2026 roster · Roster geography
The Miami (OH) roster story
In 2016, 25 of 104 roster spots were filled by Ohio players with no earlier college team detected. On the 2026 roster, 36 of 121 fit the same definition. Detected transfers went from 2 to 29.
In 2016 the median player grew up 230 mi from campus. Now it is 210 mi.
Of the 29 players who came from another college, 8 are from Ohio. Those home-state players make up 28% 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 | 27.9% | 29.2% | |
| Transfer stock | 1.9% | 12.0% |
The roster, at a glance
- 278 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 118 located players.
- 36.4%In-state36.4% of the roster is from Ohio.
- 26.3%Backyard26.3% grew up within 100 miles of campus.
- 24.0%Detected transfers24.0% of the roster arrived after playing at another school.
Across the FBS
Where Miami (OH) 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 Miami (OH)'s players come from?
| Season | Roster | In-state | Transfer signal | Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 121 | 36.4% | 24.0% | 210 mi |
| 2025 | 112 | 33.9% | 17.9% | 205 mi |
| 2024 | 116 | 33.9% | 13.8% | 204 mi |
| 2023 | 118 | 31.4% | 14.4% | 207 mi |
| 2022 | 116 | 31.0% | 9.5% | 213 mi |
| 2021 | 113 | 23.2% | 4.4% | 220 mi |
| 2020 | 102 | 21.6% | 3.9% | 232 mi |
| 2019 | 113 | 25.7% | 2.7% | 233 mi |
| 2018 | 105 | 33.3% | 1.9% | 219 mi |
| 2017 | 110 | 30.0% | 1.8% | 222 mi |
| 2016 | 104 | 25.2% | 1.9% | 230 mi |
| 2015 | 105 | 35.2% | 1.0% | 220 mi |
| 2014 | 116 | 43.8% | 1.7% | 217 mi |
| 2013 | 101 | 46.5% | 0.0% | 219 mi |
| 2012 | 103 | 45.6% | 0.0% | 226 mi |
| 2011 | 99 | 41.4% | 0.0% | 232 mi |
| 2010 | 104 | 47.1% | 1.0% | 226 mi |
| 2009 | 103 | 56.3% | 0.0% | 207 mi |
Where the roster grew up
Every 2026 player's hometown, with campus marked and the Homecoming Radius circled.
Homecoming Radius: 210 mi
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