2026 roster · Roster geography
The Stanford roster story
In 2016, 30 of 104 roster spots were filled by California players with no earlier college team detected. On the 2026 roster, 21 of 112 fit the same definition. Detected transfers went from 0 to 11.
In 2016 the median player grew up 1,183 mi from campus. Now it is 1,624 mi.
Of the 11 players who came from another college, 6 are from California. Those home-state players make up 55% 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 | 28.6% | 24.6% | |
| Transfer stock | 0.0% | 4.4% |
The roster, at a glance
- 1,429 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 105 located players.
- 24.1%In-state24.1% of the roster is from California.
- 10.5%Backyard10.5% grew up within 100 miles of campus.
- 9.8%Detected transfers9.8% of the roster arrived after playing at another school.
Across the FBS
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: 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 Stanford's players come from?
| Season | Roster | In-state | Transfer signal | 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 |
Where the roster grew up
Every 2026 player's hometown, with campus marked and the Homecoming Radius circled.
Homecoming Radius: 1,624 mi
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