Every year, we try to really drill down into NFL rosters, listing every player by his hometown and high school, college and conference, and a number of other categories. Once that’s done (it took us a little longer than expected this year), it’s interesting to take a look at the state of the league by finding out which schools and conferences are the leaders in different categories.

Here are a few things I found interesting.

Which state do most NFL players come from?: No surprise, it’s Texas with 285. Also no surprise — the two closest states are Florida (253) and California (232). Fourth-highest? Maybe it’s not that surprising that it’s Georgia (194). After that, there’s a pretty big drop-off to fifth-place North Carolina (106). By the way, Louisiana was tied for sixth. Not bad for a pretty small state.

Which school has the most NFL players?: It’s Ohio State (71), followed by Alabama (66), Georgia (61), Notre Dame (58) and LSU (53). You look at the preponderance of NFL talent in the Bayou State, along with the number who went to LSU, and you begin to see why Brian Kelly is no longer the Tigers’ head coach.

Which conference has the most NFL players?: Again, no surprises that the SEC (579) and Big Ten (560) rule the roost, followed by the ACC (364) and Big 12 (261). Actually, I’m a little surprised that the ACC is so far ahead of the Big 12, but I guess that’s a reflection of the exits of Texas and Oklahoma. The more interesting thing is that the American (formerly American Athletic) Conference is way out front among the G5 schools (90). The Mountain West is next (76), then the MAC (70), Sun Belt (66) and Conference USA (63).

Where’s the best place to go to find offensive linemen?: The O-line is the hardest position to stock in the NFL these days, so we keep a pretty close eye on where the guys up front come from. We found out Ohio State (duh) leads the way with 15 tackles, guards and centers, followed by Georgia (13); LSU, Michigan, Notre Dame and Oklahoma (12); Alabama (11); and Oregon and Penn State (10).

As far as conferences, the Big Ten edges the SEC, 113-106. After that, it’s the ACC (60) and Big 12 (50) on the P4 level. As for G5 conferences, it’s the American (21); MAC (15); Mountain West (14); and CUSA and Sun Belt (13). Once again, the American comes out in front of the rest of the G5 by a pretty wide margin, relatively speaking. It will probably stay that way until Memphis and South Florida get admitted into a P4 conference, as they both hope to do.

Which school has the most wide receivers?: After counting the pure power players (i.e., offensive linemen), I wanted to get a measure of which schools were home to most pure speed players. I chose wide receivers to be the gauge. Once again, Ohio State came out on top, tying with Ole Miss (9). Pretty crazy that one team has such a wealth of talent across the board. After the Buckeyes and Rebels, it’s Alabama, LSU and Texas (7); then Georgia, Stanford, TCU, Tennessee and USC (6); then Clemson, Florida, North Carolina, Notre Dame, USC and Texas A&M (5); and eight teams that tied with four.

As far as conferences, the SEC (69) comes out pretty well ahead of the Big Ten (58). Then it’s the ACC (42) and the Big 12 (36). Among the G5, it’s the Mountain West (13).

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