2016 College Football Playoff National Championship: Where Alabama and Clemson players went to high school

Video: Derrick Henry vs. Deshaun Watson: Who was better in high school?

As two of the top football programs in the country, both Alabama and Clemson have a wide reach when it comes to recruiting.

Here is a look at the states where the players in tonight's 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship went to high school. Schools with the most players in the game

Daniel (Central, S.C.) - 9 (all at Clemson)



Vestavia Hills (Ala.) - 5 (all at Alabama)


How many players from each state

Alabama Crimson Tide

Alabama - 41

Georgia - 14

Louisiana - 10



Texas - 8

Florida - 7

California - 5

Tennessee - 4

North Carolina - 3

Ohio - 3



Virginia - 3

Maryland - 2

Missouri - 2

New Jersey - 2

South Carolina - 2

Arkansas - 1



Arizona - 1

Colorado - 1

Iowa - 1

Kentucky - 1

Michigan - 1

Minnesota - 1



Mississippi - 1

New York - 1

Oklahoma - 1

Pennsylvania - 1

Utah - 1


Clemson Tigers



South Carolina - 57

North Carolina - 19

Florida - 15

Georgia - 13

Maryland - 2

Virginia - 2



Alabama - 1

Arkansas - 1

Connecticut - 1

Hawaii - 1

New Jersey - 1

New York - 1



Tennessee - 1