Players from West Virginia with no earlier college roster elsewhere in the data filled 10% of roster spots in 2016 and 18% on the 2026 roster.
In 2016, 10 of 104 roster spots were filled by West Virginia players not previously rostered elsewhere in the data. On the 2026 roster, 19 of 105 fit the same definition. The number of players previously rostered elsewhere changed from 4 to 32.
The median hometown distance moved from 386 mi in 2016 to 293 mi 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 | 10.4% | 13.5% | |
| Previously rostered elsewhere | 3.9% | 22.2% |
The 2026 roster
- 357 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 93 located players.
- 21.9%In-state21.9% of players with a known home state are from West Virginia.
- 20.4%Backyard20.4% of players with a located hometown grew up within 100 miles of campus.
- 30.5%Previously rostered elsewhere30.5% of the roster appeared on another college roster in an earlier season.
Where Marshall 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 Marshall's players come from?
| Season | Roster | In-state | Rostered elsewhere | Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 105 | 21.9% | 30.5% | 293 mi |
| 2025 | 106 | 21.7% | 34.9% | 288 mi |
| 2024 | 117 | 12.1% | 33.3% | 318 mi |
| 2023 | 125 | 12.1% | 24.8% | 318 mi |
| 2022 | 124 | 10.7% | 12.9% | 332 mi |
| 2021 | 103 | 16.0% | 4.9% | 323 mi |
| 2020 | 111 | 15.5% | 3.6% | 300 mi |
| 2019 | 114 | 12.4% | 5.3% | 386 mi |
| 2018 | 105 | 10.6% | 2.9% | 382 mi |
| 2017 | 99 | 11.1% | 5.1% | 412 mi |
| 2016 | 104 | 9.6% | 3.8% | 386 mi |
| 2015 | 116 | 13.8% | 0.9% | 339 mi |
| 2014 | 110 | 14.5% | 0.9% | 337 mi |
| 2013 | 104 | 9.7% | 1.0% | 377 mi |
| 2012 | 105 | 12.6% | 1.9% | 362 mi |
| 2011 | 107 | 13.3% | 0.0% | 348 mi |
| 2010 | 101 | 8.0% | 0.0% | 344 mi |
| 2009 | 103 | 13.6% | 0.0% | 354 mi |
In-state shares use players with a known home state. Radius uses located hometowns.
Where the roster grew up
Located hometowns on the 2026 roster, with campus marked and the Homecoming Radius circled.
Homecoming Radius: 293 mi