Program field guide · 2026

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Arizona State

Sun Devils

Arizona State’s Arizona-developed core fell from 30 to 12 players.

2026 roster · Roster geography

In 2016, 30 of 125 roster spots were filled by Arizona players with no earlier college team detected. On the 2026 roster, 12 of 101 fit the same definition. Detected transfers went from 1 to 34.

In 2016 the median player grew up 495 mi from campus. Now it is 876 mi.

Of the 34 players who came from another college, 3 are from Arizona. Those home-state players make up 9% of detected-transfer stock on this roster.

Then → now

2016–18 compared with 2021–25

2016–182021–2527.0%23.5%3.1%28.1%
  • Local-developed core
  • Transfer stock
Measure2016–182021–25
Local-developed core27.0%23.5%
Transfer stock3.1%28.1%

The roster, at a glance

  • 854 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 97 located players.
  • 14.9%In-state14.9% of the roster is from Arizona.
  • 13.4%Backyard13.4% grew up within 100 miles of campus.
  • 33.7%Detected transfers33.7% of the roster arrived after playing at another school.

Across the FBS

Where Arizona State ranks

Most In-State#11514.9%Most Transfers#2633.7%Closest to Home#129854 miFarthest From Home#10854 miBiggest Localism Shift#5414.9%Most Backyard Players#10113.4%Fewest Transfers#11333.7%Biggest Transfer Shift#2333.7%

Homecoming Radius over time

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

0200400600800FBS 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 Arizona State's players come from?

SeasonRosterIn-stateTransfer signalRadius
202610114.9%33.7%876 mi
202510819.4%41.7%859 mi
202412033.6%39.2%611 mi
202311839.3%28.8%343 mi
202211229.7%20.5%396 mi
202111426.4%10.5%367 mi
202011628.9%6.9%365 mi
201911435.1%5.3%359 mi
201811333.6%4.4%378 mi
201712326.0%4.1%531 mi
201612524.4%0.8%495 mi
201512426.2%1.6%495 mi
201411434.2%0.0%371 mi
201310828.0%0.9%361 mi
201210530.8%1.0%353 mi
201111629.3%0.9%337 mi
201011433.3%1.8%326 mi
200910636.8%1.9%326 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: 876 mi

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