Players from South Carolina with no earlier college roster elsewhere in the data filled 37% of roster spots in 2017 and 17% on the 2026 roster.
In 2017, 41 of 111 roster spots were filled by South Carolina players not previously rostered elsewhere in the data. On the 2026 roster, 17 of 103 fit the same definition. The number of players previously rostered elsewhere changed from 4 to 34.
The median hometown distance moved from 287 mi in 2017 to 390 mi on the 2026 roster. The reliable geography record begins in 2003. Among players with a known home state, 66% were from South Carolina, compared with 18% on the 2026 roster.
Before and during the portal era
2016–18 compared with 2021–25
- In-state, not rostered elsewhere
- Previously rostered elsewhere
| Measure | 2016–18 | 2021–25 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-state, not rostered elsewhere | 37.5% | 22.5% | |
| Previously rostered elsewhere | 4.5% | 16.9% |
The 2026 roster
- 478 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 96 located players.
- 18.4%In-state18.4% of players with a known home state are from South Carolina.
- 8.3%Backyard8.3% of players with a located hometown grew up within 100 miles of campus.
- 33.0%Previously rostered elsewhere33.0% of the roster appeared on another college roster in an earlier season.
Where Coastal Carolina 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: 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.
Where do Coastal Carolina's players come from?
| Season | Roster | In-state | Rostered elsewhere | Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 103 | 18.4% | 33.0% | 390 mi |
| 2025 | 108 | 18.7% | 28.7% | 430 mi |
| 2024 | 120 | 25.0% | 18.3% | 347 mi |
| 2023 | 116 | 28.4% | 19.8% | 309 mi |
| 2022 | 120 | 25.8% | 10.0% | 310 mi |
| 2021 | 129 | 26.6% | 7.8% | 294 mi |
| 2020 | 143 | 33.1% | 4.2% | 285 mi |
| 2019 | 124 | 39.5% | 4.0% | 219 mi |
| 2018 | 113 | 38.4% | 5.3% | 256 mi |
| 2017 | 111 | 36.9% | 3.6% | 287 mi |
| 2016archive | 123 | 36.1% | 15.4% proxy | 272 mi |
| 2015archive | 121 | 33.6% | 19.0% proxy | 275 mi |
| 2014archive | 120 | 35.0% | 19.2% proxy | 216 mi |
| 2013archive | 121 | 41.7% | 15.7% proxy | 189 mi |
| 2012archive | 107 | 43.9% | 16.8% proxy | 189 mi |
| 2011archive | 94 | 50.0% | 16.0% proxy | 178 mi |
| 2010archive | 102 | 53.0% | 20.6% proxy | 162 mi |
| 2009archive | 118 | 51.7% | 17.8% proxy | 162 mi |
| 2008archive | 121 | 52.9% | 9.1% proxy | 159 mi |
| 2007archive | 118 | 55.1% | 10.2% proxy | 145 mi |
| 2006archive | 133 | 57.9% | 13.5% proxy | 142 mi |
| 2005archive | 138 | 62.8% | 15.2% proxy | 139 mi |
| 2004archive | 138 | 66.4% | 18.8% proxy | 139 mi |
| 2003archive | 134 | 65.7% | 22.4% proxy | 142 mi |
In-state shares use players with a known home state. Radius uses located hometowns.
archive = official athletic-site roster. “Proxy” is the share listing a previous school where that field behaved like a transfer field; it is not the same measure as the share previously rostered elsewhere.
Where the roster grew up
Located hometowns on the 2026 roster, with campus marked and the Homecoming Radius circled.
Homecoming Radius: 390 mi