This is another program that has experienced its most success in recent years, and only rival Alabama has more active NFL players. Bottom line:The U may not have the same prestige it had at the turn of the century, but there is no denying Miamis presence in the NFL. Bottom line: Louisiana has the most NFL players per capita of any state, and LSU leverages that fact as the only Power 5 program in the state. The research was done by Sidelines, a sports technology and digital media company, which also found that Texas has produced the most NFL players (2,515) of any state. North Carolina State has never been to a BCS bowl and hasn't won an ACC title since 1979. Florida, California, Texas, Georgia and Ohio are the states where the most NFL players were born, based on rosters the Monday before the start of the 2016 season, cleveland.com research found. Only two of the 10 most populous cities in the United States have schools on this list with Phoenixs Arizona State and Los Angeles first entry with UCLA. California alone, at 225 active players, accounts for more than ten percent of NFL players. Those three states currently have 597 players in the NFL. LSU - 325 10. Most touchdowns in NFL: Lance Alworth (87), Most games played in NFL: Jason Peters (238). North Carolina Perhaps a surprise to some, North Carolina takes the fourth spot. 2 is Louisiana (one in 76,837) .. No. Alabama, Ohio State, and LSU have been at the forefront of the supply chain of great talent for the NFL. It is reflected in the NFL as well. In the last six years . The state of Mississippi has placed the most players in the NFL capita, according to a by Sidelines. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). By state, NFL training-camp rosters had 336 former Texas high school players, 293 from Florida, 285 from California and 232 from Georgia. Here are some takeaways: - Notre Dame has produced more NFL players than any other college, with 495 athletes going on to play in the NFL. No. Once we started looking through historic roster data for various NFL teams, we really didnt want to stop. Still, they dont have decades of winning traditions, which is why they fall a little lower on this list than many might expect. 3 is Georgia (one in 78,761). Bottom line: Purdue is one of the oldest college football programs. But one school often overlooked in this conversation is Arizona State. Yes, Bulldogs Dak Prescott and perhaps Fletcher Cox are future Hall of Famers but thats a few years away. Brett Favre, from Kiln and Southern Miss, is No. Before making life miserable for NFL defenses, they were doing the same to opponents in college. Alabama (17) was a distant fifth. Not only have they sent the most players to the league, but they also have sent the most players to the Pro Football Hall of Fame (14), which is perhaps an even better measure of the talent produced by a program. While USC comes up second on this list (for now), the Trojans rank first with a staggering 239 Pro Bowl selections. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. Yet the Panthers also have the third-most Pro Football Hall of Famers of any football program, pointing to the pull of Pittsburgh for top talent in Western Pennsylvania. The dominance of Florida, Florida State and Miami has dwindled slightly over the years, but they are still producing NFL players at a high rate. If you feel like you're losing control over your gambling experience, call 1-800-GAMBLER (NJ, PA, WV), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-BETS-OFF (IA), 1-888- 532-3500(Virginia) 1-800-522-4700 (NV, TN), 1-800-522-4700 (CO, TN), 1-855-2CALLGA (IL), 1-800-270-7117 (MI). Notre Dame - 495 2. The numbers were run through a principle component analysis -- boiling the information down to the most important data points -- to create the overall rankings. In fact, those three states rank 1-2-3 all-time for states where NFL. Bottom line: Tennessee makes up for its lack of quantity (13th in all-time players and 19th in active players) with quality (fifth in Pro Bowl selections). They grew up just 10 minutes from each other in Chicago and are universally known by their surnames: Butkus and Nitschke. With 56 players, Alabama's roster in 2019 is the largest. Highest AV in NFL: Randall McDaniel (129), Most touchdowns in NFL: Charley Taylor (90), Most games played in NFL: Terrell Suggs (244). Action Network's list of the top 10 states with the most active NFL players is listed below: Texas- 211 California- 149 Florida- 149 North Carolina- 121 Alabama- 109 Pennsylvania- 106 Ohio- 104 Michigan- 103 Louisiana- 102 Georgia- 89 Advertise With Us For You California, with 141 quarterbacks, is tops in the union with 14 Super Bowl wins in 25 starts, three Hall of Famers, seven No. For a better experience, please consider using a modern browser such as Chrome, Firefox, or Edge. a proud member of the As one of the oldest teams in the league, the Cardinals have one of the largest rosters of players all-time, clocking in at over 1,800! For the Cardinals, this evaluation showed us that there was a particularly strong connection to Notre Dame from the 1920s to the 1950s when the team was located in