Teams New Mexico State 2023 Roster ← 2022 2024 → 2023 New Mexico State roster 126 players: 30 freshmen, 25 sophomores, 21 juniors, 11 seniors, 39 with no class listed. From 25 states and 1 other country; the most from Texas (26) and California (18). The 2023 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 11 Receivers 18 Tight ends 9 Offensive line 19 Defensive line 16 Linebackers 18 Defensive backs 21 Specialists 9
Running backs 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 9 Star Thomas RB So. 6′0″ 210 Homer, LA 653 rushing yards, 4 TD 33 Jamoni Jones RB Jr. 6′2″ 225 Tulsa, OK 343 rushing yards, 3 TD 8 Ahmonte Watkins RB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 195 Houston, TX 572 rushing yards, 2 TD 22 Makhilyn Young RB 5′10″ 210 Midland, TX 191 rushing yards, 2 TD 16 Larenzo McMillan RB So. 5′10″ 190 San Bernardino, CA 68 rushing yards 20 Timothy Gans RB So. 5′10″ 195 Missouri City, TX 5 rushing yards 21 Isaiah Rudison RB Fr. 5′11″ 220 El Paso, TX 24 Noah Triplett RB Fr. 5′9″ 190 Littleton, CO 28 Jalen Brown RB RS 6′2″ 225 Chicago, IL 30 Dailan Goodman RB RS 6′0″ 205 Tucson, AZ 34 David Barela RB RS 5′10″ 200 Las Cruces, NM
Receivers 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 0 Jonathan Brady WR So. 5′10″ 180 Los Angeles, CA 38 catches, 624 yards, 4 TD 1 Trent Hudson WR So. 6′3″ 180 Killeen, TX 34 catches, 545 yards, 10 TD 11 Kordell David WR Jr. 6′3″ 205 Winnie, TX 21 catches, 209 yards, 1 TD 1 Chris Bellamy WR Sr. 6′2″ 200 Forney, TX 18 catches, 282 yards, 1 TD 12 Jordan Smith WR Fr. 6′0″ 195 Slidell, LA 7 returns, 42 yards 5 Bryce Childress WR Jr. 5′9″ 182 Saint Louis, MO 11 catches, 217 yards, 1 TD 8 Donovan Faupel WR Fr. 6′1″ 201 Riverside, CA 8 catches, 98 yards 2 Jordin Parker WR Jr. 5′9″ 179 Chandler, AZ 6 catches, 235 yards, 3 TD 0 Glynn Johnson Jr WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 190 Lake Charles, LA 2 catches, 13 yards 25 Jayden Bell WR 5′9″ 170 Muskogee, OK 1 return, 0 yards 81 Allen Ortiz WR So. 6′3″ 200 Lakewood, CO 1 tackle 10 Ta’ir Brooks WR So. 6′3″ 210 Oakland, CA 21 Isaiah Abeyta WR Fr. 6′0″ 170 Las Cruces, NM 26 Jaden Thomas WR Fr. 5′8″ 175 Windsor, CO 27 Miles McWhorter WR Fr. 5′8″ 165 El Paso, TX 29 Kaden Trevino WR RS 5′11″ 182 Hobbs, NM 36 Ethan Singleton WR So. 5′11″ 180 Ocoee, FL 83 Jaylen Watkins WR Fr. 5′8″ 170 Laplace, LA
Tight ends 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 9 Eli Stowers TE Transfer from Texas A&M 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′4″ 235 Corinth, TX 35 catches, 366 yards, 2 TD 85 Thomaz Whitford TE Sr. 6′4″ 250 Narragansett, RI 11 catches, 119 yards, 2 TD 19 Ron Tiavaasue TE Sr. 6′4″ 275 Auckland, New Zealand 3 catches, 44 yards, 1 TD 88 Trevor Stephens TE 6′3″ 240 Lubbock, TX 1 catch, 17 yards 9 Kareem Burgess TE Sr. 6′4″ 250 Fredericksburg, VA 15 Adam Parks TE 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′4″ 245 Overland Park, KS 15 Mason Graham TE RS 6′5″ 250 Amarillo, TX 86 Jerry Lydiatt TE RS 6′3″ 240 Colorado Springs, CO 89 Tyler Devera TE Transfer from Stony Brook Jr. 6′4″ 235 Wayne, NJ
Offensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 66 A.J. Vaipulu OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′2″ 302 Riverside, CA 1 tackle 77 Jai Rodriquez OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 300 Phoenix, AZ 1 tackle 54 Cooper Sheehan OL Fr. 6′4″ 290 Odessa, TX 54 Isaiah Mursalat OL Sr. 6′4″ 305 Scottsdale, AZ 55 Shamarr Jackson OL So. 6′3″ 295 Loris, SC 56 Canaan Yarro OL Jr. 6′1″ 300 Provo, UT 58 Sioeli Helu OL Fr. 6′2″ 295 San Mateo, CA 60 Malekai Wheeler OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 300 Farmington, UT 60 Quintin Fowler OL Jr. 6′2″ 305 Kiln, MS 63 Jack Gogue OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′8″ 290 Kansas City, MO 65 Anthony LaFrance OL Jr. 6′5″ 300 Chino, CA 66 Bj Tolo OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′1″ 320 Santa Ana, CA 66 Louie Canepa OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 299 Napa, CA 67 Dylan Post OL Fr. 6′6″ 310 Chandler, AZ 70 Kaden Stanton OL RS 6′5″ 299 Beggs, OK 73 Gannon Lauer OL Fr. 6′4″ 303 Koloa, HI 73 Shiyazh Pete OL So. 6′8″ 322 Navajo, NM 77 Jacob Golden OL Transfer from Boise State Jr. 6′5″ 305 Peoria, AZ 78 Cedric Claiborne OL Jr. 6′4″ 300 Houston, TX
Defensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 16 Gabe Peterson DE 6′2″ 255 Overland Park, KS 55 tackles, 3.5 sacks 10 Buddha Peleti DE So. 6′2″ 250 Adelanto, CA 34 tackles, 4.5 sacks 90 Sterling Webb DT 6′1″ 285 Saint Louis, MO 30 tackles, 4.5 sacks 4 DL Transfer from Arizona 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 305 Perris, CA 31 tackles, 1.5 sacks 98 Izaiah Reed DL Sr. 6′1″ 295 Elizabethtown, KY 23 tackles, 4 sacks 58 Nikhil Webb Walker DE 6′6″ 275 Bridgton, ME 24 tackles, 3 sacks 10 Gabriel Iniguez Jr. DT Fr. 6′1″ 290 Pixley, CA 24 tackles, 2 sacks 42 Noah Arinze DE 6′6″ 270 St. Louis, MO 9 tackles, 0.5 sacks 9 Denver Warren DL So. 6′2″ 300 Chicago, IL 4 tackles, 1 sack 28 Jaden Robinson DE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 225 Dallas, TX 2 tackles 93 Tyriece Thomas DL Jr. 6′2″ 245 Cedar Hill, TX 2 tackles 95 Gabe Jones DL 6′4″ 290 Dallas, TX 1 tackle 96 Garrett Bishop DT Jr. 6′3″ 300 Arvada, CO 1 tackle 10 Jamari Buddin DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 260 Detroit, MI 93 Deven Dyer DT Fr. 6′1″ 290 Albuquerque, NM 94 Marcus Buckley DL Sr. 6′2″ 290 Weatherford, TX
Linebackers 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 44 Keyshaun Elliott LB So. 6′2″ 235 Richmond, MO 110 tackles, 2.5 sacks 20 Mehki Miller LB 6′1″ 200 Park Forest, IL 59 tackles, 2 INT 14 Sone Aupiu LB Fr. 6′1″ 225 Long Beach, CA 47 tackles, 2 sacks 35 Tyler Martinez LB Fr. 6′1″ 220 Albuquerque, NM 21 tackles 18 Amari Pouncy LB 6′3″ 240 Sun Valley, CA 6 tackles 21 Jayhvion Gipson LB So. 6′2″ 210 Houston, TX 4 tackles 52 Zyier Thornton LB Jr. 6′4″ 255 Los Angeles, CA 1 tackle 7 Elijah Thomas LB Fr. 6′2″ 197 St. Louis, MO 13 Quincy Davis LB RS 6′1″ 230 Las Vegas, NV 17 Justin Stinson LB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′3″ 215 Chandler, AZ 25 Jaxon Heil LB So. 5′10″ 200 Denver, CO 34 Pierce Humpich LB Fr. 6′3″ 220 Louisville, KY 41 Ishmael Aceves LB Fr. 6′1″ 220 Denver, CO 45 Hudson Voggesser LB RS 6′3″ 230 Fort Collins, CO 46 Demetrius Warren Jr. LB Jr. 6′2″ 225 Chicago, IL 51 R.J. Chakolis LB Fr. 5′10″ 225 Oakdale, CT 53 Tobin Hackett LB Fr. 6′3″ 215 Daytona Beach, FL 57 Bryant Jackson LB So. 6′1″ 230 Chandler, AZ
Defensive backs 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 21 Myles Rowser DB Transfer from Campbell 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 195 Detroit, MI 70 tackles, 1 INT 24 Jordan Vincent S Transfer from Eastern Illinois Jr. 5′10″ 190 Lincolnshire, IL 65 tackles, 2 sacks 5 Jeremiah Dervil S 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 190 Naples, FL 62 tackles 8 Andre Seldon CB 4★ 4-star recruit So. 5′9″ 190 Belleville, MI 53 tackles, 1 INT 11 Dylan Early S Jr. 6′0″ 190 Houston, TX 39 tackles, 2 INT 15 Torren Union S Jr. 6′1″ 200 Mesa, AZ 35 tackles, 1 INT 4 B.J. Sculark CB Sr. 5′11″ 185 Temple, TX 25 tackles 22 Reggie Akles DB Jr. 6′1″ 180 Portland, OR 25 tackles 7 Keonte Glinton CB Transfer from Wyoming 5′11″ 190 Bakersfield, CA 18 tackles 1 Devlin Kirklin S Sr. 6′1″ 205 Lexington, MS 13 tackles 7 Malachi McLean DB 5′10″ 185 Manvel, TX 12 tackles 13 Jeremiah Vessel S 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 190 Las Vegas, NV 11 tackles 30 Randy Robinson S Sr. 5′11″ 185 8 tackles 1 Josiah Charles CB Fr. 6′0″ 175 Arlington, TX 3 tackles 6 Angel Munoz S Fr. 6′0″ 184 El Paso, TX 2 tackles 29 Colt Mangino S 6′0″ 185 Albuquerque, NM 1 tackle 32 Siddeeq Shabazz S 5′11″ 195 Las Cruces, NM 1 tackle 3 Tayden Barnes S RS 5′9″ 185 Amarillo, TX 4 Naeten Mitchell DB Fr. 5′10″ 175 Temple, TX 29 Rashad McKinley CB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 180 Saint Paul, MN 39 Isaac Gallegos CB So. 5′11″ 180 North Hollywood, CA
