New Mexico's 2026 Team Roster/Depth Chart Outlook
Official Roster has been loaded (Last Update: Apr 01, 2026)Def Snap % are best estimates. DE/LB are mixed depending on the team.
Quarterbacks
| Player | H/W | Passing | Rushing | Pass | Run | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #2 Jack Layne SR | 6'2"/206 | 213/327 (65%), 2486 Yds, 13 TD / 10 INT | 87 Car, 152 Yds, (1.7 YPC), 4 TD, 3 FUM | B- | C+ | #66 | 773 (89%) | IDHO ('25) | |
| #10 Luke Moga SO | 6'2"/204 | 3/5 (60%), 58 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 3 Car, 49 Yds, (16.3 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C- | B | #261 | 28 (3%) | ORE ('26) | |
| #13 Toa Faavae FR | 6'1"/195 | 0/0 (0%), 0 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 1 Car, 2 Yds, (2 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C- | 1 (0%) | NA | |||
| #15 Cade Mitchell FR | 6'3"/210 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #3 G. Motschenbacher SO | 6'0"/196 | NA |
Running Backs
| Player | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run | Rec | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #22 Scottre Humphrey SR | 5'10"/209 | 77 Car, 349 Yds, (4.5 YPC), 5 TD, 2 FUM | 3 Rec, 22 Yds, (7.3 YPR), 1 TD | C+ | F | #67 | 181 (17%) | MTST ('25) | |
| #16 Kiefer Sibley JR | 5'9"/179 | 45 Car, 274 Yds, (6.1 YPC), 5 TD, 0 FUM | 3 Rec, 34 Yds, (11.3 YPR), 0 TD | B | C- | #149 | 138 (13%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #8 Deshaun Buchanan JR | 5'9"/193 | 7 Car, 14 Yds, (2 YPC), 0 TD, 1 FUM | 6 Rec, 56 Yds, (9.3 YPR), 0 TD | C- | C | #578 | 93 (9%) | IDHO ('25) | |
| #00 Gabriel Wilson FR | 5'8"/180 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #24 Jr. Jerod Terry FR | 5'9"/185 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #20 Darrion Bowers FR | 5'9"/180 | NA | |||||||
| #23 Cameron Mathews FR | 5'8"/170 | NA |
Wide Receivers
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rushing | Rec | Block | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 Shawn Miller SR | 6'0"/199 | 15 Rec, 199 Yds, (13.3 YPR), 1 TD, 1 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | D+ | D+ | #369 | 606 (46%) | ILL ('24) | |
| #6 Zhaiel Smith SO | 6'0"/184 | 9 Rec, 112 Yds, (12.4 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 1 Car, -2 Yds, 0 TD | D | B | #643 | 520 (40%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #00 Miles Williams SR | 6'0"/191 | 41 Rec, 524 Yds, (12.8 YPR), 2 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | B | 476 (36%) | EWU ('26) | ||
| #5 Troy Omeire SR | 6'4"/215 | 32 Rec, 521 Yds, (16.3 YPR), 5 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | B | #138 | 436 (33%) | UNLV ('26) | |
| #9 Kader Diop SR | 5'11"/176 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | 2 (0%) | NA | |||
| #14 DJ Darling FR | 6'0"/175 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #11 Massiah Mingo FR | 5'10"/175 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Jacob Maldonado FR | 5'9"/175 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Dorian Patterson FR | 6'3"/175 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #2 Abraham Williams SR | 6'1"/186 | IDHO ('25) | |||||||
| #00 Bailen George FR | 6'0"/160 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #18 Evan Wysong JR | 5'9"/161 | 3* HS ('21) | |||||||
| #84 Xavier Van SR | 5'11"/178 | USD ('23) | |||||||
| #25 Ty Battle JR | 5'11"/203 | NA | |||||||
| #26 KJ Cherry JR | 6'3"/185 | NA | |||||||
| #21 Deriece Brown FR | 6'3"/195 | NA | |||||||
| #89 Miles Johnson FR | 6'1"/205 | NA | |||||||
| #82 JT Jeter FR | 6'2"/180 | NA | |||||||
| #12 Jered Rennick FR | 6'0"/192 | NA |
Tight Ends
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rec | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #88 Cade Keith SO | 6'5"/239 | 20 Rec, 253 Yds, (12.7 YPR), 3 TD, 0 FUM | B | D+ | B- | 313 (56%) | TCU ('25) | |
