Program field guide · 2026

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Alabama

Crimson Tide

Alabama’s Alabama-developed core fell from 46 to 41 players.

2026 roster · Roster geography

In 2016, 46 of 129 roster spots were filled by Alabama players with no earlier college team detected. On the 2026 roster, 41 of 120 fit the same definition. Detected transfers went from 2 to 21.

In 2016 the median player grew up 262 mi from campus. Now it is 218 mi.

Of the 21 players who came from another college, 3 are from Alabama. Those home-state players make up 14% of detected-transfer stock on this roster.

Then → now

2016–18 compared with 2021–25

2016–182021–2536.0%36.9%1.9%8.1%
  • Local-developed core
  • Transfer stock
Measure2016–182021–25
Local-developed core36.0%36.9%
Transfer stock1.9%8.1%

The roster, at a glance

  • 475 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 116 located players.
  • 36.7%In-state36.7% of the roster is from Alabama.
  • 24.1%Backyard24.1% grew up within 100 miles of campus.
  • 17.5%Detected transfers17.5% of the roster arrived after playing at another school.

Across the FBS

Where Alabama ranks

Most In-State#4736.7%Most Transfers#10517.5%Closest to Home#69475 miFarthest From Home#70475 miBiggest Localism Shift#13536.7%Most Backyard Players#5224.1%Fewest Transfers#3417.5%Biggest Transfer Shift#9817.5%

Homecoming Radius over time

The median hometown-to-campus distance, by season. The dotted line is the FBS median.

050100150200250FBS median (250 mi)200920122016201920232026

Roster composition over time

Where the in-state lens draws the line: local-developed, local transfer, outsider developed, outsider transfer, and unknown. This chart begins where stable athlete IDs make transfer detection possible; the radius chart above carries the official-archive geography farther back.

Local-developedOutsider developedOutsider transfer200920122016201920232026

Where do Alabama's players come from?

SeasonRosterIn-stateTransfer signalRadius
202612036.7%17.5%218 mi
202512637.3%16.7%250 mi
202413342.9%10.5%188 mi
202313841.6%5.8%206 mi
202213634.1%4.4%270 mi
202112535.5%3.2%278 mi
202013536.8%3.0%243 mi
201912737.0%0.8%234 mi
201811837.3%2.5%245 mi
201712635.7%1.6%239 mi
201612936.4%1.6%262 mi
201512332.8%1.6%270 mi
201412535.5%0.8%224 mi
201311532.2%0.0%212 mi
201211940.7%0.0%194 mi
201111949.6%0.0%176 mi
201011957.1%0.0%176 mi
200910452.9%1.0%175 mi

Where the roster grew up

Every 2026 player's hometown, with campus marked and the Homecoming Radius circled.

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Homecoming Radius: 218 mi

(This slider is for exploring — leaderboards use the fixed lenses.)

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