2026 roster · Roster geography
The East Carolina roster story
In 2016, 50 of 107 roster spots were filled by North Carolina players with no earlier college team detected. On the 2026 roster, 36 of 119 fit the same definition. Detected transfers went from 5 to 29.
In 2016 the median player grew up 163 mi from campus. Now it is 332 mi.
Of the 29 players who came from another college, 4 are from North Carolina. Those home-state players make up 14% of detected-transfer stock on this roster.
Then → now
2016–18 compared with 2021–25
- Local-developed core
- Transfer stock
| Measure | 2016–18 | 2021–25 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local-developed core | 45.3% | 37.1% | |
| Transfer stock | 4.7% | 17.5% |
The roster, at a glance
- 407 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 113 located players.
- 33.9%In-state33.9% of the roster is from North Carolina.
- 16.8%Backyard16.8% grew up within 100 miles of campus.
- 24.4%Detected transfers24.4% of the roster arrived after playing at another school.
Across the FBS
Where East 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: 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.
Where do East Carolina's players come from?
| Season | Roster | In-state | Transfer signal | Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 119 | 33.9% | 24.4% | 332 mi |
| 2025 | 124 | 30.9% | 25.8% | 316 mi |
| 2024 | 129 | 42.2% | 20.9% | 228 mi |
| 2023 | 123 | 43.1% | 17.9% | 226 mi |
| 2022 | 120 | 48.7% | 14.2% | 172 mi |
| 2021 | 136 | 48.5% | 8.8% | 198 mi |
| 2020 | 157 | 49.4% | 6.4% | 186 mi |
| 2019 | 106 | 52.8% | 1.9% | 183 mi |
| 2018 | 92 | 47.3% | 2.2% | 198 mi |
| 2017 | 110 | 45.5% | 7.3% | 205 mi |
| 2016 | 107 | 47.7% | 4.7% | 163 mi |
| 2015 | 136 | 55.1% | 1.5% | 165 mi |
| 2014 | 124 | 58.9% | 0.0% | 165 mi |
| 2013 | 127 | 59.1% | 0.0% | 165 mi |
| 2012 | 113 | 54.5% | 0.9% | 175 mi |
| 2011 | 113 | 61.9% | 0.0% | 160 mi |
| 2010 | 111 | 60.4% | 0.0% | 156 mi |
| 2009 | 116 | 69.0% | 0.9% | 134 mi |
Where the roster grew up
Every 2026 player's hometown, with campus marked and the Homecoming Radius circled.
Homecoming Radius: 332 mi
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