Players from Texas with no earlier college roster elsewhere in the data filled 70% of roster spots in 2016 and 46% on the 2026 roster.
In 2016, 75 of 107 roster spots were filled by Texas players not previously rostered elsewhere in the data. On the 2026 roster, 56 of 122 fit the same definition. The number of players previously rostered elsewhere changed from 3 to 29.
Of the 29 players previously rostered elsewhere, 7 are from Texas.
The median hometown distance moved from 153 mi in 2016 to 185 mi on the 2026 roster. The reliable geography record begins in 1998. Among players with a known home state, 89% were from Texas, compared with 52% 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 | 74.0% | 61.2% | |
| Previously rostered elsewhere | 3.3% | 10.6% |
The 2026 roster
- 520 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 120 located players.
- 51.6%In-state51.6% of players with a known home state are from Texas.
- 30.0%Backyard30.0% of players with a located hometown grew up within 100 miles of campus.
- 23.8%Previously rostered elsewhere23.8% of the roster appeared on another college roster in an earlier season.
Where Texas A&M 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 Texas A&M's players come from?
| Season | Roster | In-state | Rostered elsewhere | Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 122 | 51.6% | 23.8% | 185 mi |
| 2025 | 133 | 63.2% | 18.8% | 153 mi |
| 2024 | 142 | 59.9% | 19.0% | 161 mi |
| 2023 | 133 | 61.7% | 10.5% | 152 mi |
| 2022 | 130 | 70.0% | 1.5% | 138 mi |
| 2021 | 120 | 68.9% | 3.3% | 152 mi |
| 2020 | 140 | 73.4% | 2.1% | 152 mi |
| 2019 | 136 | 79.4% | 3.7% | 148 mi |
| 2018 | 129 | 78.1% | 4.7% | 151 mi |
| 2017 | 120 | 77.5% | 2.5% | 149 mi |
| 2016 | 107 | 72.0% | 2.8% | 153 mi |
| 2015 | 121 | 76.9% | 0.8% | 152 mi |
| 2014 | 118 | 80.5% | 0.0% | 151 mi |
| 2013 | 118 | 80.5% | 0.0% | 150 mi |
| 2012 | 118 | 82.9% | 0.0% | 150 mi |
| 2011 | 123 | 87.7% | 0.0% | 136 mi |
| 2010 | 116 | 87.8% | 0.0% | 141 mi |
| 2009 | 118 | 91.5% | 0.0% | 138 mi |
| 2008‡ | 24 | 92.3% | 0.0% | — |
| 2007‡ | 30 | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2006‡ | 36 | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2005‡ | 33 | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2004‡ | 30 | — | 0.0% | — |
| 2003archive | 74 | 94.6% | 5.4% proxy | 133 mi |
| 2002archive | 95 | 91.6% | 1.1% proxy | 129 mi |
| 2001archive | 88 | 90.9% | 4.5% proxy | 123 mi |
| 2000archive | 92 | 90.2% | 4.3% proxy | 126 mi |
| 1999archive | 89 | 87.6% | 2.2% proxy | 113 mi |
| 1998archive | 82 | 89.0% | 2.4% proxy | 140 mi |
In-state shares use players with a known home state. Radius uses located hometowns.
‡ 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 the share previously rostered elsewhere.
Where the roster grew up
Located hometowns on the 2026 roster, with campus marked and the Homecoming Radius circled.
Homecoming Radius: 185 mi