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Title: "SEC Football by the Numbers: Which state sends the most players to the league?"
Post by: WALL-E on September 03, 2015, 07:16:02 AM

SEC Football by the Numbers: Which state sends the most players to the league?

By Mark Inabinett | minabinett@al.com
Published September 03, 2015, 07:00:00 AM

(http://media.al.com/sports_impact/photo/sec-players-graphicjpg-e83f5e151a4626ed.jpg)Where do SEC football players come from? They come from 1,035 high schools in 37 states, the District of Columbia and one foreign country, according to the 14 conference teams' preseason rosters.

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Title: Re: "SEC Football by the Numbers: Which state sends the most players to the league?"
Post by: Chechem on September 03, 2015, 10:17:57 AM

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258 SEC players are from Georgia high schools, more than from any other state. Here are where SEC players come from, based on their high schools:

Georgia 258 players
Florida 217
Texas 174
Alabama 128
Mississippi 122
Louisiana 107
Tennessee 103
Missouri 61
South Carolina 50
Arkansas 46

Wow. Louisiana is slipping. :dunno:

Title: Re: "SEC Football by the Numbers: Which state sends the most players to the league?"
Post by: ricky023 on September 03, 2015, 10:42:28 AM

WOW, I knew Georgia had a lot of talent but nowhere like this did I expect. RTR!