Linebacker, New Mexico (from Idaho), 2023–26
Jaxton Eck
- Number
- No. 6
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 228 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Brookings, SD
Jaxton Eck plays linebacker for New Mexico, after Idaho (2023–24). Last time out, against UTEP: 5 tackles.
2026 so far
25 tackles, 1 INT
Last game: 5 tackles vs. UTEP, W 61–7
Next game: vs. North Dakota State, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
At a glance
Career highs
18tackles, career highat Boise State, 2025Honors
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Idaho | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Idaho | 23 | 15 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | New Mexico | 128 | 65 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2026 | New Mexico | 25 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 180 | 94 | 11.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Idaho | 6 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2024 | Idaho | 6 | LB | So. | ||
| 2025 | New Mexico | 6 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2026 | New Mexico | 6 | LB | Sr. | 6′1″ | 228 |
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, 25 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Central Michigan | W 38–7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Mercyhurst | W 70–7 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Sep 19 | at Oklahoma | L 6–14 | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | at New Mexico State | W 42–18 | 9 | 6 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs. UTEP | W 61–7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 New Mexico 13 games, 128 tackles, 1.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at Michigan | L 17–34 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Idaho State | W 32–22 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | at UCLA | W 35–10 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 27 | vs.New Mexico State | W 38–20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at San José State | L 28–35 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | at Boise State | L 25–41 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Nevada | W 24–22 | 11 | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Utah State | W 33–14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | at UNLV | W 40–35 | 13 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Colorado State | W 20–17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | at Air Force | W 20–3 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | vs. San Diego State | W 23–17 | 11 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. Minnesota | L 17–20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Idaho 4 games, 23 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Oregon | L 14–24 | 14 | 9 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at Wyoming | W 17–13 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Northern Arizona | W 23–17 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Dec 7 | vs. Lehigh | W 34–13 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2023 Idaho 3 games, 4 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | at California | L 17–31 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2 ✦ | vs. Southern Illinois | W 20–17 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dec 9 ✦ | vs. UAlbany | L 22–30 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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