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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 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

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.