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UNLV Rebels football roster hometowns

Where are UNLV players from?

On the 2026 UNLV football roster, 14.8% of players with a known home state are from Nevada. The median listed hometown is 608 mi from campus (Homecoming Radius).

The 2026 snapshot was collected before the season. Sources and definitions

The UNLV roster story

In 2016, 21 of 106 roster spots were filled by Nevada players not previously rostered elsewhere in the data. On the 2026 roster, 16 of 108 fit the same definition. The number of players previously rostered elsewhere changed from 3 to 29.

The median hometown distance moved from 259 mi in 2016 to 608 mi on the 2026 roster.

Before and during the portal era

2016–18 compared with 2021–25

2016–182021–2519.3%8.8%4.6%21.3%
  • In-state, not rostered elsewhere
  • Previously rostered elsewhere
Measure2016–182021–25
In-state, not rostered elsewhere19.3%8.8%
Previously rostered elsewhere4.6%21.3%

The 2026 roster

  • 818 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 105 located players.
  • 14.8%In-state14.8% of players with a known home state are from Nevada.
  • 15.2%Backyard15.2% of players with a located hometown grew up within 100 miles of campus.
  • 26.9%Previously rostered elsewhere26.9% of the roster appeared on another college roster in an earlier season.

Where UNLV ranks

Most In-State#11614.8%Most Transfers#5426.9%Closest to Home#126818 miFarthest From Home#13818 miBiggest In-State Shift#11014.8%Most Backyard Players#8815.2%Fewest Transfers#8526.9%Biggest Transfer Shift#5926.9%

Homecoming Radius over time

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

02004006008001000FBS median (250 mi)200920122016201920232026

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.

In-state, not rostered elsewhereOut-of-state, not rostered elsewhereOut-of-state, rostered elsewhere200920122016201920232026

Where do UNLV's players come from?

SeasonRosterIn-stateRostered elsewhereRadius
202610814.8%26.9%608 mi
202511011.8%40.9%1,075 mi
202411412.4%24.6%680 mi
20231105.5%20.9%842 mi
20221057.7%12.4%410 mi
202111313.0%8.0%355 mi
202014418.0%6.3%264 mi
201910719.6%5.6%259 mi
201810521.9%5.7%259 mi
201711619.0%5.2%258 mi
201610620.2%2.8%259 mi
201510122.8%0.0%259 mi
201410522.9%0.0%259 mi
201310126.7%2.0%254 mi
20128822.7%0.0%227 mi
201110127.7%0.0%223 mi
201010028.0%0.0%231 mi
20098615.3%0.0%254 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.

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Homecoming Radius: 608 mi

This slider is exploratory. Rankings use fixed distance lenses.

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