Teams New Mexico State 2026 Roster ← 2025 2026 New Mexico State roster 105 players: 25 freshmen, 15 sophomores, 34 juniors, 31 seniors. From 24 states and 2 other countries; the most from Texas (25) and California (21). The 2026 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 8 Receivers 14 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 17 Defensive line 19 Linebackers 9 Defensive backs 20 Specialists 6
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 2 James Jones RB Transfer from Delaware State Sr. 6′1″ 205 Baltimore, MD 599 rushing yards, 3 TD 0 Terrell Washington Jr. RB Transfer from Iowa Jr. 5′11″ 205 Wylie, TX 163 rushing yards, 2 TD 8 Dijon Stanley RB 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′0″ 185 Granada Hills, CA 54 rushing yards 28 Jalen Brown RB Jr. 6′2″ 225 Chicago, IL 68 rushing yards 16 Xavier Rucker RB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 195 Acworth, GA 1 tackle 21 Isaiah Rudison RB Sr. 5′11″ 220 El Paso, TX 18 rushing yards 22 Roscoe Burton RB Sr. 5′9″ 180 Miami, FL 34 David Barela RB Jr. 5′10″ 200 Las Cruces, NM
Receivers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 1 Tyler King WR Sr. 5′9″ 180 Houston, TX 20 catches, 286 yards, 3 TD 6 Brodrick Malone WR 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′5″ 205 Houston, TX 9 catches, 129 yards, 1 TD 11 A.J. Williams III WR Jr. 6′4″ 195 Spring, TX 9 catches, 143 yards 10 Lyndon Ravare WR Transfer from Kennesaw State Sr. 6′0″ 180 Victorville, CA 8 catches, 87 yards 5 Myles Libman WR Transfer from Stanford Jr. 6′0″ 185 Scottsdale, AZ 7 catches, 91 yards, 1 TD 7 T.J. Pride WR Jr. 5′9″ 170 Midlothian, TX 6 catches, 42 yards 9 Terrione Graves WR Jr. 5′10″ 170 Jesup, GA 4 catches, 137 yards, 1 TD 13 Jaylen Stokes WR Fr. 5′10″ 175 Long Beach, CA 2 catches, 14 yards 25 Jayden Bell WR Jr. 5′9″ 170 Muskogee, OK 29 Kaden Trevino WR Jr. 5′11″ 182 Hobbs, NM 80 Izeyah Wright WR 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′4″ 210 Santa Rosa, CA 81 JaDarius Sanders WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 185 El Paso, TX 82 A.J. Carey WR Fr. 6′2″ 185 San Leandro, CA 89 Josiah Castillo WR Fr. 6′3″ 190 Roswell, NM
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 15 Josiah Thomas TE Transfer from Western Carolina So. 6′2″ 215 Austin, TX 15 catches, 203 yards 86 Jerry Lydiatt TE Jr. 6′3″ 240 Colorado Springs, CO 2 catches, 5 yards 88 Carson Su’esu’e TE Transfer from Oklahoma State Fr. 6′5″ 240 Oakley, CA 1 catch, 7 yards 18 Joshua Goines TE Jr. 6′3″ 235 Frisco, TX 19 Rayfield Lotten TE Transfer from Sam Houston Jr. 6′5″ 240 New Orleans, LA 48 Duke Frye TE Sr. 6′0″ 280 Scottsdale, AZ 87 Luke Lopez TE Fr. 6′4″ 220 Chino Hills, CA
Offensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 50 Luke Moise OL Transfer from Wofford Jr. 6′3″ 300 Miami, FL 1 tackle 54 Tyler Keinath OL Transfer from Boise State Sr. 6′2″ 318 Elk Grove, CA 55 Ma’Kyi Lee OL Sr. 6′7″ 315 Metairie, LA 56 Mark Chapman OL Transfer from Columbia Sr. 6′3″ 300 Guilford, CT 58 Sioeli Helu OL Sr. 6′2″ 295 San Mateo, CA 62 Ezra Hensley OL Fr. 6′3″ 295 Deming, NM 64 Sam Garcia OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 280 San Tan Valley, AZ 65 Isaiah Garcia Perez OL Fr. 6′5″ 300 Broomfield, CO 66 Caleb Pyfrom OL So. 6′5″ 325 Omaha, NE 67 J.R. Hecklinski OL Fr. 6′2″ 280 Peoria, AZ 69 James Williams OL Transfer from UTEP Jr. 6′3″ 320 Moore, OK 70 Mateo Rodriguez OL 2★ 2-star recruit So. 6′5″ 305 Chandler, AZ 71 Evan Blaettler OL Jr. 6′5″ 300 Vacaville, CA 72 Merrick Becerra OL So. 6′6″ 315 Chino Hills, CA 75 Hayden Harlan OL Sr. 6′4″ 295 Clackamas, OR 77 Gavin Jones OL Fr. 6′6″ 315 Corona, CA 78 Armond Owens OL Transfer from Grambling Jr. 6′5″ 310 Missouri City, TX
Defensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 16 Gabe Peterson DE Sr. 6′2″ 255 Overland Park, KS 25 tackles, 4.5 sacks 97 Henry Davis III DL Sr. 6′2″ 280 San Marcos, CA 10 tackles, 2 sacks 8 Bradley Vislisel DE Jr. 6′3″ 240 Mount Vernon, IA 9 tackles, 2 sacks 15 Obinna Okeke DE Jr. 6′3″ 246 Houston, TX 14 tackles 98 Jason Gwan DL Jr. 6′2″ 260 Buffalo, NY 10 tackles, 1 sack 99 Reeves Baller DE 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′6″ 230 Argyle, TX 7 tackles, 2 sacks 13 Kaian Roberts-Day DL Transfer from UTSA 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′3″ 295 Festus, MO 9 tackles 25 Jeremiah Sandiford DL Transfer from Tennessee Tech Sr. 6′0″ 290 Lithonia, GA 9 tackles 44 Enzo-Pierre Tayou DL Sr. 6′2″ 280 Lawndale, CA 9 tackles 90 Jordan-Lebron Downey DL Transfer from Livingstone Jr. 6′2″ 280 Oakville, ON 7 tackles 30 Demanuel Brown Jr. DE Jr. 6′2″ 252 Houston, TX 6 tackles 21 Zhakius Thomas DE Jr. 6′2″ 250 San Antonio, TX 5 tackles 93 Latrell Treadwell DL Jr. 6′0″ 265 Albuquerque, NM 2 tackles 17 Raylon Carter DL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 275 Fort Worth, TX 29 Jamaun Thompson DE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 230 Sarasota, FL 31 Paul Kouame DL So. 6′3″ 235 Inglewood, CA 52 Joey Banegas DE Sr. 6′3″ 230 Las Cruces, NM 94 Ellijah Farr DL Fr. 6′2″ 350 Plano, TX 95 Josiah Jackson DL Sr. 6′1″ 290 Smyrna, TN
Linebackers 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 6 Tory Gethers LB Sr. 6′1″ 215 Charleston, SC 40 tackles, 1 sack 14 Sone Aupiu LB Sr. 6′1″ 225 Long Beach, CA 28 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 1 INT 10 Chance Barron LB Jr. 6′0″ 215 Jackson, MS 18 tackles 34 Zaiden Davis LB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′2″ 200 Las Cruces, NM 15 tackles 42 Fa’apaia Fualema LB Jr. 6′0″ 225 Waipahu, HI 12 tackles 24 Drake Williams LB Fr. 6′0″ 190 Houston, TX 1 tackle 36 Nathan Wallin LB Sr. 6′0″ 210 Albuquerque, NM 1 tackle 40 Jaylyn Manning LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 230 Duncanville, TX 53 Jason Freeman Jr. LB Fr. 6′1″ 175 Garland, TX
