The Auburn roster story
In 2016, 43 of 121 roster spots were filled by Alabama players not previously rostered elsewhere in the data. On the 2026 roster, 37 of 113 fit the same definition. The number of players previously rostered elsewhere changed from 3 to 42.
The median hometown distance moved from 123 mi in 2016 to 219 mi on the 2026 roster. The reliable geography record begins in 1966. Among players with a known home state, 51% were from Alabama, compared with 35% on the 2026 roster.
Before and during the portal era
2016–18 compared with 2021–25
- In-state, not rostered elsewhere
- Previously rostered elsewhere
| Measure | 2016–18 | 2021–25 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-state, not rostered elsewhere | 39.7% | 37.8% | |
| Previously rostered elsewhere | 1.7% | 17.9% |
The 2026 roster
- 350 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 108 located players.
- 34.5%In-state34.5% of players with a known home state are from Alabama.
- 28.7%Backyard28.7% of players with a located hometown grew up within 100 miles of campus.
- 37.2%Previously rostered elsewhere37.2% of the roster appeared on another college roster in an earlier season.
Where Auburn ranks
Homecoming Radius over time
The median hometown-to-campus distance, by season. The dotted line is the FBS median.
Roster composition over time
Where the in-state lens draws the line: home-state players with and without an earlier college roster, out-of-state players with and without one, and players with unknown geography. This chart begins where stable athlete IDs make transfer detection possible; the radius chart above carries the official-archive geography farther back.
Where do Auburn's players come from?
| Season | Roster | In-state | Rostered elsewhere | Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 113 | 34.5% | 37.2% | 219 mi |
| 2025 | 116 | 40.5% | 21.6% | 133 mi |
| 2024 | 121 | 43.0% | 23.1% | 134 mi |
| 2023 | 119 | 41.2% | 23.5% | 160 mi |
| 2022 | 115 | 44.7% | 13.0% | 128 mi |
| 2021 | 107 | 37.1% | 8.4% | 137 mi |
| 2020 | 125 | 37.7% | 2.4% | 134 mi |
| 2019 | 125 | 38.5% | 0.8% | 134 mi |
| 2018 | 112 | 42.2% | 0.9% | 118 mi |
| 2017 | 108 | 43.8% | 1.9% | 123 mi |
| 2016 | 121 | 36.1% | 2.5% | 123 mi |
| 2015 | 125 | 36.9% | 1.6% | 122 mi |
| 2014 | 127 | 35.2% | 0.8% | 124 mi |
| 2013 | 116 | 38.3% | 0.9% | 152 mi |
| 2012 | 116 | 44.0% | 0.9% | 163 mi |
| 2011 | 111 | 47.7% | 0.0% | 143 mi |
| 2010 | 117 | 48.3% | 1.7% | 120 mi |
| 2009 | 108 | 47.2% | 0.9% | 138 mi |
| 2008‡ | 31 | 43.5% | 0.0% | — |
| 2007‡ | 32 | 54.5% | 0.0% | — |
| 2006‡ | 30 | 60.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2005‡ | 29 | — | 0.0% | — |
| 2004‡ | 30 | — | 0.0% | — |
| 2003archive | 113 | 36.0% | 1.8% proxy | 176 mi |
| 2002archive | 108 | 37.4% | 0.9% proxy | 132 mi |
| 2001archive | 110 | 39.1% | 0.0% proxy | 134 mi |
| 2000archive | 102 | 45.1% | 0.0% proxy | 160 mi |
| 1999archive | 117 | 49.6% | 0.0% proxy | 171 mi |
| 1998archive | 128 | 47.2% | 0.0% proxy | 150 mi |
| 1997archive | 132 | 46.2% | 0.0% proxy | 148 mi |
| 1996archive | 120 | 47.1% | 0.0% proxy | 126 mi |
| 1995archive | 129 | 48.4% | 0.0% proxy | 126 mi |
| 1994archive | 106 | 56.2% | 0.0% proxy | 105 mi |
| 1993archive | 113 | 56.8% | 0.0% proxy | 100 mi |
| 1992archive | 113 | 55.5% | 0.0% proxy | 107 mi |
| 1991archive | 141 | 60.3% | 0.0% proxy | 105 mi |
| 1990archive | 79 | 42.9% | 0.0% proxy | 118 mi |
| 1989archive | 78 | 53.8% | 0.0% proxy | 102 mi |
| 1988archive | 72 | 63.9% | 0.0% proxy | 102 mi |
| 1987archive | 79 | 64.6% | 0.0% proxy | 101 mi |
| 1986archive‡ | 68 | 64.7% | 0.0% proxy | 103 mi |
| 1985archive | 76 | 71.1% | 0.0% proxy | 102 mi |
| 1984archive‡ | 69 | 65.2% | 0.0% proxy | 101 mi |
| 1983archive | 93 | 46.6% | 0.0% proxy | 106 mi |
| 1982archive | 102 | 48.0% | 0.0% proxy | 114 mi |
| 1981archive | 84 | 51.2% | 0.0% proxy | 113 mi |
| 1980archive | 79 | 53.8% | 0.0% proxy | 116 mi |
| 1979archive | 76 | 61.3% | 0.0% proxy | 151 mi |
| 1978archive‡ | 64 | 71.9% | 0.0% proxy | 137 mi |
| 1977archive | 76 | 72.4% | 0.0% proxy | 118 mi |
| 1976archive | 90 | 64.8% | 0.0% proxy | 101 mi |
| 1975archive | 107 | 60.4% | 0.0% proxy | 101 mi |
| 1974archive | 94 | 58.7% | 0.0% proxy | 126 mi |
| 1973archive | 96 | 56.8% | 0.0% proxy | 130 mi |
| 1972archive | 86 | 70.2% | 0.0% proxy | 99 mi |
| 1971archive | 86 | 72.9% | 0.0% proxy | 101 mi |
| 1970archive | 95 | 68.1% | 0.0% proxy | 101 mi |
| 1969archive | 80 | 62.5% | 0.0% proxy | 109 mi |
| 1968archive | 80 | 62.5% | 0.0% proxy | 109 mi |
| 1967archive | 82 | 56.1% | 0.0% proxy | 109 mi |
| 1966archive | 76 | 51.3% | 0.0% proxy | 111 mi |
In-state shares use players with a known home state. Radius uses located hometowns.
‡ fewer than 70 roster rows or under 75% known home state. Treat with caution.
archive = official athletic-site roster. “Proxy” is the share listing a previous school where that field behaved like a transfer field; it is not the same measure as the share previously rostered elsewhere.
Where the roster grew up
Located hometowns on the 2026 roster, with campus marked and the Homecoming Radius circled.
Homecoming Radius: 219 mi