Players from Oklahoma with no earlier college roster elsewhere in the data filled 39% of roster spots in 2016 and 25% on the 2026 roster.
In 2016, 42 of 107 roster spots were filled by Oklahoma players not previously rostered elsewhere in the data. On the 2026 roster, 28 of 110 fit the same definition. The number of players previously rostered elsewhere changed from 1 to 30.
Of the 30 players previously rostered elsewhere, 8 are from Oklahoma.
The median hometown distance moved from 227 mi in 2016 to 243 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 | 35.7% | 22.2% | |
| Previously rostered elsewhere | 1.5% | 21.1% |
The 2026 roster
- 344 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 100 located players.
- 32.7%In-state32.7% of players with a known home state are from Oklahoma.
- 30.0%Backyard30.0% of players with a located hometown grew up within 100 miles of campus.
- 27.3%Previously rostered elsewhere27.3% of the roster appeared on another college roster in an earlier season.
Where Tulsa 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 Tulsa's players come from?
| Season | Roster | In-state | Rostered elsewhere | Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 110 | 32.7% | 27.3% | 243 mi |
| 2025 | 107 | 29.2% | 31.8% | 238 mi |
| 2024 | 122 | 32.8% | 18.0% | 229 mi |
| 2023 | 119 | 27.7% | 21.8% | 266 mi |
| 2022 | 117 | 21.7% | 19.7% | 358 mi |
| 2021 | 100 | 23.7% | 14.0% | 293 mi |
| 2020 | 112 | 23.9% | 8.0% | 269 mi |
| 2019 | 119 | 24.4% | 3.4% | 260 mi |
| 2018 | 112 | 32.4% | 1.8% | 248 mi |
| 2017 | 107 | 37.4% | 1.9% | 234 mi |
| 2016 | 107 | 39.3% | 0.9% | 227 mi |
| 2015 | 112 | 42.0% | 0.0% | 205 mi |
| 2014 | 117 | 48.7% | 0.0% | 113 mi |
| 2013 | 109 | 49.5% | 0.9% | 173 mi |
| 2012 | 109 | 49.5% | 1.8% | 173 mi |
| 2011 | 107 | 45.8% | 0.9% | 207 mi |
| 2010 | 98 | 42.3% | 1.0% | 223 mi |
| 2009 | 92 | 34.4% | 0.0% | 238 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: 243 mi