Players from Colorado with no earlier college roster elsewhere in the data filled 30% of roster spots in 2016 and 19% on the 2026 roster.
In 2016, 35 of 117 roster spots were filled by Colorado players not previously rostered elsewhere in the data. On the 2026 roster, 16 of 85 fit the same definition. The number of players previously rostered elsewhere changed from 3 to 18.
The median hometown distance moved from 831 mi in 2016 to 851 mi on the 2026 roster. The reliable geography record begins in 2000. Among players with a known home state, 47% were from Colorado, compared with 22% 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 | 32.3% | 24.5% | |
| Previously rostered elsewhere | 4.0% | 15.9% |
The 2026 roster
- 734 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 81 located players.
- 22.4%In-state22.4% of players with a known home state are from Colorado.
- 19.8%Backyard19.8% of players with a located hometown grew up within 100 miles of campus.
- 21.2%Previously rostered elsewhere21.2% of the roster appeared on another college roster in an earlier season.
Where Colorado State 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 Colorado State's players come from?
| Season | Roster | In-state | Rostered elsewhere | Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 85 | 22.4% | 21.2% | 851 mi |
| 2025 | 108 | 20.4% | 19.4% | 840 mi |
| 2024 | 110 | 25.0% | 16.4% | 821 mi |
| 2023 | 113 | 24.5% | 15.0% | 831 mi |
| 2022 | 111 | 32.7% | 18.0% | 836 mi |
| 2021 | 103 | 33.0% | 10.7% | 841 mi |
| 2020 | 112 | 30.9% | 7.1% | 850 mi |
| 2019 | 118 | 32.8% | 4.2% | 855 mi |
| 2018 | 101 | 33.0% | 4.0% | 868 mi |
| 2017 | 111 | 34.5% | 5.4% | 831 mi |
| 2016 | 117 | 30.4% | 2.6% | 831 mi |
| 2015 | 126 | 40.8% | 0.8% | 671 mi |
| 2014 | 115 | 34.2% | 0.9% | 743 mi |
| 2013 | 109 | 37.6% | 0.0% | 635 mi |
| 2012 | 112 | 33.0% | 0.0% | 729 mi |
| 2011 | 113 | 32.1% | 0.9% | 729 mi |
| 2010 | 104 | 34.6% | 1.0% | 704 mi |
| 2009 | 106 | 40.6% | 1.9% | 488 mi |
| 2008‡ | 30 | 44.4% | 3.3% | — |
| 2007‡ | 30 | 50.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2006‡ | 26 | 66.7% | 0.0% | — |
| 2005‡ | 26 | — | 0.0% | — |
| 2004‡ | 29 | — | 0.0% | — |
| 2001archive | 103 | 45.1% | 2.9% proxy | 257 mi |
| 2000archive | 95 | 47.4% | 2.1% proxy | 233 mi |
In-state shares use players with a known home state. Radius uses located hometowns.
‡ fewer than 70 roster rows or under 75% known home state. Treat with caution.
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: 851 mi