New Mexico's 2024 Team Roster/Depth Chart Outlook
Official Roster not available yetDef Snap % are best estimates. DE/LB are mixed depending on the team.
Quarterbacks
| Player | H/W | Passing | Rushing | Pass | Run | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #4 Devon Dampier SO | 5'10"/198 | 226/390 (58%), 2768 Yds, 12 TD / 12 INT | 156 Car, 1152 Yds, (7.4 YPC), 19 TD, 7 FUM | B | A- | #90 | 895 (99%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #00 Sol-Jay Maiava | 0'0"/ | 0/0 (0%), 0 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 0 Car, 0 Yds, (0 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C | 72 (8%) | BYU ('24) | |||
| #16 Isaiah Chavez SR | 6'0"/208 | 0/0 (0%), 0 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 1 Car, 1 Yds, (1 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C- | #269 | 5 (1%) | NA | ||
| #00 James Laubstein JR | 6'4"/205 | 0/0 (0%), 0 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 0 Car, 0 Yds, (0 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C | 2 (0%) | NA | |||
| #7 DC Tabscott SO | 6'4"/206 | APP ('23) |
Running Backs
| Player | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run | Rec | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #6 Eli Sanders JR | 5'11"/194 | 147 Car, 1064 Yds, (7.2 YPC), 9 TD, 1 FUM | 15 Rec, 134 Yds, (8.9 YPR), 0 TD | B+ | D | #32 | 460 (53%) | ISU ('24) | |
| #21 Javen Jacobs SO | 5'10"/195 | 40 Car, 277 Yds, (6.9 YPC), 3 TD, 0 FUM | 17 Rec, 130 Yds, (7.6 YPR), 1 TD | B | C- | #165 | 182 (21%) | ASU ('24) | |
| #28 NaQuari Rogers JR | 5'11"/208 | 74 Car, 382 Yds, (5.2 YPC), 5 TD, 0 FUM | 3 Rec, 14 Yds, (4.7 YPR), 1 TD | B+ | D+ | #128 | 158 (18%) | CAMP ('24) | |
| #30 S. Maiava-Peters JR | 5'11"/200 | 22 Car, 124 Yds, (5.6 YPC), 1 TD, 1 FUM | 3 Rec, 13 Yds, (4.3 YPR), 0 TD | C | C- | #559 | 72 (8%) | NA | |
| #23 Josh Perry FR | 5'11"/202 | 0 Car, 0 Yds, (0 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | 1 (0%) | NA | ||||
| #23 Zach Vigil SO | 5'10"/179 | 2* HS ('22) |
Wide Receivers
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rushing | Rec | Block | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #18 Ryan Davis GR | 5'11"/176 | 54 Rec, 747 Yds, (13.8 YPR), 3 TD, 1 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | B+ | #139 | 729 (63%) | NA | |
| #15 Luke Wysong JR | 5'10"/184 | 69 Rec, 840 Yds, (12.2 YPR), 1 TD, 1 FUM | 9 Car, 55 Yds, 0 TD | B | C+ | #150 | 676 (58%) | 3* HS ('21) | |
| #81 Nic Trujillo FR | 6'1"/176 | 16 Rec, 305 Yds, (19.1 YPR), 1 TD, 1 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C+ | B | #301 | 374 (32%) | NA | |
| #12 Caleb Medford JR | 6'1"/198 | 18 Rec, 336 Yds, (18.7 YPR), 3 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C | B+ | #292 | 338 (29%) | TCU ('23) | |
| #84 Michael Buckley JR | 6'0"/180 | 8 Rec, 103 Yds, (12.9 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C- | C+ | #556 | 122 (10%) | NA | |
| #14 Shawn Miller SO | 6'2"/194 | 1 Rec, 8 Yds, (8 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | D | A | #856 | 91 (8%) | ILL ('24) | |
| #24 Evan Wysong FR | 5'10"/165 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C- | 1 (0%) | 3* HS ('21) | |||
| #00 D'Angelo Mayes FR | 6'2"/172 | NA | |||||||
