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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 JR | 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) | |
| #99 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 (2.25%) | ORE ('26) | |
| #15 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 | |||
| #99 Cade Mitchell FR | 6'3"/210 | 3* HS ('26) |
Running Backs
| Player | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run | Rec | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #22 Scottre Humphrey JR | 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) | |
| #99 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 (9.75%) | UNT ('26) | |
| #8 Deshaun Buchanan SO | 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) | |||||||
| #99 Jr. Jerod Terry FR | 5'9"/185 | 3* HS ('26) |
Wide Receivers
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rushing | Rec | Block | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #14 Shawn Miller JR | 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) | |
| #00 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) | |
| #99 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 (27%) | EWU ('26) | ||
| #99 Troy Omeire GR | 6'4"/215 | 32 Rec, 521 Yds, (16.3 YPR), 5 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | B | #138 | 436 (24.75%) | UNLV ('26) | |
| #9 Kader Diop JR | 5'11"/176 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | 2 (0%) | NA | |||
| #99 Massiah Mingo FR | 5'10"/175 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #99 DJ Darling FR | 6'0"/175 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Dorian Patterson FR | 6'3"/175 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Jacob Maldonado FR | 5'9"/175 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #99 Ormanie Arnold SR | 5'9"/178 | CIN ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Bailen George FR | 6'0"/160 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #10 Evan Wysong JR | 5'9"/161 | 3* HS ('21) | |||||||
| #84 Xavier Van SR | 5'11"/178 | USD ('23) | |||||||
| #21 Deriece Brown FR | 6'3"/195 | NA |
Tight Ends
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rec | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #88 Cade Keith FR | 6'5"/239 | 20 Rec, 253 Yds, (12.7 YPR), 3 TD, 0 FUM | B | D+ | B- | 313 (56%) | TCU ('25) | |
| #85 Simon Mapa JR | 6'4"/255 | 3 Rec, 42 Yds, (14 YPR), 2 TD, 0 FUM | A- | D | C+ | 215 (39%) | CAL ('25) | |
| #99 Tripp Walsh JR | 6'6"/240 | 1 Rec, 9 Yds, (9 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | B+ | A | B- | 12 (2%) | NA | |
| #99 Bear Tenney SO | 6'6"/169 | 2 Rec, 40 Yds, (20 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | B | B- | 11 (1.5%) | SAC ('26) | ||
| #99 Joey Olsen SO | 6'5"/250 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | D+ | D | 7 (0.75%) | USC ('26) | ||
| #99 Max Leeper FR | 6'7"/220 | 3* HS ('26) |
Offensive Line
| Player | H/W | Grade | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #68 Tyler Lawrence (T) SO | 6'4"/305 | C- | C+ | C- | 856 (99%) | AFA ('25) | |
| #51 Malik Aliane (T) JR | 6'1"/310 | C- | B | C- | 772 (89%) | NA | |
| #77 Tevin Shaw (T) JR | 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) FR | 6'2"/296 | C+ | B+ | B | 865 (100%) | IDHO ('25) | |
| #00 Braden Chick (IOL) FR | 6'3"/290 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #00 Jerbralon Stewart (IOL) FR | 6'3"/265 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #00 Danzel Newell (IOL) FR | 6'5"/250 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #00 Sebastian Dawkins (IOL) FR | 6'2"/270 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #55 Elvin Harris (OL) SO | 6'6"/316 | CAMP ('24) | |||||
| #99 Ken Meir (OL) SR | 6'4"/296 | TEM ('26) |
Defensive Line
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #10 Darren Agu (DE) JR | 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) SO | 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) | |||||||
| #92 Brian Booker (DT) JR | 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) SO | 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 | |
| #55 Sa'Kylee Woodard (DT) SO | 6'4"/267 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||||
| #99 Jalen Charles (DL) SO | 6'3"/227 | MEM ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Brody Litton (DL) FR | 6'6"/250 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #99 Nick Barber (DL) FR | 6'3"/250 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #99 Deven Dyer (DL) SR | 6'3"/285 | WES ('26) |
Linebackers
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #6 Jaxton Eck JR | 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) | |
| #16 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 | |
| #99 Clay Martineau JR | 6'3"/227 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | D | B- | 10 (1.5%) | BSU ('26) | |
| #35 Victor Villafuerte SR | 6'2"/201 | C | C | 3 (1%) | NA | ||||
| #27 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) |
Secondary
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #5 Frankie Edwards III (CB) SO | 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) | |
| #2 Abraham Williams (CB) SR | 6'1"/186 | 22 Tac, 17 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 3 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | C- | C+ | 321 (22%) | IDHO ('25) | |
| #99 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 (12%) | BALL ('26) | |
| #28 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) | |||||||
| #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) | |
| #99 Will Hicks (S) JR | 6'2"/195 | B+ | A- | C | 722 (38.25%) | HAMP ('26) | |||
| #26 CJ McBean (S) FR | 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 | |
| #25 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 | ||
| #21 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) FR | 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) | ||
| #99 Xavier Rivera-Rogers (S) FR | 6'2"/180 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #99 Marco Beltran (S) FR | 5'11"/185 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 William Hicks (S) | 0'0"/ | HAMP ('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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #99 Nicholas Romero SO | 5'9"/162 | 13/14 (92.9%), Long 44 Yds | 18/20 | 57 Pts | B+ | B+ | WAG ('26) | |
| #31 Grant Glasgow JR | 6'1"/194 | F | NA | |||||
| #39 Christian Munguia FR | 5'11"/175 | NA | ||||||
| #99 Konner Olson SO | 6'0"/190 | WKU ('26) |
Punters
| Player | H/W | Punts | Acc | Grade | Rank | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #99 Michael Kern SO | 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 experience2612 off • 14 def
Team Talent526#116 in CFB
Avg Talent / Player0.83Blue-chip 2.67%
Roster Size8638 portal (31.9%)
Talent Off: 244.38 (41)
Talent Def: 168.8 (38)
Talent ST: 19.68 (6)
New Portal In: 18 (15.1%)
Portal Losses: 14
Unrated/No Stats: 33
Total Team Snaps: 15634
Elite: 0
Top 100: 0
Top 250: 2
Top 100 Pos: 9
JAG: 46
Low JAG: 2
JAG-: 8
FR Snaps: 1936 (12%)
SO Snaps: 3617 (23%)
JR Snaps: 6331 (40%)
SR Snaps: 3306 (21%)
GR Snaps: 444 (3%)
64% Snaps by Upperclassmen
33 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 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Portal Starters 2026 portal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Experienced Depth | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Off Starters Returning | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Off Depth Returning | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Def Starters Returning | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Def Depth Returning | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
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 91.25% • 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(138)
Exp 36% • Prod 38% — New Mexico lost their top 2 Rushers from last year.
WR/TEWR + TE
3 (1)
0 (2)
2598(930)
Exp 69% • 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)
1174(10)
LB 67% — LB experience and continuity summary.
SecondaryCB + S
1 (5)
0 (1)
3788(952)
CB 40% • S 85% — Secondary experience and continuity summary.
Team Snaps: Offense 6887 (1096 portal) 84% returning, (16% via Portal) • Defense 6546 (1182 portal) 82% returning, (18% 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