Players from Louisiana with no earlier college roster elsewhere in the data filled 54% of roster spots in 2016 and 22% on the 2026 roster.
In 2016, 52 of 97 roster spots were filled by Louisiana players not previously rostered elsewhere in the data. On the 2026 roster, 26 of 117 fit the same definition. The number of players previously rostered elsewhere changed from 0 to 30.
Of the 30 players previously rostered elsewhere, 7 are from Louisiana.
The median hometown distance moved from 137 mi in 2016 to 407 mi on the 2026 roster. The reliable geography record begins in 2001. Among players with a known home state, 52% were from Louisiana, compared with 28% 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 | 40.4% | 26.4% | |
| Previously rostered elsewhere | 1.1% | 15.8% |
The 2026 roster
- 459 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 113 located players.
- 28.2%In-state28.2% of players with a known home state are from Louisiana.
- 22.1%Backyard22.1% of players with a located hometown grew up within 100 miles of campus.
- 25.6%Previously rostered elsewhere25.6% of the roster appeared on another college roster in an earlier season.
Where Tulane 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 Tulane's players come from?
| Season | Roster | In-state | Rostered elsewhere | Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 117 | 28.2% | 25.6% | 407 mi |
| 2025 | 117 | 29.9% | 29.9% | 382 mi |
| 2024 | 120 | 34.5% | 19.2% | 357 mi |
| 2023 | 122 | 37.2% | 13.9% | 315 mi |
| 2022 | 117 | 28.7% | 9.4% | 323 mi |
| 2021 | 126 | 28.1% | 6.3% | 326 mi |
| 2020 | 107 | 23.4% | 5.6% | 405 mi |
| 2019 | 108 | 19.6% | 4.6% | 386 mi |
| 2018 | 95 | 29.5% | 2.1% | 320 mi |
| 2017 | 92 | 38.0% | 1.1% | 323 mi |
| 2016 | 97 | 54.2% | 0.0% | 137 mi |
| 2015 | 110 | 65.1% | 0.0% | 73 mi |
| 2014 | 116 | 63.5% | 1.7% | 73 mi |
| 2013 | 101 | 60.0% | 2.0% | 115 mi |
| 2012 | 103 | 48.0% | 0.0% | 280 mi |
| 2011 | 98 | 38.8% | 0.0% | 316 mi |
| 2010 | 95 | 36.8% | 0.0% | 329 mi |
| 2009 | 91 | 31.1% | 0.0% | 315 mi |
| 2008‡ | 34 | 25.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2007‡ | 27 | 40.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2006‡ | 26 | 50.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2005‡ | 31 | — | 0.0% | — |
| 2004‡ | 26 | — | 0.0% | — |
| 2003archive | 87 | 39.5% | 0.0% proxy | 316 mi |
| 2002archive | 86 | 41.9% | 0.0% proxy | 312 mi |
| 2001archive | 88 | 52.3% | 0.0% proxy | 170 mi |
In-state shares use players with a known home state. Radius uses located hometowns.
‡ fewer than 70 roster rows or under 75% known home state. Treat with caution.
archive = official athletic-site roster. “Proxy” is the share listing a previous school where that field behaved like a transfer field; it is not the same measure as the share previously rostered elsewhere.
Where the roster grew up
Located hometowns on the 2026 roster, with campus marked and the Homecoming Radius circled.
Homecoming Radius: 407 mi