NFL Players Per State Per Capita - Southeast Is King

[OldSchoolLion 2,033]

To determine the top football baby factories, cleveland.com tabulated state totals for where NFL players were born and then calculated a ranking -- based on a ratio of current players from each state to births in the early 1990s when a big share of today's players were born.  The top five states are all from the Southeast. 

Rank	State	Ratio (y)	NFL Players (x)
1	Florida	1 in 4,095	201
2	Georgia	1 in 4,132	114
3	South Carolina	1 in 4,745	51
4	Alabama	1 in 4,818	55
5	Louisiana	1 in 5,017	60
6	Hawaii	1 in 6,462	13
7	Mississippi	1 in 7,000	26
8	Nebraska	1 in 7,692	13
9	Nevada	1 in 7,833	12
10	Ohio	1 in 8,226	84
11	Texas	1 in 8,818	154
12	Tennessee	1 in 9,515	33
13	North Carolina	1 in 9,711	45
14	Wisconsin	1 in 10,786	28
15	New Jersey	1 in 10,809	47
16	Delaware	1 in 11,250	4
17	Oklahoma	1 in 11,333	18
18	Maryland	1 in 11,517	29
19	Arizona	1 in 11,680	25
20	Virginia	1 in 11,800	35
21	Pennsylvania	1 in 11,831	59
22	Missouri	1 in 12,577	26
23	California	1 in 12,809	199
24	Arkansas	1 in 13,545	11
25	Iowa	1 in 13,583	12
26	Oregon	1 in 13,769	13
27	Utah	1 in 14,182	11
28	Colorado	1 in 14,313	16
29	Idaho	1 in 14,600	5
30	Michigan	1 in 15,049	41
31	Minnesota	1 in 15,611	18
32	Washington	1 in 17,789	19
33	North Dakota	1 in 18,500	2
34	Illinois	1 in 19,452	42
35	Connecticut	1 in 20,400	10
36	Indiana	1 in 21,176	17
37	Kansas	1 in 22,857	7
38	South Dakota	1 in 23,500	2
38	West Virginia	1 in 23,500	4
40	Kentucky	1 in 25,222	9
41	Wyoming	1 in 28,000	1
42	Massachusetts	1 in 37,200	10
43	New Mexico	1 in 39,333	3
44	New York	1 in 42,552	29
45	Montana	1 in 49,000	1
46	New Hampshire	1 in 69,000	1
47	Alaska	NA	0
47	Maine	NA	0
47	Rhode Island	NA	0
47	Vermont	NA	0

[ColumbiaHighFan2017class 2,591]

5 minutes ago, OldSchoolLion said:

To determine the top football baby factories, cleveland.com tabulated state totals for where NFL players were born and then calculated a ranking -- based on a ratio of current players from each state to births in the early 1990s when a big share of today's players were born.  The top five states are all from the Southeast. 

Rank	State	Ratio (y)	NFL Players (x)
1	Florida	1 in 4,095	201
2	Georgia	1 in 4,132	114
3	South Carolina	1 in 4,745	51
4	Alabama	1 in 4,818	55
5	Louisiana	1 in 5,017	60
6	Hawaii	1 in 6,462	13
7	Mississippi	1 in 7,000	26
8	Nebraska	1 in 7,692	13
9	Nevada	1 in 7,833	12
10	Ohio	1 in 8,226	84
11	Texas	1 in 8,818	154
12	Tennessee	1 in 9,515	33
13	North Carolina	1 in 9,711	45
14	Wisconsin	1 in 10,786	28
15	New Jersey	1 in 10,809	47
16	Delaware	1 in 11,250	4
17	Oklahoma	1 in 11,333	18
18	Maryland	1 in 11,517	29
19	Arizona	1 in 11,680	25
20	Virginia	1 in 11,800	35
21	Pennsylvania	1 in 11,831	59
22	Missouri	1 in 12,577	26
23	California	1 in 12,809	199
24	Arkansas	1 in 13,545	11
25	Iowa	1 in 13,583	12
26	Oregon	1 in 13,769	13
27	Utah	1 in 14,182	11
28	Colorado	1 in 14,313	16
29	Idaho	1 in 14,600	5
30	Michigan	1 in 15,049	41
31	Minnesota	1 in 15,611	18
32	Washington	1 in 17,789	19
33	North Dakota	1 in 18,500	2
34	Illinois	1 in 19,452	42
35	Connecticut	1 in 20,400	10
36	Indiana	1 in 21,176	17
37	Kansas	1 in 22,857	7
38	South Dakota	1 in 23,500	2
38	West Virginia	1 in 23,500	4
40	Kentucky	1 in 25,222	9
41	Wyoming	1 in 28,000	1
42	Massachusetts	1 in 37,200	10
43	New Mexico	1 in 39,333	3
44	New York	1 in 42,552	29
45	Montana	1 in 49,000	1
46	New Hampshire	1 in 69,000	1
47	Alaska	NA	0
47	Maine	NA	0
47	Rhode Island	NA	0
47	Vermont	NA	0

FL is indeed king of football

 

 

[OldSchoolLion 2,033]

1 minute ago, ColumbiaHighFan2017class said:

FL is indeed king of football

 

Please note the level of talent per capita in Georgia and Alabama.  Florida has about double the population of Georgia and quadruple the population of Alabama.  So, when you look it that way, the states are very close in terms of NFL talent produced.   Florida has the fourth largest population of any state in the country.

[ColumbiaHighFan2017class 2,591]

7 minutes ago, OldSchoolLion said:

Please note the level of talent per capita in Georgia and Alabama.  Florida has about double the population of Georgia and quadruple the population of Alabama.  So, when you look it that way, the states are very close in terms of NFL talent produced.   Florida has the fourth largest population of any state in the country.

Yes i did note the per capita 

 

We at number 1 overall and per capita 

[OldSchoolLion 2,033]

2 minutes ago, ColumbiaHighFan2017class said:

Yes i did note the per capita 

 

We at number 1 overall and per capita 

...but not by far.  So, until you come up with some other objective measures, it's not fair to say no other state comes close to Florida in terms of quality of talent.  The other southern states are very rich in talent.  They simply don't have anywhere near the population that Florida does.   

[ColumbiaHighFan2017class 2,591]

25 minutes ago, OldSchoolLion said:

...but not by far.  So, until you come up with some other objective measures, it's not fair to say no other state comes close to Florida in terms of quality of talent.  The other southern states are very rich in talent.  They simply don't have anywhere near the population that Florida does.   

States like Georgia also have much better management then FL as well as better coaches which leads to players being better developed (and more successful)

 

Who's to say FL wouldn't have a far better lead if other factors were in their favor

 

Who's to say if these states having more people means more football players 

 

 

Also something to keep in mind, a lot of population in FL also includes senior citizens who moved here to enjoy retirement near beaches 

 

So while FL has a higher population it doesn't mean that all that population leads to more players 

[ColumbiaHighFan2017class 2,591]

The best method (which i think is one you used in this thread) is to judge talent based on per capita of the high school players in each state 

 

The per capita should be based on the number of high school football players in each state and how many either make it college or pro level

 

If you take it from total student population or state population then it's not going to be telling the entire story