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Significant portion of Alabama’s roster comes from outside the deep South. Number is smaller at Auburn, which draws large numbers from neighboring Georgia

Numbers show Alabama, Auburn venturing outside state, deep South for players - al.com Skip to ArticleSearch latest newsHomeSet Your EditionAlabamaLarge ChevronChevron that denotes content that can open up.Large ChevronChevron that denotes content that can open up.Large ChevronChevron that denotes content that can open up.Back To Main MenuBirminghamHuntsvilleMobileMontgomeryTuscaloosaAnniston/GadsdenBeachesAlabamaSet WeatherNewsLarge ChevronChevron that denotes content that can open up.Large ChevronChevron that denotes content that can open up.Large ChevronChevron that denotes content that can open up.Back To NewsBirmingham Real-Time NewsHuntsville Real-Time NewsMobile Real-Time NewsCoronavirusCrimeEducation LabPoliticsReligionLarge ChevronChevron that denotes content that can open up.Large ChevronChevron that denotes content that can open up.Large ChevronChevron that denotes content that can open up.Back To ReligionChurch of the HighlandsBusinessLarge ChevronChevron that denotes content that can open up.Large ChevronChevron that denotes content that can open up.Large ChevronChevron that denotes content that can open up.Back To BusinessFind a Local BusinessLatest Job NewsCareer AdviceOpinionLarge ChevronChevron that denotes content that can open up.Large ChevronChevron that denotes content that can open up.Large ChevronChevron that denotes content that can open up.Back To OpinionAL.com OpinionGuest OpinionSubmit a letter to the editorSportsLarge ChevronChevron that denotes content that can open up.Large ChevronChevron that denotes content that can open up.Large ChevronChevron that denotes content that can open up.Back To SportsAlabama FootballLarge ChevronChevron that denotes content that can open up.Large ChevronChevron that denotes content that can open up.Large ChevronChevron that denotes content that can open up.Back To Alabama FootballCrimson Tide ScheduleBryce Young NewsTua Tagovailoa NewsAuburn FootballAlabama BasketballAuburn BasketballAlabama Crimson Tide SportsAuburn Tigers SportsRecruitingHigh School SportsSECUABUSAOutdoorsPro SportsLarge ChevronChevron that denotes content that can open up.Large ChevronChevron that denotes content that can open up.Large ChevronChevron that denotes content that can open up.Back To Pro SportsNFLNBAMLBNHLMotorsportsSports BettingLife & CultureLarge ChevronChevron that denotes content that can open up.Large ChevronChevron that denotes content that can open up.Large ChevronChevron that denotes content that can open up.Back To Life & CultureMoviesTV NewsMusicFood & DrinkDiningRestaurantsOnline ShoppingBirmingham MagazineComics & PuzzlesLarge ChevronChevron that denotes content that can open up.Large ChevronChevron that denotes content that can open up.Large ChevronChevron that denotes content that can open up.Back To Comics & PuzzlesComics KingdomGo ComicsPuzzles PalacePuzzle SocietyTribune Puzzles & GamesObituariesSubmit an ObituaryJobsLarge ChevronChevron that denotes content that can open up.Large ChevronChevron that denotes content that can open up.Large ChevronChevron that denotes content that can open up.Back To JobsSearch Job OpeningsList a JobJob NewsCareer AdviceAutosEmail newslettersMobile AppsSet weatherBack To Main MenuCloseCustomize Your WeatherSet Your Location:Enter City and State or Zip CodeSubmitAlabamaBirminghamHuntsvilleMobileMontgomeryTuscaloosaAnniston/GadsdenBeachesAlabamaContributeSign inSign inCreate accountNewslettersCustom AlertsHelp/FAQ\ SportsNumbers show Alabama, Auburn venturing outside state, deep South for playersPublished: Jul. 12, 2014, 12:21 p.m.Subscribers can gift articles to anyoneBy Mike Herndon | [email protected] linebacker Trey DePriest (33), an Ohio native, is one of 34 Crimson Tide players or signees who hail from outside the deep South. (Vasha Hunt/[email protected])In a recent column he did for Athlon, CBSSports.com and former AL.com writer Jon Solomon made the case that the increasingly national scope of the football rosters at Alabama and Auburn help back up the claim that the Iron Bowl is the nation's most important rivalry.Solomon noted that only 35 percent of Alabama's 2013 roster and 34 percent of Auburn's players last year come from the state of Alabama -- both down significantly from five years ago. Forty-five percent of Auburn's 2013 roster, Solomon notes, came from the recruiting-hotbed states of Florida, Georgia, California and Texas, while 37 percent of Alabama's players last year were from those four states.Breaking down the roster numbers another way, however, tells us more about each team's recruiting. Looking at Alabama's current roster and 2014 recruiting class, 34 players -- 29 percent of what should be its roster in 2014 --  come from outside the deep South, the Crimson Tide's core recruiting states of Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Florida, Tennessee and Louisiana.The number is smaller at Auburn, where only 18 players on its current roster and 2014 recruiting class -- or 14 percent -- come from outside that core recruiting area.Georgia makes up a significant share of the Tigers' roster, as its list of current players, 2014 signees and walk-ons includes 38 players from the Peach State, or 30 percent of what should be its 2014 roster.So while we can see that the Iron Bowl is becoming more national through the hometowns of its players, we can also see that Alabama is venturing further afield more often in recruiting than Auburn.And the trend is going more national. Eleven members of its 26-man 2014 recruiting class come from outside the deep South, including signees from Iowa, Minnesota, California, Colorado and Oklahoma.AL.com's Michael Casagrande earlier this week detailed some of the travel involved in pulling that class together.Auburn, meanwhile, is hammering away in talent-rich Georgia, with 11 2014 signees from that state and only one, Olathe, Kan., offensive lineman Braden Smith, from outside the deep South. But in pulling key players like Alex Kozan, Angelo Blackson and Elijah Daniel from places like Colorado, Delaware and Indiana over the last few years, the Tigers have shown they're not afraid to log some flight time as well.If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. 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