Program field guide · 2026

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Vanderbilt

Commodores

Vanderbilt’s Tennessee-developed core grew from 17 to 18 players.

2026 roster · Roster geography

In 2016, 17 of 98 roster spots were filled by Tennessee players with no earlier college team detected. On the 2026 roster, 18 of 115 fit the same definition. Detected transfers went from 1 to 28.

In 2016 the median player grew up 350 mi from campus. Now it is 417 mi.

Of the 28 players who came from another college, 2 are from Tennessee. Those home-state players make up 7% of detected-transfer stock on this roster.

Then → now

2016–18 compared with 2021–25

2016–182021–2514.5%14.1%2.3%15.1%
  • Local-developed core
  • Transfer stock
Measure2016–182021–25
Local-developed core14.5%14.1%
Transfer stock2.3%15.1%

The roster, at a glance

  • 476 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 110 located players.
  • 17.5%In-state17.5% of the roster is from Tennessee.
  • 13.6%Backyard13.6% grew up within 100 miles of campus.
  • 24.3%Detected transfers24.3% of the roster arrived after playing at another school.

Across the FBS

Where Vanderbilt ranks

Most In-State#10917.5%Most Transfers#6924.3%Closest to Home#70476 miFarthest From Home#69476 miBiggest Localism Shift#13017.5%Most Backyard Players#9913.6%Fewest Transfers#7024.3%Biggest Transfer Shift#6524.3%

Homecoming Radius over time

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

0100200300400500FBS 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 Vanderbilt's players come from?

SeasonRosterIn-stateTransfer signalRadius
202611517.5%24.3%417 mi
202511317.9%25.7%498 mi
202412018.6%21.7%493 mi
202311419.5%9.6%336 mi
202210912.0%10.1%420 mi
202110814.0%8.3%398 mi
202011211.9%8.0%442 mi
201911514.8%7.8%435 mi
201810515.5%3.8%466 mi
201710012.0%2.0%407 mi
20169817.5%1.0%350 mi
20159817.3%0.0%279 mi
201410818.5%1.9%263 mi
201310619.8%0.9%291 mi
201210417.3%1.0%344 mi
201110315.5%0.0%338 mi
20109917.2%1.0%290 mi
200910221.6%1.0%286 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: 417 mi

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