nearby Chicago. But great players in Norman havent translated to great players in the NFL. 2 following the 1962 season. Bottom line:Wisconsin has the most NFL players of any school to never win a national championship their highest season-ending finish was No. Clemson's Trevor Lawrence went 52-2 as a starter at Cartersville High, winning two state titles. The Sooners have only three Hall of Famers. And there are currently no players that were born in the state of Vermont. After starring at Snider High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Woodson stayed close to home and became an All-American for the Boilermakers. According to Pro Football Reference, Arizona has produced 19 NFL quarterbacks, eighth most in the country, but it has the lowest percentage of starts (55%) among states with at least 400 games . Again, its not even close. But that is debatable. DISCLAIMER: This site is 100% for entertainment purposes only and does not involve real money betting. Louisiana, with 25 NFL QBs, including Terry Bradshaw, Peyton Manning and Eli Manning, is No. After Georgia the drop-off is significant. The school has just one first-round NFL pick since the 2011 season with Prince Amukamara going 19th overall in that years draft. Bottom line:Flordia had recent success under Steve Spurrier and Urban Meyer, but doesnt have decades of dominance under its belt and didnt become an elite program until the 1990s. Cam Newton attended Florida for two years, then transferred to Auburn, so when he was taken first overall in the 2011 NFL draft, Auburn got the credit for the selection. Texas ranks last in ESPN's QB formula because of the expectations given the state's resources. The research was done by Sidelines, a sports technology and digital media company, which also found that Texas has produced the most NFL players (2,515) of any state. Michigan - 346 7. Any sources cited were California - 460.6 Aaron Rodgers, Pleasant Valley (Chico) - 104.1 Tom Brady, Serra (San Mateo) - 96.4 Carson Palmer, Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita) - 88.1 Jeff Garcia, Gilroy - 87.5 Alex Smith, Helix (La Mesa) - 84.5 2. Bottom line:Another one of the schools without a national title, the Hawkeyes are a perfect nickname for Iowa because their best two players seemingly had hawk eyes. In Georgia, one NFL player is played for every 81,409 people, while in Florida, one is played for every 91,847 people. Look for the "Republish This Story" button underneath each story. Looking at the current NFL landscape, Action Network was able to identify several hot spots where top talent came from. Notre Dames lack of recent success bears out in the number of active players the Irish have in the NFL. But Texas surpassed the Golden State in the 2000s with 25 quarterbacks (to California's 22), and they are tied with eight in the 2010s. North Dakota State's Trey Lance could be the first Minnesota QB selected in the first round. pic.twitter.com/bxIOhq6fqz, Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) September 13, 2018. Texas A&M led all Texas college football programs with 37 current NFL players, followed by the University of Texas (29), TCU (25), Baylor (23) and Houston (20). We know most people arent fans of the Arizona Cardinals, so we went ahead and made a similar graphic for every other team in the National Football League, which you can click through in the above slideshow. But Florida State is rising up the ranks, and of its four Hall of Famers, three have been enshrined in Canton this decade. If you share our stories on social media, please tag us in your posts using. But the Texas total computes to only 8.5 players per 100,000, about one-third of what Mississippi has produced. One of the first things we found was how many players have ever donned the teams uniform throughout the entirety of the franchises history. Bottom line:Most people think of Michigan State as a basketball school, but the Spartans are one of the best football programs in the nation in producing elite receivers. That is more than 30 percent of all active players listed Pro-Football-Reference.com. Newman had Peyton and Eli Manning, and Westlake's Drew Brees and Nick Foles also led world champions. The city of Miami has more NFL players than any other city, and these players just arent your run-of-the-mill second and third-stringers. Nor does that number reflect on native Mississippians who should be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame such as Charlie Conerly, Kent Hull and Jimmie Giles. Help keep the momentum going by rejoining our member community today. That is about 9% of the current active players in the league. Cardale Jones. BALTIMORE, MD - SEPTEMBER 09: Quarterback Lamar Jackson #8 of the Baltimore Ravens rushes against the Buffalo Bills during the second half at M&T Bank Stadium on September 9, 2018 in Baltimore, Maryland. Fortunately for the Sooners, Adrian Peterson is sure to increase that number five years after he retires. City of Miami, State of Florida, Saint Thomas Aquinas High School Produce Most NFL Players Which state has most NFL players per capita? Action Network analyzed each NFL teams current roster