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UTSA Roadrunners football roster hometowns

Where are UTSA players from?

On the 2026 UTSA football roster, 73.7% of players with a known home state are from Texas. The median listed hometown is 203 mi from campus (Homecoming Radius).

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

Players from Texas with no earlier college roster elsewhere in the data filled 67% of roster spots in 2016 and 58% on the 2026 roster.

In 2016, 85 of 127 roster spots were filled by Texas players not previously rostered elsewhere in the data. On the 2026 roster, 68 of 118 fit the same definition. The number of players previously rostered elsewhere changed from 7 to 29.

Of the 29 players previously rostered elsewhere, 19 are from Texas.

The median hometown distance moved from 234 mi in 2016 to 203 mi on the 2026 roster.

Before and during the portal era

2016–18 compared with 2021–25

2016–182021–2566.4%64.3%5.2%18.7%
  • In-state, not rostered elsewhere
  • Previously rostered elsewhere
Measure2016–182021–25
In-state, not rostered elsewhere66.4%64.3%
Previously rostered elsewhere5.2%18.7%

The 2026 roster

  • 344 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 114 located players.
  • 73.7%In-state73.7% of players with a known home state are from Texas.
  • 23.7%Backyard23.7% of players with a located hometown grew up within 100 miles of campus.
  • 24.6%Previously rostered elsewhere24.6% of the roster appeared on another college roster in an earlier season.

Where UTSA ranks

Most In-State#273.7%Most Transfers#6524.6%Closest to Home#24344 miFarthest From Home#115344 miBiggest In-State Shift#12673.7%Most Backyard Players#5623.7%Fewest Transfers#7424.6%Biggest Transfer Shift#7924.6%

Homecoming Radius over time

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

050100150200250FBS median (250 mi)201220152018202020232026

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 elsewhereIn-state, rostered elsewhereOut-of-state, not rostered elsewhereOut-of-state, rostered elsewhere201220152018202020232026

Where do UTSA's players come from?

SeasonRosterIn-stateRostered elsewhereRadius
202611873.7%24.6%203 mi
202512069.7%25.8%240 mi
202411879.5%22.9%240 mi
202311479.5%13.2%212 mi
202211277.3%17.9%197 mi
202111878.4%13.6%188 mi
202011875.2%9.3%197 mi
201911666.1%10.3%241 mi
201811667.8%6.0%240 mi
201712371.9%4.1%216 mi
201612772.2%5.5%234 mi
201511680.2%3.4%197 mi
201411787.9%0.0%180 mi
201311587.7%0.0%134 mi
20129990.8%0.0%111 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: 203 mi

This slider is exploratory. Rankings use fixed distance lenses.

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