2026 roster · Roster geography
The Wake Forest roster story
In 2016, 21 of 99 roster spots were filled by North Carolina players with no earlier college team detected. On the 2026 roster, 12 of 103 fit the same definition. Detected transfers went from 0 to 26.
In 2016 the median player grew up 303 mi from campus. Now it is 414 mi.
Of the 26 players who came from another college, 1 is from North Carolina. Those home-state players make up 4% of detected-transfer stock on this roster.
Then → now
2016–18 compared with 2021–25
- Local-developed core
- Transfer stock
| Measure | 2016–18 | 2021–25 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local-developed core | 19.2% | 17.0% | |
| Transfer stock | 0.4% | 8.9% |
The roster, at a glance
- 649 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 96 located players.
- 12.7%In-state12.7% of the roster is from North Carolina.
- 12.5%Backyard12.5% grew up within 100 miles of campus.
- 25.2%Detected transfers25.2% of the roster arrived after playing at another school.
Across the FBS
Where Wake Forest 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 Wake Forest's players come from?
| Season | Roster | In-state | Transfer signal | Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 103 | 12.7% | 25.2% | 414 mi |
| 2025 | 121 | 13.0% | 24.0% | 376 mi |
| 2024 | 123 | 13.9% | 4.9% | 299 mi |
| 2023 | 124 | 21.2% | 4.0% | 286 mi |
| 2022 | 121 | 21.9% | 5.0% | 269 mi |
| 2021 | 132 | 18.9% | 6.8% | 279 mi |
| 2020 | 123 | 21.1% | 4.1% | 267 mi |
| 2019 | 116 | 21.6% | 0.0% | 268 mi |
| 2018 | 95 | 17.9% | 0.0% | 267 mi |
| 2017 | 92 | 18.7% | 1.1% | 282 mi |
| 2016 | 99 | 21.2% | 0.0% | 303 mi |
| 2015 | 97 | 22.7% | 1.0% | 311 mi |
| 2014 | 109 | 21.3% | 0.9% | 380 mi |
| 2013 | 105 | 24.0% | 0.0% | 303 mi |
| 2012 | 99 | 24.5% | 0.0% | 371 mi |
| 2011 | 103 | 28.4% | 0.0% | 286 mi |
| 2010 | 102 | 35.3% | 0.0% | 268 mi |
| 2009 | 105 | 37.5% | 0.0% | 252 mi |
Where the roster grew up
Every 2026 player's hometown, with campus marked and the Homecoming Radius circled.
Homecoming Radius: 414 mi
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