Players from Ohio with no earlier college roster elsewhere in the data filled 46% of roster spots in 2016 and 34% on the 2026 roster.
In 2016, 54 of 118 roster spots were filled by Ohio players not previously rostered elsewhere in the data. On the 2026 roster, 31 of 92 fit the same definition. The number of players previously rostered elsewhere changed from 4 to 16.
The median hometown distance moved from 162 mi in 2016 to 183 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 | 45.8% | 39.2% | |
| Previously rostered elsewhere | 2.1% | 15.1% |
The 2026 roster
- 353 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 87 located players.
- 34.8%In-state34.8% of players with a known home state are from Ohio.
- 31.0%Backyard31.0% of players with a located hometown grew up within 100 miles of campus.
- 17.4%Previously rostered elsewhere17.4% of the roster appeared on another college roster in an earlier season.
Where Toledo 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 Toledo's players come from?
| Season | Roster | In-state | Rostered elsewhere | Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 92 | 34.8% | 17.4% | 183 mi |
| 2025 | 119 | 40.7% | 21.0% | 137 mi |
| 2024 | 119 | 41.9% | 15.1% | 153 mi |
| 2023 | 118 | 50.4% | 15.3% | 124 mi |
| 2022 | 100 | 44.4% | 15.0% | 130 mi |
| 2021 | 109 | 43.4% | 9.2% | 164 mi |
| 2020 | 117 | 44.3% | 6.0% | 161 mi |
| 2019 | 120 | 47.5% | 4.2% | 124 mi |
| 2018 | 108 | 44.3% | 1.9% | 162 mi |
| 2017 | 102 | 50.0% | 1.0% | 135 mi |
| 2016 | 118 | 46.6% | 3.4% | 162 mi |
| 2015 | 107 | 49.5% | 0.9% | 146 mi |
| 2014 | 111 | 56.8% | 0.9% | 135 mi |
| 2013 | 115 | 54.4% | 0.0% | 139 mi |
| 2012 | 108 | 53.3% | 0.0% | 127 mi |
| 2011 | 104 | 56.3% | 0.0% | 121 mi |
| 2010 | 102 | 55.4% | 0.0% | 135 mi |
| 2009 | 89 | 43.8% | 0.0% | 164 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: 183 mi