Program field guide · 2026

Pac-12 · California

Fresno State

Bulldogs

Fresno State’s California-developed core fell from 87 to 67 players.

2026 roster · Roster geography

In 2016, 87 of 120 roster spots were filled by California players with no earlier college team detected. On the 2026 roster, 67 of 115 fit the same definition. Detected transfers went from 1 to 26.

In 2016 the median player grew up 219 mi from campus. Now it is 216 mi.

Of the 26 players who came from another college, 9 are from California. Those home-state players make up 35% of detected-transfer stock on this roster.

The roster, at a glance

  • 610 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 107 located players.
  • 66.7%In-state66.7% of the roster is from California.
  • 23.4%Backyard23.4% grew up within 100 miles of campus.
  • 22.6%Detected transfers22.6% of the roster arrived after playing at another school.

Across the FBS

Where Fresno State ranks

Most In-State#666.7%Most Transfers#8222.6%Closest to Home#100610 miFarthest From Home#39610 miBiggest Localism Shift#9766.7%Most Backyard Players#5723.4%Fewest Transfers#5722.6%Biggest Transfer Shift#8322.6%

Homecoming Radius over time

The median hometown-to-campus distance, by season. The dotted line is the FBS median.

050100150200250FBS median (250 mi)200920122016201920232026

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.

Local-developedLocal transferOutsider developedOutsider transfer200920122016201920232026

Then vs now

2016–18 baseline vs the 2021–25 portal era

2016–182021–2570.4%69.1%4.1%13.3%
  • Local-developed core
  • Transfer stock
Measure2016–182021–25
Local-developed core70.4%69.1%
Transfer stock4.1%13.3%

Where do Fresno State's players come from?

SeasonRosterIn-stateTransfer signalRadius
202611566.7%22.6%216 mi
202511371.4%20.4%209 mi
202411777.4%12.8%189 mi
202311279.3%12.5%199 mi
202210878.7%12.0%195 mi
202110180.0%8.9%192 mi
202011686.0%6.0%155 mi
201911283.9%7.1%164 mi
201811074.5%6.4%209 mi
201711872.9%5.1%214 mi
201612074.6%0.8%219 mi
201511574.8%1.7%226 mi
201410781.3%2.8%218 mi
201310281.4%1.0%209 mi
201210092.0%2.0%161 mi
201110192.1%1.0%159 mi
201010390.3%1.9%160 mi
200910292.2%0.0%155 mi

Where the roster grew up

Every 2026 player's hometown, with campus marked and the Homecoming Radius circled.

Fresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometownFresno State player hometown

Homecoming Radius: 216 mi

(This slider is for exploring — leaderboards use the fixed lenses.)

Keep exploring

More from Pac-12

See all Pac-12 teams