to identify the state and university each of their players came from. While Brady (and his seven rings) is the headliner, the Golden State's dominance is more than just the Golden Boy, a sixth-round pick who graduated from Serra High School in 1995. Notably, however, LSU was the school most represented on the 2018 Cardinals roster. Brees also won a Super Bowl (XLIV), was Super Bowl MVP, a 13-time Pro Bowler and a one-time All-Pro. That is more than 1 in every 12 players currently in the league. Alabama is ranked first in the country in terms of NFL players per capita, with one NFL player per 74,683 residents. Bottom line: The California Golden Bears have been playing football since 1916. We believe that an informed Mississippi is a better Mississippi. Nebraska - 346 6. News Star World, Jackson Daily News and Clarion Ledger. North Carolina can claim 121 current NFL players in the league. They are followed by Florida, Texas, Georgia and then Ohio. The second-most populous state, Texas also leads the country in a key formula component -- Division I football programs -- with 21, seven more than any other state. Bruce Feldman of FOX Sports shared a chart on Twitter on Thursday that breaks down which states have the most NFL players per capita. 1 overall pick in 1993, was one of four first-round picks from Washington and one of 12 taken within the first 100 selections. Can you name the seven states that have not produced an NFL quarterback? Any amount helps us keep producing quality journalism for Mississippi. While the Razorbacks are no longer the class of the tough SEC, they have won 14 conference championships in program history and brought home a national championship to Fayetteville in 1964. Louisiana is famous for its Cajun food, jazz music, Mardi Gras -- and quarterbacks. While Washington D.C., which isnt a state, has the best ratio of any place, it is followed by six states that feature SEC schools. To learn more about our cartoon syndication services. In terms of schools that have produced the most NFL players all-time, Notre Dame just edged out USC for the top spot, with Ohio State joining those historic programs as the only ones to send more than 400 players to the NFL. You can only publish select stories individually not as a collection. Remember, were talking about per capita here. Rick Cleveland, a native of Hattiesburg and resident of Jackson, has been Mississippi Todays sports columnist since 2016. That's reflective of Arizona's NFL history, which includes longtime backup Mike Pagel. That would be Grand Canyon University Athletics Hall of Fame member and Antelopes basketball legend Kevin Warren, who has been an executive for multiple NFL teams stretching back to the 1990s. There have been 149 players in NFL history to rush for 5,000 yards in a career, but none of them have donned the maize and blue. With all due respect to Fran Tarkenton and others drafted before 1980, the best players in Georgia history have come in the last 40 years. We will be watching alongside our fellow fans to see how it all unfolds and watch the young men getting drafted move on to the next phase of their lives. Nearly 900 players came from the USC and UCLA campuses (separated by just 11 miles), but the majority of those are singing "Fight On.". Weve looked at the top states for producing NFL players, but how about the most successful schools within those states? Their time will come. (You can find them here.). Thanks to a slew of legendary coaches and a tradition . A winning tradition brings recruits from all over the country, and Ohio States all-time winning percentage of .754 ranks first among Power 5 programs. Total enrollment: 46,810. 1 overall pick. Ohio State - 426 4. And that Mississippi number doesnt count such NFL legends as Ray Guy, Robert Brazile and Gene Hickerson, who played their college ball in Mississippi after growing up in nearby states. Bottom line:UT is home to four Hall of Famers, although one of them, Tom Landry, is enshrined in Canton due to his work as a coach rather than a player. following organizations: Whoops! There are 151 NFL players that came from colleges across California. Ohio, a traditional Midwest football-mad state, is fifth on the list in terms of NFL players. Bottom line:No list about football would be complete without the state of Texas, and the Longhorn State lands its first of two proficient programs. With both expected to be top picks in the draft, Georgia will soon have 19 NFL quarterbacks. Trevor Lawrence, of Cartersville High, and Justin Fields, of Harrison High, became the top two recruits in the nation in 2018. Top editors give you the stories you want delivered right to your inbox each weekday. Without Fitzpatrick's 146 starts, the canyon between Arizona and runner-up Ohio, at 57.6% for its 34 QBs, would be even wider. The Buckeye never have had a Pro Bowl quarterback, never had a QB start all 16 games in an NFL season and never even had one throw for 3,000 yards in a season. The one thing lacking from The Ohio States NFL resume is a great, or even good, or even above-average, quarterback. as well as other partner offers and accept our. Action Network makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the information given or the outcome of any game or event. Florida was also the home of superstars like Dalvin Cook, Amari Cooper, Lavonte David, Derrick Henry, Calvin Ridley and Matthew Stafford. A debate between NFL players bubbled up on social media this week when former Galveston Ball High School star Mike Evans proclaimed that Texas high school football produces the best players. This college has also produced the second-most players in the 2021 season. While that number seems impressive, its a low number for this list and ranks just 81st in terms of all college football programs. We also looked at the three college teams who had the most players join each professional team in every decade. A cleveland.com review of opening week rosters found Florida leads with the way with 193 players, based on the place of birth of each player. Some regions of the country, though, have become well known for regularly producing NFL-caliber talent. Then he starred for the Steelers, Ravens, 49ers and Raiders in the NFL. Eleven ZIP codes have produced three NFL QBs, and 60 can boast two. The NFLs all-time leading receiver and touchdown scorer is Jerry Rice, from Crawford and Mississippi Valley State. These high schools have produced the most NFL players. U.S. News rank: 18 (tie), National Universities. Nebraska,. Bottom line:Whether or not Notre Dame is the greatest program in NCAA history is up for debate, but theres no denying the impact that the Fighting Irish football program has had on the NFL. Among states with SEC schools, the per capita numbers are: Mississippi (first, 26.6), Louisiana (fourth, 21.2), Alabama (fifth, 17), Arkansas (12th, 13.4), Tennessee (13th, 13.3), South Carolina (14th, 11.5), Kentucky (16th, 9.9), Texas (23rd, 8.5), Florida (34th, 6), Georgia (35th, 6) andMissouri (38th, 5.3). We support responsible gambling. Action Network conducted a study to identify which state produced the most current NFL talent, which determined that the Lone Star State was the home of 211 active players, which accounts for 1 in every 12 players. Action Network's list of the top 10 states with the most active NFL players is listed below. Ohio has 71 players in the league followed by Alabama with 61, Virginia with 58 (and that so many played at prep school in that state helps) and North . And now, theres even data that would appear to back it up. But Michigan also has struggled when it comes to skill position players in the NFL. Thats right, Mississippi, for its population, produces more pro football players than Texas, Florida, California and more than Louisiana and Alabama, as well. Madison, Wisconsin, may not be the first location that many transfers think of when deciding where they want to finish their college careers, but it has proven to be a much-sought-after destination for some of the NFLs best players. U.S. News rank: 57 (tie), National Universities. The captain of Oregon's all-time NFL team is Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Fouts, a third-round pick (No. Miami Hurricane alums rank second in NFL touchdowns scored and fourth in Pro Bowl selections, despite having 60-70 percent of the number of players that the top two schools have produced. Of the 16 Tigers to make at least one All-Pro first team, 11 were offensive players including Hall of Famers Y.A. Iowas defense-heavy mindset seemed to carry on to all of its NFL players as they come up on the short end of touchdowns scored in the NFL. All four of those states are among the top 10 in producing NFL players, so Penn State is in an ideal location to land top talent. Here's a breakdown of the 10 states with the most NFL players: It's always fun to see which states generate the most NFL talent. The state that produced dynamic personalities such as Favre and Gardner Minshew found a way to make an impression. Mississippi produces more NFL players per capita than any other state, and its not really that close. These rankings are based on rosters published by Stats LLC on Monday afternoon, three days before the start of the season. Using traditional offensive and defensive formations as our guide, we were able to create a unique starting lineup of college football teams, using their logos as stand-ins. The remaining seven states to crack the top 10 are Georgia, Ohio, Alabama, Pennsylvania, Louisiana, North Carolina and New Jersey. A graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi with a bachelors in journalism, Rick has worked for the Monroe (La.) Florida is another NFL-producing machine. With 14 cities producing at least four players on Kickoff Weekend rosters, Texas surpassed Florida to lead the league in home states. Bottom line:Perhaps the most impressive thing about the Buckeyes' NFL credentials is that they rank second in active players with 65. Despite putting 54 defensive backs in the NFL, including 14 first-rounders, no Bama corner has ever made a Pro Bowl. Bottom line:No program has more wins or a better win percentage since World War II than Oklahoma a testament to the great players who have come through Norman. Youd probably expect huge numbers from the likes of Texas, California and Pennsylvania, but when you take into account population, it completely changes the outlook, Diallo said. Please reload the page and try again. Here is an in-depth look at the top five states. Mississippi averages 26.6 NFL players for every 100,000 citizens. Or should be. And of those, 11 come from high schools located within 30 miles of Atlanta. Which state has the highest average draft position for quarterbacks? Current NFL players: 37. Ohio State is just one of three colleges to produce more than 400 NFL players. Notre Dame and USC were actually tied for the most draft selections ever entering the 2021 draft with 511. So we set out to determine what state produces the most NFL players. 