Program field guide · 2026

Pac-12 · California

San Diego State

Aztecs

San Diego State’s California-developed core fell from 85 to 55 players.

2026 roster · Roster geography

In 2016, 85 of 118 roster spots were filled by California players with no earlier college team detected. On the 2026 roster, 55 of 111 fit the same definition. Detected transfers went from 0 to 31.

In 2016 the median player grew up 138 mi from campus. Now it is 289 mi.

Of the 31 players who came from another college, 17 are from California. Those home-state players make up 55% of detected-transfer stock on this roster.

Then → now

2016–18 compared with 2021–25

2016–182021–2569.1%55.7%0.6%14.1%
  • Local-developed core
  • Transfer stock
Measure2016–182021–25
Local-developed core69.1%55.7%
Transfer stock0.6%14.1%

The roster, at a glance

  • 627 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 108 located players.
  • 64.9%In-state64.9% of the roster is from California.
  • 35.2%Backyard35.2% grew up within 100 miles of campus.
  • 27.9%Detected transfers27.9% of the roster arrived after playing at another school.

Across the FBS

Where San Diego State ranks

Most In-State#864.9%Most Transfers#4827.9%Closest to Home#102627 miFarthest From Home#37627 miBiggest Localism Shift#11664.9%Most Backyard Players#2335.2%Fewest Transfers#9127.9%Biggest Transfer Shift#3727.9%

Homecoming Radius over time

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

0100200300FBS 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-developedLocal transferOutsider developedOutsider transfer200920122016201920232026

Where do San Diego State's players come from?

SeasonRosterIn-stateTransfer signalRadius
202611164.9%27.9%289 mi
202510568.9%25.7%259 mi
202410961.7%22.0%311 mi
202311061.8%10.9%259 mi
202211761.5%7.7%209 mi
20219863.5%4.1%109 mi
202011967.5%3.4%119 mi
201911361.6%2.7%259 mi
201810764.8%0.9%259 mi
201711071.8%0.9%141 mi
201611872.0%0.0%138 mi
201511976.3%0.8%129 mi
201411775.0%0.9%108 mi
201311177.3%0.0%100 mi
201210881.5%1.9%102 mi
201111183.8%0.0%96 mi
201010583.8%1.0%98 mi
200910879.6%1.9%102 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: 289 mi

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

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