Interesting Recruiting Data

[ponyboy]

RANKINGS BY ABSOLUTE NUMBER OF DIVISION I SIGNEES
Rank State Signees Players Ratio
1 Texas 371 168,680 455
2 Florida 325 38,451 119
3 California 228 103,921 456
4 Georgia 165 32,088 194
5 Ohio 159 47,955 302
6 DFW 152 45,544 300
7 Alabama 94 22,833 243
8 Louisiana 85 18,229 214
9 Pennsylvania 83 26,505 319
10 Michigan 67 43,446 648
11 Illinois 65 47,994 738
12 North Carolina 54 35,691 661
13 Virginia 52 25,549 491
14 Maryland/D.C. 50 16,191 324


RANKINGS BY RATIO OF DIVISION I SIGNEES PER PLAYER

Rank State Signees Players Ratio
1 Florida 325 38,151 117
2 Georgia 165 32,088 194
3 Louisiana 85 18,229 214
4 Alabama 94 22,833 243
5 Hawaii 17 4,875 287
6 DFW 152 45,544 300
7 Ohio 159 47,955 302
8 Pennsylvania 83 26,505 319
9 Maryland/D.C. 50 16,191 324
10 Oklahoma 32 12,500 391
11 Utah 20 8,348 417
12 Texas 371 168,680 455
13 Arizona 44 20,037 455
14 California 228 103,921 456

Edit: I removed my original conclusions.

Source: Rivals public data

[Stallion]

Not really, if you are going to talk talent concentration then DFW is the smallest area measured so the talent concentration is even more impressive in DFW. You can get off a plane at DFW and reach more Division 1A recruits in 30 minutes than anywhere else

[SMU 86]

We can get our players in Oregon, Florida, and Arizona.

[Otto]

Don't care in the slightest where they come from, as long as they can play.

[ponyboy]

Number of Rivals Four and Five Stars
Top 20 States

(Note: DFW numbers, included in the Texas total of 38, are also presented separately)

Florida 44
California 40
Texas 38
Georgia 24
Ohio 20
DFW 13
Alabama 12
Louisiana 12
North Carolina 11
Pennsylvania 11
Tennessee 10
Virginia 10
Illinois 9
Washington 8
Maryland 7
Michigan 7
New Jersey 7
Arizona 6
Colorado 6
Missouri 6

These numbers sure seem to strengthen Stallion's point above.

[SMU 86]

Don't care in the slightest where they come from, as long as they can play.

If we can get local players that are just as good or better it lowers recruiting traveling costs and builds local relationships with coaches. Cherry picking is fine if that is not the main basis of the recruiting strategy. With that being said I like who we have.