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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 Tennessee

377 FBS players · destination total verified

29%Stayed in-state
  1. 1Tennessee108 · 28.6%
    • Middle Tennessee36
    • Tennessee34
    • Vanderbilt20
    • Memphis18
  2. 2North Carolina27 · 7.2%
    • NC State5
    • Wake Forest5
    • App State4
    • Duke4
    • East Carolina4
    • North Carolina3
    • Charlotte2
  3. 3Arkansas20 · 5.3%
    • Arkansas State14
    • Arkansas6
  4. 4Texas17 · 4.5%
    • Texas A&M4
    • Rice3
    • Sam Houston2
    • SMU2
    • TCU2
    • UTEP2
    • Texas Tech1
    • UTSA1
  5. 5Georgia16 · 4.2%
    • Kennesaw State8
    • Georgia4
    • Georgia Tech2
    • Georgia Southern1
    • Georgia State1
  6. 6Kentucky15 · 4.0%
    • Western Kentucky7
    • Louisville5
    • Kentucky3
  7. 7Mississippi15 · 4.0%
    • Ole Miss8
    • Mississippi State6
    • Southern Miss1
  8. 8Alabama14 · 3.7%
    • Auburn4
    • Troy4
    • UAB4
    • South Alabama2
  9. 9Ohio12 · 3.2%
    • Bowling Green4
    • Miami (OH)3
    • Cincinnati2
    • Akron1
    • Ohio1
    • Toledo1
  10. 10Indiana11 · 2.9%
    • Purdue5
    • Indiana3
    • Ball State2
    • Notre Dame1
  11. 11Louisiana10 · 2.7%
    • Tulane4
    • LSU3
    • UL Monroe2
    • Louisiana1
  12. 12Virginia10 · 2.7%
    • Liberty4
    • Virginia3
    • James Madison1
    • Old Dominion1
    • Virginia Tech1
  13. 13Colorado9 · 2.4%
    • Colorado5
    • Air Force4
  14. 14Missouri8 · 2.1%
    • Missouri5
    • Missouri State3
  15. 15Oklahoma8 · 2.1%
    • Oklahoma4
    • Oklahoma State2
    • Tulsa2
  16. 16South Carolina8 · 2.1%
    • Clemson5
    • South Carolina3
  17. 17Illinois7 · 1.9%
    • Northwestern4
    • Northern Illinois2
    • Illinois1
  18. 18Maryland7 · 1.9%
    • Navy7
  19. 19Florida6 · 1.6%
    • Florida Atlantic2
    • UCF2
    • Florida State1
    • South Florida1
  20. 20Michigan6 · 1.6%
    • Michigan3
    • Michigan State2
    • Western Michigan1
  21. 21Utah6 · 1.6%
    • Utah State5
    • BYU1
  22. 22California5 · 1.3%
    • Stanford4
    • San Diego State1
  23. 23New York5 · 1.3%
    • Army3
    • Syracuse2
  24. 24West Virginia4 · 1.1%
    • West Virginia3
    • Marshall1
  25. 25Massachusetts3 · 0.8%
    • Boston College3
  26. 26Wisconsin3 · 0.8%
    • Wisconsin3
  27. 27Arizona2 · 0.5%
    • Arizona2
  28. 28Connecticut2 · 0.5%
    • UConn2
  29. 29Idaho2 · 0.5%
    • Boise State2
  30. 30Kansas2 · 0.5%
    • Kansas2
  31. 31Wyoming2 · 0.5%
    • Wyoming2
  32. 32Delaware1 · 0.3%
    • Delaware1
  33. 33Iowa1 · 0.3%
    • Iowa1
  34. 34Minnesota1 · 0.3%
    • Minnesota1
  35. 35Nebraska1 · 0.3%
    • Nebraska1
  36. 36New Mexico1 · 0.3%
    • New Mexico State1
  37. 37Pennsylvania1 · 0.3%
    • Pittsburgh1
  38. 38Washington1 · 0.3%
    • Washington State1

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.