Players from Alabama with no earlier college roster elsewhere in the data filled 48% of roster spots in 2016 and 29% on the 2026 roster.
In 2016, 57 of 119 roster spots were filled by Alabama players not previously rostered elsewhere in the data. On the 2026 roster, 30 of 104 fit the same definition. The number of players previously rostered elsewhere changed from 1 to 26.
The median hometown distance moved from 145 mi in 2016 to 204 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 | 49.0% | 41.2% | |
| Previously rostered elsewhere | 2.0% | 15.7% |
The 2026 roster
- 303 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 98 located players.
- 34.0%In-state34.0% of players with a known home state are from Alabama.
- 12.2%Backyard12.2% of players with a located hometown grew up within 100 miles of campus.
- 25.0%Previously rostered elsewhere25.0% of the roster appeared on another college roster in an earlier season.
Where Troy 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 Troy's players come from?
| Season | Roster | In-state | Rostered elsewhere | Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 104 | 34.0% | 25.0% | 204 mi |
| 2025 | 107 | 43.8% | 19.6% | 165 mi |
| 2024 | 121 | 43.7% | 15.7% | 167 mi |
| 2023 | 119 | 42.7% | 16.0% | 178 mi |
| 2022 | 124 | 50.4% | 12.9% | 168 mi |
| 2021 | 110 | 47.7% | 14.5% | 159 mi |
| 2020 | 121 | 50.0% | 9.1% | 145 mi |
| 2019 | 119 | 53.4% | 7.6% | 136 mi |
| 2018 | 113 | 52.3% | 3.5% | 132 mi |
| 2017 | 115 | 51.3% | 1.7% | 139 mi |
| 2016 | 119 | 48.7% | 0.8% | 145 mi |
| 2015 | 115 | 49.6% | 0.9% | 145 mi |
| 2014 | 117 | 47.0% | 0.0% | 145 mi |
| 2013 | 117 | 47.9% | 0.9% | 145 mi |
| 2012 | 123 | 41.5% | 0.8% | 148 mi |
| 2011 | 127 | 40.9% | 0.8% | 145 mi |
| 2010 | 122 | 47.9% | 0.8% | 138 mi |
| 2009 | 120 | 43.3% | 0.0% | 132 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: 204 mi