New Mexico's 2025 Team Roster/Depth Chart Outlook
New Mexico's 2025 Team Roster/Depth Chart Outlook

QuarterbacksYrH/WPassingRushingPass GradeRun GradePass PPASnapsRatingOrigin
#2 Jack Layne (QB)JR ('1)6'2"/20083/132 (63%), 1159 Yds, 11 TD / 4 INT23 Car, 10 Yds, (0.4 YPC), 1 TD, 2 FUM B+C 335 (22.2%)0.83IDHO ('25)
#13 Cole Welliver (QB)SO ('3)6'7"/2202/4 (50%), 10 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT0 Car, 0 Yds, (0 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM C-  7 (0.6%)0.86CONN ('25)
#16 Isaiah Chavez (QB)GR (0)6'0"/2080/0 (0%), 0 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT1 Car, 1 Yds, (1 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM  D+#2695 (1%)0NA
#00 James Laubstein (QB)SR ('1)6'4"/2050/0 (0%), 0 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT0 Car, 0 Yds, (0 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM  C 2 (0%)0NA
Running BacksYrH/WRushingReceivingRun GradeRec GradeRush PPASnapsRatingOrigin
#21 DJ McKinney (RB)SO ('2)5'9"/17595 Car, 479 Yds, (5 YPC), 3 TD, 1 FUM11 Rec, 79 Yds, (7.2 YPR), 0 TDBB+ 294 (20.4%)0.85SHSU ('25)
#30 S. Maiava-Peters (RB)SR ('1)5'11"/20022 Car, 124 Yds, (5.6 YPC), 1 TD, 1 FUM3 Rec, 13 Yds, (4.3 YPR), 0 TDC+C+#55972 (8%)0NA
#30 Brendan Durkin (RB)JR ('1)6'1"/2060 Car, 0 Yds, (0 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD   72 (8%)0NA
#23 Zach Vigil (RB)JR ('2)5'10"/1790 Car, 0 Yds, (0 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD   1 (0%)02* HS ('22)
#23 Josh Perry (RB)SO ('2)5'11"/2020 Car, 0 Yds, (0 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD   1 (0%)0NA
Wide ReceiversYrH/WReceivingRushingRec GradeBlock GradeRec PPASnapsRatingOrigin
#10 Keagan Johnson (WR)SR ('1)6'0"/20629 Rec, 359 Yds, (12.4 YPR), 1 TD, 1 FUM1 Car, 8 Yds, 0 TDBA-#298455 (23.4%)0.85KSU ('25)
#84 Michael Buckley (WR)SR (0)6'0"/1808 Rec, 103 Yds, (12.9 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TDC+C+#556122 (10%)0NA
#14 Shawn Miller (WR)JR ('2)6'2"/1941 Rec, 8 Yds, (8 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TDDA#85691 (8%)0.83ILL ('24)
#15 Mark Hamper (WR)SO ('1)6'1"/2100 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TDAC+ 676 (58%)0NA
#88 Xavier Van (WR)JR (0)5'11"/1750 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TDD+B- 118 (10%)0.74USD ('23)
#00 Kader Diop (WR)SR ('1)6'0"/184     00NA
#24 Evan Wysong (WR)SO ('2)5'10"/1650 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TDB-  1 (0%)0.813* HS ('21)
#00 Elijah Brody (WR)SO ('2)6'3"/191     00NA
Tight EndsYrH/WReceivingRec GradeRun Block GradePass Block GradeRec PPASnapsRatingOrigin
#57 Isaiah Sillemon (TE)SR (0)6'1"/3030 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM BC- 553 (44%)0.823* HS ('21)
#88 Vincent Santos (TE)GR (0)6'2"/2800 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUMD+B-C- 118 (9%)0NA
#82 Dorian Thomas (TE)SO ('2)6'5"/250     00.83ARIZ ('25)
#49 Cade Keith (TE)SO ('2)6'4"/227     00.79TCU ('25)
