Players from California with no earlier college roster elsewhere in the data filled 29% of roster spots in 2016 and 19% on the 2026 roster.
In 2016, 30 of 104 roster spots were filled by California players not previously rostered elsewhere in the data. On the 2026 roster, 21 of 112 fit the same definition. The number of players previously rostered elsewhere changed from 0 to 11.
Of the 11 players previously rostered elsewhere, 6 are from California.
The median hometown distance moved from 1,183 mi in 2016 to 1,624 mi on the 2026 roster.
Before and during the portal era
2016–18 compared with 2021–25
- In-state, not rostered elsewhere
- Previously rostered elsewhere
| Measure | 2016–18 | 2021–25 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-state, not rostered elsewhere | 28.6% | 24.6% | |
| Previously rostered elsewhere | 0.0% | 4.4% |
The 2026 roster
- 1,429 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 105 located players.
- 24.1%In-state24.1% of players with a known home state are from California.
- 10.5%Backyard10.5% of players with a located hometown grew up within 100 miles of campus.
- 9.8%Previously rostered elsewhere9.8% of the roster appeared on another college roster in an earlier season.
Where Stanford 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: home-state players with and without an earlier college roster, out-of-state players with and without one, and players with unknown geography. This chart begins where stable athlete IDs make transfer detection possible; the radius chart above carries the official-archive geography farther back.
Where do Stanford's players come from?
| Season | Roster | In-state | Rostered elsewhere | Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 112 | 24.1% | 9.8% | 1,624 mi |
| 2025 | 108 | 26.9% | 12.0% | 1,622 mi |
| 2024 | 109 | 28.4% | 4.6% | 1,542 mi |
| 2023 | 106 | 30.2% | 3.8% | 1,465 mi |
| 2022 | 109 | 24.8% | 0.9% | 1,465 mi |
| 2021 | 108 | 25.0% | 0.9% | 1,465 mi |
| 2020 | 107 | 31.1% | 0.9% | 947 mi |
| 2019 | 104 | 29.1% | 0.0% | 1,436 mi |
| 2018 | 103 | 27.7% | 0.0% | 1,436 mi |
| 2017 | 104 | 30.1% | 0.0% | 765 mi |
| 2016 | 104 | 29.1% | 0.0% | 1,183 mi |
| 2015 | 98 | 28.6% | 0.0% | 712 mi |
| 2014 | 107 | 27.1% | 0.0% | 948 mi |
| 2013 | 110 | 29.1% | 0.0% | 1,438 mi |
| 2012 | 123 | 34.1% | 0.0% | 933 mi |
| 2011 | 111 | 36.9% | 0.0% | 933 mi |
| 2010 | 106 | 37.7% | 0.9% | 940 mi |
| 2009 | 99 | 38.8% | 1.0% | 647 mi |
In-state shares use players with a known home state. Radius uses located hometowns.
Where the roster grew up
Located hometowns on the 2026 roster, with campus marked and the Homecoming Radius circled.
Homecoming Radius: 1,624 mi