Players from Florida with no earlier college roster elsewhere in the data filled 73% of roster spots in 2016 and 47% on the 2026 roster.
In 2016, 94 of 129 roster spots were filled by Florida players not previously rostered elsewhere in the data. On the 2026 roster, 55 of 117 fit the same definition. The number of players previously rostered elsewhere changed from 4 to 31.
Of the 31 players previously rostered elsewhere, 7 are from Florida.
The median hometown distance moved from 202 mi in 2016 to 246 mi on the 2026 roster. The reliable geography record begins in 1995. Among players with a known home state, 80% were from Florida, compared with 53% 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 | 69.8% | 52.9% | |
| Previously rostered elsewhere | 4.3% | 12.6% |
The 2026 roster
- 343 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 112 located players.
- 53.0%In-state53.0% of players with a known home state are from Florida.
- 20.5%Backyard20.5% of players with a located hometown grew up within 100 miles of campus.
- 26.5%Previously rostered elsewhere26.5% of the roster appeared on another college roster in an earlier season.
Where Florida 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's players come from?
| Season | Roster | In-state | Rostered elsewhere | Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 117 | 53.0% | 26.5% | 246 mi |
| 2025 | 120 | 54.2% | 12.5% | 278 mi |
| 2024 | 132 | 54.5% | 15.9% | 273 mi |
| 2023 | 117 | 53.0% | 14.5% | 278 mi |
| 2022 | 122 | 55.7% | 9.8% | 278 mi |
| 2021 | 125 | 64.5% | 10.4% | 263 mi |
| 2020 | 140 | 66.9% | 7.1% | 245 mi |
| 2019 | 123 | 62.6% | 5.7% | 275 mi |
| 2018 | 123 | 67.5% | 5.7% | 261 mi |
| 2017 | 123 | 72.4% | 4.1% | 245 mi |
| 2016 | 129 | 74.2% | 3.1% | 202 mi |
| 2015 | 121 | 76.7% | 2.5% | 155 mi |
| 2014 | 119 | 68.6% | 0.8% | 149 mi |
| 2013 | 122 | 67.8% | 0.0% | 151 mi |
| 2012 | 113 | 67.3% | 0.0% | 244 mi |
| 2011 | 103 | 72.8% | 0.0% | 236 mi |
| 2010 | 109 | 66.1% | 0.9% | 236 mi |
| 2009 | 107 | 66.4% | 0.9% | 232 mi |
| 2008‡ | 37 | 55.6% | 2.7% | — |
| 2007‡ | 32 | 61.1% | 0.0% | — |
| 2006‡ | 30 | 83.3% | 0.0% | — |
| 2005‡ | 34 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2004‡ | 31 | — | 0.0% | — |
| 2003archive | 121 | 66.9% | 0.0% proxy | 196 mi |
| 2002archive | 119 | 70.6% | 0.0% proxy | 172 mi |
| 2001archive | 94 | 70.2% | 0.0% proxy | 144 mi |
| 2000archive | 95 | 72.3% | 0.0% proxy | 127 mi |
| 1998archive | 100 | 74.7% | 0.0% proxy | 127 mi |
| 1997archive | 88 | 78.2% | 0.0% proxy | 117 mi |
| 1996archive | 89 | 76.4% | 0.0% proxy | 150 mi |
| 1995archive | 95 | 80.0% | 0.0% proxy | 150 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: 246 mi