*DSFL Geographic Roster Analysis

[dogwoodmaple]

Here, we'll take a look at the current DSFL rosters from a geographic perspective.  Which players had to travel the longest distance to their DSFL homes?  Any local prospects out there?  Let's find out.

First, let's talk methodology.  

• I used "as the crow flies" distance between each team's home city and each player's hometown.
  
• If a player did not have a birthplace listed, I used their college city.
  
• If a player had a state/country listed as birthplace and no city, I used that state/country's capital.
  
• If they did not have a birthplace or college, I excluded them.
  
• If their birthplace was fictional, not on Earth, or difficult to actually pin down (i.e. Arctic Ocean), I excluded them.
  
• I rounded up/down as needed.
  

Top 10 Players Closest to Their Hometown

1. OL Maiteers Rico-Shea, Tijuana Luchadores - Tijuana, Mexico - 0 miles
   
2. WR Bulldog Willard, Dallas Birddogs - Garland, Texas - 13 miles
   
3. S NationalSimulation FootballLeague, Tijuana Luchadores -  San Diego, CA - 19 miles
   
4. QB Mike Boss, Jr., Tijuana Luchadores - Orange County, California - 101 miles
   
5. DE Brick Van Sanzo, Minnesota Grey Ducks - St. Paul, Minnesota - 134 miles
   
6. LB Petra Sabor, Tijuana Luchadores - Chatsworth, California - 154 miles
   
7. S Zack Mouse, Myrtle Beach Buccaneers - Charlotte, North Carolina - 154 miles
   
8. WR Raphael Delacour, Norfolk Seawolves - Baltimore, Maryland - 170 miles
   
9. CB Byron Blackwell, Dallas Birddogs - Austin, Texas - 182 miles
   
10. CB Mikel van Perkins, London Royals - Amsterdam, Netherlands - 222 miles
    

Breakdown by team:

• Tijuana Luchadores - 4
  
• Dallas Birddogs - 2
  
• London Royals - 1
  
• Minnesota Grey Ducks - 1
  
• Myrtle Beach Buccaneers - 1
  
• Norfolk Seawolves - 1
  

Top 10 Players Farthest From Their Hometown

1. OL Ananda Adyan, Norfolk Seawolves - Bandung, Indonesia - 10,294 miles
   
2. WR Willy Weasel, Minnesota Grey Ducks - Canberra, Austalia - 9,233 miles
   
3. TE Tom Teboat, Norfolk Seawolves - Makati, Philippines, 8.710 miles
   
4. LB A.J. Lucas, Kansas City Coyotes - Wellington, New Zealand - 7,946 miles
   
5. OL Ajay Krishna, Myrtle Beach Buccaneers - New Delhi, India - 7,856 miles
   
6. DE Demon Jaxson, Portland Pythons - Bedourie, Australia - 7,768 miles
   
7. TE Djibutee McJimmerson, Myrtle Beach Buccaneers - Kigali, Rwanda - 7,378 miles
   
8. CB Ben Anabender, Portland Pythons - Cairns, Australia - 7,120 miles
   
9. DE Byakuya Togami, Myrtle Beach, Buccaneers - Tokyo, Japan - 7,033 miles
   
10. RB King Tutankhamun, Kansas City Coyotes - Cairo, Egypt - 6,525 miles
    

Breakdown by team:

• Myrtle Beach Buccaneers - 3
  
• Kansas City Coyotes - 2
  
• Norfolk Seawolves - 2
  
• Portland Pythons - 2
  
• Minnesota Grey Ducks - 1
  

Percentage of International Players*
*for this, all players born outside of the United States are considered international, even if they are domestic to their team.

• Norfolk Seawolves - 7/14 - 50.0%
  
• Myrtle Beach Buccaneers - 8/19 - 42.1%
  
• London Royals - 7/19 - 36.8%
  
• Tijuana Luchadores - 6/19 - 31.6%
  
• Portland Pythons - 10/34 - 29.4%
  
• Dallas Birddogs - 5/17 - 29.4%
  
• Minnesota Grey Ducks - 9/35 - 25.7%
  
• Kansas City Coyotes - 4/22 - 18.2%
  

Team Analysis (sorted by closest average distance)
1. Kansas City Coyotes - 1,558 miles
Top Three Closest:

• OL Laxus Dreyar - Magnolia, AR - 410 miles
  
• CB Peter Patterson - St. Paul, MN - 411 miles
  
• CB H. H. Hopkins - Milwaukee, WI - 440 miles
  

Top Three Farthest:

