Program field guide · 2026

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Memphis

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Memphis’s Tennessee-developed core fell from 39 to 12 players.

2026 roster · Roster geography

In 2016, 39 of 111 roster spots were filled by Tennessee players with no earlier college team detected. On the 2026 roster, 12 of 107 fit the same definition. Detected transfers went from 0 to 50.

In 2016 the median player grew up 284 mi from campus. Now it is 347 mi.

Of the 50 players who came from another college, 6 are from Tennessee. Those home-state players make up 12% of detected-transfer stock on this roster.

Then → now

2016–18 compared with 2021–25

2016–182021–2532.7%22.8%1.2%24.3%
  • Local-developed core
  • Transfer stock
Measure2016–182021–25
Local-developed core32.7%22.8%
Transfer stock1.2%24.3%

The roster, at a glance

  • 451 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 102 located players.
  • 16.8%In-state16.8% of the roster is from Tennessee.
  • 10.8%Backyard10.8% grew up within 100 miles of campus.
  • 46.7%Detected transfers46.7% of the roster arrived after playing at another school.

Across the FBS

Where Memphis ranks

Most In-State#11216.8%Most Transfers#346.7%Closest to Home#64451 miFarthest From Home#75451 miBiggest Localism Shift#4016.8%Most Backyard Players#10910.8%Fewest Transfers#13646.7%Biggest Transfer Shift#346.7%

Homecoming Radius over time

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

0100200300FBS 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-developedLocal transferOutsider developedOutsider transfer200920122016201920232026

Where do Memphis's players come from?

SeasonRosterIn-stateTransfer signalRadius
202610716.8%46.7%347 mi
202512122.3%33.1%343 mi
202412923.3%30.2%329 mi
202311628.7%30.2%295 mi
202211536.8%17.4%197 mi
202110132.0%10.9%206 mi
202012330.1%5.7%199 mi
201911836.4%5.1%195 mi
201811236.6%3.6%194 mi
201712127.3%0.0%300 mi
201611135.1%0.0%284 mi
201511330.1%0.0%295 mi
201410528.6%1.0%332 mi
201312034.2%1.7%326 mi
201211339.3%0.9%212 mi
20119933.3%1.0%191 mi
201010236.3%0.0%186 mi
20099738.1%0.0%195 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: 347 mi

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

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