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I got it into my head the other day that the the New York Jets have a high percentage of "local boys" on the roster, or players from New York/New Jersey that grew up near the team. I decided to do some research to see if my gut feeling was right, and it turns out I was wrong (which is a relative term in this case). I don't know the percentages of other teams, but here is a look at where players on the Jets are originally from. In case you were curious, 17% of the roster is from New York or New Jersey, with six players from NY and nine from NJ. Which may be significant in relation to other teams, but I don't know.
# | Name | Pos. | College | Hometown |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ryan Quigley | P | Boston College | Little River, SC |
2 | Nick Folk | K | Arizona | Hollywood, CA |
3 | Robert Malone | P | Fresno State | Orange, CA |
4 | Joseph Collins | WR | Weber State | Seaside, CA |
5 | Matt Simms | QB | Tennessee | Franklin Lakes, NJ |
6 | Mark Sanchez | QB | Southern California | Long Beach, CA |
7 | Geno Smith | QB | West Virginia | Miami, FL |
8 | Brett Maher | K | Nebraska | Kearney, NE |
10 | Santonio Holmes | WR | Ohio State | Belle Glade, FL |
11 | Jeremy Kerley | WR | TCU | Austin, TX |
14 | Greg McElroy | QB | Alabama | Los Angelos, CA |
15 | Zach Rogers | WR | Tennessee | Nashville, TN |
16 | Thomas Mayo | WR | California (PA) | Reston, VA |
17 | Jordan White | WR | Western Michigan | Middleburg Heights, OH |
18 | Vidal Hazelton | WR | Cincinnati | New York, NY |
19 | Clyde Gates | WR | Abilene Christian | Vernon, TX |
20 | Kyle Wilson | CB | Boise State | Piscataway, NJ |
21 | Ellis Lankster | CB | West Virginia | Mobile, AL |
22 | Aaron Berry | CB | Pittsburgh | Harrisburg, PA |
23 | Mike Goodson | RB | Texas A&M | Irvington, NJ |
24 | John Griffin | RB | Massachusetts | Austin, TX |
25 | Joe McKnight | RB | Southern California | Kenner, LA |
26 | Dawan Landry | S | Georgia Tech | Ama, LA |
27 | Dee Milliner | CB | Alabama | Millbrook, AL |
29 | Bilal Powell | RB | Louisville | Lakeland, FL |
30 | Darrin Walls | CB | Notre Dame | Pittsburgh, PA |
31 | Antonio Cromartie | CB | Florida State | Tallahassee, FL |
32 | Josh Bush | S | Wake Forest | Burlington, NC |
33 | Chris Ivory | RB | Tiffin University | Longview, TX |
34 | Donnie Fletcher | CB | Boston College | Cleveland, OH |
35 | Isaiah Trufant | CB | Eastern Washington | Tacoma, WA |
36 | Lex Hilliard | FB | Montana | Kalispell, MT |
37 | Jaiquawn Jarrett | S | Temple | Brooklyn, NY |
38 | Royce Adams | DB | Purdue | South Euclid, OH |
39 | Antonio Allen | S | South Carolina | Ocala, FL |
40 | Tommy Bohanon | FB | Wake Forest | Cape Coral, FL |
41 | Eric Crocker | CB | Arkansas-Monticello | Stockton, CA |
42 | Bret Lockett | S | UCLA | San Dimas, CA |
43 | Mike Edwards | CB | Hawaii | Cleveland, OH |
44 | Travis Tripucka | LS | Massachusetts | Boonton Township, NJ |
45 | Rontez Miles | S | California (PA) | Braddock, PA |
46 | Tanner Purdum | LS | Baker | Enid, OK |
47 | Danny Lansanah | LB | Connecticut | Harrisburg, PA |
48 | Mike Shanahan | TE | Pittsburgh | North Huntingdon, PA |
49 | JoJo Dickson | LB | Idaho | Wailuku, Hawaii |
50 | Garrett McIntyre | LB | Fresno State | South Lake Tahoe, CA |
51 | Jacquies Smith | LB | Missouri | Dallas, TX |
52 | David Harris | LB | Michigan | Grand Rapids, MI |
53 | Josh Mauga | LB | Nevada | Ewa Beach, Hawaii |
54 | Nick Bellore | LB | Central Michigan | St. Paul, MN |
55 | Ricky Sapp | LB | Clemson | Columbia, SC |
56 | Demario Davis | LB | Arkansas State | Collins, MS |
58 | Troy Davis | LB | Central Florida | Lawrenceville, GA |
59 | Sean Progar-Jackson | LB | Northern Illinois | Park Ridge, IL |
60 | D'Brickashaw Ferguson | T | Virginia | New York, NY |
61 | Lanier Coleman | DT | Louisiana-Lafayette | New Orleans, LA |
62 | Vladimir Ducasse | OL | Massachusetts | Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
63 | Dalton Freeman | C | Clemson | Pelion, SC |
64 | Stephen Peterman | G | Louisiana State | Gulfport, MS |
65 | Will Campbell | G | Michigan | Detroit, MI |
66 | Willie Colon | OL | Hofstra | Bronx, NY |
67 | Brian Winters | OL | Kent State | Hudson, OH |
69 | Trey Gilleo | OL | Northern Arizona | Kingman, AZ |
70 | Jake McDonough | DL | Iowa State | Urbandale, IA |
71 | Antonio Garay | DL | Boston College | Rahway, NJ |
72 | Caleb Schlauderaff | G | Utah | Shelton, WA |
74 | Nick Mangold | C | Ohio State | Centerville, OH |
75 | Oday Aboushi | OL | Virgina | Brooklyn, NY |
76 | Dennis Landolt | T | Penn State | Burlington, NJ |
77 | Austin Howard | T | Northern Iowa | Davenport, IA |
79 | Mark Popek | OL | South Florida | Plant City, FL |
81 | Chris Pantale | TE | Boston College | Wayne, NJ |
82 | Hayden Smith | TE | Metropolitan State - Denver | Penrith, Australia |
83 | K.J. Stroud | WR | Bethune-Cookman | Brooklyn, NY |
84 | Stephen Hill | WR | Georgia Tech | Tucker, GA |
85 | Ryan Spadola | WR | Lehigh | Howell, NJ |
86 | Titus Ryan | WR | Concordia (AL) | Tuscaloosa, AL |
87 | Jeff Cumberland | TE | Illinois | Columbus, OH |
88 | Konrad Reuland | TE | Stanford | Springfield, OH |
89 | Marcus Davis | WR | Virginia Tech | Virginia Beach, VA |
91 | Sheldon Richardson | DL | Missouri | St. Louis, MO |
92 | Tevita Finau | DT | Utah | Hamilton, New Zealand |
93 | Kenrick Ellis | DT | Hampton | Jamaica |
94 | Damon Harrison | DT | William Penn | Lake Charles, LA |
95 | Antwan Barnes | LB | Florida International | Miami, FL |
96 | Muhammad Wilkerson | DL | Temple | Linden, NJ |
97 | Calvin Pace | LB | Wake Forest | Detroit, MI |
98 | Quinton Coples | DE | North Carolina | Kinston, NC |
99 | Junior Aumavae | DT | Minnesota State | American Samoa |