Program field guide · 2026

Big 12 · Ohio

Cincinnati

Bearcats

Cincinnati’s Ohio-developed core fell from 38 to 32 players.

2026 roster · Roster geography

In 2016, 38 of 103 roster spots were filled by Ohio players with no earlier college team detected. On the 2026 roster, 32 of 111 fit the same definition. Detected transfers went from 1 to 22.

In 2016 the median player grew up 250 mi from campus. Now it is 284 mi.

Of the 22 players who came from another college, 3 are from Ohio. Those home-state players make up 14% of detected-transfer stock on this roster.

Then → now

2016–18 compared with 2021–25

2016–182021–2541.5%47.4%2.3%16.1%
  • Local-developed core
  • Transfer stock
Measure2016–182021–25
Local-developed core41.5%47.4%
Transfer stock2.3%16.1%

The roster, at a glance

  • 378 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 106 located players.
  • 31.5%In-state31.5% of the roster is from Ohio.
  • 21.7%Backyard21.7% grew up within 100 miles of campus.
  • 19.8%Detected transfers19.8% of the roster arrived after playing at another school.

Across the FBS

Where Cincinnati ranks

Most In-State#6431.5%Most Transfers#9219.8%Closest to Home#37378 miFarthest From Home#102378 miBiggest Localism Shift#7531.5%Most Backyard Players#6021.7%Fewest Transfers#4719.8%Biggest Transfer Shift#8819.8%

Homecoming Radius over time

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

0100200300400FBS 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 Cincinnati's players come from?

SeasonRosterIn-stateTransfer signalRadius
202611131.5%19.8%284 mi
202511034.5%21.8%353 mi
202411644.0%25.9%226 mi
202311257.1%18.8%112 mi
202211661.7%6.0%113 mi
202113562.7%8.1%110 mi
202013164.8%6.9%103 mi
201912063.0%6.7%108 mi
201810350.5%3.9%208 mi
201710041.0%2.0%235 mi
201610336.9%1.0%250 mi
201510036.0%1.0%254 mi
201410743.0%0.9%221 mi
201311244.6%0.9%110 mi
201211343.4%0.0%125 mi
201110546.7%1.0%125 mi
201010548.6%1.0%107 mi
200910548.6%1.9%169 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: 284 mi

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

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