Program field guide · 2026

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Kansas State

Wildcats

Kansas State’s Kansas-developed core fell from 49 to 21 players.

2026 roster · Roster geography

In 2016, 49 of 127 roster spots were filled by Kansas players with no earlier college team detected. On the 2026 roster, 21 of 109 fit the same definition. Detected transfers went from 1 to 28.

In 2016 the median player grew up 281 mi from campus. Now it is 399 mi.

Of the 28 players who came from another college, 1 is from Kansas. Those home-state players make up 4% of detected-transfer stock on this roster.

Then → now

2016–18 compared with 2021–25

2016–182021–2539.3%39.5%2.3%8.1%
  • Local-developed core
  • Transfer stock
Measure2016–182021–25
Local-developed core39.3%39.5%
Transfer stock2.3%8.1%

The roster, at a glance

  • 506 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 105 located players.
  • 20.2%In-state20.2% of the roster is from Kansas.
  • 5.7%Backyard5.7% grew up within 100 miles of campus.
  • 25.7%Detected transfers25.7% of the roster arrived after playing at another school.

Across the FBS

Where Kansas State ranks

Most In-State#10120.2%Most Transfers#5925.7%Closest to Home#80506 miFarthest From Home#59506 miBiggest Localism Shift#2920.2%Most Backyard Players#1345.7%Fewest Transfers#8025.7%Biggest Transfer Shift#5425.7%

Homecoming Radius over time

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

0100200300400FBS 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-developedOutsider developedOutsider transfer200920122016201920232026

Where do Kansas State's players come from?

SeasonRosterIn-stateTransfer signalRadius
202610920.2%25.7%399 mi
202511030.0%13.6%346 mi
202412343.9%8.9%190 mi
202312441.1%4.0%233 mi
202212444.4%6.5%206 mi
202113140.8%7.6%227 mi
202013944.2%3.6%142 mi
201913246.2%4.5%147 mi
201811040.9%4.5%192 mi
201712238.5%1.6%240 mi
201612739.2%0.8%281 mi
201511942.0%0.0%222 mi
201412543.2%0.0%213 mi
201313245.5%0.0%213 mi
201212445.2%0.8%213 mi
201112642.1%2.4%234 mi
201013247.0%2.3%144 mi
200912136.7%2.5%349 mi

Where the roster grew up

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

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Homecoming Radius: 399 mi

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