Program field guide · 2026

Pac-12 · Texas

Texas State

Bobcats

Texas State’s Texas-developed core fell from 100 to 56 players.

2026 roster · Roster geography

In 2016, 100 of 122 roster spots were filled by Texas players with no earlier college team detected. On the 2026 roster, 56 of 107 fit the same definition. Detected transfers went from 2 to 32.

In 2016 the median player grew up 174 mi from campus. Now it is 216 mi.

Of the 32 players who came from another college, 17 are from Texas. Those home-state players make up 53% of detected-transfer stock on this roster.

Then → now

2016–18 compared with 2021–25

2016–182021–2583.6%53.8%2.4%32.3%
  • Local-developed core
  • Transfer stock
Measure2016–182021–25
Local-developed core83.6%53.8%
Transfer stock2.4%32.3%

The roster, at a glance

  • 376 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 102 located players.
  • 68.2%In-state68.2% of the roster is from Texas.
  • 9.8%Backyard9.8% grew up within 100 miles of campus.
  • 29.9%Detected transfers29.9% of the roster arrived after playing at another school.

Across the FBS

Where Texas State ranks

Most In-State#568.2%Most Transfers#4129.9%Closest to Home#36376 miFarthest From Home#103376 miBiggest Localism 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: 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.

Local-developedLocal transferOutsider developedOutsider transfer201220152018202020232026

Where do Texas State's players come from?

SeasonRosterIn-stateTransfer signalRadius
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

Where the roster grew up

Every 2026 player's hometown, with campus marked and the Homecoming Radius circled.

Texas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometownTexas State player hometown

Homecoming Radius: 216 mi

(This slider is for exploring — leaderboards use the fixed lenses.)

Keep exploring

More from Pac-12

See all Pac-12 teams