Program field guide · 2026

Pac-12 · Oregon

Oregon State

Beavers

Oregon State’s Oregon-developed core fell from 25 to 15 players.

2026 roster · Roster geography

In 2016, 25 of 112 roster spots were filled by Oregon players with no earlier college team detected. On the 2026 roster, 15 of 108 fit the same definition. Detected transfers went from 1 to 25.

In 2016 the median player grew up 786 mi from campus. Now it is 769 mi.

None of the 25 players who came from another college grew up in Oregon.

Then → now

2016–18 compared with 2021–25

2016–182021–2520.8%19.5%3.6%15.4%
  • Local-developed core
  • Transfer stock
Measure2016–182021–25
Local-developed core20.8%19.5%
Transfer stock3.6%15.4%

The roster, at a glance

  • 1,030 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 102 located players.
  • 14.2%In-state14.2% of the roster is from Oregon.
  • 13.7%Backyard13.7% grew up within 100 miles of campus.
  • 23.1%Detected transfers23.1% of the roster arrived after playing at another school.

Across the FBS

Where Oregon State ranks

Most In-State#11814.2%Most Transfers#7923.1%Closest to Home#1351,030 miFarthest From Home#41,030 miBiggest Localism Shift#9314.2%Most Backyard Players#9813.7%Fewest Transfers#6023.1%Biggest Transfer Shift#7823.1%

Homecoming Radius over time

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

0200400600800FBS 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 Oregon State's players come from?

SeasonRosterIn-stateTransfer signalRadius
202610814.2%23.1%769 mi
202511518.6%23.5%608 mi
202411422.3%18.4%485 mi
202312522.0%10.4%499 mi
202212123.1%10.7%557 mi
202112024.3%14.2%482 mi
202015425.5%7.1%481 mi
201912522.3%7.2%503 mi
201811623.2%4.3%733 mi
201710820.8%5.6%811 mi
201611222.5%0.9%786 mi
201511822.2%0.8%730 mi
201411818.8%0.8%742 mi
201311420.4%0.0%737 mi
201211021.1%0.0%635 mi
201111824.6%0.0%635 mi
201010630.2%0.0%743 mi
200911128.8%0.0%770 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: 769 mi

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

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