Program field guide · 2026

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Purdue

Boilermakers

Purdue’s Indiana-developed core fell from 24 to 21 players.

2026 roster · Roster geography

In 2016, 24 of 108 roster spots were filled by Indiana players with no earlier college team detected. On the 2026 roster, 21 of 119 fit the same definition. Detected transfers went from 0 to 46.

In 2016 the median player grew up 410 mi from campus. Now it is 408 mi.

Of the 46 players who came from another college, 3 are from Indiana. Those home-state players make up 7% of detected-transfer stock on this roster.

Then → now

2016–18 compared with 2021–25

2016–182021–2527.6%26.0%2.2%23.4%
  • Local-developed core
  • Transfer stock
Measure2016–182021–25
Local-developed core27.6%26.0%
Transfer stock2.2%23.4%

The roster, at a glance

  • 506 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 110 located players.
  • 20.2%In-state20.2% of the roster is from Indiana.
  • 18.2%Backyard18.2% grew up within 100 miles of campus.
  • 38.7%Detected transfers38.7% of the roster arrived after playing at another school.

Across the FBS

Where Purdue ranks

Most In-State#10320.2%Most Transfers#1238.7%Closest to Home#79506 miFarthest From Home#60506 miBiggest Localism Shift#9520.2%Most Backyard Players#7718.2%Fewest Transfers#12738.7%Biggest Transfer Shift#1238.7%

Homecoming Radius over time

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

0100200300400500FBS 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 Purdue's players come from?

SeasonRosterIn-stateTransfer signalRadius
202611920.2%38.7%408 mi
202512123.3%41.3%312 mi
202412137.5%24.0%207 mi
202311730.7%22.2%238 mi
202211632.1%17.2%218 mi
202110827.9%12.0%219 mi
202014528.6%5.5%231 mi
201910726.2%2.8%235 mi
201810234.3%2.9%235 mi
201710727.1%3.7%427 mi
201610822.2%0.0%410 mi
201511124.3%0.0%478 mi
201411327.4%0.0%366 mi
201311526.1%0.0%375 mi
201210923.9%0.9%457 mi
201110522.9%1.0%404 mi
201010521.0%1.0%384 mi
200910726.2%0.9%293 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: 408 mi

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