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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 Ohio

719 FBS players · destination total verified

46%Stayed in-state
  1. 1Ohio329 · 45.8%
    • Kent State59
    • Ohio State52
    • Miami (OH)44
    • Ohio43
    • Bowling Green36
    • Toledo35
    • Cincinnati33
    • Akron27
  2. 2Michigan46 · 6.4%
    • Eastern Michigan14
    • Western Michigan10
    • Michigan9
    • Michigan State9
    • Central Michigan4
  3. 3Indiana30 · 4.2%
    • Ball State11
    • Indiana9
    • Purdue6
    • Notre Dame4
  4. 4Kentucky26 · 3.6%
    • Kentucky15
    • Louisville7
    • Western Kentucky4
  5. 5Illinois23 · 3.2%
    • Northwestern15
    • Illinois6
    • Northern Illinois2
  6. 6New York23 · 3.2%
    • Buffalo12
    • Army11
  7. 7Texas21 · 2.9%
    • Texas A&M4
    • Rice3
    • Texas3
    • Baylor2
    • Houston2
    • Sam Houston2
    • North Texas1
    • Texas State1
    • Texas Tech1
    • UTEP1
    • UTSA1
  8. 8Pennsylvania19 · 2.6%
    • Pittsburgh8
    • Penn State6
    • Temple5
  9. 9West Virginia18 · 2.5%
    • Marshall12
    • West Virginia6
  10. 10Florida16 · 2.2%
    • Florida Atlantic4
    • South Florida4
    • Miami3
    • Florida State2
    • UCF2
    • Florida International1
  11. 11Connecticut14 · 1.9%
    • UConn14
  12. 12Maryland13 · 1.8%
    • Navy11
    • Maryland2
  13. 13Virginia13 · 1.8%
    • Virginia5
    • Virginia Tech5
    • James Madison3
  14. 14Tennessee12 · 1.7%
    • Middle Tennessee6
    • Tennessee3
    • Vanderbilt2
    • Memphis1
  15. 15North Carolina11 · 1.5%
    • North Carolina4
    • Charlotte3
    • NC State2
    • App State1
    • East Carolina1
  16. 16California8 · 1.1%
    • San Diego State3
    • USC2
    • Sacramento State1
    • Stanford1
    • UCLA1
  17. 17Colorado8 · 1.1%
    • Air Force3
    • Colorado State3
    • Colorado2
  18. 18Massachusetts8 · 1.1%
    • Boston College4
    • Massachusetts4
  19. 19Wisconsin7 · 1.0%
    • Wisconsin7
  20. 20Alabama6 · 0.8%
    • Alabama3
    • Jacksonville State1
    • Troy1
    • UAB1
  21. 21Louisiana6 · 0.8%
    • Tulane3
    • Louisiana Tech1
    • LSU1
    • UL Monroe1
  22. 22Minnesota6 · 0.8%
    • Minnesota6
  23. 23Mississippi6 · 0.8%
    • Southern Miss4
    • Mississippi State2
  24. 24South Carolina6 · 0.8%
    • Clemson4
    • Coastal Carolina1
    • South Carolina1
  25. 25Iowa5 · 0.7%
    • Iowa State3
    • Iowa2
  26. 26Kansas5 · 0.7%
    • Kansas State4
    • Kansas1
  27. 27Missouri5 · 0.7%
    • Missouri State3
    • Missouri2
  28. 28New Jersey5 · 0.7%
    • Rutgers5
  29. 29Oklahoma5 · 0.7%
    • Oklahoma State2
    • Tulsa2
    • Oklahoma1
  30. 30Oregon4 · 0.6%
    • Oregon4
  31. 31Arkansas2 · 0.3%
    • Arkansas1
    • Arkansas State1
  32. 32Georgia2 · 0.3%
    • Georgia2
  33. 33Nevada2 · 0.3%
    • UNLV2
  34. 34Arizona1 · 0.1%
    • Arizona State1
  35. 35Delaware1 · 0.1%
    • Delaware1
  36. 36Hawaii1 · 0.1%
    • Hawai'i1
  37. 37Idaho1 · 0.1%
    • Boise State1
  38. 38Nebraska1 · 0.1%
    • Nebraska1
  39. 39New Mexico1 · 0.1%
    • New Mexico1
  40. 40Utah1 · 0.1%
    • Utah State1
  41. 41Washington1 · 0.1%
    • Washington1
  42. 42Wyoming1 · 0.1%
    • 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.