Players from Oklahoma with no earlier college roster elsewhere in the data filled 28% of roster spots in 2016 and 19% on the 2026 roster.
In 2016, 34 of 122 roster spots were filled by Oklahoma players not previously rostered elsewhere in the data. On the 2026 roster, 21 of 110 fit the same definition. The number of players previously rostered elsewhere changed from 5 to 21.
The median hometown distance moved from 281 mi in 2016 to 371 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 | 26.3% | 20.5% | |
| Previously rostered elsewhere | 3.5% | 18.4% |
The 2026 roster
- 466 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 106 located players.
- 20.2%In-state20.2% of players with a known home state are from Oklahoma.
- 16.0%Backyard16.0% of players with a located hometown grew up within 100 miles of campus.
- 19.1%Previously rostered elsewhere19.1% of the roster appeared on another college roster in an earlier season.
Where Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma's players come from?
| Season | Roster | In-state | Rostered elsewhere | Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 110 | 20.2% | 19.1% | 371 mi |
| 2025 | 112 | 24.3% | 19.6% | 305 mi |
| 2024 | 126 | 26.6% | 21.4% | 311 mi |
| 2023 | 125 | 23.2% | 22.4% | 386 mi |
| 2022 | 119 | 18.6% | 19.3% | 339 mi |
| 2021 | 117 | 20.7% | 9.4% | 341 mi |
| 2020 | 129 | 23.6% | 3.1% | 177 mi |
| 2019 | 120 | 24.2% | 3.3% | 174 mi |
| 2018 | 124 | 25.0% | 1.6% | 183 mi |
| 2017 | 107 | 26.2% | 4.7% | 285 mi |
| 2016 | 122 | 27.9% | 4.1% | 281 mi |
| 2015 | 123 | 27.6% | 0.8% | 292 mi |
| 2014 | 120 | 30.0% | 0.8% | 185 mi |
| 2013 | 111 | 27.0% | 0.9% | 185 mi |
| 2012 | 108 | 22.2% | 1.9% | 232 mi |
| 2011 | 117 | 27.6% | 0.0% | 174 mi |
| 2010 | 117 | 27.6% | 0.0% | 174 mi |
| 2009 | 106 | 31.4% | 0.0% | 175 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: 371 mi