No State Produces More NFL Quarterbacks Than Texas

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		Home Tech Finance Markets Politics Strategy Entertainment Advertising Retail Sports Life Tuesday, January 15, 2013 No State Produces More NFL Quarterbacks Than Texas In a look at the state of high school quarterbacks, Max Olson of ESPN.com points out that there are 97 college quarterbacks from the state of Texas on the rosters of the 124 FBS college football programs. He adds that "the golden age of Texas quarterbacks" might only be just beginning. But if we take a look at NFL rosters, we see that the golden age of Texas quarterbacks has already arrived. Of the 512 games started by quarterbacks in 2012, 129 (25.2%) were started by players that went to high school in the state of Texas. California is the only other state with more than 8% of the starts (90, 17.6%). In all, 33 states and the District of Columbia are represented among the 120 quarterbacks listed on rosters this season. Texas (25) and California (24) account for 40.8% of those quarterbacks. Here's the breakdown... Data via the NFL. Read » Also On Sports Page Today: Gilbert Arenas Makes An Opponent Fall Down With A Sick Jab Step For The Shanghai Sharks This Ridiculous No-Look Goal Will Get You Excited For The Return Of The NHL Advertisement Tom Brady Is Crushing Peyton Manning In The Playoffs Few Have Been Better Than Aaron Rodgers And Tom Brady In The Playoffs Hall Of Fame Has Long History Of Voting For Mediocre Players Share this: Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon LinkedIn The email address for your subscription is: dwyld.kwu.jobhuntportal11@blogger.com Change Your Email Address | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Subscribe to the Sports Page RSS Feed Business Insider. 257 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010 Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

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