Program field guide · 2026

ACC · North Carolina

NC State

Wolfpack

NC State’s North Carolina-developed core fell from 62 to 44 players.

2026 roster · Roster geography

In 2016, 62 of 111 roster spots were filled by North Carolina players with no earlier college team detected. On the 2026 roster, 44 of 125 fit the same definition. Detected transfers went from 2 to 25.

In 2016 the median player grew up 126 mi from campus. Now it is 307 mi.

Of the 25 players who came from another college, 3 are from North Carolina. Those home-state players make up 12% of detected-transfer stock on this roster.

Then → now

2016–18 compared with 2021–25

2016–182021–2555.4%53.3%1.8%10.4%
  • Local-developed core
  • Transfer stock
Measure2016–182021–25
Local-developed core55.4%53.3%
Transfer stock1.8%10.4%

The roster, at a glance

  • 400 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 121 located players.
  • 37.6%In-state37.6% of the roster is from North Carolina.
  • 18.2%Backyard18.2% grew up within 100 miles of campus.
  • 20.0%Detected transfers20.0% of the roster arrived after playing at another school.

Across the FBS

Where NC State ranks

Most In-State#4637.6%Most Transfers#9020.0%Closest to Home#42400 miFarthest From Home#97400 miBiggest Localism Shift#3437.6%Most Backyard Players#7918.2%Fewest Transfers#4920.0%Biggest Transfer Shift#8420.0%

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-developedOutsider developedOutsider transfer200920122016201920232026

Where do NC State's players come from?

SeasonRosterIn-stateTransfer signalRadius
202612537.6%20.0%307 mi
202512647.6%17.5%181 mi
202412356.1%16.3%143 mi
202312659.8%7.1%126 mi
202212159.2%6.6%126 mi
202113462.1%4.5%126 mi
202012462.6%3.2%115 mi
201912764.5%3.1%108 mi
201811457.5%2.6%126 mi
201710754.2%0.9%126 mi
201611156.8%1.8%126 mi
201511759.8%0.9%126 mi
201411554.8%0.9%126 mi
201311350.4%3.5%133 mi
201210649.1%0.9%158 mi
201111650.4%0.0%153 mi
201010844.3%0.0%192 mi
200911245.9%0.0%169 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: 307 mi

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