Quarterback, New Mexico, 2024–⁠26

James Laubstein

Number
No. 12
Height
6′3″
Weight
209 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Bethany, CT

James Laubstein plays quarterback for New Mexico.

2026 so far

88 rushing yards, 5 TD

Last game: at Hawai’i, W 21–⁠10

Next game: vs. North Dakota State, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 18CMU
  2. 0MERC
  3. 3@OU
  4. 17@NMSU
  5. 38UTEP
  6. 12@HAW

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

99rushing yards, career highat UNLV, 20252rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last at New Mexico State, 2026

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2025New Mexico593636.2158
2026New Mexico20884.4514
Career794515.7658

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024New Mexico12QBSo.
2025New Mexico12QBJr.
2026New Mexico12QBSr.6′3″209

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2025New Mexico730.24––17.313%0.16
2026New Mexico210.72––15.25%–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025New Mexico46%2.801.000.0021%
2026New Mexico75%3.401.000.305%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 New Mexico 6 games, 88 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5vs.Central MichiganW 38–⁠761826––
Sep 12vs.MercyhurstW 70–⁠71000––
Sep 19atOklahomaL 6–⁠141303––
Sep 26atNew Mexico StateW 42–⁠1841729––
Oct 3vs.UTEPW 61–⁠7738114––
Oct 17atHawai’iW 21–⁠10112012––
2025 New Mexico 9 games, 363 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30atMichiganL 17–⁠344204––
Sep 12atUCLAW 35–⁠101303––
Oct 11atBoise StateL 25–⁠4121309––
Oct 18vs.NevadaW 24–⁠22426011113
Oct 25vs.Utah StateW 33–⁠14749011––
Nov 1atUNLVW 40–⁠35899058––
Nov 22atAir ForceW 20–⁠3844016––
Nov 28vs.San Diego StateW 23–⁠171070140––
Dec 26 ✦vs.MinnesotaL 17–⁠201557013––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2026
Height6′2⅜″
Weight209 lb
Arm length31″
Hand size8⅜″
40-yard dash4.63 s
10-yard split1.63 s
Vertical jump33″
Bench press16 reps
3-cone drill7.12 s
20-yard shuttle4.56 s

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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