Program field guide · 2026

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SMU

Mustangs

SMU’s Texas-developed core fell from 86 to 47 players.

2026 roster · Roster geography

In 2016, 86 of 114 roster spots were filled by Texas players with no earlier college team detected. On the 2026 roster, 47 of 107 fit the same definition. Detected transfers went from 2 to 32.

In 2016 the median player grew up 179 mi from campus. Now it is 242 mi.

Of the 32 players who came from another college, 9 are from Texas. Those home-state players make up 28% of detected-transfer stock on this roster.

Then → now

2016–18 compared with 2021–25

2016–182021–2574.1%48.7%5.8%28.3%
  • Local-developed core
  • Transfer stock
Measure2016–182021–25
Local-developed core74.1%48.7%
Transfer stock5.8%28.3%

The roster, at a glance

  • 416 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 102 located players.
  • 52.3%In-state52.3% of the roster is from Texas.
  • 37.3%Backyard37.3% grew up within 100 miles of campus.
  • 29.9%Detected transfers29.9% of the roster arrived after playing at another school.

Across the FBS

Where SMU ranks

Most In-State#2352.3%Most Transfers#4229.9%Closest to Home#48416 miFarthest From Home#91416 miBiggest Localism Shift#1552.3%Most Backyard Players#1937.3%Fewest Transfers#9729.9%Biggest Transfer Shift#5229.9%

Homecoming Radius over time

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

050100150200250FBS 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 SMU's players come from?

SeasonRosterIn-stateTransfer signalRadius
202610752.3%29.9%242 mi
202511855.1%34.7%231 mi
202412563.7%38.4%186 mi
202312563.7%32.8%186 mi
202213266.9%21.2%171 mi
202112675.8%14.3%186 mi
202014769.2%12.2%218 mi
201914372.0%13.3%197 mi
201811575.4%10.4%187 mi
201711579.1%5.2%182 mi
201611475.4%1.8%179 mi
201511871.8%0.8%218 mi
201410967.6%0.0%229 mi
201311466.4%0.9%221 mi
201211465.8%1.8%229 mi
201111067.0%0.9%218 mi
201010660.4%1.9%229 mi
20099762.9%3.1%194 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: 242 mi

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

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