.3%
    • New Mexico State1
  33. 33Nevada1 · 0.3%
    • UNLV1
  34. 34Oregon1 · 0.3%
    • Oregon1
  35. 35Washington1 · 0.3%
    • Washington1
  36. 36Wyoming1 · 0.3%
    • 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.