Program field guide · 2026

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Tulsa

Golden Hurricane

Tulsa’s Oklahoma-developed core fell from 42 to 28 players.

2026 roster · Roster geography

In 2016, 42 of 107 roster spots were filled by Oklahoma players with no earlier college team detected. On the 2026 roster, 28 of 110 fit the same definition. Detected transfers went from 1 to 30.

In 2016 the median player grew up 227 mi from campus. Now it is 243 mi.

Of the 30 players who came from another college, 8 are from Oklahoma. Those home-state players make up 27% of detected-transfer stock on this roster.

Then → now

2016–18 compared with 2021–25

2016–182021–2535.7%22.2%1.5%21.1%
  • Local-developed core
  • Transfer stock
Measure2016–182021–25
Local-developed core35.7%22.2%
Transfer stock1.5%21.1%

The roster, at a glance

  • 344 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 100 located players.
  • 32.7%In-state32.7% of the roster is from Oklahoma.
  • 30.0%Backyard30.0% grew up within 100 miles of campus.
  • 27.3%Detected transfers27.3% of the roster arrived after playing at another school.

Across the FBS

Where Tulsa ranks

Most In-State#6132.7%Most Transfers#4927.3%Closest to Home#25344 miFarthest From Home#114344 miBiggest Localism Shift#12332.7%Most Backyard Players#3030.0%Fewest Transfers#9027.3%Biggest Transfer Shift#4527.3%

Homecoming Radius over time

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

0100200300400FBS 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 Tulsa's players come from?

SeasonRosterIn-stateTransfer signalRadius
202611032.7%27.3%243 mi
202510729.2%31.8%238 mi
202412232.8%18.0%229 mi
202311927.7%21.8%266 mi
202211721.7%19.7%358 mi
202110023.7%14.0%293 mi
202011223.9%8.0%269 mi
201911924.4%3.4%260 mi
201811232.4%1.8%248 mi
201710737.4%1.9%234 mi
201610739.3%0.9%227 mi
201511242.0%0.0%205 mi
201411748.7%0.0%113 mi
201310949.5%0.9%173 mi
201210949.5%1.8%173 mi
201110745.8%0.9%207 mi
20109842.3%1.0%223 mi
20099234.4%0.0%238 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: 243 mi

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