• LB A.J Lucas - Wellington, New Zealand 7,946 miles
  
• RB King Tutankhamun - Cairo, Egypt 6,525 miles
  
• LB Thomas Rose - Honolulu, Hawaii - 3,893 miles
  

2. Dallas Birddogs - 2,005 miles
Top Three Closest:

• WR Bulldog Willard - Garland, Texas - 13 miles
  
• CB Byron Blackwell - Austin, Texas - 182 miles
  
• LB Richard Leaking - Baton Rouge, Louisiana - 367 miles
  

Top Three Farthest:

• OL Smitty McGhee - Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey - 6,280 miles
  
• DE Pope - Vatican City - 5,601 miles
  
• RB Sirdsvaldis Miglasķēms - Riga, Latvia -  5,347 miles
  

3. Minnesota Grey Ducks - 2,008 miles
Top Three Closest:

• DE Brick Van Sanzo - St. Paul, Minnesota 134 miles
  
• CB James Gath - Grand Rapids MI 419 miles
  
• DT LeDavious "Dave" Davis -  White Owl, SD 519 miles
  

Top Three Farthest:

• WR Willy Weasel - Canberry, Australia - 9,233 miles
  
• LB Alejandro Chainbreaker Buenos Aires, Argentina - 6,000 miles
  
• DE Makoto Otawara Tokyo, Japan - 5,895 miles
  

4. Tijuana Luchadores - 2,089 miles
Top Three Closest:

• OL Maiteers Rico-Shea - Tijuana, Mexico - 0 miles
  
• S NationalSimulation FootballLeague -  San Diego, CA 19 miles
  
• QB Mike Boss Jr. - Orange County, CA - 101 miles
  

Top Three Farthest:

• DE Owen Isaac - London, England - 5,488 miles
  
• LB Vincent Jones - Watford, England - 5,472 miles
  
• CB Ben Alexander-Arnold - Liverpool, England - 5,311 miles
  

5. Myrtle Beach Buccaneers - 2,543 miles
Top Three Closest:

• S Zack Mouse - Charlotte, North Carolina - 154 miles
  
• LB Leonard Taylor - Williamsburg, Virgina - 274 miles
  
• WR Zach Crossley - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 479 miles
  

Top Three Farthest:

• OL Ajay Krishna - New Delhi, India - 7,856 miles
  
• TE Djibutee McJimmerson - Kigali, Rwanda - 7,378 miles
  
• DE Byakuya Togami - Tokyo, Japan - 7,033 miles
  

6. Norfolk Seawolves - 2,627 miles
Top Three Closest:

• WR Raphael Delacour - Baltimore, Maryland - 170 miles
  
• S Dogwood Maple - Atlanta, Georgia - 504 miles
  
• DE Sam Roes - Indianapolis, Indiana - 725 miles
  

Top Three Farthest:

• OL Ananda Adyan - Bandung, Indonesia - 10,294 miles
  
• TE Tom Teboat - Makati, Philippines - 8,710 miles
  
• RB Mr. Forty-Two - Budapest, Hungary - 4,624 miles
  

7. Portland Pythons - 2,748 miles
Top Three Closest:

• DE Hank Sakner - Vancouver, Canada - 259 miles
  
• RB Darren Pama - San Francisco, California - 535 miles
  
• QB LeBron James III - Los Angeles, California - 826 miles
  
  

Top Three Farthest:

• DE Demon Jaxson - Bedourie, Australia - 7,768 miles
  
• CB Ben Anabender - Cairns, Australia 7,120 miles
  
• CB Elijah Torres - Distrito Federal, Brazil - 6,285 miles
  

8. London Royals - 3,854 miles
Top Three Closest:

• CB Mikel van Perkins - Amsterdam, Netherlands - 222 miles
  
• S Steven Wadham - Dunfermline, Scotland - 343 miles
  
• WR Schumi Hulkenvettel - Hockenheim, Germany - 410 miles
  

Top Three Farthest:

• RB Terry Yaki - Osaka, Japan - 5,907 miles
  
• DE Mattress Cadaire - Los Angeles, California - 5,440 miles
  
• TE Joe Show - San Jose, California - 5,364 miles
  

Hope y'all enjoyed!

[platanocat]

so teams with players who travel the most win championships confirmed.

[pauadrian]

I fucking love this lmao

[zaynzk]

Lol I love the effort put in man

[slate]

This is awesome! Great idea and an entertaining read as always, Dogwood.

Just want to quickly point out that something is wrong with the Portland section - SF is clearly closer to Portland than LA is.

[dogwoodmaple]

This is awesome! Great idea and an entertaining read as always, Dogwood.

Just want to quickly point out that something is wrong with the Portland section - SF is clearly closer to Portland than LA is.

woops, copied the wrong text there.

Fixed!

[manicmav36]

No BamBam, no like.

[The_Kidd]

So what you're saying is, we need DSFL teams in Oceania and Africa ASAP

[Orhanello]

great read and fun info!