2026 roster · Roster geography
The Notre Dame roster story
In 2016, 8 of 117 roster spots were filled by Indiana players with no earlier college team detected. On the 2026 roster, 10 of 113 fit the same definition. Detected transfers went from 1 to 10.
In 2016 the median player grew up 533 mi from campus. Now it is 536 mi.
Of the 10 players who came from another college, 2 are from Indiana. Those home-state players make up 20% of detected-transfer stock on this roster.
The roster, at a glance
- 627 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 106 located players.
- 10.6%In-state10.6% of the roster is from Indiana.
- 14.2%Backyard14.2% grew up within 100 miles of campus.
- 8.8%Detected transfers8.8% of the roster arrived after playing at another school.
Across the FBS
Where Notre Dame 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.
Then vs now
2016–18 baseline vs the 2021–25 portal era
- Local-developed core
- Transfer stock
| Measure | 2016–18 | 2021–25 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local-developed core | 5.9% | 7.1% | |
| Transfer stock | 1.2% | 6.2% |
Where do Notre Dame's players come from?
| Season | Roster | In-state | Transfer signal | Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 113 | 10.6% | 8.8% | 536 mi |
| 2025 | 114 | 8.0% | 8.8% | 529 mi |
| 2024 | 121 | 5.8% | 9.9% | 542 mi |
| 2023 | 117 | 6.0% | 6.0% | 540 mi |
| 2022 | 113 | 7.2% | 3.5% | 536 mi |
| 2021 | 103 | 8.8% | 2.9% | 540 mi |
| 2020 | 116 | 7.0% | 2.6% | 540 mi |
| 2019 | 121 | 6.0% | 0.8% | 533 mi |
| 2018 | 125 | 5.6% | 0.8% | 534 mi |
| 2017 | 111 | 5.4% | 1.8% | 539 mi |
| 2016 | 117 | 6.8% | 0.9% | 533 mi |
| 2015 | 117 | 8.5% | 1.7% | 568 mi |
| 2014 | 111 | 6.4% | 1.8% | 580 mi |
| 2013 | 111 | 7.3% | 1.8% | 571 mi |
| 2012 | 103 | 10.8% | 1.0% | 563 mi |
| 2011 | 111 | 7.4% | 0.0% | 542 mi |
| 2010 | 104 | 5.8% | 0.0% | 544 mi |
| 2009 | 104 | 6.8% | 0.0% | 536 mi |
Where the roster grew up
Every 2026 player's hometown, with campus marked and the Homecoming Radius circled.
Homecoming Radius: 536 mi
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