Program field guide · 2026

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Arkansas State

Red Wolves

Arkansas State’s Arkansas-developed core fell from 33 to 6 players.

2026 roster · Roster geography

In 2016, 33 of 119 roster spots were filled by Arkansas players with no earlier college team detected. On the 2026 roster, 6 of 114 fit the same definition. Detected transfers went from 6 to 36.

In 2016 the median player grew up 300 mi from campus. Now it is 393 mi.

None of the 36 players who came from another college grew up in Arkansas.

Then → now

2016–18 compared with 2021–25

2016–182021–2524.7%12.2%5.4%22.0%
  • Local-developed core
  • Transfer stock
Measure2016–182021–25
Local-developed core24.7%12.2%
Transfer stock5.4%22.0%

The roster, at a glance

  • 442 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 109 located players.
  • 5.3%In-state5.3% of the roster is from Arkansas.
  • 6.4%Backyard6.4% grew up within 100 miles of campus.
  • 31.6%Detected transfers31.6% of the roster arrived after playing at another school.

Across the FBS

Where Arkansas State ranks

Most In-State#1375.3%Most Transfers#3331.6%Closest to Home#55442 miFarthest From Home#84442 miBiggest Localism Shift#245.3%Most Backyard Players#1296.4%Fewest Transfers#10631.6%Biggest Transfer Shift#4331.6%

Homecoming Radius over time

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

0100200300400FBS 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 Arkansas State's players come from?

SeasonRosterIn-stateTransfer signalRadius
20261145.3%31.6%393 mi
20251239.8%29.3%387 mi
202412311.5%22.0%407 mi
202312115.0%21.5%382 mi
202212618.4%20.6%365 mi
202112014.4%16.7%361 mi
202010517.1%10.5%316 mi
201911524.8%8.7%316 mi
201812826.8%7.0%378 mi
201711823.3%4.2%385 mi
201611929.3%5.0%300 mi
201511727.4%0.9%298 mi
201411540.0%0.0%206 mi
201311542.6%1.7%196 mi
201211441.2%1.8%201 mi
201111535.7%0.9%218 mi
201010228.4%0.0%254 mi
20099732.0%0.0%213 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: 393 mi

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