Players from Virginia with no earlier college roster elsewhere in the data filled 49% of roster spots in 2016 and 22% on the 2026 roster.
In 2016, 52 of 107 roster spots were filled by Virginia players not previously rostered elsewhere in the data. On the 2026 roster, 23 of 103 fit the same definition. The number of players previously rostered elsewhere changed from 1 to 15.
The median hometown distance moved from 143 mi in 2016 to 283 mi on the 2026 roster. The reliable geography record begins in 2009. Among players with a known home state, 63% were from Virginia, compared with 23% 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 | 44.9% | 33.1% | |
| Previously rostered elsewhere | 1.2% | 12.5% |
The 2026 roster
- 491 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 97 located players.
- 23.3%In-state23.3% of players with a known home state are from Virginia.
- 13.4%Backyard13.4% of players with a located hometown grew up within 100 miles of campus.
- 14.6%Previously rostered elsewhere14.6% of the roster appeared on another college roster in an earlier season.
Where Old Dominion 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 Old Dominion's players come from?
| Season | Roster | In-state | Rostered elsewhere | Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 103 | 23.3% | 14.6% | 283 mi |
| 2025 | 113 | 28.3% | 12.4% | 278 mi |
| 2024 | 107 | 31.8% | 19.6% | 299 mi |
| 2023 | 117 | 41.0% | 12.0% | 173 mi |
| 2022 | 116 | 48.7% | 9.5% | 144 mi |
| 2021 | 108 | 33.0% | 9.3% | 209 mi |
| 2020archive | 85 | 37.8% | 17.6% proxy | 203 mi |
| 2019 | 116 | 43.1% | 5.2% | 168 mi |
| 2018 | 117 | 41.7% | 0.9% | 166 mi |
| 2017 | 115 | 46.1% | 1.7% | 150 mi |
| 2016 | 107 | 49.5% | 0.9% | 143 mi |
| 2015 | 111 | 46.8% | 0.9% | 144 mi |
| 2014 | 105 | 43.8% | 1.0% | 144 mi |
| 2012archive‡ | 47 | 50.0% | 0.0% proxy | 127 mi |
| 2011archive | 74 | 71.6% | 0.0% proxy | 18 mi |
| 2010archive | 90 | 61.2% | 0.0% proxy | 102 mi |
| 2009archive | 85 | 62.7% | 29.4% proxy | 88 mi |
In-state shares use players with a known home state. Radius uses located hometowns.
‡ fewer than 70 roster rows or under 75% known home state. Treat with caution.
archive = official athletic-site roster. “Proxy” is the share listing a previous school where that field behaved like a transfer field; it is not the same measure as the share previously rostered elsewhere.
Where the roster grew up
Located hometowns on the 2026 roster, with campus marked and the Homecoming Radius circled.
Homecoming Radius: 283 mi