| #85 Simon Mapa SR | 6'4"/255 | 3 Rec, 42 Yds, (14 YPR), 2 TD, 0 FUM | A- | D | C+ | 215 (39%) | CAL ('25) | |
| #7 Tripp Walsh JR | 6'6"/240 | 1 Rec, 9 Yds, (9 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | B+ | A | B- | 12 (2%) | NA | |
| #17 Bear Tenney FR | 6'6"/169 | 2 Rec, 40 Yds, (20 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | B | B- | 11 (2%) | SAC ('26) | ||
| #4 Joey Olsen SO | 6'5"/250 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | D+ | D | 7 (1%) | USC ('26) | ||
| #80 Max Leeper FR | 6'7"/220 | 3* HS ('26) | ||||||
| #86 Aldin Bilalbegovic FR | 6'4"/216 | NA |
Offensive Line
| Player | H/W | Grade | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #68 Tyler Lawrence (T) JR | 6'4"/305 | C- | C+ | C- | 856 (99%) | AFA ('25) | |
| #51 Malik Aliane (T) SR | 6'1"/310 | C- | B | C- | 772 (89%) | NA | |
| #77 Tevin Shaw (T) SR | 6'4"/306 | D+ | D+ | D+ | 37 (4%) | HOU ('24) | |
| #00 Ty Gates (OT) FR | 6'6"/280 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #58 Jaymar Tasi (G) SO | 6'2"/308 | B- | A | C+ | 545 (63%) | NA | |
| #59 Kaden Robnett (C) SO | 6'2"/296 | C+ | B+ | B | 865 (100%) | IDHO ('25) | |
| #00 Danzel Newell (IOL) FR | 6'5"/250 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #00 Jerbralon Stewart (IOL) FR | 6'3"/265 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #00 Sebastian Dawkins (IOL) FR | 6'2"/270 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #00 Braden Chick (IOL) FR | 6'3"/290 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #66 Markus Fetcho (OL) SO | 6'6"/290 | NA | |||||
| #54 JoJo Matautia (OL) FR | 5'10"/288 | NA | |||||
| #55 Elvin Harris (OL) SO | 6'6"/316 | CAMP ('24) | |||||
| #56 Sa'Kylee Woodard (OL) SO | 6'4"/267 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #52 Ken Meir (OL) SR | 6'4"/296 | TEM ('26) | |||||
| #61 Grey Smith (OL) SO | 6'2"/266 | NA | |||||
| #60 Jubilee Siitia-Tasi (OL) FR | 6'3"/303 | NA | |||||
| #79 Cole Millward (OL) JR | 6'6"/275 | NA | |||||
| #57 Jonny Shively (OL) FR | 6'3"/262 | NA | |||||
| #50 Lincoln Epstein (LS) SO | 5'10"/230 | NA | |||||
| #49 Caden Beck (LS) FR | 5'8"/182 | NA |
Defensive Line
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #10 Darren Agu (DE) SR | 6'6"/244 | 30 Tac, 15 Solo, 4 TFL, 2 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | B- | C- | 392 (45%) | VAN ('25) | |
| #19 Elijah Brody (DE) JR | 6'1"/229 | 8 Tac, 3 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | C- | 71 (8%) | NA | ||
| #97 Cody Thumlert (DE) FR | 6'3"/200 | 2 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C- | C | 23 (3%) | NA | |
| #46 Jake DeVos (DE) FR | 6'3"/230 | C | C- | 5 (1%) | NA | ||||
| #00 Walter Moore (DE) FR | 6'4"/215 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #48 John Sierra (DE) SO | 6'1"/231 | NA | |||||||
| #74 Marcus Stevens (DE) SO | 6'2"/244 | NA | |||||||
| #99 Jack Burzynski (DE) FR | 6'4"/218 | NA | |||||||
| #92 Brian Booker (DT) SR | 6'3"/325 | 19 Tac, 10 Solo, 3 TFL, 2 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | C+ | C | 411 (45%) | TXSO ('25) | |
| #15 Xavier Slayton (DT) SR | 6'2"/243 | 20 Tac, 10 Solo, 3 TFL, 2 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C- | C | 251 (27%) | IDHO ('25) | |
| #98 Jayden Marable (DT) JR | 6'2"/290 | 10 Tac, 3 Solo, 3 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C | C+ | 220 (21.6%) | MEM ('26) | |
| #94 Jalen McIver (DT) JR | 6'4"/281 | 10 Tac, 2 Solo, 3 TFL, 2 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | C | C- | 211 (23%) | NA | |
| #22 Jalen Charles (DT) SO | 6'3"/227 | MEM ('26) | |||||||
| #98 Nick Barber (DT) FR | 6'3"/250 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #93 Deven Dyer (DT) SR | 6'3"/285 | WES ('26) | |||||||
