Lexington, Mississippi, and Buford, Georgia, were among the best at producing 2023 Power 5 football players

Nearly 2,600 U.S. towns produced at least one player for an elite college football program last season. The towns with the most players relative to their population are listed below.

A table that shows the towns that produce the most Power Five players for their share of the population.
Table includes all U.S. towns that produced at least three Power Five players and where the per capita rate was at least one player per 1,000 residents. The Power Five includes all schools in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), Big Ten Conference, Big 12 Conference, Pac-12 Conference and Southeastern Conference (SEC).
Chart: Sapna BansilSource: Analysis of 2023 college football rosters by the Povich and Howard Centers at the University of Maryland; 2022 American Community SurveyCreated with Datawrapper