"This class has a very different geographical makeup compared to recent classes. Just one each from Texas and California and only 3 from Florida???"
Curious about that, I dug up each recruiting class from 2010 through 2017 and compiled numbers you might find interesting. Keep in mind, this year's class likely still has several players who have yet to be identified. Also, this list does not include walk-ons in the freshman classes. Players are listed by their home state (or Canadian province), not the location of their school. Given the number of prep school players in the Ivy League, that could have gone either way. Caveat emptor ;-)States with most recruits since 2010 (number this year):
California 27 (1)
Florida 25 (3)
Illinois 25 (4)
Texas 18 (1)
New Jersey 17 (3)
Massachusetts 16 (2)
Georgia 10 (0)
Reported recruits this year by state:
4 - Illinois
3 - Florida, New Jersey
2 - Arkansas, Massachusetts, Missouri, Pennsylvania
1 - Alabama, California, Indiana, Kentucky, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Washington
States* represented each year:
2010 - 17
2011 - 17
2012 - 17 (* counting Washington, D.C.)
2013 - 13
2014 - 17 (* counting Quebec and Alberta)
2015 - 16
2016 - 15
2017 - 15
Top states each year:
2010 - California, Massachusetts 6 each
2011 - California, Florida, Massachusetts 4 each
2012 - Florida 6
2013 - Illinois 4
2014 - Illinois 4
2015 - Illinois 5
2016 - California 6
2017 - Illinois 4
Most recruits from one state in one year:
6 - California (2010, 2016), Florida (2012), Massachusetts (2010)
Surging States:
Virginia - no recruits first four years of survey, seven over second four years
Louisiana - one recruit over first four years, six in second four years
Georgia - two recruits over first four years, eight in second four years
New Jersey - six recruits over first four years, 11 in second four years
State falling off the map:
Oklahoma - nine recruits over first four years of survey, none in second four years
Home field disadvantage – Northern New England recruits:
3 - New Hampshire 2, Maine 1, Vermont 0
Bookend state: Alabama - two recruits in 2010 and then none until 2017
California
Florida
Illinois
Texas
States without a recruit 2010-2017:
Alaska
Delaware
Iowa
Kansas
Michigan
Mississippi
Montana
Nebraska
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oregon
Rhode Island
Vermont
West Virginia
Wyoming
Editor's Note: This is intended to paint a picture. There was a lot of back-and-forth compiling a spreadsheet on this stuff and no proofreader catching mistakes. Corrections are encouraged ;-)
