Program field guide · 2026

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Duke

Blue Devils

Duke’s North Carolina-developed core fell from 22 to 14 players.

2026 roster · Roster geography

In 2016, 22 of 100 roster spots were filled by North Carolina players with no earlier college team detected. On the 2026 roster, 14 of 101 fit the same definition. Detected transfers went from 1 to 15.

In 2016 the median player grew up 404 mi from campus. Now it is 434 mi.

None of the 15 players who came from another college grew up in North Carolina.

Then → now

2016–18 compared with 2021–25

2016–182021–2517.6%18.2%1.7%6.1%
  • Local-developed core
  • Transfer stock
Measure2016–182021–25
Local-developed core17.6%18.2%
Transfer stock1.7%6.1%

The roster, at a glance

  • 744 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 97 located players.
  • 13.9%In-state13.9% of the roster is from North Carolina.
  • 6.2%Backyard6.2% grew up within 100 miles of campus.
  • 14.9%Detected transfers14.9% of the roster arrived after playing at another school.

Across the FBS

Where Duke ranks

Most In-State#11913.9%Most Transfers#11714.9%Closest to Home#121744 miFarthest From Home#18744 miBiggest Localism Shift#12213.9%Most Backyard Players#1316.2%Fewest Transfers#2214.9%Biggest Transfer Shift#10814.9%

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 Duke's players come from?

SeasonRosterIn-stateTransfer signalRadius
202610113.9%14.9%434 mi
202510318.6%6.8%417 mi
202411316.1%9.7%373 mi
202310921.3%4.6%346 mi
202211220.9%4.5%422 mi
202110718.1%4.7%396 mi
202011016.5%3.6%364 mi
201911119.8%0.9%346 mi
20189813.3%2.0%373 mi
20179717.5%2.1%364 mi
201610022.0%1.0%404 mi
201510922.0%0.9%383 mi
201411422.8%0.0%392 mi
201311424.6%0.0%367 mi
201211026.4%0.0%362 mi
201113023.8%0.0%361 mi
201010226.5%0.0%353 mi
20099619.8%0.0%377 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: 434 mi

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

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