Players from Georgia with no earlier college roster elsewhere in the data filled 70% of roster spots in 2016 and 47% on the 2026 roster.
In 2016, 76 of 108 roster spots were filled by Georgia players not previously rostered elsewhere in the data. On the 2026 roster, 54 of 114 fit the same definition. The number of players previously rostered elsewhere changed from 3 to 18.
Of the 18 players previously rostered elsewhere, 10 are from Georgia.
The median hometown distance moved from 36 mi in 2016 to 94 mi on the 2026 roster. The reliable geography record begins in 2010. Among players with a known home state, 72% were from Georgia, compared with 58% 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 | 69.9% | 43.4% | |
| Previously rostered elsewhere | 1.2% | 16.9% |
The 2026 roster
- 290 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 106 located players.
- 57.7%In-state57.7% of players with a known home state are from Georgia.
- 54.7%Backyard54.7% of players with a located hometown grew up within 100 miles of campus.
- 15.8%Previously rostered elsewhere15.8% of the roster appeared on another college roster in an earlier season.
Where Georgia State 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 Georgia State's players come from?
| Season | Roster | In-state | Rostered elsewhere | Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 114 | 57.7% | 15.8% | 94 mi |
| 2025 | 122 | 61.9% | 25.4% | 89 mi |
| 2024 | 112 | 47.2% | 32.1% | 216 mi |
| 2023 | 101 | 46.0% | 15.8% | 163 mi |
| 2022 | 108 | 57.4% | 5.6% | 95 mi |
| 2021 | 109 | 51.4% | 5.5% | 130 mi |
| 2020 | 108 | 55.7% | 3.7% | 114 mi |
| 2019 | 109 | 58.7% | 1.8% | 112 mi |
| 2018 | 100 | 67.3% | 0.0% | 54 mi |
| 2017 | 109 | 74.1% | 0.9% | 35 mi |
| 2016 | 108 | 70.4% | 2.8% | 36 mi |
| 2015 | 118 | 72.9% | 1.7% | 35 mi |
| 2014 | 112 | 83.0% | 0.0% | 29 mi |
| 2013 | 108 | 76.9% | 0.0% | 37 mi |
| 2012archive | 115 | 78.1% | 0.0% proxy | 36 mi |
| 2011archive | 104 | 68.6% | 0.0% proxy | 55 mi |
| 2010archive | 104 | 71.6% | 0.0% proxy | 38 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.
Homecoming Radius: 94 mi