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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 Virginia

418 FBS players · destination total verified

36%Stayed in-state
  1. 1Virginia150 · 35.9%
    • Virginia Tech48
    • Virginia36
    • Old Dominion29
    • James Madison19
    • Liberty18
  2. 2North Carolina32 · 7.7%
    • NC State7
    • North Carolina6
    • Duke5
    • Wake Forest5
    • East Carolina4
    • App State3
    • Charlotte2
  3. 3New York23 · 5.5%
    • Syracuse9
    • Buffalo8
    • Army6
  4. 4Maryland21 · 5.0%
    • Maryland13
    • Navy8
  5. 5South Carolina18 · 4.3%
    • Clemson7
    • South Carolina6
    • Coastal Carolina5
  6. 6Michigan13 · 3.1%
    • Michigan6
    • Michigan State3
    • Central Michigan2
    • Eastern Michigan1
    • Western Michigan1
  7. 7Texas13 · 3.1%
    • North Texas2
    • Sam Houston2
    • Texas State2
    • UTEP2
    • Houston1
    • Rice1
    • SMU1
    • Texas A&M1
    • UTSA1
  8. 8Pennsylvania12 · 2.9%
    • Pittsburgh6
    • Penn State4
    • Temple2
  9. 9Indiana11 · 2.6%
    • Indiana5
    • Notre Dame3
    • Purdue3
  10. 10Tennessee10 · 2.4%
    • Memphis4
    • Middle Tennessee2
    • Tennessee2
    • Vanderbilt2
  11. 11Florida9 · 2.2%
    • UCF3
    • Miami2
    • Florida1
    • Florida Atlantic1
    • Florida International1
    • South Florida1
  12. 12West Virginia9 · 2.2%
    • Marshall6
    • West Virginia3
  13. 13Delaware8 · 1.9%
    • Delaware8
  14. 14Alabama7 · 1.7%
    • Alabama2
    • Auburn1
    • Jacksonville State1
    • South Alabama1
    • Troy1
    • UAB1
  15. 15California7 · 1.7%
    • UCLA4
    • California1
    • Fresno State1
    • Stanford1
  16. 16Massachusetts7 · 1.7%
    • Boston College6
    • Massachusetts1
  17. 17Ohio7 · 1.7%
    • Bowling Green2
    • Akron1
    • Cincinnati1
    • Kent State1
    • Ohio1
    • Toledo1
  18. 18Georgia6 · 1.4%
    • Georgia Southern3
    • Georgia1
    • Georgia Tech1
    • Kennesaw State1
  19. 19Colorado5 · 1.2%
    • Colorado State3
    • Air Force1
    • Colorado1
  20. 20Kentucky5 · 1.2%
    • Kentucky2
    • Western Kentucky2
    • Louisville1
  21. 21Louisiana5 · 1.2%
    • UL Monroe3
    • LSU2
  22. 22Mississippi5 · 1.2%
    • Southern Miss3
    • Ole Miss2
  23. 23New Jersey5 · 1.2%
    • Rutgers5
  24. 24Utah5 · 1.2%
    • Utah State5
  25. 25Connecticut4 · 1.0%
    • UConn4
  26. 26Illinois3 · 0.7%
    • Illinois2
    • Northern Illinois1
  27. 27Minnesota3 · 0.7%
    • Minnesota3
  28. 28Washington3 · 0.7%
    • Washington State3
  29. 29Arkansas2 · 0.5%
    • Arkansas1
    • Arkansas State1
  30. 30Missouri2 · 0.5%
    • Missouri State2
  31. 31Nevada2 · 0.5%
    • Nevada2
  32. 32Oregon2 · 0.5%
    • Oregon State2
  33. 33Iowa1 · 0.2%
    • Iowa State1
  34. 34Kansas1 · 0.2%
    • Kansas1
  35. 35North Dakota1 · 0.2%
    • North Dakota State1
  36. 36Oklahoma1 · 0.2%
    • Oklahoma1

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.