Program field guide · 2026

Pac-12 · Washington

Washington State

Cougars

Washington State’s Washington-developed core fell from 33 to 21 players.

2026 roster · Roster geography

In 2016, 33 of 114 roster spots were filled by Washington players with no earlier college team detected. On the 2026 roster, 21 of 105 fit the same definition. Detected transfers went from 0 to 24.

In 2016 the median player grew up 737 mi from campus. Now it is 878 mi.

None of the 24 players who came from another college grew up in Washington.

Then → now

2016–18 compared with 2021–25

2016–182021–2524.2%26.9%0.6%10.3%
  • Local-developed core
  • Transfer stock
Measure2016–182021–25
Local-developed core24.2%26.9%
Transfer stock0.6%10.3%

The roster, at a glance

  • 967 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 99 located players.
  • 20.0%In-state20.0% of the roster is from Washington.
  • 5.1%Backyard5.1% grew up within 100 miles of campus.
  • 22.9%Detected transfers22.9% of the roster arrived after playing at another school.

Across the FBS

Where Washington State ranks

Most In-State#10420.0%Most Transfers#8022.9%Closest to Home#131967 miFarthest From Home#8967 miBiggest Localism Shift#11420.0%Most Backyard Players#1375.1%Fewest Transfers#5922.9%Biggest Transfer Shift#6022.9%

Homecoming Radius over time

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

02004006008001000FBS 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 Washington State's players come from?

SeasonRosterIn-stateTransfer signalRadius
202610520.0%22.9%878 mi
202511923.5%12.6%938 mi
202412232.0%8.2%663 mi
202312433.9%12.1%733 mi
202212129.4%10.7%735 mi
202113027.0%7.7%785 mi
202015728.1%2.5%820 mi
201912924.6%3.1%873 mi
201810820.4%1.9%878 mi
201711124.5%0.0%875 mi
201611429.5%0.0%737 mi
201512729.9%0.8%791 mi
201411132.4%0.9%674 mi
201311338.1%0.0%680 mi
201211433.3%0.0%681 mi
201112141.3%0.0%614 mi
201011248.2%0.0%291 mi
200910850.9%0.0%277 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: 878 mi

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

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