Program field guide · 2026

Sun Belt · Georgia

Georgia Southern

Eagles

Georgia Southern’s Georgia-developed core fell from 83 to 63 players.

2026 roster · Roster geography

In 2016, 83 of 123 roster spots were filled by Georgia players with no earlier college team detected. On the 2026 roster, 63 of 122 fit the same definition. Detected transfers went from 0 to 23.

In 2016 the median player grew up 170 mi from campus. Now it is 181 mi.

Of the 23 players who came from another college, 6 are from Georgia. Those home-state players make up 26% of detected-transfer stock on this roster.

The record reaches back to 2011, when 83% of the roster came from Georgia. Today it is 57%.

Then → now

2016–18 compared with 2021–25

2016–182021–2567.2%57.3%1.6%14.2%
  • Local-developed core
  • Transfer stock
Measure2016–182021–25
Local-developed core67.2%57.3%
Transfer stock1.6%14.2%

The roster, at a glance

  • 276 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 117 located players.
  • 56.6%In-state56.6% of the roster is from Georgia.
  • 10.3%Backyard10.3% grew up within 100 miles of campus.
  • 18.9%Detected transfers18.9% of the roster arrived after playing at another school.

Across the FBS

Where Georgia Southern ranks

Most In-State#1856.6%Most Transfers#9918.9%Closest to Home#7276 miFarthest From Home#132276 miBiggest Localism 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: 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 transfer201420162019202120242026

Where do Georgia Southern's players come from?

SeasonRosterIn-stateTransfer signalRadius
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

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.

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Homecoming Radius: 181 mi

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