Safety, New Mexico, 2025–26
C.J. McBean
- Number
- No. 3
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Class (2026)
- Sophomore
- Hometown
- Long Beach, CA
C.J. McBean plays safety for New Mexico. Last time out, at Hawai’i: 6 tackles.
2026 so far
19 tackles
Last game: 6 tackles at Hawai’i, W 21–10
Next game: vs. North Dakota State, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
8tackles, career highat Boise State, 2025Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | New Mexico | 40 | 25 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | New Mexico | 19 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career | 59 | 39 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | New Mexico | 3 | S | Fr. | ||
| 2026 | New Mexico | 3 | S | So. | 6′1″ | 195 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2026 New Mexico 5 games, 19 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Central Michigan | W 38–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Mercyhurst | W 70–7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 19 | at Oklahoma | L 6–14 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 26 | at New Mexico State | W 42–18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at Hawai’i | W 21–10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 New Mexico 11 games, 40 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | vs. Idaho State | W 32–22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | at UCLA | W 35–10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | vs.New Mexico State | W 38–20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at San José State | L 28–35 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | at Boise State | L 25–41 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Utah State | W 33–14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | at UNLV | W 40–35 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Colorado State | W 20–17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | at Air Force | W 20–3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | vs. San Diego State | W 23–17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. Minnesota | L 17–20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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