2026 roster · Roster geography
The Miami roster story
In 2016, 67 of 116 roster spots were filled by Florida players with no earlier college team detected. On the 2026 roster, 44 of 113 fit the same definition. Detected transfers went from 3 to 21.
In 2016 the median player grew up 194 mi from campus. Now it is 426 mi.
Of the 21 players who came from another college, 8 are from Florida. Those home-state players make up 38% of detected-transfer stock on this roster.
The record reaches back to 1984, when 74% of the roster came from Florida. Today it is 46%.
Then → now
2016–18 compared with 2021–25
- Local-developed core
- Transfer stock
| Measure | 2016–18 | 2021–25 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local-developed core | 58.9% | 45.5% | |
| Transfer stock | 1.7% | 17.4% |
The roster, at a glance
- 606 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 105 located players.
- 46.0%In-state46.0% of the roster is from Florida.
- 23.8%Backyard23.8% grew up within 100 miles of campus.
- 18.6%Detected transfers18.6% of the roster arrived after playing at another school.
Across the FBS
Where Miami 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's players come from?
| Season | Roster | In-state | Transfer signal | Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 113 | 46.0% | 18.6% | 426 mi |
| 2025 | 122 | 47.5% | 21.3% | 420 mi |
| 2024 | 125 | 44.9% | 19.2% | 464 mi |
| 2023 | 107 | 51.5% | 23.4% | 280 mi |
| 2022 | 120 | 61.0% | 15.0% | 192 mi |
| 2021 | 125 | 64.4% | 8.0% | 112 mi |
| 2020 | 110 | 58.7% | 8.2% | 229 mi |
| 2019 | 123 | 57.5% | 6.5% | 234 mi |
| 2018 | 119 | 61.5% | 1.7% | 192 mi |
| 2017 | 106 | 58.5% | 0.9% | 304 mi |
| 2016 | 116 | 58.3% | 2.6% | 194 mi |
| 2015 | 122 | 57.4% | 0.0% | 194 mi |
| 2014 | 119 | 54.6% | 2.5% | 201 mi |
| 2013 | 116 | 50.0% | 2.6% | 314 mi |
| 2012 | 113 | 63.4% | 0.9% | 174 mi |
| 2011 | 108 | 64.8% | 0.9% | 117 mi |
| 2010 | 94 | 63.8% | 0.0% | 140 mi |
| 2009 | 86 | 65.1% | 0.0% | 165 mi |
| 2008‡ | 32 | 73.1% | 0.0% | 62 mi |
| 2007‡ | 31 | 76.9% | 0.0% | — |
| 2006‡ | 35 | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2005‡ | 30 | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2004‡ | 29 | — | 0.0% | — |
| 2003archive | 98 | 65.9% | 0.0% proxy | 24 mi |
| 2002archive | 88 | 64.6% | 0.0% proxy | 70 mi |
| 2001archive | 98 | 55.7% | 0.0% proxy | 194 mi |
| 2000archive | 92 | 57.0% | 0.0% proxy | 179 mi |
| 1999archive | 85 | 55.6% | 0.0% proxy | 185 mi |
| 1998archive | 98 | 51.6% | 0.0% proxy | 196 mi |
| 1997archive | 87 | 54.1% | 0.0% proxy | 190 mi |
| 1996archive | 88 | 60.0% | 0.0% proxy | 172 mi |
| 1995archive | 81 | 55.0% | 0.0% proxy | 181 mi |
| 1994archive | 85 | 56.0% | 0.0% proxy | 181 mi |
| 1993archive | 90 | 60.2% | 0.0% proxy | 137 mi |
| 1992archive | 96 | 59.1% | 0.0% proxy | 165 mi |
| 1991archive | 95 | 62.0% | 0.0% proxy | 165 mi |
| 1990archive | 91 | 60.7% | 0.0% proxy | 194 mi |
| 1989archive | 97 | 58.0% | 0.0% proxy | 194 mi |
| 1987archive | 89 | 73.6% | 5.6% proxy | 76 mi |
| 1986archive | 96 | 64.2% | 3.1% proxy | 127 mi |
| 1984archive | 95 | 74.2% | 0.0% proxy | 109 mi |
‡ fewer than 70 roster rows or under 75% known home state — treat with caution.
archive = official athletic-site roster. “Proxy” is the share listing a previous school where that field behaved like a transfer field; it is not the same measure as detected transfer stock.
Where the roster grew up
Every 2026 player's hometown, with campus marked and the Homecoming Radius circled.
Homecoming Radius: 426 mi
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