| #00 Kader Diop JR | 6'0"/184 | NA | |||||||
| #00 Isaiah Jones | 0'0"/ | SYR ('24) | |||||||
| #14 Duece Jones JR | 6'0"/171 | 3* HS ('20) | |||||||
| #88 Xavier Van SO | 5'11"/175 | USD ('23) | |||||||
| #00 Elijah Brody FR | 6'3"/191 | NA |
Tight Ends
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rec | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #5 Trace Bruckler JR | 6'3"/244 | 22 Rec, 138 Yds, (6.3 YPR), 2 TD, 0 FUM | D+ | D | B+ | 565 (45%) | 3* HS ('21) | |
| #57 Isaiah Sillemon JR | 6'1"/303 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | B | C- | 553 (44%) | 3* HS ('21) | ||
| #88 Vincent Santos SR | 6'2"/280 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | D+ | B- | C- | 118 (9%) | NA | |
| #83 Everett Hunter JR | 6'3"/237 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | D+ | C | 13 (1%) | 3* HS ('23) |
Offensive Line
| Player | H/W | Grade | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #00 Lajuan Owens (T) FR | 6'5"/335 | C+ | B- | A | 728 (80%) | TULN ('24) | |
| #76 Wallace Unamba (T) JR | 6'4"/330 | C | B+ | B- | 699 (77%) | FAU ('24) | |
| #75 Tevin Shaw (T) SO | 6'6"/320 | D+ | C- | D+ | 109 (12%) | HOU ('24) | |
| #74 Matthew Toilolo (T) FR | 6'2"/312 | C- | C | B | 36 (4%) | NA | |
| #77 Jer'Marques Bailey (T) SR | 6'6"/366 | C | B- | B- | 3 (0%) | 3* HS ('20) | |
| #78 Richard Pearce (G) JR | 6'2"/320 | B- | A | B | 904 (100%) | ECU ('24) | |
| #56 Baraka Beckett (G) SR | 6'4"/340 | C+ | B+ | A+ | 897 (99%) | CAMP ('24) | |
| #53 James Bailey (G) SO | 6'3"/315 | C+ | B+ | B | 7 (1%) | TA&M ('24) | |
| #70 Elvin Harris (G) FR | 6'7"/314 | C | B | 3 (0%) | CAMP ('24) | ||
| #66 McKenzie Agnello (C) JR | 6'4"/314 | B- | A | B+ | 902 (99%) | TXA ('24) | |
| #51 Malik Aliane (C) SO | 6'1"/330 | C+ | B+ | A- | 266 (29%) | NA | |
| #78 Arrison Cole (OL) SO | 6'7"/314 | 2* HS ('21) | |||||
| #63 Cayden Romero (OL) FR | 6'5"/363 | 2* HS ('22) | |||||
| #00 Sa'Kylee Woodard (OL) FR | 6'4"/296 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #55 Jawaun Singletary (OL) SR | 6'2"/315 | GRAM ('24) | |||||
| #71 Travis Gray (OL) SO | 6'7"/327 | COLO ('23) | |||||
| #25 Hyrum Hatch (LS) FR | 6'0"/196 | NA | |||||
| #30 Brendan Durkin (LS) SO | 6'1"/206 | NA |
Defensive Line
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #89 Moso'oipala Tuitele (DE) SO | 6'4"/250 | 35 Tac, 12 Solo, 6 TFL, 4 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | C- | D+ | 723 (83%) | NA | |
| #9 Gabriel Lopez (DE) SR | 6'2"/236 | 29 Tac, 13 Solo, 5 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | D+ | D+ | 474 (54%) | WSU ('23) | |
| #00 Antoineo Harris Jr. (DE) SR | 6'3"/253 | 26 Tac, 13 Solo, 5 TFL, 1 Sacks, 3 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C+ | C- | 347 (40%) | INST ('24) | |
| #17 Okiki Olorunfunmi (DE) SR | 6'6"/252 | 9 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D- | D+ | C- | 196 (23%) | WEB ('24) | |
| #87 Max Lantzsch (DE) FR | 6'5"/250 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | ECU ('23) | |||||
| #89 David Rowaiye (DE) FR | 6'5"/279 | 3* HS ('22) | |||||||
| #00 Moso Tuitele (DE) | 0'0"/ | CAL ('24) | |||||||
| #90 Max Elkman (DE) SO | 6'6"/250 | 3* HS ('22) | |||||||
