Program field guide · 2026

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Utah State

Aggies

Utah State’s Utah-developed core grew from 34 to 36 players.

2026 roster · Roster geography

In 2016, 34 of 113 roster spots were filled by Utah players with no earlier college team detected. On the 2026 roster, 36 of 96 fit the same definition. Detected transfers went from 1 to 26.

In 2016 the median player grew up 622 mi from campus. Now it is 400 mi.

Of the 26 players who came from another college, 7 are from Utah. Those home-state players make up 27% of detected-transfer stock on this roster.

Then → now

2016–18 compared with 2021–25

2016–182021–2532.0%33.2%1.2%23.2%
  • Local-developed core
  • Transfer stock
Measure2016–182021–25
Local-developed core32.0%33.2%
Transfer stock1.2%23.2%

The roster, at a glance

  • 627 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 91 located players.
  • 44.8%In-state44.8% of the roster is from Utah.
  • 38.5%Backyard38.5% grew up within 100 miles of campus.
  • 27.1%Detected transfers27.1% of the roster arrived after playing at another school.

Across the FBS

Where Utah State ranks

Most In-State#3644.8%Most Transfers#5227.1%Closest to Home#103627 miFarthest From Home#36627 miBiggest Localism Shift#5944.8%Most Backyard Players#1738.5%Fewest Transfers#8727.1%Biggest Transfer Shift#4427.1%

Homecoming Radius over time

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

0200400600FBS 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 Utah State's players come from?

SeasonRosterIn-stateTransfer signalRadius
20269644.8%27.1%400 mi
202510942.2%28.4%492 mi
202410837.0%28.7%584 mi
202311141.8%19.8%383 mi
202210636.5%18.9%611 mi
202110532.4%20.0%618 mi
202011933.9%6.7%587 mi
201911135.1%6.3%568 mi
201811432.1%2.6%607 mi
201711734.2%0.0%604 mi
201611330.1%0.9%622 mi
201512329.3%0.8%614 mi
201411635.3%0.9%602 mi
201311248.6%0.0%391 mi
201211246.4%0.0%456 mi
201111339.8%0.0%567 mi
201010737.4%0.0%596 mi
200910030.0%0.0%592 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: 400 mi

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