Program field guide · 2026

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Utah

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Utah’s Utah-developed core fell from 42 to 31 players.

2026 roster · Roster geography

In 2016, 42 of 137 roster spots were filled by Utah players with no earlier college team detected. On the 2026 roster, 31 of 104 fit the same definition. Detected transfers went from 2 to 25.

In 2016 the median player grew up 579 mi from campus. Now it is 519 mi.

Of the 25 players who came from another college, 1 is from Utah. Those home-state players make up 4% of detected-transfer stock on this roster.

Then → now

2016–18 compared with 2021–25

2016–182021–2533.8%30.8%1.9%14.5%
  • Local-developed core
  • Transfer stock
Measure2016–182021–25
Local-developed core33.8%30.8%
Transfer stock1.9%14.5%

The roster, at a glance

  • 732 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 101 located players.
  • 30.8%In-state30.8% of the roster is from Utah.
  • 29.7%Backyard29.7% grew up within 100 miles of campus.
  • 24.0%Detected transfers24.0% of the roster arrived after playing at another school.

Across the FBS

Where Utah ranks

Most In-State#6530.8%Most Transfers#7224.0%Closest to Home#118732 miFarthest From Home#21732 miBiggest Localism Shift#12130.8%Most Backyard Players#3229.7%Fewest Transfers#6724.0%Biggest Transfer Shift#6224.0%

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-developedOutsider developedOutsider transfer200920122016201920232026

Where do Utah's players come from?

SeasonRosterIn-stateTransfer signalRadius
202610430.8%24.0%519 mi
202511633.6%20.7%519 mi
202411035.8%17.3%518 mi
202312232.8%11.5%564 mi
202211735.1%10.3%505 mi
202112632.0%12.7%567 mi
202014139.9%5.7%507 mi
201912932.0%6.2%579 mi
201811035.8%1.8%539 mi
201712937.5%2.3%534 mi
201613730.7%1.5%579 mi
201513433.8%2.2%553 mi
201413336.1%2.3%565 mi
201312241.8%0.8%532 mi
201212140.0%0.0%539 mi
201112441.9%0.0%514 mi
201012343.9%0.0%496 mi
200911039.1%0.9%522 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: 519 mi

(This slider is for exploring — leaderboards use the fixed lenses.)

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