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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 York

163 FBS players · destination total verified

28%Stayed in-state
  1. 1New York46 · 28.2%
    • Buffalo26
    • Syracuse18
    • Army2
  2. 2Massachusetts11 · 6.7%
    • Massachusetts7
    • Boston College4
  3. 3Pennsylvania11 · 6.7%
    • Penn State5
    • Temple4
    • Pittsburgh2
  4. 4New Jersey8 · 4.9%
    • Rutgers8
  5. 5North Carolina7 · 4.3%
    • Duke3
    • Charlotte1
    • NC State1
    • North Carolina1
    • Wake Forest1
  6. 6Ohio7 · 4.3%
    • Akron2
    • Bowling Green1
    • Kent State1
    • Miami (OH)1
    • Ohio1
    • Toledo1
  7. 7Maryland6 · 3.7%
    • Navy4
    • Maryland2
  8. 8California5 · 3.1%
    • Stanford2
    • California1
    • Fresno State1
    • San Diego State1
  9. 9Connecticut5 · 3.1%
    • UConn5
  10. 10Florida5 · 3.1%
    • Florida International2
    • Florida1
    • South Florida1
    • UCF1
  11. 11Georgia5 · 3.1%
    • Georgia Tech2
    • Georgia1
    • Georgia Southern1
    • Kennesaw State1
  12. 12Alabama4 · 2.5%
    • Jacksonville State2
    • Auburn1
    • Troy1
  13. 13Colorado4 · 2.5%
    • Colorado State2
    • Air Force1
    • Colorado1
  14. 14Tennessee4 · 2.5%
    • Vanderbilt3
    • Memphis1
  15. 15Kansas3 · 1.8%
    • Kansas2
    • Kansas State1
  16. 16Michigan3 · 1.8%
    • Western Michigan2
    • Michigan State1
  17. 17Texas3 · 1.8%
    • Rice1
    • Sam Houston1
    • SMU1
  18. 18Virginia3 · 1.8%
    • Old Dominion2
    • James Madison1
  19. 19Arkansas2 · 1.2%
    • Arkansas1
    • Arkansas State1
  20. 20Minnesota2 · 1.2%
    • Minnesota2
  21. 21Oregon2 · 1.2%
    • Oregon2
  22. 22Utah2 · 1.2%
    • BYU1
    • Utah State1
  23. 23Delaware1 · 0.6%
    • Delaware1
  24. 24Illinois1 · 0.6%
    • Northern Illinois1
  25. 25Indiana1 · 0.6%
    • Purdue1
  26. 26Kentucky1 · 0.6%
    • Louisville1
  27. 27Missouri1 · 0.6%
    • Missouri State1
  28. 28Mississippi1 · 0.6%
    • Mississippi State1
  29. 29North Dakota1 · 0.6%
    • North Dakota State1
  30. 30Nebraska1 · 0.6%
    • Nebraska1
  31. 31New Mexico1 · 0.6%
    • New Mexico State1
  32. 32Oklahoma1 · 0.6%
    • Oklahoma State1
  33. 33South Carolina1 · 0.6%
    • South Carolina1
  34. 34Washington1 · 0.6%
    • Washington State1
  35. 35Wisconsin1 · 0.6%
    • Wisconsin1
  36. 36West Virginia1 · 0.6%
    • West Virginia1
  37. 37Wyoming1 · 0.6%
    • 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.