Program field guide · 2026

Sun Belt · Louisiana

UL Monroe

Warhawks

UL Monroe’s Louisiana-developed core fell from 44 to 14 players.

2026 roster · Roster geography

In 2016, 44 of 110 roster spots were filled by Louisiana players with no earlier college team detected. On the 2026 roster, 14 of 98 fit the same definition. Detected transfers went from 2 to 23.

In 2016 the median player grew up 212 mi from campus. Now it is 294 mi.

Of the 23 players who came from another college, 2 are from Louisiana. Those home-state players make up 9% of detected-transfer stock on this roster.

Then → now

2016–18 compared with 2021–25

2016–182021–2539.2%27.7%3.2%17.7%
  • Local-developed core
  • Transfer stock
Measure2016–182021–25
Local-developed core39.2%27.7%
Transfer stock3.2%17.7%

The roster, at a glance

  • 424 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 93 located players.
  • 16.3%In-state16.3% of the roster is from Louisiana.
  • 16.1%Backyard16.1% grew up within 100 miles of campus.
  • 23.5%Detected transfers23.5% of the roster arrived after playing at another school.

Across the FBS

Where UL Monroe ranks

Most In-State#11316.3%Most Transfers#7723.5%Closest to Home#51424 miFarthest From Home#88424 miBiggest Localism Shift#1816.3%Most Backyard Players#8616.1%Fewest Transfers#6223.5%Biggest Transfer Shift#7323.5%

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-developedOutsider developedOutsider transfer200920122016201920232026

Where do UL Monroe's players come from?

SeasonRosterIn-stateTransfer signalRadius
20269816.3%23.5%294 mi
202510220.0%25.5%276 mi
202412229.5%18.9%270 mi
202311331.9%20.4%269 mi
202212734.6%12.6%264 mi
202111736.0%11.1%254 mi
202011436.0%2.6%195 mi
201911342.5%2.7%177 mi
201811438.9%4.4%209 mi
201712340.5%3.3%214 mi
201611040.7%1.8%212 mi
20159633.0%0.0%215 mi
20149331.9%1.1%213 mi
20138832.6%0.0%202 mi
20128830.7%0.0%213 mi
20119740.2%0.0%194 mi
20109242.9%1.1%214 mi
200910048.0%0.0%214 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: 294 mi

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