| #97 Devin Brandt-Epps (DT) SR | 6'3"/303 | 28 Tac, 13 Solo, 4 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | C- | C | 385 (51%) | NA | |
| #00 Devin Brandt (DT) | 0'0"/ | C | C- | C | 385 (51%) | ODU ('24) | |||
| #96 Garrison Walker (DT) SR | 6'1"/296 | 14 Tac, 4 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D | D+ | 285 (37%) | AUB ('24) | ||
| #00 De'jon Benton (DT) SR | 6'2"/260 | USC ('24) |
Linebackers
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #22 Dimitri Johnson SR | 6'1"/223 | 77 Tac, 31 Solo, 5 TFL, 2 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 2 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | C | C | C | 818 (138%) | NA | |
| #33 Randolph Kpai JR | 6'3"/221 | 80 Tac, 40 Solo, 5 TFL, 1 Sacks, 5 QB Hur | 3 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | C- | B- | 633 (107%) | NEB ('24) | |
| #24 Jayden Wilson SO | 6'1"/218 | 32 Tac, 10 Solo, 3 TFL, 2 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | D+ | D+ | 314 (53%) | 2* HS ('23) | |
| #11 Mihalis Santorineos JR | 6'1"/235 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | F | C | 11 (2%) | NA | ||
| #16 Tavian Combs SR | 6'2"/192 | C | C- | C | 5 (1%) | 2* HS ('20) | |||
| #41 Tirek Austin-Cave SR | 6'1"/220 | WVU ('24) |
Secondary
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #13 Bryson Taylor (CB) JR | 6'0"/175 | 56 Tac, 27 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 10 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | D+ | D+ | 702 (73%) | NA | |
| #00 Cameron Watts (CB) | 0'0"/ | B+ | C | 360 (37%) | TTU ('24) | ||||
| #27 Jahvante Royal (CB) SR | 6'4"/191 | 3 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C- | 118 (12%) | PITT ('24) | ||
| #00 Drew Speech (CB) JR | 6'3"/189 | 8 Tac, 6 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | C- | C- | 97 (10%) | NA | |
| #77 Ishmael Az-Zahir (CB) SR | 6'2"/190 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | D- | 9 (1%) | 3* HS ('19) | ||
| #18 Cam Watts (CB) SR | 5'10"/190 | 20 Tac, 12 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 4 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | NA | |||||
| #12 Pierre Kemeni Jr. (CB) SR | 6'1"/205 | 2 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | 3* HS ('20) | |||||
| #00 D'Sean Martinez (CB) SO | 5'11"/180 | 2 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | NA | |||||
| #00 Melaki Gutierrez (CB) FR | 6'0"/153 | NA | |||||||
| #8 Christian Ellis (S) JR | 6'0"/202 | 93 Tac, 39 Solo, 4 TFL, 8 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 4 PD, 1 INT (1 TDS) | C | C | B | 900 (60%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #1 Noah Avinger (S) JR | 6'0"/186 | 82 Tac, 40 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 5 PD, 1 INT (1 TDS) | C | D | B- | 869 (58%) | SDSU ('24) | |
| #28 Nigel Williams (S) SR | 5'11"/194 | 53 Tac, 33 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | C- | D+ | 613 (41%) | NW ('24) | |
| #00 Bobby Arnold III (S) SO | 5'9"/179 | 21 Tac, 8 Solo, 3 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | D | D+ | 186 (12%) | NA | |
| #32 Skylar Cook (S) FR | 5'11"/199 | 11 Tac, 2 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | D | D+ | 180 (12%) | NA | |
| #20 Dereck Moore (S) SO | 6'3"/205 | 14 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | C- | C | 160 (11%) | NA | |
