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Purdue Boilermakers football roster hometowns

Where are Purdue players from?

On the 2026 Purdue football roster, 20.2% of players with a known home state are from Indiana. The median listed hometown is 408 mi from campus (Homecoming Radius).

The 2026 snapshot was collected before the season. Sources and definitions

The Purdue roster story

In 2016, 24 of 108 roster spots were filled by Indiana players not previously rostered elsewhere in the data. On the 2026 roster, 21 of 119 fit the same definition. The number of players previously rostered elsewhere changed from 0 to 46.

The median hometown distance moved from 410 mi in 2016 to 408 mi on the 2026 roster.

Before and during the portal era

2016–18 compared with 2021–25

2016–182021–2527.6%26.0%2.2%23.4%
  • In-state, not rostered elsewhere
  • Previously rostered elsewhere
Measure2016–182021–25
In-state, not rostered elsewhere27.6%26.0%
Previously rostered elsewhere2.2%23.4%

The 2026 roster

  • 506 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 110 located players.
  • 20.2%In-state20.2% of players with a known home state are from Indiana.
  • 18.2%Backyard18.2% of players with a located hometown grew up within 100 miles of campus.
  • 38.7%Previously rostered elsewhere38.7% of the roster appeared on another college roster in an earlier season.

Where Purdue ranks

Most In-State#10320.2%Most Transfers#1238.7%Closest to Home#79506 miFarthest From Home#60506 miBiggest In-State 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: 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.

In-state, not rostered elsewhereOut-of-state, not rostered elsewhereOut-of-state, rostered elsewhere200920122016201920232026

Where do Purdue's players come from?

SeasonRosterIn-stateRostered elsewhereRadius
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

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.

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Homecoming Radius: 408 mi

This slider is exploratory. Rankings use fixed distance lenses.

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