Players from Ohio with no earlier college roster elsewhere in the data filled 61% of roster spots in 2016 and 37% on the 2026 roster.
In 2016, 66 of 109 roster spots were filled by Ohio players not previously rostered elsewhere in the data. On the 2026 roster, 40 of 107 fit the same definition. The number of players previously rostered elsewhere changed from 0 to 16.
Of the 16 players previously rostered elsewhere, 4 are from Ohio.
The median hometown distance moved from 140 mi in 2016 to 210 mi 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 | 57.5% | 35.6% | |
| Previously rostered elsewhere | 0.3% | 10.9% |
The 2026 roster
- 433 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 92 located players.
- 45.8%In-state45.8% of players with a known home state are from Ohio.
- 19.6%Backyard19.6% of players with a located hometown grew up within 100 miles of campus.
- 15.0%Previously rostered elsewhere15.0% of the roster appeared on another college roster in an earlier season.
Where Ohio 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 Ohio's players come from?
| Season | Roster | In-state | Rostered elsewhere | Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 107 | 45.8% | 15.0% | 210 mi |
| 2025 | 112 | 41.7% | 21.4% | 215 mi |
| 2024 | 117 | 44.2% | 16.2% | 201 mi |
| 2023 | 119 | 47.6% | 7.6% | 155 mi |
| 2022 | 118 | 47.7% | 5.1% | 152 mi |
| 2021 | 99 | 41.4% | 4.0% | 226 mi |
| 2020 | 127 | 44.9% | 0.8% | 172 mi |
| 2019 | 125 | 46.4% | 0.0% | 155 mi |
| 2018 | 114 | 53.5% | 0.0% | 148 mi |
| 2017 | 113 | 58.4% | 0.9% | 144 mi |
| 2016 | 109 | 60.6% | 0.0% | 140 mi |
| 2015 | 117 | 64.1% | 0.9% | 132 mi |
| 2014 | 122 | 63.9% | 0.0% | 134 mi |
| 2013 | 117 | 53.4% | 1.7% | 145 mi |
| 2012 | 116 | 53.0% | 0.9% | 147 mi |
| 2011 | 118 | 54.7% | 0.8% | 147 mi |
| 2010 | 119 | 56.8% | 0.0% | 142 mi |
| 2009 | 108 | 46.7% | 0.0% | 163 mi |
In-state shares use players with a known home state. Radius uses located hometowns.
Where the roster grew up
Located hometowns on the 2026 roster, with campus marked and the Homecoming Radius circled.
Homecoming Radius: 210 mi