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Clemson Tigers football roster hometowns

Where are Clemson players from?

On the 2026 Clemson football roster, 21.8% of players with a known home state are from South Carolina. The median listed hometown is 240 mi from campus (Homecoming Radius).

The 2026 snapshot was collected before the season. Sources and definitions

Players from South Carolina with no earlier college roster elsewhere in the data filled 37% of roster spots in 2016 and 21% on the 2026 roster.

In 2016, 41 of 112 roster spots were filled by South Carolina players not previously rostered elsewhere in the data. On the 2026 roster, 25 of 119 fit the same definition. The number of players previously rostered elsewhere changed from 1 to 14.

The median hometown distance moved from 170 mi in 2016 to 240 mi on the 2026 roster.

Before and during the portal era

2016–18 compared with 2021–25

2016–182021–2540.6%34.0%0.9%1.8%
  • In-state, not rostered elsewhere
  • Previously rostered elsewhere
Measure2016–182021–25
In-state, not rostered elsewhere40.6%34.0%
Previously rostered elsewhere0.9%1.8%

The 2026 roster

  • 321 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 116 located players.
  • 21.8%In-state21.8% of players with a known home state are from South Carolina.
  • 19.8%Backyard19.8% of players with a located hometown grew up within 100 miles of campus.
  • 11.8%Previously rostered elsewhere11.8% of the roster appeared on another college roster in an earlier season.

Where Clemson ranks

Most In-State#9521.8%Most Transfers#12511.8%Closest to Home#19321 miFarthest From Home#120321 miBiggest In-State 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: home-state players with and without an earlier college roster, out-of-state players with and without one, and players with unknown geography. This chart begins where stable athlete IDs make transfer detection possible; the radius chart above carries the official-archive geography farther back.

In-state, not rostered elsewhereOut-of-state, not rostered elsewhereOut-of-state, rostered elsewhere200920122016201920232026

Where do Clemson's players come from?

SeasonRosterIn-stateRostered elsewhereRadius
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

In-state shares use players with a known home state. Radius uses located hometowns.

Where the roster grew up

Located hometowns on the 2026 roster, with campus marked and the Homecoming Radius circled.

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Homecoming Radius: 240 mi

This slider is exploratory. Rankings use fixed distance lenses.

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