FIELD OF BATTLES STAR POWERS
Schools that attracted the most ESPNU 150 recruits.
57
FLORIDA
51
TEXAS
49
USC
OFFENSIVE POSITION BREAKDOWN TOP DESTINATIONS
7
38 36
NOTRE DAME
35
LSU
34
GEORGIA
32
FLORIDA STATE
31
MIAMI
28
OHIO STATE
28
OKLAHOMA
TALENT POOLS
22
FL
107
TX
74
GA
73
CA
33
SC
32
AL
24
NC
23
LA
23
PA
23
102
VA
CORNERBACKS: 58
TOP DESTINATION
5
TOP HOME STATE
10
TACKLES: 59
TOP DESTINATION
TOP DESTINATION
5 TOP HOME STATE
7
RUNNING BACKS: 73
TOP DESTINATION
7
TOP HOME STATE
12 TACKLES: 57
TOP DESTINATION
OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS: 53
TOP DESTINATION
3 TOP HOME STATE
7 TOP HOME STATE
14
3 CENTERS: 11
TOP HOME STATE
13 SAFETIES: 53
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1,179
CALIFORNIA
1,142
OREGON
1,126
ARIZONA
946
MICHIGAN
937
NORTHWESTERN
931
WEST VIRGINIA
919
LOUISVILLE
781
NOTRE DAME
527
MINNESOTA
Top states by average miles from home recruits traveled.
7
15
GUARDS: 32
STANFORD
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TOP DESTINATION
TOP HOME STATE
1,466
INSIDE LINEBACKERS: 29
7 TOP HOME STATE
17
5 ENDS: 71
TOP DESTINATION
6
3
TOP HOME STATE
9
QUARTERBACKS: 56
TOP DESTINATION
7 TOP HOME STATE
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17 TOP DESTINATION
TOP HOME STATE
ATHLETES: 67
TOP HOME STATE
each
TOP DESTINATIONS
each
States that produced the most ESPNU 150 recruits.
148
TOP HOME STATES
TIGHT ENDS: 27
4
7
3
WIDE RECEIVERS: 104 TOTAL
Top schools by average miles recruits traveled to attend.
TOP DESTINATION
3 TOP HOME STATE
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DEFENSIVE POSITION BREAKDOWN
TOP DESTINATION
each
ALABAMA
To shed some light on which states and college programs really dominate recruiting, The Mag and ESPN.com’s RecruitingNation combed through data from the past five years (2007-11) of ESPNU 150 rankings (750 total prospects). We learned that Florida can officially lay claim to the title of America’s football hotbed. And we also learned that February signees don’t guarantee January trophies. Take a look:
4,320
HI
883
OR
819
NM
733
CT
709
MN
693
AZ
683
NY
625
MI
612
NV
598
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