Saying NJ is "loaded" might be an overstatement.

by Ken Fowler, Friday, May 17, 2013, 12:02 (4771 days ago) @ hobbs
edited by Ken Fowler, Friday, May 17, 2013, 12:39

Using the Rivals data, and multiplying the per-capita coefficients by the population sizes, here are the East Coast "raw scores," where you can compare one state's talent pool to that of others:

Florida - 34.9
Georgia - 17.1
North Carolina - 8.7
Virginia - 7.9
New Jersey - 5.5
Maryland - 5.5
South Carolina - 5.2
New York - 4.5
Washington, D.C. — 0.9

Thus, there are about 6 D-1 players from Florida for every 1 from New Jersey (34.9 ÷ 5.5 = 6.345). It's 3:1 for Georgia to NJ, more than 3:2 for NC to NJ, and Maryland has as much talent as New Jersey — but no one would claim that Maryland is "loaded."

New Jersey has talent, but not nearly as much as other states.