Program field guide · 2026

Mid-American · Ohio

Toledo

Rockets

Toledo’s Ohio-developed core fell from 54 to 31 players.

2026 roster · Roster geography

In 2016, 54 of 118 roster spots were filled by Ohio players with no earlier college team detected. On the 2026 roster, 31 of 92 fit the same definition. Detected transfers went from 4 to 16.

In 2016 the median player grew up 162 mi from campus. Now it is 183 mi.

Of the 16 players who came from another college, 1 is from Ohio. Those home-state players make up 6% of detected-transfer stock on this roster.

Then → now

2016–18 compared with 2021–25

2016–182021–2545.8%39.2%2.1%15.1%
  • Local-developed core
  • Transfer stock
Measure2016–182021–25
Local-developed core45.8%39.2%
Transfer stock2.1%15.1%

The roster, at a glance

  • 353 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 87 located players.
  • 34.8%In-state34.8% of the roster is from Ohio.
  • 31.0%Backyard31.0% grew up within 100 miles of campus.
  • 17.4%Detected transfers17.4% of the roster arrived after playing at another school.

Across the FBS

Where Toledo ranks

Most In-State#5234.8%Most Transfers#10617.4%Closest to Home#29353 miFarthest From Home#110353 miBiggest Localism Shift#6434.8%Most Backyard Players#2831.0%Fewest Transfers#3317.4%Biggest Transfer Shift#9917.4%

Homecoming Radius over time

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

050100150200250FBS median (250 mi)200920122016201920232026

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-developedOutsider developedOutsider transfer200920122016201920232026

Where do Toledo's players come from?

SeasonRosterIn-stateTransfer signalRadius
20269234.8%17.4%183 mi
202511940.7%21.0%137 mi
202411941.9%15.1%153 mi
202311850.4%15.3%124 mi
202210044.4%15.0%130 mi
202110943.4%9.2%164 mi
202011744.3%6.0%161 mi
201912047.5%4.2%124 mi
201810844.3%1.9%162 mi
201710250.0%1.0%135 mi
201611846.6%3.4%162 mi
201510749.5%0.9%146 mi
201411156.8%0.9%135 mi
201311554.4%0.0%139 mi
201210853.3%0.0%127 mi
201110456.3%0.0%121 mi
201010255.4%0.0%135 mi
20098943.8%0.0%164 mi

Where the roster grew up

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

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Homecoming Radius: 183 mi

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

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