2026 roster · Roster geography
The San José State roster story
In 2016, 87 of 104 roster spots were filled by California players with no earlier college team detected. On the 2026 roster, 67 of 103 fit the same definition. Detected transfers went from 1 to 20.
In 2016 the median player grew up 304 mi from campus. Now it is 311 mi.
Of the 20 players who came from another college, 12 are from California. Those home-state players make up 60% of detected-transfer stock on this roster.
Then → now
2016–18 compared with 2021–25
- Local-developed core
- Transfer stock
| Measure | 2016–18 | 2021–25 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local-developed core | 85.5% | 72.7% | |
| Transfer stock | 0.3% | 15.1% |
The roster, at a glance
- 422 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 98 located players.
- 76.7%In-state76.7% of the roster is from California.
- 38.8%Backyard38.8% grew up within 100 miles of campus.
- 19.4%Detected transfers19.4% of the roster arrived after playing at another school.
Across the FBS
Where San José State 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: 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.
Where do San José State's players come from?
| Season | Roster | In-state | Transfer signal | Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 103 | 76.7% | 19.4% | 311 mi |
| 2025 | 103 | 78.4% | 17.5% | 304 mi |
| 2024 | 106 | 85.4% | 19.8% | 275 mi |
| 2023 | 107 | 84.8% | 15.9% | 275 mi |
| 2022 | 106 | 92.2% | 14.2% | 251 mi |
| 2021 | 111 | 89.8% | 8.1% | 243 mi |
| 2020 | 112 | 90.8% | 2.7% | 135 mi |
| 2019 | 111 | 91.8% | 0.0% | 251 mi |
| 2018 | 115 | 91.5% | 0.0% | 283 mi |
| 2017 | 112 | 89.2% | 0.0% | 289 mi |
| 2016 | 104 | 85.4% | 1.0% | 304 mi |
| 2015 | 95 | 91.6% | 1.1% | 251 mi |
| 2014 | 111 | 91.0% | 0.9% | 126 mi |
| 2013 | 107 | 90.6% | 0.0% | 179 mi |
| 2012 | 110 | 89.0% | 1.8% | 273 mi |
| 2011 | 107 | 90.6% | 0.9% | 208 mi |
| 2010 | 105 | 93.3% | 1.0% | 135 mi |
| 2009 | 103 | 93.2% | 0.0% | 107 mi |
Where the roster grew up
Every 2026 player's hometown, with campus marked and the Homecoming Radius circled.
Homecoming Radius: 311 mi
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