Program field guide · 2026

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Troy

Trojans

Troy’s Alabama-developed core fell from 57 to 30 players.

2026 roster · Roster geography

In 2016, 57 of 119 roster spots were filled by Alabama players with no earlier college team detected. On the 2026 roster, 30 of 104 fit the same definition. Detected transfers went from 1 to 26.

In 2016 the median player grew up 145 mi from campus. Now it is 204 mi.

Of the 26 players who came from another college, 5 are from Alabama. Those home-state players make up 19% of detected-transfer stock on this roster.

Then → now

2016–18 compared with 2021–25

2016–182021–2549.0%41.2%2.0%15.7%
  • Local-developed core
  • Transfer stock
Measure2016–182021–25
Local-developed core49.0%41.2%
Transfer stock2.0%15.7%

The roster, at a glance

  • 303 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 98 located players.
  • 34.0%In-state34.0% of the roster is from Alabama.
  • 12.2%Backyard12.2% grew up within 100 miles of campus.
  • 25.0%Detected transfers25.0% of the roster arrived after playing at another school.

Across the FBS

Where Troy ranks

Most In-State#5434.0%Most Transfers#6325.0%Closest to Home#12303 miFarthest From Home#127303 miBiggest Localism Shift#3934.0%Most Backyard Players#10612.2%Fewest Transfers#7625.0%Biggest Transfer Shift#5525.0%

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-developedLocal transferOutsider developedOutsider transfer200920122016201920232026

Where do Troy's players come from?

SeasonRosterIn-stateTransfer signalRadius
202610434.0%25.0%204 mi
202510743.8%19.6%165 mi
202412143.7%15.7%167 mi
202311942.7%16.0%178 mi
202212450.4%12.9%168 mi
202111047.7%14.5%159 mi
202012150.0%9.1%145 mi
201911953.4%7.6%136 mi
201811352.3%3.5%132 mi
201711551.3%1.7%139 mi
201611948.7%0.8%145 mi
201511549.6%0.9%145 mi
201411747.0%0.0%145 mi
201311747.9%0.9%145 mi
201212341.5%0.8%148 mi
201112740.9%0.8%145 mi
201012247.9%0.8%138 mi
200912043.3%0.0%132 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: 204 mi

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

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