Offensive LinemanYrH/WSnapsGradeRun BlockPass Block  RatingOrigin
#68 Tyler Lawrence (T)JR ('2)6'4"/305137 (10.2%)B-B+ (79%)D (21%)  0.82AFA ('25)
#75 Tevin Shaw (T)JR (0)6'6"/320109 (14%)D+C- (37%)D+ (63%)  0.83HOU ('24)
#74 Matthew Toilolo (T)SO ('2)6'2"/31236 (5%)C-C (86%)B (14%)  0NA
#78 Richard Pearce (G)SR ('1)6'2"/320904 (100%)A-A (47%)B (53%)  0.82ECU ('24)
#78 Arrison Cole (G)JR ('1)6'7"/314904 (100%)A-A (47%)B (53%)  02* HS ('21)
#70 Elvin Harris (G)SO ('3)6'7"/3143 (0%)C+F (0%)B (100%)  0.81CAMP ('24)
#51 Malik Aliane (C)JR ('2)6'1"/330266 (23%)B+B+ (62%)A- (38%)  0NA
#63 Cayden Romero (OL)SO ('2)6'5"/363    02* HS ('22)
#00 Sa'Kylee Woodard (OL)SO ('2)6'4"/296    0.83* HS ('24)
#55 Jawaun Singletary (OL)GR ('0)6'2"/315    0.84GRAM ('24)
#71 Travis Gray (OL)JR ('1)6'7"/327    0.85COLO ('23)
#52 Trey Dubuc (LS)SO ('2)6'2"/215    0.78USF ('25)
Defensive LineYrH/WDefensive StatsPass DefenseRun DPass RushCovSnapsRatingOrigin
#9 Gabriel Lopez (DE)GR (0)6'2"/23629 Tac, 13 Solo, 5 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)C- (49%)F (49%)D+ (2%)474 (54%)0.83WSU ('23)
#17 Okiki Olorunfunmi (DE)GR (0)6'6"/2529 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)F (47%)D (49%)C- (4%)196 (23%)0.83WEB ('24)
#87 Max Lantzsch (DE)SO ('2)6'5"/2501 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)   00.78ECU ('23)
#11 Darren Agu (DE)SR ('1)6'6"/242  C- (55%)B- (27%)C+ (18%)22 (1.8%)0.83VAN ('25)
LinebackersYrH/WDefensive StatsPass DefenseRun DPass RushCovSnapsRatingOrigin
#33 Randolph Kpai (LB)SR (0)6'3"/22180 Tac, 40 Solo, 5 TFL, 1 Sacks, 5 QB Hur3 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)D (50%)C- (12%)A- (38%)633 (107%)0.91NEB ('24)
#22 Dimitri Johnson (LB)GR (0)6'1"/22377 Tac, 31 Solo, 5 TFL, 2 Sacks, 1 QB Hur2 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS)B- (49%)C+ (13%)B- (38%)818 (138%)0NA
#11 Mihalis Santorineos (LB)SR ('1)6'1"/2351 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)F (64%) C+ (36%)11 (2%)0NA
#16 Tavian Combs (LB)GR ('1)6'2"/192  C (40%)C+ (20%)C+ (40%)5 (1%)0.782* HS ('20)
SecondaryYrH/WDefensive StatsPass DefenseRun DPass RushCovSnapsRatingOrigin
#00 Drew Speech (CB)SR ('1)6'3"/1898 Tac, 6 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)A- (32%)C (1%)C- (67%)97 (10%)0NA
#27 Jahvante Royal (CB)GR (0)6'4"/1913 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)B (44%) C- (56%)118 (12%)0.88PITT ('24)
#00 D'Sean Martinez (CB)JR ('1)5'11"/1802 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)   00NA
#00 Melaki Gutierrez (CB)SO ('2)6'0"/153     00NA
#00 Austin Brawley (S)SR ('1)6'0"/18038 Tac, 23 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur2 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS)B- (40%)D+ (1%)B (60%)382 (15.6%)0.74OHIO ('25)
#20 Dereck Moore (S)JR ('2)6'3"/20514 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)C+ (40%)C (7%)B- (53%)160 (11%)0NA
