Ad Disclosure
NCAA Research: SEC resides in six of the top 10 recruiting states in the country
Published:
Most agree that the SEC sits in the most fertile region in the country for recruiting and the latest research from the NCAA backs it up.
According to @NCAAResearch on Twitter, the top three states with the highest percentage of their high school players recruited by a division one school are SEC states.
Florida leads the way with 9.5 percent of their players recruited by a DI school, and they are followed by Georgia and Louisiana with 8.7 and 8.6 percent.
The SEC owns three other states in the top 10 with South Carolina at No. 6 with 6.6 percent, Tennessee at No. 7 with 6.4 percent and Alabama at No. 10 with 5.5 percent.
The southern United States has always been considered a hotbed for college football players, and the NCAA’s research seems to validate that.
States with the highest percentage of their HS football players recruited by a DI school:
[Data updated Aug 2018] pic.twitter.com/dgzPAyZYmx
1. Florida
2. Georgia
3. Louisiana
4-10. (DC), MD, SC, TN, NC, VA, AL— NCAA Research (@NCAAResearch) August 23, 2018
Jordan Dajani covers SEC football for Saturday Down South and is a University of Tennessee graduate. He also has experience working in the NBA and with ESPN.
