247: State of Tennessee now has more blue chips than Alabama

Tennessee will soon surpass Lousiana

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All 50 states and D.C., ranked by 2018 blue-chip recruits
State Blue-Chips National Share
Florida 65 17.8%
California 48 13.2%
Texas 44 12.1%
Georgia 40 11.0%
Ohio 12 3.3%
Louisiana 12 3.3%
North Carolina 12 3.3%
Pennsylvania 12 3.3%
Tennessee 11 3.0%
Alabama 10 2.7%
New Jersey 9 2.5%
Maryland 9 2.5%
Michigan 7 1.9%
Oregon 7 1.9%
Oklahoma 6 1.6%
Utah 6 1.6%
Missouri 6 1.6%
Nevada 5 1.4%
Virginia 4 1.1%
Illinois 4 1.1%
South Carolina 4 1.1%
Mississippi 3 0.8%
Indiana 3 0.8%
Washington 3 0.8%
Kentucky 3 0.8%
Arizona 2 0.5%
Arkansas 2 0.5%
D.C. 2 0.5%
Colorado 2 0.5%
New York 2 0.5%
Massachusetts 2 0.5%
Idaho 2 0.5%
Hawaii 1 0.3%
Iowa 1 0.3%
Kansas 1 0.3%
Connecticut 1 0.3%
Nebraska 1 0.3%
West Virginia 1 0.3%
Minnesota 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 0 0.0%
Delaware 0 0.0%
New Mexico 0 0.0%
South Dakota 0 0.0%
Alaska 0 0.0%
Maine 0 0.0%
Montana 0 0.0%
New Hampshire 0 0.0%
North Dakota 0 0.0%
Rhode Island 0 0.0%
Vermont 0 0.0%
Wyoming 0 0.0%
Total 365 100.0%