#32 Skylar Cook (S)SO ('2)5'11"/19911 Tac, 2 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)D+ (32%)F (19%)D+ (49%)180 (12%)0NA
#3 David Murphy (S)JR (0)5'10"/19310 Tac, 4 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)B- (35%)A (0%)D+ (65%)20 (1%)0NA
#13 Chris Gant Jr. (S)SO ('3)5'10"/2008 Tac, 4 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)B (69%) B (31%)35 (1.2%)0.84UNT ('25)
#9 Caleb Coleman (S)SR (0)6'2"/2005 Tac, 2 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)C+ (36%) D (64%)11 (0.6%)0.74TXST ('25)
#15 Hunter Wiggins (S)JR ('2)6'0"/1974 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)F (35%)C- (15%)D+ (50%)20 (1%)03* HS ('23)
#32 Collis Bousliman (S)SO ('2)6'2"/194  D+ (32%)F (19%)D+ (49%)180 (12%)0NA
#29 C.J. Johnson (S)SO ('2)6'2"/198     00.82AUB ('25)
#14 Clint Stephens (DB)JR ('1)6'1"/200     00.89UCLA ('25)
KickersYrH/WField GoalsXPsPointsFG GradeKickoffsRatingOrigin
#26 Luke Drzewiecki (K)SR ('1)6'0"/18113/18 (72.2%), Long 45 Yds41/4280 PtsC+B 0NA
PuntersYrH/WPuntsAccGradeRank  RatingOrigin
#35 Charles Steinkamp (P)JR ('1)6'5"/205      0NA
FR ATH - No Position YetYrH/WRatingOrigin
#00 Zhaiel Smith (ATH)FR ('3)6'0"/1900.83* HS ('25)

Head Coach Jason Eck is a new hire, OC Luke Schleusner is a new hire, DC Spence Nowinsky is a new hire
Total Team Talent for '25 is: 262, #129 in CFB. 0.82 Avg Per Player. Blue Chip Ratio 1.72%
Breakdown - Offense: 113.7 (33) Defense: 77.1 (22) ST: 0 (2)
58 Total players, 26 from Transfer Portal. 25.2% of roster is from the Portal.
38 from the '25 Transfer Portal. 36.9% of roster is from this years Portal, 43 players left via portal after '24.
Roster Breakdown: 0 elite players, 0 great players, 1 very good players, 3 good players, 21 JAGS, 6 low JAGS, 4 JAG- players
Snaps by class: FR: 0 (0%), SO: 1787 (17%), JR: 2850 (27%), SR: 4029 (38%), GR: 2045 (19%)
45 players have no stats and no recruiting/portal ratings excluded from totals.

QB Exp: (23.8%), Prod: (25%) New Mexico lost their starting QB from last year. Jack Layne & Cole Welliver from the Portal could compete for the job.
RB Exp: (36%), Prod: (14%) QB in '24 was lead rusher, lead RB is also gone
New Mexico lost their top 2 WR's from last year.
WR Exp: (55%), Prod: (14%) OL Experience: T: (15%): G: (100%): C: (23%):
New Mexico OL: 2 starters back, 1 with multi game experience, 1 more with some game experience.
Portal OL: 0 potential OL starters from '25 Portal, 0 more Portals have experience
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DL Experience: DE: (39%) DT: (0%)
LB Experience: (83%)
Secondary Experience: CB: (11%) S: (27%)
Kicker Experience: (100%), Punter: (37%)
Return Experience - QB 23.8%, Skill Players 39%, Off Line 46%, Front Seven 41%, Secondary 19% | Offense 40% - Defense 32%
Return Off Production - Pass Yds: 25%, Rush Yds: 14%, Rec Yds: 14%,
Return Def Production - Tackles: 33%, Sacks: 26%, QB Hurries: 40%, TFLs: 42%, Pass Def: 24%, INTs: 53%