2026 roster · Roster geography
The Georgia Tech roster story
In 2016, 71 of 111 roster spots were filled by Georgia players with no earlier college team detected. On the 2026 roster, 51 of 107 fit the same definition. Detected transfers went from 1 to 29.
In 2016 the median player grew up 67 mi from campus. Now it is 64 mi.
Of the 29 players who came from another college, 11 are from Georgia. Those home-state players make up 38% of detected-transfer stock on this roster.
Then → now
2016–18 compared with 2021–25
- Local-developed core
- Transfer stock
| Measure | 2016–18 | 2021–25 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local-developed core | 64.6% | 54.1% | |
| Transfer stock | 0.6% | 20.1% |
The roster, at a glance
- 247 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 106 located players.
- 57.9%In-state57.9% of the roster is from Georgia.
- 52.8%Backyard52.8% grew up within 100 miles of campus.
- 27.1%Detected transfers27.1% of the roster arrived after playing at another school.
Across the FBS
Where Georgia Tech 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 Georgia Tech's players come from?
| Season | Roster | In-state | Transfer signal | Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 107 | 57.9% | 27.1% | 64 mi |
| 2025 | 108 | 64.5% | 26.9% | 55 mi |
| 2024 | 121 | 65.3% | 20.7% | 58 mi |
| 2023 | 118 | 67.2% | 20.3% | 36 mi |
| 2022 | 117 | 64.3% | 19.7% | 60 mi |
| 2021 | 133 | 63.4% | 12.8% | 106 mi |
| 2020 | 139 | 61.3% | 6.5% | 107 mi |
| 2019 | 122 | 62.8% | 4.9% | 86 mi |
| 2018 | 105 | 65.4% | 0.0% | 75 mi |
| 2017 | 100 | 66.0% | 1.0% | 60 mi |
| 2016 | 111 | 66.1% | 0.9% | 67 mi |
| 2015 | 121 | 61.3% | 1.7% | 115 mi |
| 2014 | 117 | 64.3% | 0.0% | 85 mi |
| 2013 | 123 | 63.3% | 0.0% | 78 mi |
| 2012 | 120 | 66.4% | 0.0% | 50 mi |
| 2011 | 119 | 65.0% | 0.0% | 52 mi |
| 2010 | 117 | 67.5% | 0.9% | 52 mi |
| 2009 | 121 | 62.8% | 0.8% | 78 mi |
Where the roster grew up
Every 2026 player's hometown, with campus marked and the Homecoming Radius circled.
Homecoming Radius: 64 mi
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