2026 roster · Roster geography
The Florida International roster story
In 2016, 102 of 115 roster spots were filled by Florida players with no earlier college team detected. On the 2026 roster, 59 of 105 fit the same definition. Detected transfers went from 2 to 33.
In 2016 the median player grew up 165 mi from campus. Now it is 149 mi.
Of the 33 players who came from another college, 16 are from Florida. Those home-state players make up 48% 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 | 83.5% | 64.5% | |
| Transfer stock | 3.3% | 15.7% |
The roster, at a glance
- 317 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 104 located players.
- 71.4%In-state71.4% of the roster is from Florida.
- 47.1%Backyard47.1% grew up within 100 miles of campus.
- 31.4%Detected transfers31.4% of the roster arrived after playing at another school.
Across the FBS
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: 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 Florida International's players come from?
| Season | Roster | In-state | Transfer signal | 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 |
Where the roster grew up
Every 2026 player's hometown, with campus marked and the Homecoming Radius circled.
Homecoming Radius: 149 mi
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