Program field guide · 2026

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Oklahoma State

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Oklahoma State’s Oklahoma-developed core fell from 24 to 18 players.

2026 roster · Roster geography

In 2016, 24 of 124 roster spots were filled by Oklahoma players with no earlier college team detected. On the 2026 roster, 18 of 113 fit the same definition. Detected transfers went from 4 to 56.

In 2016 the median player grew up 240 mi from campus. Now it is 403 mi.

Of the 56 players who came from another college, 5 are from Oklahoma. Those home-state players make up 9% of detected-transfer stock on this roster.

Then → now

2016–18 compared with 2021–25

2016–182021–2526.0%32.0%3.5%14.9%
  • Local-developed core
  • Transfer stock
Measure2016–182021–25
Local-developed core26.0%32.0%
Transfer stock3.5%14.9%

The roster, at a glance

  • 484 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 110 located players.
  • 20.4%In-state20.4% of the roster is from Oklahoma.
  • 18.2%Backyard18.2% grew up within 100 miles of campus.
  • 49.6%Detected transfers49.6% of the roster arrived after playing at another school.

Across the FBS

Where Oklahoma State ranks

Most In-State#9920.4%Most Transfers#249.6%Closest to Home#75484 miFarthest From Home#64484 miBiggest Localism Shift#10720.4%Most Backyard Players#7818.2%Fewest Transfers#13749.6%Biggest Transfer Shift#249.6%

Homecoming Radius over time

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

0100200300400FBS 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 Oklahoma State's players come from?

SeasonRosterIn-stateTransfer signalRadius
202611320.4%49.6%403 mi
202511522.6%33.0%350 mi
202414237.3%15.5%228 mi
202312641.3%11.9%210 mi
202212942.6%7.0%208 mi
202111330.1%7.1%232 mi
202013938.1%5.0%228 mi
201912031.7%3.3%232 mi
201810132.7%3.0%232 mi
201711526.1%4.3%234 mi
201612420.3%3.2%240 mi
201512823.4%1.6%240 mi
201412020.8%2.5%246 mi
201313230.3%2.3%228 mi
201211726.5%0.9%232 mi
201111326.5%0.9%232 mi
201012532.0%0.0%234 mi
200911333.6%0.0%234 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: 403 mi

(This slider is for exploring — leaderboards use the fixed lenses.)

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