2026 roster · Roster geography
The South Florida roster story
In 2016, 93 of 112 roster spots were filled by Florida players with no earlier college team detected. On the 2026 roster, 40 of 113 fit the same definition. Detected transfers went from 5 to 42.
In 2016 the median player grew up 79 mi from campus. Now it is 296 mi.
Of the 42 players who came from another college, 13 are from Florida. Those home-state players make up 31% of detected-transfer stock on this roster.
The record reaches back to 1997, when 99% of the roster came from Florida. Today it is 47%.
Then → now
2016–18 compared with 2021–25
- Local-developed core
- Transfer stock
| Measure | 2016–18 | 2021–25 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local-developed core | 82.8% | 54.5% | |
| Transfer stock | 6.7% | 22.2% |
The roster, at a glance
- 446 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 107 located players.
- 46.9%In-state46.9% of the roster is from Florida.
- 26.2%Backyard26.2% grew up within 100 miles of campus.
- 37.2%Detected transfers37.2% of the roster arrived after playing at another school.
Across the FBS
Where South Florida 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 Florida's players come from?
| Season | Roster | In-state | Transfer signal | Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 113 | 46.9% | 37.2% | 296 mi |
| 2025 | 118 | 57.6% | 26.3% | 194 mi |
| 2024 | 131 | 67.2% | 23.7% | 163 mi |
| 2023 | 116 | 58.4% | 31.0% | 188 mi |
| 2022 | 119 | 67.0% | 18.5% | 138 mi |
| 2021 | 112 | 75.9% | 11.6% | 137 mi |
| 2020 | 117 | 81.6% | 8.5% | 112 mi |
| 2019 | 113 | 82.3% | 10.6% | 139 mi |
| 2018 | 109 | 85.2% | 7.3% | 127 mi |
| 2017 | 110 | 88.2% | 8.2% | 100 mi |
| 2016 | 112 | 88.2% | 4.5% | 79 mi |
| 2015 | 112 | 88.4% | 1.8% | 79 mi |
| 2014 | 116 | 84.3% | 1.7% | 87 mi |
| 2013 | 107 | 81.9% | 0.0% | 103 mi |
| 2012 | 114 | 85.7% | 0.0% | 116 mi |
| 2011 | 118 | 87.2% | 0.8% | 100 mi |
| 2010 | 114 | 88.6% | 1.8% | 102 mi |
| 2009 | 104 | 92.3% | 0.0% | 127 mi |
| 2008‡ | 35 | 84.6% | 5.7% | — |
| 2007‡ | 37 | 77.8% | 2.7% | — |
| 2006‡ | 36 | 66.7% | 2.8% | — |
| 2005‡ | 29 | 100.0% | 3.4% | — |
| 2004‡ | 24 | — | 0.0% | — |
| 2003archive | 108 | 98.1% | 0.0% proxy | 86 mi |
| 2002archive | 98 | 94.8% | 0.0% proxy | 81 mi |
| 2001archive | 107 | 93.3% | 0.0% proxy | 85 mi |
| 2000archive | 96 | 91.6% | 0.0% proxy | 81 mi |
| 1999archive | 87 | 96.6% | 0.0% proxy | 73 mi |
| 1998archive | 84 | 98.8% | 0.0% proxy | 55 mi |
| 1997archive | 81 | 98.8% | 0.0% proxy | 34 mi |
‡ fewer than 70 roster rows or under 75% known home state — treat with caution.
archive = official athletic-site roster. “Proxy” is the share listing a previous school where that field behaved like a transfer field; it is not the same measure as detected transfer stock.
Where the roster grew up
Every 2026 player's hometown, with campus marked and the Homecoming Radius circled.
Homecoming Radius: 296 mi
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