| #88 Ajahvea Robinson (DT) JR | 6'2"/270 | NA | |||||||
| #36 Albert Tuakalau (DT) JR | 6'5"/235 | NA | |||||||
| #95 James Marshall V (DT) FR | 6'2"/260 | NA | |||||||
| #00 Brody Litton (DL) FR | 6'6"/250 | 3* HS ('26) |
Linebackers
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #6 Jaxton Eck SR | 6'1"/224 | 128 Tac, 65 Solo, 7 TFL, 2 Sacks, 3 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A | C+ | C+ | 759 (129%) | IDHO ('25) | |
| #2 Mercury Swaim SR | 5'10"/213 | 52 Tac, 26 Solo, 7 TFL, 2 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | C+ | B- | 402 (68%) | NA | |
| #11 C.J. Johnson JR | 6'2"/205 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | C- | 30 (5%) | AUB ('25) | ||
| #18 Clay Martineau SO | 6'3"/227 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | D | B- | 10 (2%) | BSU ('26) | |
| #26 Thomas Pettus FR | 6'1"/199 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | NA | |||||
| #00 Ricklan Holmes II FR | 5'10"/215 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Eli Cramer-Cronin FR | 6'0"/208 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #32 Trent Rocker JR | 6'5"/205 | NA | |||||||
| #33 Hayes Baum FR | 6'0"/218 | NA |
Secondary
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #5 Frankie Edwards III (CB) JR | 5'10"/174 | 47 Tac, 29 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | C- | C+ | 497 (35%) | WEB ('25) | |
| #8 Ormanie Arnold (CB) SR | 5'9"/178 | 15 Tac, 9 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 3 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C- | D+ | 257 (18%) | CIN ('26) | |
| #9 Eric McClain (CB) JR | 6'0"/181 | 26 Tac, 19 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 2 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | D- | C | 230 (16%) | BALL ('26) | |
| #1 Jahmir Torres (CB) SO | 5'10"/176 | 12 Tac, 10 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | C- | 126 (9%) | NA | ||
| #4 Jayden Sheridan (CB) SR | 5'11"/178 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | C | 21 (1%) | UT ('25) | ||
| #00 Azari Warren (CB) FR | 6'0"/170 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Kingston Spivey (CB) FR | 5'9"/160 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #25 Keith Reddix (CB) SO | 6'0"/184 | NA | |||||||
| #14 Melaki Gutierrez (CB) SO | 5'11"/165 | NA | |||||||
| #27 KJ Battle (CB) FR | 6'1"/185 | NA | |||||||
| #7 Tavian Combs (S) SR | 6'2"/196 | 72 Tac, 36 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 3 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | B- | C | C- | 728 (51%) | 2* HS ('20) | |
| #17 Will Hicks (S) JR | 6'2"/195 | B+ | A- | C | 722 (51%) | HAMP ('26) | |||
| #3 CJ McBean (S) SO | 6'2"/194 | 40 Tac, 25 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | B | C- | C | 499 (35%) | NA | |
| #12 Drew Speech (S) SR | 6'2"/197 | 10 Tac, 6 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 8 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | B- | 306 (22%) | NA | ||
| #00 Austin Brawley (S) SR | 5'10"/180 | 25 Tac, 12 Solo, 3 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 3 PD, 3 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | C+ | B- | 302 (21%) | OHIO ('25) | |
| #13 Chris Gant Jr. (S) SO | 5'9"/199 | 4 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | D- | 36 (3%) | UNT ('25) | ||
| #35 Victor Villafuerte (S) SR | 6'2"/201 | C | C | 3 (0%) | NA | ||||
| #29 Xavier Rivera-Rogers (S) FR | 6'2"/180 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #16 Marco Beltran (S) FR | 5'11"/185 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 William Hicks (S) | 0'0"/ | HAMP ('26) | |||||||
| #20 Kevin Longstreet (S) JR | 5'9"/190 | 4 Tac, 4 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 4 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | NA | |||||
