Program field guide · 2026

Big Ten · California

UCLA

Bruins

UCLA’s California-developed core fell from 89 to 45 players.

2026 roster · Roster geography

In 2016, 89 of 113 roster spots were filled by California players with no earlier college team detected. On the 2026 roster, 45 of 120 fit the same definition. Detected transfers went from 1 to 55.

In 2016 the median player grew up 49 mi from campus. Now it is 326 mi.

Of the 55 players who came from another college, 16 are from California. Those home-state players make up 29% of detected-transfer stock on this roster.

Then → now

2016–18 compared with 2021–25

2016–182021–2576.4%56.4%1.6%22.1%
  • Local-developed core
  • Transfer stock
Measure2016–182021–25
Local-developed core76.4%56.4%
Transfer stock1.6%22.1%

The roster, at a glance

  • 835 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 118 located players.
  • 50.8%In-state50.8% of the roster is from California.
  • 41.5%Backyard41.5% grew up within 100 miles of campus.
  • 45.8%Detected transfers45.8% of the roster arrived after playing at another school.

Across the FBS

Where UCLA ranks

Most In-State#2650.8%Most Transfers#445.8%Closest to Home#127835 miFarthest From Home#12835 miBiggest Localism Shift#1250.8%Most Backyard Players#1341.5%Fewest Transfers#13545.8%Biggest Transfer Shift#445.8%

Homecoming Radius over time

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

0100200300FBS 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 UCLA's players come from?

SeasonRosterIn-stateTransfer signalRadius
202612050.8%45.8%326 mi
202510761.7%40.2%220 mi
202412065.8%26.7%203 mi
202312466.1%20.2%220 mi
202211368.1%15.9%115 mi
202112963.3%7.8%127 mi
202015266.9%4.6%115 mi
201912471.0%2.4%115 mi
20189677.9%3.1%57 mi
201711876.3%0.8%53 mi
201611379.6%0.9%49 mi
201513273.3%0.0%56 mi
201412668.5%0.0%56 mi
201312061.5%0.8%115 mi
201211569.6%0.9%54 mi
201111876.7%1.7%40 mi
201011780.3%0.9%41 mi
200911379.6%0.9%40 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: 326 mi

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