2026 roster · Roster geography
The Florida roster story
In 2016, 94 of 129 roster spots were filled by Florida players with no earlier college team detected. On the 2026 roster, 55 of 117 fit the same definition. Detected transfers went from 4 to 31.
In 2016 the median player grew up 202 mi from campus. Now it is 246 mi.
Of the 31 players who came from another college, 7 are from Florida. Those home-state players make up 23% of detected-transfer stock on this roster.
The record reaches back to 1995, when 80% of the roster came from Florida. Today it is 53%.
Then → now
2016–18 compared with 2021–25
- Local-developed core
- Transfer stock
| Measure | 2016–18 | 2021–25 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local-developed core | 69.8% | 52.9% | |
| Transfer stock | 4.3% | 12.6% |
The roster, at a glance
- 343 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 112 located players.
- 53.0%In-state53.0% of the roster is from Florida.
- 20.5%Backyard20.5% grew up within 100 miles of campus.
- 26.5%Detected transfers26.5% of the roster arrived after playing at another school.
Across the FBS
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: 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's players come from?
| Season | Roster | In-state | Transfer signal | 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 |
‡ 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 detected transfer stock.
Where the roster grew up
Every 2026 player's hometown, with campus marked and the Homecoming Radius circled.
Homecoming Radius: 246 mi
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