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Which states have produced the most college football All-Americans from 2015-19?

By John Scimeca

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JANUARY 13: Joe Burrow #9 of the LSU Tigers reacts to a touchdown against Clemson Tigers during the third quarter in the College Football Playoff National Championship game at Mercedes Benz Superdome on January 13, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JANUARY 13: Joe Burrow #9 of the LSU Tigers reacts to a touchdown against Clemson Tigers during the third quarter in the College Football Playoff National Championship game at Mercedes Benz Superdome on January 13, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) /
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OU’s CeeDee Lamb, at wide receiver, is one of 22 Texans (the most of any U.S. state) to receive All-America honors in the last five seasons. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)
OU’s CeeDee Lamb, at wide receiver, is one of 22 Texans (the most of any U.S. state) to receive All-America honors in the last five seasons. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images) /

Football All-Americans by state from 2015 to 2019

  • Texas: 22
  • Georgia: 12
  • Florida: 11
  • Ohio: 8
  • New Jersey: 7
  • Louisiana: 6
  • Alabama, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Washington, Wisconsin: 4
  • California, Hawaii, Michigan, South Carolina, Tennessee: 3
  • Indiana, Kansas, Mississippi, North Carolina, Utah, Virginia: 2
  • Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, Oklahoma, Iowa, Nevada: 1
  • Australia: 4
  • Canada: 1

NB: Players who won in separate seasons are counted in the list above for each year that they received All-America honors.

Analyzing the state list

It’s no surprise that Texas, Georgia, and Florida dominate the list of the past five years’ worth of All-Americans. The three states combined to produce 45 All-Americans since 2015 and are regularly the top producers of five-star high school recruits, too.

Texas is the United States’ second-largest state (with nearly 29 million people), Florida the third-largest (21.48 million), and Georgia the eighth-largest (10.62 million). All three states have plenty of sunshine and a culture that emphasizes its most popular sport, football.

Some states seemingly underperform on this list. Who would’ve guessed that Australia has produced as many All-Americans (four) as Alabama in the past five years, even if they’re all punters? Or that Washington produced more All-Americans (four) than California (three), despite more than five times smaller in terms of population?

Look at SEC states and the number of All-Americans produced. It’s worth noting that the state of Louisiana (six) has produced more All-American players since 2015 than the states of Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, and Tennessee have combined (five).

Here’s a U.S. map of the total number of FBS All-Americans by each state, since 2015:

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