2026 roster · Roster geography
The Virginia Tech roster story
In 2016, 71 of 118 roster spots were filled by Virginia players with no earlier college team detected. On the 2026 roster, 43 of 121 fit the same definition. Detected transfers went from 0 to 37.
In 2016 the median player grew up 204 mi from campus. Now it is 229 mi.
Of the 37 players who came from another college, 5 are from Virginia. Those home-state players make up 14% of detected-transfer stock on this roster.
The record reaches back to 2003, when 71% of the roster came from Virginia. Today it is 40%.
Then → now
2016–18 compared with 2021–25
- Local-developed core
- Transfer stock
| Measure | 2016–18 | 2021–25 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local-developed core | 52.8% | 41.2% | |
| Transfer stock | 1.0% | 12.2% |
The roster, at a glance
- 291 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 118 located players.
- 39.7%In-state39.7% of the roster is from Virginia.
- 11.0%Backyard11.0% grew up within 100 miles of campus.
- 30.6%Detected transfers30.6% of the roster arrived after playing at another school.
Across the FBS
Where Virginia Tech ranks
Homecoming Radius over time
The median hometown-to-campus distance, by season. The dotted line is the FBS median.
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.
Where do Virginia Tech's players come from?
| Season | Roster | In-state | Transfer signal | Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 121 | 39.7% | 30.6% | 229 mi |
| 2025 | 112 | 44.6% | 24.1% | 213 mi |
| 2024 | 112 | 49.1% | 13.4% | 203 mi |
| 2023 | 122 | 51.7% | 7.4% | 203 mi |
| 2022 | 125 | 44.7% | 8.0% | 206 mi |
| 2021 | 126 | 35.8% | 7.9% | 219 mi |
| 2020 | 132 | 35.9% | 6.8% | 217 mi |
| 2019 | 124 | 42.7% | 4.0% | 207 mi |
| 2018 | 102 | 44.6% | 2.0% | 216 mi |
| 2017 | 109 | 54.1% | 0.9% | 207 mi |
| 2016 | 118 | 60.7% | 0.0% | 204 mi |
| 2015 | 125 | 60.8% | 0.8% | 204 mi |
| 2014 | 131 | 63.4% | 0.8% | 203 mi |
| 2013 | 121 | 68.6% | 0.0% | 202 mi |
| 2012 | 123 | 66.7% | 0.0% | 203 mi |
| 2011 | 123 | 61.0% | 0.0% | 203 mi |
| 2010 | 121 | 66.4% | 0.0% | 201 mi |
| 2009 | 119 | 66.7% | 0.0% | 195 mi |
| 2008‡ | 29 | 58.8% | 0.0% | — |
| 2007‡ | 34 | 63.6% | 0.0% | — |
| 2006‡ | 33 | 75.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2005‡ | 30 | — | 0.0% | — |
| 2004‡ | 32 | — | 0.0% | — |
| 2003archive | 115 | 71.1% | 0.0% proxy | 204 mi |
‡ fewer than 70 roster rows or under 75% known home state — treat with caution.
archive = official athletic-site roster. “Proxy” is the share listing a previous school where that field behaved like a transfer field; it is not the same measure as detected transfer stock.
Where the roster grew up
Every 2026 player's hometown, with campus marked and the Homecoming Radius circled.
Homecoming Radius: 229 mi
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