Program field guide · 2026

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Maryland

Terrapins

Maryland’s Maryland-developed core fell from 52 to 41 players.

2026 roster · Roster geography

In 2016, 52 of 116 roster spots were filled by Maryland players with no earlier college team detected. On the 2026 roster, 41 of 108 fit the same definition. Detected transfers went from 5 to 20.

In 2016 the median player grew up 56 mi from campus. Now it is 68 mi.

Of the 20 players who came from another college, 3 are from Maryland. Those home-state players make up 15% of detected-transfer stock on this roster.

Then → now

2016–18 compared with 2021–25

2016–182021–2542.4%45.6%4.1%9.9%
  • Local-developed core
  • Transfer stock
Measure2016–182021–25
Local-developed core42.4%45.6%
Transfer stock4.1%9.9%

The roster, at a glance

  • 215 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 99 located players.
  • 40.7%In-state40.7% of the roster is from Maryland.
  • 54.5%Backyard54.5% grew up within 100 miles of campus.
  • 18.5%Detected transfers18.5% of the roster arrived after playing at another school.

Across the FBS

Where Maryland ranks

Most In-State#4140.7%Most Transfers#10118.5%Closest to Home#2215 miFarthest From Home#137215 miBiggest Localism Shift#13140.7%Most Backyard Players#254.5%Fewest Transfers#3818.5%Biggest Transfer Shift#10518.5%

Homecoming Radius over time

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

050100150200250FBS 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 Maryland's players come from?

SeasonRosterIn-stateTransfer signalRadius
202610840.7%18.5%68 mi
202510549.0%14.3%28 mi
202411949.2%10.9%28 mi
202311745.3%9.4%46 mi
202211849.2%9.3%43 mi
202112948.0%5.4%48 mi
202012648.8%4.8%48 mi
201911348.7%10.6%34 mi
201811240.2%6.3%57 mi
201710743.0%1.9%43 mi
201611645.7%4.3%56 mi
201510737.4%0.9%82 mi
201410541.9%1.0%61 mi
201310842.6%0.9%52 mi
201210141.6%0.0%59 mi
20119841.8%0.0%66 mi
201011243.6%0.9%41 mi
200911542.6%0.0%51 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: 68 mi

(This slider is for exploring — leaderboards use the fixed lenses.)

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