Program field guide · 2026

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Washington

Huskies

Washington’s Washington-developed core fell from 39 to 19 players.

2026 roster · Roster geography

In 2016, 39 of 109 roster spots were filled by Washington players with no earlier college team detected. On the 2026 roster, 19 of 101 fit the same definition. Detected transfers went from 0 to 23.

In 2016 the median player grew up 678 mi from campus. Now it is 952 mi.

Of the 23 players who came from another college, 5 are from Washington. Those home-state players make up 22% of detected-transfer stock on this roster.

Then → now

2016–18 compared with 2021–25

2016–182021–2538.6%29.2%1.0%15.4%
  • Local-developed core
  • Transfer stock
Measure2016–182021–25
Local-developed core38.6%29.2%
Transfer stock1.0%15.4%

The roster, at a glance

  • 868 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 99 located players.
  • 23.8%In-state23.8% of the roster is from Washington.
  • 23.2%Backyard23.2% grew up within 100 miles of campus.
  • 22.8%Detected transfers22.8% of the roster arrived after playing at another school.

Across the FBS

Where Washington ranks

Most In-State#8923.8%Most Transfers#8122.8%Closest to Home#130868 miFarthest From Home#9868 miBiggest Localism Shift#4323.8%Most Backyard Players#5823.2%Fewest Transfers#5822.8%Biggest Transfer Shift#6722.8%

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-developedLocal transferOutsider developedOutsider transfer200920122016201920232026

Where do Washington's players come from?

SeasonRosterIn-stateTransfer signalRadius
202610123.8%22.8%952 mi
202510521.0%24.8%965 mi
202411025.5%21.8%721 mi
202311934.5%12.6%704 mi
202211737.6%12.0%702 mi
202112038.3%5.8%702 mi
202012138.8%2.5%701 mi
201910738.3%4.7%674 mi
20189544.2%2.1%575 mi
201710336.9%1.0%706 mi
201610935.8%0.0%678 mi
201510533.3%0.0%707 mi
201410532.4%0.0%713 mi
201310432.0%0.0%944 mi
201210338.2%0.0%705 mi
201110742.5%0.0%681 mi
201010344.1%0.0%732 mi
20099740.2%0.0%762 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: 952 mi

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