2026 roster · Roster geography
The Louisiana Tech roster story
In 2016, 68 of 123 roster spots were filled by Louisiana players with no earlier college team detected. On the 2026 roster, 39 of 110 fit the same definition. Detected transfers went from 5 to 13.
In 2016 the median player grew up 168 mi from campus. Now it is 236 mi.
Of the 13 players who came from another college, 3 are from Louisiana. Those home-state players make up 23% 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 | 54.0% | 42.7% | |
| Transfer stock | 4.3% | 17.0% |
The roster, at a glance
- 363 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 107 located players.
- 38.2%In-state38.2% of the roster is from Louisiana.
- 24.3%Backyard24.3% grew up within 100 miles of campus.
- 11.8%Detected transfers11.8% of the roster arrived after playing at another school.
Across the FBS
Where Louisiana 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 Louisiana Tech's players come from?
| Season | Roster | In-state | Transfer signal | Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 110 | 38.2% | 11.8% | 236 mi |
| 2025 | 107 | 42.1% | 12.1% | 235 mi |
| 2024 | 116 | 47.0% | 24.1% | 223 mi |
| 2023 | 115 | 46.1% | 20.9% | 235 mi |
| 2022 | 115 | 52.2% | 13.9% | 198 mi |
| 2021 | 100 | 48.5% | 14.0% | 235 mi |
| 2020 | 111 | 52.3% | 9.0% | 230 mi |
| 2019 | 103 | 51.0% | 4.9% | 198 mi |
| 2018 | 98 | 55.8% | 5.1% | 180 mi |
| 2017 | 106 | 59.4% | 3.8% | 180 mi |
| 2016 | 123 | 57.7% | 4.1% | 168 mi |
| 2015 | 113 | 55.8% | 1.8% | 171 mi |
| 2014 | 107 | 46.7% | 0.9% | 230 mi |
| 2013 | 104 | 43.3% | 1.9% | 235 mi |
| 2012 | 114 | 46.5% | 0.9% | 236 mi |
| 2011 | 104 | 50.0% | 1.9% | 235 mi |
| 2010 | 109 | 54.1% | 0.9% | 226 mi |
| 2009 | 99 | 60.6% | 1.0% | 207 mi |
Where the roster grew up
Every 2026 player's hometown, with campus marked and the Homecoming Radius circled.
Homecoming Radius: 236 mi
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