2026 roster · Roster geography
The Texas Tech roster story
In 2016, 93 of 122 roster spots were filled by Texas players with no earlier college team detected. On the 2026 roster, 62 of 108 fit the same definition. Detected transfers went from 3 to 28.
In 2016 the median player grew up 350 mi from campus. Now it is 350 mi.
Of the 28 players who came from another college, 8 are from Texas. Those home-state players make up 29% 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 | 72.3% | 64.5% | |
| Transfer stock | 4.1% | 20.6% |
The roster, at a glance
- 531 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 101 located players.
- 64.8%In-state64.8% of the roster is from Texas.
- 5.9%Backyard5.9% grew up within 100 miles of campus.
- 25.9%Detected transfers25.9% of the roster arrived after playing at another school.
Across the FBS
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: 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 Texas Tech's players come from?
| Season | Roster | In-state | Transfer signal | 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 |
Where the roster grew up
Every 2026 player's hometown, with campus marked and the Homecoming Radius circled.
Homecoming Radius: 350 mi
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