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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.

15,808FBS Players
50States
311International
116Unmapped
WA177MT8ND27MN145WI152MI362NY163VT2NH8ME3OR107ID50WY14SD22IA140IL459IN287OH720PA417NJ317MA116RI9CT87CA1,344NV127UT227CO156NE114MO243KY135WV59VA418MD336DE38AZ270NM34KS139AR116TN377NC499SC286OK202LA454MS361AL631GA1,353FL1,554TX1,951AK11HI154
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Destination distribution

Players from West Virginia

59 FBS players · destination total verified

59%Stayed in-state
  1. 1West Virginia35 · 59.3%
    • Marshall23
    • West Virginia12
  2. 2Ohio4 · 6.8%
    • Kent State2
    • Akron1
    • Miami (OH)1
  3. 3Virginia4 · 6.8%
    • Virginia Tech3
    • James Madison1
  4. 4Illinois3 · 5.1%
    • Illinois2
    • Northern Illinois1
  5. 5Kentucky3 · 5.1%
    • Kentucky2
    • Western Kentucky1
  6. 6Colorado2 · 3.4%
    • Air Force2
  7. 7New Jersey2 · 3.4%
    • Rutgers2
  8. 8Florida1 · 1.7%
    • Florida Atlantic1
  9. 9Indiana1 · 1.7%
    • Ball State1
  10. 10Michigan1 · 1.7%
    • Central Michigan1
  11. 11North Carolina1 · 1.7%
    • App State1
  12. 12New York1 · 1.7%
    • Syracuse1
  13. 13South Carolina1 · 1.7%
    • Clemson1

International Players

Australia91Canada74Germany29England23Ireland16American Samoa13Nigeria8Sweden8New Zealand5Bahamas4Mexico4Finland4Northern Ireland3Democratic Republic of Congo2Netherlands2Denmark2Brazil2Spain2Austria2Italy2France2Tonga2Ghana2Senegal1Israel1Serbia1Haiti1Congo1Estonia1Russia1Northern Marianas1Belgium1

Roster hometowns and current schools: CollegeFootballData. Current-school state comes from the FBS team directory. Unknown locations are never guessed.