Players from Texas with no earlier college roster elsewhere in the data filled 76% of roster spots in 2016 and 57% on the 2026 roster.
In 2016, 93 of 122 roster spots were filled by Texas players not previously rostered elsewhere in the data. On the 2026 roster, 62 of 108 fit the same definition. The number of players previously rostered elsewhere changed from 3 to 28.
Of the 28 players previously rostered elsewhere, 8 are from Texas.
The median hometown distance moved from 350 mi in 2016 to 350 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 | 72.3% | 64.5% | |
| Previously rostered elsewhere | 4.1% | 20.6% |
The 2026 roster
- 531 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 101 located players.
- 64.8%In-state64.8% of players with a known home state are from Texas.
- 5.9%Backyard5.9% of players with a located hometown grew up within 100 miles of campus.
- 25.9%Previously rostered elsewhere25.9% of the roster appeared on another college roster in an earlier season.
Where Texas Tech 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 Tech's players come from?
| Season | Roster | In-state | Rostered elsewhere | Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 108 | 64.8% | 25.9% | 350 mi |
| 2025 | 111 | 70.3% | 24.3% | 334 mi |
| 2024 | 122 | 80.3% | 18.9% | 320 mi |
| 2023 | 120 | 75.8% | 20.8% | 308 mi |
| 2022 | 119 | 72.3% | 21.8% | 312 mi |
| 2021 | 104 | 69.9% | 17.3% | 334 mi |
| 2020 | 137 | 76.9% | 9.5% | 327 mi |
| 2019 | 120 | 80.8% | 7.5% | 317 mi |
| 2018 | 115 | 77.0% | 4.3% | 334 mi |
| 2017 | 111 | 72.1% | 5.4% | 351 mi |
| 2016 | 122 | 78.5% | 2.5% | 350 mi |
| 2015 | 124 | 79.7% | 0.0% | 350 mi |
| 2014 | 114 | 71.7% | 0.0% | 350 mi |
| 2013 | 111 | 75.5% | 0.0% | 350 mi |
| 2012 | 105 | 73.3% | 0.0% | 334 mi |
| 2011 | 120 | 76.7% | 0.0% | 321 mi |
| 2010 | 126 | 81.0% | 0.0% | 306 mi |
| 2009 | 106 | 82.1% | 0.0% | 297 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: 350 mi