What states do FBS players come from?

[victor2111]

I've heard about this on the radio a few days but couldn't find the website that did it. Finally did. Great website showing data on what state produces the most FBS players.

Here you go(last four years):
Texas 1,441
Florida 1,352
Cal 983
Georgia 707
Ohio 601
Bama 348
Louisiana 345
Illinois 291
North Carolina 276

etc.

nationalhsfootball.com/2014/02/talent-pool-which-state-has-had-the-most-talent-per-year/

Has 2014, 2013, 2012, and 2011.

But what I find cool is they also do ratio. How many HS players in state/How many players go on to play FBS

nationalhsfootball.com/2014/02/what-states-had-the-most-players-sign-with-fbs-programs-on-national-signing-day/

Florida #1: 99/1
Georgia #2: 176/1
Louisiana #3: 220/1

etc. Ohio is #7 at 300/1. Texas is #12 at 436/1. There are 165,349 HS football players in TEXAS!!!!

But Florida is crazy at for every 99 HS players in Florida, 1 of them will play in FBS. That means on average there will be at least 1 FBS player playing in a HS game in Florida. Crazy.

Fun data to look at in my opinion. I found the ratio very interesting and the total in the past four years even more. Texas/Florida/Cal are loaded. Texas produces TWICE as many FBS prospects over 47 other states. Wow!!!


A lot of good stuff on here.

[victor2111]

Fun to see Oregon down on the list in producing FBS players in state but they're one of the better tams in CFB right now(California helps a lot). But Illinois is very good at producing talent and none of the Illinois teams are good.

The funny thing is Illinois is very good at producing football and basketball talent(I would say they're the 2nd best Northern state behind Ohio) but none of the Illinois teams are good in either sport.