2026 roster · Roster geography
The Central Michigan roster story
In 2016, 76 of 106 roster spots were filled by Michigan players with no earlier college team detected. On the 2026 roster, 35 of 112 fit the same definition. Detected transfers went from 1 to 7.
In 2016 the median player grew up 113 mi from campus. Now it is 331 mi.
Of the 7 players who came from another college, 2 are from Michigan. Those home-state players make up 29% of detected-transfer stock on this roster.
Then → now
2016–18 compared with 2021–25
- Local-developed core
- Transfer stock
| Measure | 2016–18 | 2021–25 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local-developed core | 66.0% | 40.7% | |
| Transfer stock | 4.0% | 6.9% |
The roster, at a glance
- 645 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 103 located players.
- 33.0%In-state33.0% of the roster is from Michigan.
- 19.4%Backyard19.4% grew up within 100 miles of campus.
- 6.3%Detected transfers6.3% of the roster arrived after playing at another school.
Across the FBS
Where Central Michigan 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: 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.
Where do Central Michigan's players come from?
| Season | Roster | In-state | Transfer signal | Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 112 | 33.0% | 6.3% | 331 mi |
| 2025 | 107 | 37.4% | 9.3% | 241 mi |
| 2024 | 118 | 43.2% | 9.3% | 224 mi |
| 2023 | 116 | 42.2% | 6.9% | 274 mi |
| 2022 | 120 | 49.2% | 3.3% | 193 mi |
| 2021 | 112 | 53.3% | 5.4% | 124 mi |
| 2020 | 130 | 57.1% | 8.5% | 123 mi |
| 2019 | 115 | 60.7% | 7.8% | 123 mi |
| 2018 | 111 | 63.0% | 7.2% | 123 mi |
| 2017 | 108 | 71.0% | 3.7% | 115 mi |
| 2016 | 106 | 73.3% | 0.9% | 113 mi |
| 2015 | 105 | 74.3% | 0.0% | 112 mi |
| 2014 | 107 | 72.0% | 0.9% | 113 mi |
| 2013 | 106 | 67.9% | 0.0% | 117 mi |
| 2012 | 107 | 63.6% | 0.0% | 118 mi |
| 2011 | 105 | 60.0% | 0.0% | 122 mi |
| 2010 | 107 | 57.0% | 0.0% | 123 mi |
| 2009 | 98 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 128 mi |
Where the roster grew up
Every 2026 player's hometown, with campus marked and the Homecoming Radius circled.
Homecoming Radius: 331 mi
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