Program field guide · 2026

American Athletic · New York

Army

Black Knights

Army’s New York-developed core fell from 9 to 2 players.

2026 roster · Roster geography

In 2016, 9 of 154 roster spots were filled by New York players with no earlier college team detected. On the 2026 roster, 2 of 196 fit the same definition. Detected transfers went from 0 to 1.

In 2016 the median player grew up 749 mi from campus. Now it is 762 mi.

None of the 1 players who came from another college grew up in New York.

Then → now

2016–18 compared with 2021–25

2016–182021–253.8%2.4%0.2%0.3%
  • Local-developed core
  • Transfer stock
Measure2016–182021–25
Local-developed core3.8%2.4%
Transfer stock0.2%0.3%

The roster, at a glance

  • 1,004 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 189 located players.
  • 1.0%In-state1.0% of the roster is from New York.
  • 5.3%Backyard5.3% grew up within 100 miles of campus.
  • 0.5%Detected transfers0.5% of the roster arrived after playing at another school.

Across the FBS

Where Army ranks

Most In-State#1381.0%Most Transfers#1360.5%Closest to Home#1341,004 miFarthest From Home#51,004 miBiggest Localism Shift#1281.0%Most Backyard Players#1355.3%Fewest Transfers#30.5%Biggest Transfer Shift#1270.5%

Homecoming Radius over time

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

02004006008001000FBS 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.

Outsider developed200920122016201920232026

Where do Army's players come from?

SeasonRosterIn-stateTransfer signalRadius
20261961.0%0.5%762 mi
20251800.6%0.6%887 mi
20241822.2%0.5%875 mi
20231803.3%0.6%822 mi
20221643.0%0.0%787 mi
20211132.7%0.0%756 mi
20201704.7%0.0%751 mi
20191784.5%0.0%745 mi
20181752.9%0.6%756 mi
20171772.8%0.0%765 mi
20161545.8%0.0%749 mi
20151555.8%0.0%831 mi
20141599.5%0.0%980 mi
20131579.6%0.0%895 mi
20121548.5%0.0%793 mi
20111537.9%0.0%758 mi
20101586.4%0.0%776 mi
20091464.1%0.0%777 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: 762 mi

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