Program field guide · 2026

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Virginia

Cavaliers

Virginia’s Virginia-developed core fell from 52 to 32 players.

2026 roster · Roster geography

In 2016, 52 of 100 roster spots were filled by Virginia players with no earlier college team detected. On the 2026 roster, 32 of 117 fit the same definition. Detected transfers went from 3 to 34.

In 2016 the median player grew up 135 mi from campus. Now it is 326 mi.

Of the 34 players who came from another college, 2 are from Virginia. Those home-state players make up 6% of detected-transfer stock on this roster.

Then → now

2016–18 compared with 2021–25

2016–182021–2542.9%36.3%2.4%12.7%
  • Local-developed core
  • Transfer stock
Measure2016–182021–25
Local-developed core42.9%36.3%
Transfer stock2.4%12.7%

The roster, at a glance

  • 449 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 109 located players.
  • 29.1%In-state29.1% of the roster is from Virginia.
  • 25.7%Backyard25.7% grew up within 100 miles of campus.
  • 29.1%Detected transfers29.1% of the roster arrived after playing at another school.

Across the FBS

Where Virginia ranks

Most In-State#7229.1%Most Transfers#4329.1%Closest to Home#61449 miFarthest From Home#78449 miBiggest Localism Shift#4929.1%Most Backyard Players#4825.7%Fewest Transfers#9629.1%Biggest Transfer Shift#4029.1%

Homecoming Radius over time

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

0100200300FBS 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 Virginia's players come from?

SeasonRosterIn-stateTransfer signalRadius
202611729.1%29.1%326 mi
202512329.3%25.2%326 mi
202412843.5%13.3%233 mi
202312642.9%10.3%243 mi
202212342.6%10.6%238 mi
202112536.9%4.0%271 mi
202012034.2%2.5%275 mi
201913534.1%0.7%244 mi
201810735.2%0.9%188 mi
20179542.1%3.2%160 mi
201610052.0%3.0%135 mi
201510753.3%3.7%141 mi
201411457.1%0.0%140 mi
201311255.9%0.0%140 mi
201211856.4%0.0%147 mi
201112059.7%0.0%135 mi
201011755.2%0.0%137 mi
200911051.8%0.0%140 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: 326 mi

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

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