Program field guide · 2026

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Baylor

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Baylor’s Texas-developed core fell from 89 to 48 players.

2026 roster · Roster geography

In 2016, 89 of 108 roster spots were filled by Texas players with no earlier college team detected. On the 2026 roster, 48 of 111 fit the same definition. Detected transfers went from 1 to 39.

In 2016 the median player grew up 117 mi from campus. Now it is 169 mi.

Of the 39 players who came from another college, 17 are from Texas. Those home-state players make up 44% of detected-transfer stock on this roster.

Then → now

2016–18 compared with 2021–25

2016–182021–2575.6%62.6%3.6%13.7%
  • Local-developed core
  • Transfer stock
Measure2016–182021–25
Local-developed core75.6%62.6%
Transfer stock3.6%13.7%

The roster, at a glance

  • 404 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 106 located players.
  • 58.6%In-state58.6% of the roster is from Texas.
  • 27.4%Backyard27.4% grew up within 100 miles of campus.
  • 35.1%Detected transfers35.1% of the roster arrived after playing at another school.

Across the FBS

Where Baylor ranks

Most In-State#1558.6%Most Transfers#2135.1%Closest to Home#44404 miFarthest From Home#95404 miBiggest Localism Shift#3658.6%Most Backyard Players#3827.4%Fewest Transfers#11835.1%Biggest Transfer Shift#2035.1%

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-developedLocal transferOutsider developedOutsider transfer200920122016201920232026

Where do Baylor's players come from?

SeasonRosterIn-stateTransfer signalRadius
202611158.6%35.1%169 mi
202511763.2%23.9%154 mi
202411064.5%20.0%162 mi
202310969.2%11.9%140 mi
202211271.2%7.1%148 mi
202110572.8%5.7%159 mi
202011470.5%5.3%162 mi
201912272.7%3.3%162 mi
201810674.3%5.7%145 mi
201711773.5%4.3%145 mi
201610882.4%0.9%117 mi
201511284.8%0.0%117 mi
201411286.6%0.0%106 mi
201311185.6%0.0%106 mi
201211788.9%0.9%116 mi
201112189.3%0.0%139 mi
201011887.3%0.0%143 mi
200911088.1%0.0%111 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: 169 mi

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

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