| #24 Joshua Barnes (S) SO | 5'10"/185 | NA | |||||||
| #23 Nick Wheeler (S) FR | 6'0"/204 | NA | |||||||
| #30 Keshawn Monroe (S) FR | 5'10"/180 | NA | |||||||
| #21 Josh Mensah (DB) FR | 6'0"/170 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #99 Joshua Mensah (DB) FR | 6'0"/170 | 3* HS ('26) |
Kickers
| Player | H/W | FG | XP | Pts | FG G | KO G | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #41 Nicholas Romero SO | 5'9"/162 | 13/14 (92.9%), Long 44 Yds | 18/20 | 57 Pts | B+ | B+ | WAG ('26) | |
| #31 Grant Glasgow SR | 6'1"/194 | F | NA | |||||
| #39 Christian Munguia FR | 5'11"/175 | NA | ||||||
| #95 Konner Olson SO | 6'0"/190 | WKU ('26) |
Punters
| Player | H/W | Punts | Acc | Grade | Rank | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #19 Michael Kern JR | 6'3"/195 | 39, 1620 YDS (41.5 YPP), Long 60 YDS | 12 In 20, 3 TB | C+ | A | CAL ('26) | |
| #35 Charles Steinkamp SR | 6'5"/211 | NA |
FR ATH - No Position Yet
| Player | H/W | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| #00 Jaron Liles FR | 6'1"/190 | 3* HS ('26) |
Roster & Program Overview
HC Jason Eck returnsOC Luke Schleusner returnsDC Spence Nowinsky returns
Players with Starting experience2512 off • 13 def
Team Talent544#113 in CFB
Avg Talent / Player0.83Blue-chip 2.5%
Roster Size12038 portal (31.7%)
Off: 59 Talent: (#96)
Def: 54 Talent: (#122)
ST: 6
New Portal In: 17 (14.2%)
Portal Losses: 14
Unrated/No Stats: 0
Total Team Snaps: 15700
Elite: 0
Top 100: 0
Top 250: 2
Top 100 Pos: 10
JAG: 47
Low JAG: 2
JAG-: 8
FR Snaps: 44 (0%)
SO Snaps: 3365 (21%)
JR Snaps: 3960 (25%)
SR Snaps: 8331 (53%)
GR Snaps: 0 (0%)
78% Snaps by Upperclassmen
0 players on roster have not played, have no stats and no recruiting/portal ratings.
Class Breakdown
| Category | GR | SR | JR | SO | FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters Returning | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Portal Starters 2026 portal | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Experienced Depth | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Off Starters Returning | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Off Depth Returning | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Def Starters Returning | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Def Depth Returning | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Positions Summary
Unit
Returning
(starters/exp'd depth)
(starters/exp'd depth)
Portal Adds
(starters/exp'd depth)
(starters/exp'd depth)
Snaps
(total/portal)
(total/portal)
Outlook
Experience - Production - Notes
Experience - Production - Notes
QBQB
1 (0)
0 (0)
802(28)
Exp 92% • Prod 95% — Jack Layne returns, their starting QB from last year. Luke Moga was brought in via the portal.
RBHB
0 (1)
0 (0)
412(0)
Exp 39% • Prod 42% — New Mexico lost their top 2 Rushers from last year.
WR/TEWR + TE
3 (1)
2 (0)
2598(930)
Exp 78% • Prod 58% — New Mexico lost their top 2 WR's from last year.
OLT + G + C
4 (0)
0 (0)
3075(0)
T 96% • G 32% • C 100% — New Mexico OL: 4 starters back, 0 with multi game experience, 0 more with some game experience. Portal OL: 0 potential starters from '26 Portal, 0 more portals have experience.
DLDE + DT
2 (2)
0 (1)
1584(220)
DE 29% • DT 58% — DL experience and continuity summary.
LBLB
2 (0)
0 (0)
1201(10)
LB 68% — LB experience and continuity summary.
SecondaryCB + S
1 (4)
1 (0)
3727(1209)
CB 40% • S 92% — Secondary experience and continuity summary.
Team Snaps: Offense 6887 (958 portal) 86% returning, (14% via Portal) • Defense 6512 (1439 portal) 78% returning, (22% via Portal)
Note: The units rarely add up to a full team of starters/depth in preseason, as inexperienced depth/portals will need to emerge
Note: The units rarely add up to a full team of starters/depth in preseason, as inexperienced depth/portals will need to emerge