Players from Washington with no earlier college roster elsewhere in the data filled 36% of roster spots in 2016 and 19% on the 2026 roster.
In 2016, 39 of 109 roster spots were filled by Washington players not previously rostered elsewhere in the data. On the 2026 roster, 19 of 101 fit the same definition. The number of players previously rostered elsewhere changed from 0 to 23.
Of the 23 players previously rostered elsewhere, 5 are from Washington.
The median hometown distance moved from 678 mi in 2016 to 952 mi on the 2026 roster.
Before and during the portal era
2016–18 compared with 2021–25
- In-state, not rostered elsewhere
- Previously rostered elsewhere
| Measure | 2016–18 | 2021–25 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-state, not rostered elsewhere | 38.6% | 29.2% | |
| Previously rostered elsewhere | 1.0% | 15.4% |
The 2026 roster
- 868 miAverage hometown distanceAverage hometown distance among 99 located players.
- 23.8%In-state23.8% of players with a known home state are from Washington.
- 23.2%Backyard23.2% of players with a located hometown grew up within 100 miles of campus.
- 22.8%Previously rostered elsewhere22.8% of the roster appeared on another college roster in an earlier season.
Where Washington 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: home-state players with and without an earlier college roster, out-of-state players with and without one, and players with unknown geography. This chart begins where stable athlete IDs make transfer detection possible; the radius chart above carries the official-archive geography farther back.
Where do Washington's players come from?
| Season | Roster | In-state | Rostered elsewhere | Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 101 | 23.8% | 22.8% | 952 mi |
| 2025 | 105 | 21.0% | 24.8% | 965 mi |
| 2024 | 110 | 25.5% | 21.8% | 721 mi |
| 2023 | 119 | 34.5% | 12.6% | 704 mi |
| 2022 | 117 | 37.6% | 12.0% | 702 mi |
| 2021 | 120 | 38.3% | 5.8% | 702 mi |
| 2020 | 121 | 38.8% | 2.5% | 701 mi |
| 2019 | 107 | 38.3% | 4.7% | 674 mi |
| 2018 | 95 | 44.2% | 2.1% | 575 mi |
| 2017 | 103 | 36.9% | 1.0% | 706 mi |
| 2016 | 109 | 35.8% | 0.0% | 678 mi |
| 2015 | 105 | 33.3% | 0.0% | 707 mi |
| 2014 | 105 | 32.4% | 0.0% | 713 mi |
| 2013 | 104 | 32.0% | 0.0% | 944 mi |
| 2012 | 103 | 38.2% | 0.0% | 705 mi |
| 2011 | 107 | 42.5% | 0.0% | 681 mi |
| 2010 | 103 | 44.1% | 0.0% | 732 mi |
| 2009 | 97 | 40.2% | 0.0% | 762 mi |
In-state shares use players with a known home state. Radius uses located hometowns.
Where the roster grew up
Located hometowns on the 2026 roster, with campus marked and the Homecoming Radius circled.
Homecoming Radius: 952 mi