Players from Florida with no earlier college roster elsewhere in the data filled 58% of roster spots in 2016 and 39% on the 2026 roster.
In 2016, 67 of 116 roster spots were filled by Florida players not previously rostered elsewhere in the data. On the 2026 roster, 44 of 113 fit the same definition. The number of players previously rostered elsewhere changed from 3 to 21.
Of the 21 players previously rostered elsewhere, 8 are from Florida.
The median hometown distance moved from 194 mi in 2016 to 426 mi on the 2026 roster. The reliable geography record begins in 1984. Among players with a known home state, 74% were from Florida, compared with 46% 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 | 58.9% | 45.5% | |
| Previously rostered elsewhere | 1.7% | 17.4% |
The 2026 roster
- 606 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 105 located players.
- 46.0%In-state46.0% of players with a known home state are from Florida.
- 23.8%Backyard23.8% of players with a located hometown grew up within 100 miles of campus.
- 18.6%Previously rostered elsewhere18.6% of the roster appeared on another college roster in an earlier season.
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: 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 Miami's players come from?
| Season | Roster | In-state | Rostered elsewhere | 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 |
In-state shares use players with a known home state. Radius uses located hometowns.
‡ 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 the share previously rostered elsewhere.
Where the roster grew up
Located hometowns on the 2026 roster, with campus marked and the Homecoming Radius circled.
Homecoming Radius: 426 mi