Program field guide · 2026

Big Ten · Oregon

Oregon

Ducks

Oregon’s Oregon-developed core fell from 26 to 22 players.

2026 roster · Roster geography

In 2016, 26 of 126 roster spots were filled by Oregon players with no earlier college team detected. On the 2026 roster, 22 of 114 fit the same definition. Detected transfers went from 0 to 19.

In 2016 the median player grew up 763 mi from campus. Now it is 957 mi.

Of the 19 players who came from another college, 1 is from Oregon. Those home-state players make up 5% of detected-transfer stock on this roster.

The record reaches back to 2003, when 29% of the roster came from Oregon. Today it is 20%.

Then → now

2016–18 compared with 2021–25

2016–182021–2519.7%15.7%1.6%14.5%
  • Local-developed core
  • Transfer stock
Measure2016–182021–25
Local-developed core19.7%15.7%
Transfer stock1.6%14.5%

The roster, at a glance

  • 1,232 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 113 located players.
  • 20.2%In-state20.2% of the roster is from Oregon.
  • 14.2%Backyard14.2% grew up within 100 miles of campus.
  • 16.7%Detected transfers16.7% of the roster arrived after playing at another school.

Across the FBS

Where Oregon ranks

Most In-State#10220.2%Most Transfers#10916.7%Closest to Home#1361,232 miFarthest From Home#31,232 miBiggest Localism Shift#13420.2%Most Backyard Players#9414.2%Fewest Transfers#3016.7%Biggest Transfer Shift#10116.7%

Homecoming Radius over time

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

02004006008001000FBS median (250 mi)200320082012201720212026

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 transfer200420082013201720222026

Where do Oregon's players come from?

SeasonRosterIn-stateTransfer signalRadius
202611420.2%16.7%957 mi
202511214.3%17.9%893 mi
202412618.3%19.0%813 mi
202312817.5%17.2%895 mi
202212719.2%13.4%759 mi
202112214.2%4.9%756 mi
202012012.7%5.0%751 mi
201911916.0%2.5%748 mi
201810217.6%2.9%752 mi
201710521.0%1.9%761 mi
201612620.6%0.0%763 mi
201511220.5%0.0%759 mi
201412020.8%0.0%736 mi
201311621.6%0.0%738 mi
201210717.9%0.0%748 mi
201110819.6%0.0%738 mi
201010921.3%0.0%719 mi
200910514.4%0.0%714 mi
2008‡3110.0%0.0%—
2007‡380.0%0.0%—
2006‡340.0%0.0%—
2005‡37—0.0%—
2004‡30—0.0%—
2003archive9728.6%11.3% proxy433 mi

‡ 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 detected transfer stock.

Where the roster grew up

Every 2026 player's hometown, with campus marked and the Homecoming Radius circled.

Oregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometownOregon player hometown

Homecoming Radius: 957 mi

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

Keep exploring

More from Big Ten

See all Big Ten teams