Players from Florida with no earlier college roster elsewhere in the data filled 89% of roster spots in 2016 and 56% on the 2026 roster.
In 2016, 102 of 115 roster spots were filled by Florida players not previously rostered elsewhere in the data. On the 2026 roster, 59 of 105 fit the same definition. The number of players previously rostered elsewhere changed from 2 to 33.
Of the 33 players previously rostered elsewhere, 16 are from Florida.
The median hometown distance moved from 165 mi in 2016 to 149 mi 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 | 83.5% | 64.5% | |
| Previously rostered elsewhere | 3.3% | 15.7% |
The 2026 roster
- 317 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 104 located players.
- 71.4%In-state71.4% of players with a known home state are from Florida.
- 47.1%Backyard47.1% of players with a located hometown grew up within 100 miles of campus.
- 31.4%Previously rostered elsewhere31.4% of the roster appeared on another college roster in an earlier season.
Where Florida International 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 Florida International's players come from?
| Season | Roster | In-state | Rostered elsewhere | Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 105 | 71.4% | 31.4% | 149 mi |
| 2025 | 108 | 75.9% | 26.9% | 107 mi |
| 2024 | 112 | 77.3% | 13.4% | 92 mi |
| 2023 | 113 | 71.7% | 15.9% | 111 mi |
| 2022 | 113 | 69.0% | 13.3% | 186 mi |
| 2021 | 109 | 75.7% | 9.2% | 174 mi |
| 2020 | 105 | 76.2% | 7.6% | 174 mi |
| 2019 | 111 | 81.1% | 8.1% | 131 mi |
| 2018 | 107 | 83.8% | 5.6% | 131 mi |
| 2017 | 114 | 85.8% | 2.6% | 131 mi |
| 2016 | 115 | 89.6% | 1.7% | 165 mi |
| 2015 | 102 | 88.2% | 2.0% | 131 mi |
| 2014 | 101 | 85.1% | 2.0% | 124 mi |
| 2013 | 104 | 83.5% | 1.9% | 130 mi |
| 2012 | 109 | 79.8% | 0.0% | 158 mi |
| 2011 | 103 | 83.5% | 1.0% | 170 mi |
| 2010 | 103 | 81.6% | 1.0% | 92 mi |
| 2009 | 96 | 84.4% | 1.0% | 92 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.
Homecoming Radius: 149 mi