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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 South Carolina

286 FBS players · destination total verified

30%Stayed in-state
  1. 1South Carolina85 · 29.7%
    • South Carolina40
    • Clemson26
    • Coastal Carolina19
  2. 2North Carolina47 · 16.4%
    • App State12
    • East Carolina12
    • North Carolina7
    • Charlotte6
    • NC State6
    • Wake Forest3
    • Duke1
  3. 3Virginia20 · 7.0%
    • Liberty7
    • Virginia Tech6
    • Old Dominion3
    • Virginia3
    • James Madison1
  4. 4Georgia14 · 4.9%
    • Georgia Southern4
    • Georgia State4
    • Georgia Tech4
    • Kennesaw State2
  5. 5Florida13 · 4.5%
    • Florida State5
    • South Florida4
    • Florida International2
    • Florida1
    • Miami1
  6. 6Texas10 · 3.5%
    • Sam Houston3
    • Baylor2
    • Texas Tech2
    • Rice1
    • SMU1
    • Texas A&M1
  7. 7Alabama9 · 3.1%
    • Jacksonville State2
    • Troy2
    • UAB2
    • Alabama1
    • Auburn1
    • South Alabama1
  8. 8Kentucky7 · 2.4%
    • Kentucky3
    • Louisville2
    • Western Kentucky2
  9. 9Mississippi7 · 2.4%
    • Southern Miss7
  10. 10New York6 · 2.1%
    • Army4
    • Buffalo1
    • Syracuse1
  11. 11Ohio6 · 2.1%
    • Cincinnati3
    • Toledo2
    • Bowling Green1
  12. 12Tennessee6 · 2.1%
    • Vanderbilt3
    • Tennessee2
    • Middle Tennessee1
  13. 13West Virginia6 · 2.1%
    • West Virginia4
    • Marshall2
  14. 14Louisiana5 · 1.7%
    • LSU3
    • Louisiana Tech1
    • UL Monroe1
  15. 15Maryland5 · 1.7%
    • Navy4
    • Maryland1
  16. 16Michigan5 · 1.7%
    • Western Michigan2
    • Central Michigan1
    • Eastern Michigan1
    • Michigan State1
  17. 17Massachusetts4 · 1.4%
    • Boston College2
    • Massachusetts2
  18. 18Arkansas3 · 1.0%
    • Arkansas State2
    • Arkansas1
  19. 19Colorado3 · 1.0%
    • Colorado State3
  20. 20New Jersey3 · 1.0%
    • Rutgers3
  21. 21Oregon3 · 1.0%
    • Oregon2
    • Oregon State1
  22. 22California2 · 0.7%
    • Fresno State1
    • UCLA1
  23. 23Illinois2 · 0.7%
    • Northern Illinois2
  24. 24Kansas2 · 0.7%
    • Kansas State2
  25. 25New Mexico2 · 0.7%
    • New Mexico State2
  26. 26Oklahoma2 · 0.7%
    • Oklahoma1
    • Tulsa1
  27. 27Connecticut1 · 0.3%
    • UConn1
  28. 28Delaware1 · 0.3%
    • Delaware1
  29. 29Iowa1 · 0.3%
    • Iowa State1
  30. 30Indiana1 · 0.3%
    • Notre Dame1
  31. 31Minnesota1 · 0.3%
    • Minnesota1
  32. 32Missouri1 · 0.3%
    • Missouri State1
  33. 33North Dakota1 · 0.3%
    • North Dakota State1
  34. 34Washington1 · 0.3%
    • Washington State1
  35. 35Wisconsin1 · 0.3%
    • 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.