Players from Louisiana with no earlier college roster elsewhere in the data filled 40% of roster spots in 2016 and 14% on the 2026 roster.
In 2016, 44 of 110 roster spots were filled by Louisiana players not previously rostered elsewhere in the data. On the 2026 roster, 14 of 98 fit the same definition. The number of players previously rostered elsewhere changed from 2 to 23.
The median hometown distance moved from 212 mi in 2016 to 294 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 | 39.2% | 27.7% | |
| Previously rostered elsewhere | 3.2% | 17.7% |
The 2026 roster
- 424 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 93 located players.
- 16.3%In-state16.3% of players with a known home state are from Louisiana.
- 16.1%Backyard16.1% of players with a located hometown grew up within 100 miles of campus.
- 23.5%Previously rostered elsewhere23.5% of the roster appeared on another college roster in an earlier season.
Where UL Monroe 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 UL Monroe's players come from?
| Season | Roster | In-state | Rostered elsewhere | Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 98 | 16.3% | 23.5% | 294 mi |
| 2025 | 102 | 20.0% | 25.5% | 276 mi |
| 2024 | 122 | 29.5% | 18.9% | 270 mi |
| 2023 | 113 | 31.9% | 20.4% | 269 mi |
| 2022 | 127 | 34.6% | 12.6% | 264 mi |
| 2021 | 117 | 36.0% | 11.1% | 254 mi |
| 2020 | 114 | 36.0% | 2.6% | 195 mi |
| 2019 | 113 | 42.5% | 2.7% | 177 mi |
| 2018 | 114 | 38.9% | 4.4% | 209 mi |
| 2017 | 123 | 40.5% | 3.3% | 214 mi |
| 2016 | 110 | 40.7% | 1.8% | 212 mi |
| 2015 | 96 | 33.0% | 0.0% | 215 mi |
| 2014 | 93 | 31.9% | 1.1% | 213 mi |
| 2013 | 88 | 32.6% | 0.0% | 202 mi |
| 2012 | 88 | 30.7% | 0.0% | 213 mi |
| 2011 | 97 | 40.2% | 0.0% | 194 mi |
| 2010 | 92 | 42.9% | 1.1% | 214 mi |
| 2009 | 100 | 48.0% | 0.0% | 214 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: 294 mi