When thinking about the hotspots of high school football talent in the United
States, the Commonwealth of Virginia does not initially come to mind. Florida,
Texas and California, with their large populations, are regarded as the most
fertile recruiting grounds in the country. They each have enough players to
support more than one big time program. Each of those states has more than one
big time college football program within its borders, and those programs are
maintained by in state talent.
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| Xavier Adibi was the #1 recruit in the state of Virginia in 2003. |
The state of Florida provides for perennial powers Miami, Florida and Florida
State, while Texas helps furnish players for Texas and Texas A&M, with
Oklahoma and other top programs landing their share of players as well.
California feeds national champion USC, as well as a rising Cal program.
However, if you are going to base a state’s high school talent on the success
of the in-state programs, Virginia is only behind these three states.