Program field guide · 2026

ACC · South Carolina

Clemson

Tigers

Clemson’s South Carolina-developed core fell from 41 to 25 players.

2026 roster · Roster geography

In 2016, 41 of 112 roster spots were filled by South Carolina players with no earlier college team detected. On the 2026 roster, 25 of 119 fit the same definition. Detected transfers went from 1 to 14.

In 2016 the median player grew up 170 mi from campus. Now it is 240 mi.

Of the 14 players who came from another college, 1 is from South Carolina. Those home-state players make up 7% of detected-transfer stock on this roster.

Then → now

2016–18 compared with 2021–25

2016–182021–2540.6%34.0%0.9%1.8%
  • Local-developed core
  • Transfer stock
Measure2016–182021–25
Local-developed core40.6%34.0%
Transfer stock0.9%1.8%

The roster, at a glance

  • 321 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 116 located players.
  • 21.8%In-state21.8% of the roster is from South Carolina.
  • 19.8%Backyard19.8% grew up within 100 miles of campus.
  • 11.8%Detected transfers11.8% of the roster arrived after playing at another school.

Across the FBS

Where Clemson ranks

Most In-State#9521.8%Most Transfers#12511.8%Closest to Home#19321 miFarthest From Home#120321 miBiggest Localism Shift#3221.8%Most Backyard Players#6619.8%Fewest Transfers#1411.8%Biggest Transfer Shift#11511.8%

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-developedOutsider developedOutsider transfer200920122016201920232026

Where do Clemson's players come from?

SeasonRosterIn-stateTransfer signalRadius
202611921.8%11.8%240 mi
202512628.6%2.4%179 mi
202413635.3%2.2%149 mi
202313337.9%1.5%168 mi
202213539.6%0.7%176 mi
202113731.6%2.2%172 mi
202012435.8%0.8%163 mi
201912135.8%1.7%163 mi
201811443.0%0.9%172 mi
201711442.1%0.9%142 mi
201611236.6%0.9%170 mi
201511847.5%0.0%140 mi
201412146.3%0.0%138 mi
201311347.8%0.0%145 mi
201210352.4%0.0%152 mi
201110646.2%0.0%162 mi
201010443.3%0.0%167 mi
20098944.9%1.1%184 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: 240 mi

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