Specialists 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 84 Ethan Albertson PK Sr. 6′2″ 225 San Diego, CA 19 of 24 field goals 83 Zach Haynes P Jr. 6′1″ 195 Potosi, MO 52 punts, 41.2 average 92 George Eberle P 5′11″ 190 Califon, NJ 1 tackle 35 Freddy Joya PK RS 5′9″ Lewisville, TX 49 Zach Haber LS RS 5′10″ 220 Durango, CO 91 Carson Zilmer PK So. 6′3″ 195 Mesa, AZ 91 Charles Eberle LS Jr. 5′11″ 215 Califon, NJ 93 Logan MacGregor LS So. 6′2″ 230 Phoenix, AZ 95 Jorge Figueroa PK Jr. 6′0″ 225 Las Cruces, NM
Diego Pavia, Colt Mangino, Tyler Martinez, Deven Dyer Jordin Parker, Justin Stinson, Bryant Jackson, Dylan Post Bryce Childress, Elijah Thomas, Noah Arinze, Sterling Webb Ahmonte Watkins, Dylan Early, Jayhvion Gipson, Cedric Claiborne Isaiah Abeyta, Siddeeq Shabazz, David Barela, Jorge Figueroa Angel Munoz, Isaiah Rudison, Miles McWhorter Denver Warren, Jalen Brown, Demetrius Warren Jr. Torren Union, Isaiah Mursalat, Carson Zilmer Jonathan Brady, Zyier Thornton Tayden Barnes, Mason Graham B.J. Sculark, Naeten Mitchell Donovan Faupel, A.J. Vaipulu Jamari Buddin, Myles Rowser Jeremiah Vessel, Quincy Davis Adam Parks, Gabe Peterson Amari Pouncy, Isaac Gallegos Jaxon Heil, Ishmael Aceves Jaden Thomas, Hudson Voggesser Jaden Robinson, Gabe Jones Jai Rodriquez, Logan MacGregor Glynn Johnson Jr Blaze Berlowitz Chris Bellamy Devlin Kirklin Josiah Charles Trent Hudson Dion Wilson Jr. Jeremiah Dervil Keonte Glinton Malachi McLean Andre Seldon Eli Stowers Kareem Burgess Star Thomas Buddha Peleti Gabriel Iniguez Jr. Ta’ir Brooks Kordell David Jordan Smith Gavin Frakes Sone Aupiu Larenzo McMillan Mehki Miller Timothy Gans Makhilyn Young Reggie Akles Jeff Davison Jordan Vincent Noah Triplett Jayden Bell Paul Cieremans Kaden Trevino Rashad McKinley Dailan Goodman Jamoni Jones Pierce Humpich Freddy Joya Ethan Singleton Keyshaun Elliott Zach Haber Tobin Hackett Cooper Sheehan Shamarr Jackson Canaan Yarro Sioeli Helu Malekai Wheeler Quintin Fowler Jack Gogue Anthony LaFrance Bj Tolo Louie Canepa Kaden Stanton Jacob Golden Allen Ortiz Jaylen Watkins Zach Haynes Ethan Albertson Jerry Lydiatt Trevor Stephens Tyler Devera Tyriece Thomas Marcus Buckley Garrett Bishop Izaiah Reed TX 26 CA 18 AZ 11 NM 12 CO 9 Hometowns of the 2023 New Mexico State roster; the five states sending the most labeled with their players. Hover a dot for names. Map: us-atlas (public domain).
Where the roster comes from By state Texas 26 California 18 New Mexico 12 Arizona 11 Colorado 9 Missouri 7 Oklahoma 5 Illinois 5 Top counties Maricopa County, Arizona pop. 4.6 million 10 Los Angeles County, California pop. 9.8 million 5 Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 4 Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 4 Bernalillo County, New Mexico pop. 674,000 4 Hometowns placed in their counties with the US Census Bureau’s Gazetteer files. Populations from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Which states send the most FBS players for their size .
Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2023 production (yards, tackles, kicks), then by number. Hometowns are each player’s latest on file. Transfers are this season’s arrivals through the portal; stars are the player’s 247Sports composite rating as a recruit.
Diego Pavia QB
Dion Wilson Jr. DLTransfer from Arizona3-star recruit