20 college football teams we aren't sold on in 2023, SEC Basketball Power Rankings: Mizzou shocks Tennessee, Alabama downs Auburn and more, SEC Basketball Power Rankings: Alabama stays unbeaten in SEC play, Tennessee outlasts Auburn and more, SEC Basketball Power Rankings: A new top team emerges, Alabama loses in blowout fashion, Mizzou lights it up again. While ranking 22nd in all-time NFL players, Auburn ranks 23rd in active players after ranking eighth in 2019, pointing to their recent struggles. Did you also know that the streak started a dozen years before the NFL was founded so none of the players on those teams made it to the league? 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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. More:Mississippi State upends No. However, 13 Wolverines have reached 1,000 NFL rushing yards with the latest being the greatest, Tom Brady. Note: Birthplace for 14 players could not immediately be determined. In terms of 2018 rosters, however, it comes as no surprise that Alabama, the premier program in college football over the last decade, leads the way with 53 players, enough for an entire official NFL roster, suiting up during the most recent season. Twenty-eight states have fewer.The Cuyahoga natives, with the listed place of birth, are: Rankings could vary slightly because the birth places for 14 players were not immediately available, and rosters can change daily. Pennsylvania - 443.4 The Penn State Nittany Lions, who began play in 1889, are among the most storied programs in . Since these states end up producing such talented players, that's why college football programs like Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Miami, Ohio State and Penn State get their hands on top recruits. The schools other Hall of Famers are quarterback Bobby Layne, running back Earl Campbell and defensive back Bobby Dillon. is known world wide for having some of the best athletes in the world. 2 Alabama, SEC Women's Basketball Tournament action suspended due to weather delay, 2 SEC players named to late-season watch list for Oscar Robertson Player of the Year Trophy, Overrated? Bottom line:Illinois never won a national championship, but the Illini had two of the most iconic players in NFL history. West Virginia University's Morgantown recruits many of these athletes. Weve ranked the best NFL-talent producing universities in Texas, California, Florida, North Carolina, and Alabama. The only thing missing from Washingtons NFL alumni is a successful wide receiver. Oklahoma - 328 9. For the Cardinals, this means that Georgia Tech and Duke footballers last the longest with the franchise at nearly four seasons on average. A total of 721 quarterbacks have debuted and played at least one game in the NFL during the Super Bowl era (since 1966), and the Bayou State outperformed expectations the most in a study by ESPN and Pro Football Reference. accurate as of the publish date. LSUs alums rank fifth all-time in touchdowns scored, with most of their best players lining up on the offensive side of the ball. The most notable star to come from the Sunshine State is Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson. USC - 479 3. We also looked at career length to find which colleges players have the longest average careers on different NFL teams. From John Brodie and Jim Plunkett to John Elway and Andrew Luck, there's a reason Stanford has a reputation as Quarterback U. About Saturday Down South | Ethics and Editorial Standards | Privacy Policy | Terms and Conditions | Do Not Sell My Personal Information, Other Conferences: Big Ten | ACC | Pac-12. Second is Ohio State with 67, followed by LSU with 62. Heres the full chart that Feldman shared on Twitter below: The District of Columbia, with one NFL player for every 54,702 residents, has the most NFL players per capita. They both were middle linebackers and played for rival franchises in the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers, respectively. Pennsylvania State University--University. Most touchdowns in NFL: LeGarrette Blount (58), Most games played in NFL: George Martin (201). We're dedicated to keeping Mississippians informed with our thorough reporting. The GLIAC has the most active NFL players with 10, followed by the Mid-America conference with 9. Since 1936, when the NFL began to keep accurate roster records, Mississippi has produced 788 NFL players.
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