Defensive backs 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 5 Nicolas Sessions S Sr. 6′0″ 190 Salt Lake City, UT 51 tackles, 1 INT 4 De’Marcus Peters CB Transfer from Texas A&M–Kingsville Sr. 5′10″ 175 Humble, TX 20 tackles, 1 INT 0 Lorenzo Smith S Sr. 6′0″ 190 Olive Branch, MS 21 tackles 2 Javon Gillespie CB Transfer from East Texas A&M Jr. 6′1″ 185 Columbia, SC 12 tackles, 1 INT 1 Josiah Charles CB Sr. 6′0″ 175 Arlington, TX 13 tackles 26 Jakobe Campbell S 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′0″ 180 Zephyrhills, FL 11 tackles 22 R.J. Chapman S Transfer from Merrimack Sr. 6′0″ 190 Accokeek, MD 5 tackles 3 Tayden Barnes S Transfer from Cincinnati Jr. 5′9″ 185 Amarillo, TX 4 tackles 11 Walter Owens S Jr. 6′2″ 195 Mendenhall, MS 4 tackles 20 D.J. Cloyd S Sr. 6′1″ 200 Columbia, MS 4 tackles 23 Israel Clark-White CB Transfer from Monmouth Jr. 6′0″ 170 Camden, NJ 3 tackles 19 Garrett Stennett S 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 185 Pflugerville, TX 1 tackle 7 Twan Wilson CB So. 6′0″ 171 Lakeland, FL 9 Bernock Iya S 2★ 2-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 180 Azle, TX 12 Amaurey Brooks CB Transfer from Fordham So. 6′0″ 180 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 18 Desmin Hatfield-Rushton S Jr. 6′3″ 190 Sacramento, CA 28 Matthew Lashley S So. 6′0″ 170 Las Cruces, NM 32 Elijah Gutierrez CB So. 6′0″ 185 Tolleson, AZ 35 Mason Miller CB Fr. 6′0″ 170 Los Angeles, CA 37 Eric Rivera S Jr. 6′2″ 195 Phoenix, AZ
Tyler King, Brodrick Malone, Obinna Okeke, Drake Williams, Demanuel Brown Jr. Matthew Lashley, David Barela, Zaiden Davis, Joey Banegas Myles Libman, Duke Frye, Brody Richter Kalani McLeod, Evan Blaettler Jaylen Stokes, Sone Aupiu Adam Damante, Ilya Uvaydov Isaiah Rudison, JaDarius Sanders Roscoe Burton, Luke Moise Nathan Wallin, Latrell Treadwell Kyah Francone, Braydyn Sage Jason Freeman Jr., Ellijah Farr Merrick Becerra, Luke Lopez Lorenzo Smith Terrell Washington Jr. Josiah Charles James Jones Javon Gillespie Tayden Barnes Trey Hedden De’Marcus Peters Parker Stofa Nicolas Sessions Tory Gethers T.J. Pride Twan Wilson Bradley Vislisel Dijon Stanley Bernock Iya Terrione Graves Chance Barron Lyndon Ravare A.J. Williams III Walter Owens Amaurey Brooks Kaian Roberts-Day Josiah Thomas Gabe Peterson Xavier Rucker Raylon Carter Trey Arnold Desmin Hatfield-Rushton Joshua Goines Garrett Stennett Rayfield Lotten D.J. Cloyd Zhakius Thomas R.J. Chapman Israel Clark-White Jayden Bell Jeremiah Sandiford Jakobe Campbell Jalen Brown Jamaun Thompson Kaden Trevino Paul Kouame Elijah Gutierrez Mason Miller Eric Rivera Jaylyn Manning Fa’apaia Fualema Enzo-Pierre Tayou Rocky Stallworth Tyler Keinath Ma’Kyi Lee Mark Chapman Sioeli Helu Ezra Hensley Sam Garcia Isaiah Garcia Perez Caleb Pyfrom J.R. Hecklinski James Williams Mateo Rodriguez Hayden Harlan Gavin Jones Armond Owens Izeyah Wright A.J. Carey Jerry Lydiatt Carson Su’esu’e Josiah Castillo Josiah Jackson Henry Davis III Jason Gwan Reeves Baller TX 25 CA 21 AZ 13 NM 9 FL 6 Hometowns of the 2026 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 25 California 21 Arizona 13 New Mexico 9 Florida 6 Mississippi 4 Georgia 3 Maryland 2 Top counties Maricopa County, Arizona pop. 4.6 million 9 Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 7 Los Angeles County, California pop. 9.8 million 6 San Bernardino County, California pop. 2.2 million 4 Doña Ana County, New Mexico pop. 224,000 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’ 2026 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.
