Program field guide · 2026

Mid-American · New York

Buffalo

Bulls

Buffalo’s New York-developed core fell from 38 to 25 players.

2026 roster · Roster geography

In 2016, 38 of 111 roster spots were filled by New York players with no earlier college team detected. On the 2026 roster, 25 of 118 fit the same definition. Detected transfers went from 2 to 17.

In 2016 the median player grew up 281 mi from campus. Now it is 282 mi.

Of the 17 players who came from another college, 1 is from New York. Those home-state players make up 6% of detected-transfer stock on this roster.

Then → now

2016–18 compared with 2021–25

2016–182021–2531.7%30.9%2.7%12.1%
  • Local-developed core
  • Transfer stock
Measure2016–182021–25
Local-developed core31.7%30.9%
Transfer stock2.7%12.1%

The roster, at a glance

  • 361 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 107 located players.
  • 22.2%In-state22.2% of the roster is from New York.
  • 18.7%Backyard18.7% grew up within 100 miles of campus.
  • 14.4%Detected transfers14.4% of the roster arrived after playing at another school.

Across the FBS

Where Buffalo ranks

Most In-State#9222.2%Most Transfers#12114.4%Closest to Home#33361 miFarthest From Home#106361 miBiggest Localism Shift#8322.2%Most Backyard Players#7518.7%Fewest Transfers#1814.4%Biggest Transfer Shift#11314.4%

Homecoming Radius over time

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

0100200300FBS 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 Buffalo's players come from?

SeasonRosterIn-stateTransfer signalRadius
202611822.2%14.4%282 mi
202511428.3%15.8%288 mi
202411932.2%14.3%292 mi
202310837.0%12.0%293 mi
202211333.3%13.3%292 mi
202112140.2%5.0%281 mi
202014737.8%4.1%285 mi
201912234.5%1.6%288 mi
201811132.7%3.6%295 mi
201710630.2%2.8%297 mi
201611134.2%1.8%281 mi
201512138.8%0.0%248 mi
201410832.4%0.0%258 mi
201310233.3%0.0%266 mi
201210336.9%0.0%264 mi
201110135.6%1.0%283 mi
20109836.7%0.0%293 mi
20099335.5%0.0%293 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: 282 mi

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

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