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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 Texas

1,950 FBS players · destination total verified

45%Stayed in-state
  1. 1Texas879 · 45.1%
    • UTSA88
    • TCU83
    • Texas State74
    • Houston72
    • UTEP72
    • Texas Tech70
    • North Texas66
    • Baylor65
    • Texas63
    • Texas A&M60
    • Rice58
    • SMU56
    • Sam Houston52
  2. 2Oklahoma104 · 5.3%
    • Oklahoma State39
    • Oklahoma33
    • Tulsa32
  3. 3Louisiana84 · 4.3%
    • Louisiana Tech31
    • Louisiana17
    • UL Monroe15
    • Tulane13
    • LSU8
  4. 4Colorado64 · 3.3%
    • Air Force27
    • Colorado24
    • Colorado State13
  5. 5California48 · 2.5%
    • Stanford14
    • San Diego State9
    • California8
    • USC7
    • UCLA6
    • Sacramento State3
    • Fresno State1
  6. 6New Mexico46 · 2.4%
    • New Mexico State25
    • New Mexico21
  7. 7Arizona43 · 2.2%
    • Arizona State26
    • Arizona17
  8. 8North Carolina42 · 2.2%
    • NC State9
    • Duke8
    • East Carolina6
    • North Carolina6
    • Wake Forest6
    • Charlotte4
    • App State3
  9. 9Arkansas39 · 2.0%
    • Arkansas22
    • Arkansas State17
  10. 10New York37 · 1.9%
    • Army32
    • Syracuse3
    • Buffalo2
  11. 11Alabama32 · 1.6%
    • Auburn8
    • UAB7
    • Alabama6
    • Jacksonville State5
    • South Alabama3
    • Troy3
  12. 12Florida32 · 1.6%
    • Florida7
    • Florida Atlantic6
    • UCF6
    • Florida State5
    • South Florida5
    • Florida International2
    • Miami1
  13. 13Utah32 · 1.6%
    • Utah15
    • Utah State10
    • BYU7
  14. 14Maryland31 · 1.6%
    • Navy27
    • Maryland4
  15. 15Mississippi30 · 1.5%
    • Mississippi State14
    • Ole Miss10
    • Southern Miss6
  16. 16Nevada28 · 1.4%
    • UNLV16
    • Nevada12
  17. 17Tennessee27 · 1.4%
    • Vanderbilt16
    • Memphis6
    • Middle Tennessee3
    • Tennessee2
  18. 18Ohio26 · 1.3%
    • Ohio State8
    • Akron6
    • Bowling Green5
    • Cincinnati3
    • Miami (OH)2
    • Ohio1
    • Toledo1
  19. 19Missouri24 · 1.2%
    • Missouri State17
    • Missouri7
  20. 20Indiana21 · 1.1%
    • Notre Dame10
    • Indiana4
    • Purdue4
    • Ball State3
  21. 21South Carolina21 · 1.1%
    • Coastal Carolina11
    • Clemson6
    • South Carolina4
  22. 22Kansas20 · 1.0%
    • Kansas11
    • Kansas State9
  23. 23Kentucky20 · 1.0%
    • Kentucky11
    • Western Kentucky8
    • Louisville1
  24. 24Wyoming20 · 1.0%
    • Wyoming20
  25. 25Georgia19 · 1.0%
    • Georgia Southern6
    • Georgia5
    • Georgia Tech4
    • Georgia State2
    • Kennesaw State2
  26. 26Oregon19 · 1.0%
    • Oregon State10
    • Oregon9
  27. 27Michigan18 · 0.9%
    • Michigan10
    • Michigan State5
    • Eastern Michigan2
    • Western Michigan1
  28. 28Pennsylvania17 · 0.9%
    • Penn State9
    • Pittsburgh5
    • Temple3
  29. 29Virginia17 · 0.9%
    • Old Dominion8
    • James Madison4
    • Liberty3
    • Virginia Tech2
  30. 30Illinois16 · 0.8%
    • Northwestern10
    • Illinois5
    • Northern Illinois1
  31. 31Iowa15 · 0.8%
    • Iowa State11
    • Iowa4
  32. 32Idaho13 · 0.7%
    • Boise State13
  33. 33Washington13 · 0.7%
    • Washington State8
    • Washington5
  34. 34West Virginia10 · 0.5%
    • West Virginia10
  35. 35Nebraska8 · 0.4%
    • Nebraska8
  36. 36Wisconsin7 · 0.4%
    • Wisconsin7
  37. 37Hawaii6 · 0.3%
    • Hawai'i6
  38. 38Minnesota6 · 0.3%
    • Minnesota6
  39. 39Connecticut5 · 0.3%
    • UConn5
  40. 40Massachusetts3 · 0.2%
    • Boston College2
    • Massachusetts1
  41. 41North Dakota3 · 0.2%
    • North Dakota State3
  42. 42New Jersey3 · 0.2%
    • Rutgers3
  43. 43Delaware2 · 0.1%
    • Delaware2

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.