Program field guide · 2026

Conference USA · New Mexico

New Mexico State

Aggies

New Mexico State’s New Mexico-developed core fell from 16 to 8 players.

2026 roster · Roster geography

In 2016, 16 of 113 roster spots were filled by New Mexico players with no earlier college team detected. On the 2026 roster, 8 of 101 fit the same definition. Detected transfers went from 1 to 25.

In 2016 the median player grew up 625 mi from campus. Now it is 676 mi.

Of the 25 players who came from another college, 1 is from New Mexico. Those home-state players make up 4% of detected-transfer stock on this roster.

Then → now

2016–18 compared with 2021–25

2016–182021–2512.1%10.4%0.6%13.5%
  • Local-developed core
  • Transfer stock
Measure2016–182021–25
Local-developed core12.1%10.4%
Transfer stock0.6%13.5%

The roster, at a glance

  • 770 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 99 located players.
  • 8.9%In-state8.9% of the roster is from New Mexico.
  • 7.1%Backyard7.1% grew up within 100 miles of campus.
  • 24.8%Detected transfers24.8% of the roster arrived after playing at another school.

Across the FBS

Where New Mexico State ranks

Most In-State#1328.9%Most Transfers#6424.8%Closest to Home#124770 miFarthest From Home#15770 miBiggest Localism Shift#1258.9%Most Backyard Players#1277.1%Fewest Transfers#7524.8%Biggest Transfer Shift#5124.8%

Homecoming Radius over time

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

0200400600FBS 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 New Mexico State's players come from?

SeasonRosterIn-stateTransfer signalRadius
20261018.9%24.8%676 mi
202510814.0%21.3%665 mi
202411510.5%20.9%642 mi
20231279.8%13.4%627 mi
202212911.6%7.8%625 mi
2021999.1%4.0%606 mi
20208510.6%7.1%606 mi
201910815.0%4.6%562 mi
201810910.1%0.9%587 mi
201711712.1%0.0%592 mi
201611314.3%0.9%625 mi
201510415.7%0.0%636 mi
201411117.4%0.0%621 mi
20139921.4%0.0%631 mi
20128513.1%0.0%655 mi
20119212.0%0.0%671 mi
20101027.8%0.0%671 mi
20099314.0%0.0%648 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: 676 mi

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