Players from Florida with no earlier college roster elsewhere in the data filled 62% of roster spots in 2016 and 35% on the 2026 roster.
In 2016, 73 of 118 roster spots were filled by Florida players not previously rostered elsewhere in the data. On the 2026 roster, 38 of 108 fit the same definition. The number of players previously rostered elsewhere changed from 4 to 40.
Of the 40 players previously rostered elsewhere, 15 are from Florida.
The median hometown distance moved from 182 mi in 2016 to 205 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 | 62.7% | 50.1% | |
| Previously rostered elsewhere | 5.8% | 24.0% |
The 2026 roster
- 538 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 100 located players.
- 49.1%In-state49.1% of players with a known home state are from Florida.
- 27.0%Backyard27.0% of players with a located hometown grew up within 100 miles of campus.
- 37.0%Previously rostered elsewhere37.0% of the roster appeared on another college roster in an earlier season.
Where UCF 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 UCF's players come from?
| Season | Roster | In-state | Rostered elsewhere | Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 108 | 49.1% | 37.0% | 205 mi |
| 2025 | 112 | 57.7% | 33.9% | 183 mi |
| 2024 | 119 | 61.2% | 26.1% | 163 mi |
| 2023 | 121 | 60.8% | 24.8% | 180 mi |
| 2022 | 116 | 64.3% | 19.8% | 183 mi |
| 2021 | 109 | 61.1% | 15.6% | 205 mi |
| 2020 | 122 | 69.4% | 8.2% | 183 mi |
| 2019 | 126 | 67.5% | 10.3% | 183 mi |
| 2018 | 109 | 71.6% | 7.3% | 182 mi |
| 2017 | 121 | 66.9% | 6.6% | 191 mi |
| 2016 | 118 | 65.3% | 3.4% | 182 mi |
| 2015 | 117 | 59.8% | 1.7% | 187 mi |
| 2014 | 110 | 61.8% | 1.8% | 183 mi |
| 2013 | 103 | 67.0% | 1.9% | 177 mi |
| 2012 | 103 | 67.0% | 1.0% | 189 mi |
| 2011 | 101 | 65.3% | 0.0% | 205 mi |
| 2010 | 98 | 70.4% | 0.0% | 205 mi |
| 2009 | 93 | 68.8% | 1.1% | 205 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: 205 mi