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Georgia Southern Eagles football roster hometowns

Where are Georgia Southern players from?

On the 2026 Georgia Southern football roster, 56.6% of players with a known home state are from Georgia. The median listed hometown is 181 mi from campus (Homecoming Radius).

The 2026 snapshot was collected before the season. Sources and definitions

Players from Georgia with no earlier college roster elsewhere in the data filled 67% of roster spots in 2016 and 52% on the 2026 roster.

In 2016, 83 of 123 roster spots were filled by Georgia players not previously rostered elsewhere in the data. On the 2026 roster, 63 of 122 fit the same definition. The number of players previously rostered elsewhere changed from 0 to 23.

Of the 23 players previously rostered elsewhere, 6 are from Georgia.

The median hometown distance moved from 170 mi in 2016 to 181 mi on the 2026 roster. The reliable geography record begins in 2011. Among players with a known home state, 83% were from Georgia, compared with 57% on the 2026 roster.

Before and during the portal era

2016–18 compared with 2021–25

2016–182021–2567.2%57.3%1.6%14.2%
  • In-state, not rostered elsewhere
  • Previously rostered elsewhere
Measure2016–182021–25
In-state, not rostered elsewhere67.2%57.3%
Previously rostered elsewhere1.6%14.2%

The 2026 roster

  • 276 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 117 located players.
  • 56.6%In-state56.6% of players with a known home state are from Georgia.
  • 10.3%Backyard10.3% of players with a located hometown grew up within 100 miles of campus.
  • 18.9%Previously rostered elsewhere18.9% of the roster appeared on another college roster in an earlier season.

Where Georgia Southern ranks

Most In-State#1856.6%Most Transfers#9918.9%Closest to Home#7276 miFarthest From Home#132276 miBiggest In-State Shift#6856.6%Most Backyard Players#11310.3%Fewest Transfers#4018.9%Biggest Transfer Shift#9018.9%

Homecoming Radius over time

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

050100150200250FBS median (250 mi)201120142017202020232026

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.

In-state, not rostered elsewhereIn-state, rostered elsewhereOut-of-state, not rostered elsewhereOut-of-state, rostered elsewhere201420162019202120242026

Where do Georgia Southern's players come from?

SeasonRosterIn-stateRostered elsewhereRadius
202612256.6%18.9%181 mi
202511761.5%18.8%175 mi
202412471.0%13.7%171 mi
202312964.3%17.1%177 mi
202213465.7%13.4%172 mi
202112861.7%7.8%170 mi
202013263.6%5.3%168 mi
201913363.9%3.8%168 mi
201810168.3%3.0%168 mi
201710968.8%1.8%170 mi
201612368.6%0.0%170 mi
201513568.7%0.7%174 mi
201412268.6%0.8%171 mi
2013archive12079.8%5.8% proxy166 mi
2012archive12480.6%3.2% proxy168 mi
2011archive10683.0%6.6% proxy168 mi

In-state shares use players with a known home state. Radius uses located hometowns.

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.

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Homecoming Radius: 181 mi

This slider is exploratory. Rankings use fixed distance lenses.

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