2026 roster · Roster geography
The South Carolina roster story
In 2016, 42 of 118 roster spots were filled by South Carolina players with no earlier college team detected. On the 2026 roster, 37 of 110 fit the same definition. Detected transfers went from 2 to 28.
In 2016 the median player grew up 185 mi from campus. Now it is 191 mi.
Of the 28 players who came from another college, 3 are from South Carolina. Those home-state players make up 11% 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 | 39.4% | 39.9% | |
| Transfer stock | 2.7% | 14.5% |
The roster, at a glance
- 321 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 103 located players.
- 36.4%In-state36.4% of the roster is from South Carolina.
- 34.0%Backyard34.0% grew up within 100 miles of campus.
- 25.5%Detected transfers25.5% of the roster arrived after playing at another school.
Across the FBS
Where South Carolina 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 South Carolina's players come from?
| Season | Roster | In-state | Transfer signal | Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 110 | 36.4% | 25.5% | 191 mi |
| 2025 | 114 | 40.4% | 21.9% | 170 mi |
| 2024 | 120 | 41.7% | 20.0% | 175 mi |
| 2023 | 116 | 42.2% | 12.9% | 182 mi |
| 2022 | 119 | 42.9% | 10.9% | 155 mi |
| 2021 | 107 | 41.5% | 6.5% | 144 mi |
| 2020 | 121 | 45.5% | 4.1% | 124 mi |
| 2019 | 119 | 47.1% | 5.9% | 122 mi |
| 2018 | 108 | 44.3% | 4.6% | 154 mi |
| 2017 | 105 | 43.8% | 1.9% | 165 mi |
| 2016 | 118 | 36.4% | 1.7% | 185 mi |
| 2015 | 111 | 36.4% | 1.8% | 182 mi |
| 2014 | 109 | 39.4% | 0.0% | 176 mi |
| 2013 | 110 | 41.8% | 0.0% | 169 mi |
| 2012 | 115 | 47.0% | 0.0% | 161 mi |
| 2011 | 113 | 42.5% | 0.0% | 142 mi |
| 2010 | 106 | 44.3% | 0.0% | 116 mi |
| 2009 | 97 | 45.4% | 0.0% | 123 mi |
Where the roster grew up
Every 2026 player's hometown, with campus marked and the Homecoming Radius circled.
Homecoming Radius: 191 mi
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