Players from Pennsylvania with no earlier college roster elsewhere in the data filled 41% of roster spots in 2016 and 27% on the 2026 roster.
In 2016, 43 of 105 roster spots were filled by Pennsylvania players not previously rostered elsewhere in the data. On the 2026 roster, 30 of 112 fit the same definition. The number of players previously rostered elsewhere changed from 3 to 20.
Of the 20 players previously rostered elsewhere, 4 are from Pennsylvania.
The median hometown distance moved from 216 mi in 2016 to 316 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 | 36.6% | 25.5% | |
| Previously rostered elsewhere | 4.1% | 14.7% |
The 2026 roster
- 449 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 110 located players.
- 30.4%In-state30.4% of players with a known home state are from Pennsylvania.
- 20.0%Backyard20.0% of players with a located hometown grew up within 100 miles of campus.
- 17.9%Previously rostered elsewhere17.9% of the roster appeared on another college roster in an earlier season.
Where Pittsburgh 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 Pittsburgh's players come from?
| Season | Roster | In-state | Rostered elsewhere | Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 112 | 30.4% | 17.9% | 316 mi |
| 2025 | 116 | 28.4% | 19.0% | 315 mi |
| 2024 | 118 | 28.0% | 17.8% | 306 mi |
| 2023 | 117 | 31.6% | 14.5% | 244 mi |
| 2022 | 116 | 28.7% | 12.9% | 244 mi |
| 2021 | 110 | 27.8% | 9.1% | 268 mi |
| 2020 | 117 | 30.2% | 6.0% | 258 mi |
| 2019 | 115 | 36.0% | 6.1% | 244 mi |
| 2018 | 96 | 36.5% | 4.2% | 207 mi |
| 2017 | 96 | 32.3% | 5.2% | 230 mi |
| 2016 | 105 | 41.9% | 2.9% | 216 mi |
| 2015 | 108 | 47.7% | 1.9% | 189 mi |
| 2014 | 106 | 46.7% | 1.9% | 175 mi |
| 2013 | 98 | 57.1% | 3.1% | 150 mi |
| 2012 | 99 | 55.6% | 3.0% | 163 mi |
| 2011 | 101 | 56.4% | 3.0% | 165 mi |
| 2010 | 108 | 66.7% | 0.9% | 119 mi |
| 2009 | 91 | 66.7% | 0.0% | 141 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: 316 mi