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Texas State Bobcats football roster hometowns

Where are Texas State players from?

On the 2026 Texas State football roster, 68.2% of players with a known home state are from Texas. The median listed hometown is 216 mi from campus (Homecoming Radius).

The 2026 snapshot was collected before the season. Sources and definitions

Players from Texas with no earlier college roster elsewhere in the data filled 82% of roster spots in 2016 and 52% on the 2026 roster.

In 2016, 100 of 122 roster spots were filled by Texas players not previously rostered elsewhere in the data. On the 2026 roster, 56 of 107 fit the same definition. The number of players previously rostered elsewhere changed from 2 to 32.

Of the 32 players previously rostered elsewhere, 17 are from Texas.

The median hometown distance moved from 174 mi in 2016 to 216 mi on the 2026 roster.

Before and during the portal era

2016–18 compared with 2021–25

2016–182021–2583.6%53.8%2.4%32.3%
  • In-state, not rostered elsewhere
  • Previously rostered elsewhere
Measure2016–182021–25
In-state, not rostered elsewhere83.6%53.8%
Previously rostered elsewhere2.4%32.3%

The 2026 roster

  • 376 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 102 located players.
  • 68.2%In-state68.2% of players with a known home state are from Texas.
  • 9.8%Backyard9.8% of players with a located hometown grew up within 100 miles of campus.
  • 29.9%Previously rostered elsewhere29.9% of the roster appeared on another college roster in an earlier season.

Where Texas State ranks

Most In-State#568.2%Most Transfers#4129.9%Closest to Home#36376 miFarthest From Home#103376 miBiggest In-State Shift#3768.2%Most Backyard Players#1149.8%Fewest Transfers#9829.9%Biggest Transfer Shift#3529.9%

Homecoming Radius over time

The median hometown-to-campus distance, by season. The dotted line is the FBS median.

050100150200250FBS median (250 mi)201220152018202020232026

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.

In-state, not rostered elsewhereIn-state, rostered elsewhereOut-of-state, not rostered elsewhereOut-of-state, rostered elsewhere201220152018202020232026

Where do Texas State's players come from?

SeasonRosterIn-stateRostered elsewhereRadius
202610768.2%29.9%216 mi
202511269.4%38.4%210 mi
202411975.4%41.2%199 mi
202312175.0%35.5%193 mi
202211467.5%28.1%209 mi
20219476.6%18.1%190 mi
202011881.2%7.6%163 mi
201911484.2%3.5%177 mi
201811290.7%2.7%164 mi
201710785.0%2.8%195 mi
201612282.6%1.6%174 mi
201512378.9%0.8%174 mi
201410875.7%0.0%172 mi
201311077.3%0.0%162 mi
201210582.9%1.0%160 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.

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Homecoming Radius: 216 mi

This slider is exploratory. Rankings use fixed distance lenses.

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