| #3 David Murphy (S) SO | 5'10"/193 | 10 Tac, 4 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | B | D+ | 20 (1%) | NA | |
| #15 Hunter Wiggins (S) SO | 6'0"/197 | 4 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | F | C- | D+ | 20 (1%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #39 Dominic Tatum (S) SR | 6'3"/201 | 2 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | C- | F | 17 (1%) | WSU ('24) | |
| #00 Ish Burdine (S) | 0'0"/ | TCU ('24) |
Kickers
| Player | H/W | FG | XP | Pts | FG G | KO G | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #26 Luke Drzewiecki JR | 6'0"/181 | 13/18 (72.2%), Long 45 Yds | 41/42 | 80 Pts | C+ | C+ | NA |
Punters
| Player | H/W | Punts | Acc | Grade | Rank | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #35 Charles Steinkamp SO | 6'5"/205 | NA |
Roster & Program Overview
HC Bronco Mendenhall new hireOC Jason Beck new hireDC Nick Howell new hire
Players with Starting experience3116 off • 15 def
Team Talent424#128 in CFB
Avg Talent / Player0.82Blue-chip 1.25%
Roster Size8535 portal (26.1%)
Off: 46 Talent: (#)
Def: 37 Talent: (#)
ST: 2
New Portal In: 29 (21.6%)
Portal Losses: 24
Unrated/No Stats: 49
Total Team Snaps: 21287
Elite: 0
Top 100: 0
Top 250: 1
Top 100 Pos: 4
JAG: 41
Low JAG: 4
JAG-: 5
FR Snaps: 1644 (7%)
SO Snaps: 3794 (17%)
JR Snaps: 10178 (46%)
SR Snaps: 4915 (22%)
GR Snaps: 756 (3%)
71% Snaps by Upperclassmen
49 players on roster have not played, have no stats and no recruiting/portal ratings.
Class Breakdown
| Category | GR | SR | JR | SO | FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters Returning | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Portal Starters 2024 portal | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Experienced Depth | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Off Starters Returning | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Off Depth Returning | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Def Starters Returning | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Def Depth Returning | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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)
974(72)
Exp 108% • Prod 100% — Devon Dampier returns, who started multiple games in '25. Sol-Jay Maiava was brought in via the portal.
RBHB
0 (0)
1 (2)
873(0)
Exp 100% • Prod 100% — New Mexico lost their top 2 Rushers from last year.
WR/TEWR + TE
4 (2)
0 (0)
3580(0)
Exp 100% • Prod 100% — New Mexico returns leading WR Caleb Medford, but lost their #2 from last year.
OLT + G + C
0 (1)
5 (0)
4554(0)
T 87% • G 100% • C 128% — New Mexico OL: 0 starters back, 1 with multi game experience, 0 more with some game experience. Portal OL: 5 potential starters from '24 Portal, 0 more portals have experience.
DLDE + DT
3 (0)
2 (2)
2795(0)
DE 100% • DT 70% — DL experience and continuity summary.
LBLB
2 (0)
1 (0)
1781(0)
LB 100% — LB experience and continuity summary.
SecondaryCB + S
2 (0)
2 (1)
4251(0)
CB 67% • S 99% — Secondary experience and continuity summary.
Team Snaps: Offense 9981 (72 portal) 99% returning, (1% via Portal) • Defense 8827 (0 portal) 100% returning, (0% 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